Top Madeira Bus Tours

We did this excursion on our 1st full day on Madeira and it was a great introduction to the island and the huge variety in scenery and experiences you may encounter during your stay. The order in which the locations were visited varied slightly from as advertised but we still went everywhere listed and felt the routing worked very well, particularly with leaving Pico do Arieiro until the end, where we were also very lucky with the weather, going through thick mist on the way up, but it had cleared by the time we arrived. Every viewpoint gave you a different overview of the island, from rugged coastline to seaside towns, mountains, valleys, forests and traditional villages. Although the tour was long, we did feel that another 10 minutes in most locations would have been better, as we enjoy photography there was not always a large amount of time to take pictures, but appreciate some people are not so interested in this, so maybe this was a fair balance. We paid the optional charge, as did everyone else on the trip, to take the forest Levada walk, and this was definitely worth the extra. Although it was quite steep at the start, once up to the height of the walk it was easy and some very nice forest and valley views could be seen along the way. We would also like to compliment our driver, Ricardo, who both drove very well and also gave us great information about what we could see from the van and the history of the area. We also had Ricardo take us on the West Coast tour later in the week with the same positive experience, we were pleased when he arrived to take us!

The tour guide Gregorio went over and above. He made sure the group was well taken care of even picking a panoramic location and made us breakfast and coffee! The sunrise was spectacular! The viewing location was perfect it really felt like we were above the clouds! Highly recommend!!

Marco was awesome. He was knowledgeable, funny, courteous, engaging, and a wonderful spirit. We saw so many amazing views. Got to try pancha for the first time. It was truly lovely❣️ Met some great travelers and loved every minute of it. My only regret is that I had run out of euros during the trip, as I didn't plan ahead. I couldn't give Marco a tip. For this I'm sorry. Though my tip would be anyone booking this trip, I hope you get Marco!

Four of us really enjoyed this tour! It was 1-1/2 hours, which was the perfect amount of time to ride around in the Tuk-Tuk and see a good portion of Funchal City. Our guide was very nice! We made a quick stop at the local market with some time to peruse the vendors. We also saw a couple of churches, some scenic viewpoints and even had a short amount of time to shop. The guide was easy to understand, too and picked up/dropped off right at our cruise ship.

Well organised from the hotel pick up to the drop off afterwards. Paulo our guide worked hard to make sure everybody in the group was comfortable with the pace and kept informed about what was happening. The poxt walk coffee/drinks stop was definitely a case of going the extra mile! Definitely Recommended!!

This was one of our favorite (if not our most favorite) whale/dolphin watching trips! I had read the chance of seeing wildlife was best in the southwest part of the island and we were not disappointed - spotted dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, a bottle nose dolphin and a pod of Pilot whales! Really fun and very capable captain (he took the swells perfectly) and very pleasant and knowledgeable guide. Perfect amount of time on the water. I love that they took photos and emailed them to us. Wonderful day and outing!

Very informative. Takes you to several parts of the island that you couldn’t get to walking on your own. Guide is very responsive. Experience the local drink ( your cost) and the glass overlook where you can see for miles (again your cost). The four wheel part of the excursion is on a road that isn’t a road. It is barely a track. You will be jarred to the bone for a few minutes. Some people find that exhilarating. Others not so much. If you are taking this tour, be prepared and be ready so you don’t sit and complain and ruin everyone else’s good time

This December my wife and I traveled to Madeira for our honeymoon. We knew that we wanted to get out in nature, but weren’t sure what hike to start with. We had a pretty basic checklist. It had to include waterfalls, beautiful views, and be a distance that wouldn’t leave us sore for the rest of our trip. This hike checked all of those boxes and more. Our guide was knowledgeable and shared interesting history about the levadas throughout the hike. It was immediately obvious how much he cared about land and wildlife conservation. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the hike to anyone who asks.