Funchal Christmas lights sightseeing night tour
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Funchal, Portugal
- 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get even more into the holiday spirit during your time in Madeira on this magical Christmas lights tour aboard a classic car. With a private driver-guide, drive around Funchal in search of the beautiful lights that adorn the city. Because of Madeira’s temperate weather, you’re able to drive with the top down for unobstructed views of the lights.
- See the beautiful Christmas lights of Funchal
- Drive around in a nostalgic classic car
- Choose from two tour times to fit your schedule
- A private tour means a personalized experience
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Funchal (other locations avalilable, please inquiry)
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Transport by private vehicle
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Pick up in hotel or accomodation in Funchal
Itinerary
Funchal Cathedral (Pass By)
Mercado dos Lavradores (Pass By)
Zona Velha (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 79 reviews
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Gets a bit cold, wrap up warm, fabulous trip.
Lights are super and Rudolph our driver very friendly and informative.
Highly recommended .
Car a great experience xx
As my husband has mobility problems it was a great way to see the lovely lights of Funchal in all their glory
Perfect for us on this occasion
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much for your 4-star review! We are absolutely delighted to know that our tour provided a comfortable and perfect way for your husband to enjoy the beautiful Christmas lights of Funchal. Ensuring all our guests have a wonderful and accessible experience is our top priority. We hope to welcome you back to Madeira soon!
Best regards,
Carochentos Team
Lovely way to see Madeira Christmas lights with amazing views and a very knowledgeable guide. You can see much more with the open too. And a cool car too 😁
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for your fantastic review of our Christmas Lights Tour!
We are absolutely delighted to hear that you found it a lovely way to see the Madeira Christmas lights. It’s wonderful to know that you enjoyed the amazing views, appreciated the knowledge of your guide, and loved our cool open-top car, which truly does offer the best perspective.
We appreciate your kind words and hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back on another tour soon.
Kind regards,
Carochentos
A great way to see the xmas lights in Funchal. Our guide took us on a comprehensive tour enabling us to marvel at the occasion
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for your fantastic review of our Christmas Lights Tour.
We are so pleased to hear that you found it a great way to see the Christmas lights in Funchal and that our guide was able to take you on a comprehensive tour, allowing you to marvel at the occasion. Your positive feedback is greatly appreciated.
We hope to welcome you back on another tour soon.
Kind regards,
Carochentos
Rudolph our guide was amazing. Touring through all the streets of Funchal with their many different light arrangements was a great experience and worth every penny. The colors were amazing and one can appreciate all the work that goes into making this great display. The ride in the convertible made it all worthwhile 👍👍
The driver was on time lovely guy stopped several times to give us information about the lights. Plus it was fun riding in open top BEETLE. People please do this one. Happy new year
Lovely long tour round Funchak in classjc vehicle. Informative and friendly driver. Took us all over town, much better than the bus tour we usually do.
Wonderful view of the funchal christmas lights. Our driver Rodolfino was very knowledgeable ans extremely informat.
Miguel was very prompt and helpful. The tour of the fabulous Madeira Christmas lights was good but rather too long at over 1 hour. 40 mins would have been the preferred maximum in an open top vintage vw beetle. It was good fun but the traffic is very heavy around Funchal, with lots of queueing at red lights, so we started to feel unwell from all the exhaust fumes. Would recommend though if a bit shorter.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
I am sorry for the fact that, sometimes, the traffic get busy and the tour takes more time that we would like and as it is understandable, this is not in our control.
The tour is made to take no more than an hour with no traffic, and acceptable to take one hour and fifteen to twenty minutes in normal circumstances.
Merry Christmas
We had around an hour's tour of the main and side streets of Funchal in an open-top vintage Volkswagen Beetle. It was great fun, particularly as I owned one many years ago. Our driver/owner (Rudolph) told us what to look at and further details of buildings etc. The lights were absolutely amazing!
A brilliant way to see Funchal Christmas lights. Really friendly, knowledgeable driver, he was a great guide, it’s his own car and he’s a local, so he seemed proud to show us the town and his car. Definitely recommended!
We had a great time. Our driver was knowledgeable and willing to help first time visitors learn a little about Funchal while enjoying the beautiful Christmas lights!
Wonderful trip with a great driver Rudolf. Driver went above and beyond to give us a brilliant evening.
Thoroughly recommend
A wonderful surprise to find Phenomenal an open top vintage car. A very pleasant informative driver and the lights were phenomenal by far the best we’ve seen anywhere.
This was an amazing way to view the Funchal Christmas lights - not only will you get to see more and quicker with the open rooftop, but the vintage car is a fun ride too! Our guide Rodolfo was very friendly and informative - thank you for showing us around! We had a great time :)
The lights were wonderful and the driver most informative.
Just a pity that we had to sort out the pick up at the last moment and pay extra
A fabulous tour to see the Christmas lights in Funchal. The car is beautiful and very comfortable. We were picked up and returned to our hotel and cannot recommend this tour highly enough. A very special experience with a great guide.
The lights and excellent drivers. The trip around Funchal was spectacular. The route covered all areas including photo opportunities.
All went well on a Clear night plenty to see , some amazing back streets, had the hood down on the return journey as it was a distance from the end of the lights back to the hotel
Response from Host, Jan 2023
We're very happy you enjoyed our tour. Thank you for choosing us.
The Christmas lights are amazing, it makes the city glow,, beautiful, I really enjoyed this tour, I definitely recommend this tour!
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed and recommend the tour!
Everything about this tour was awesome. We've never seen lights like this before!!! Our driver and car service was so romantic, dreamy... folks this is a must do!!! You will not regret it!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Thank you! We're very happy you both enjoyed!
This tour is well worth the money. We were picked up from our hotel and driven all around the Christmas Lights. The city streets were not busy. We took the 2000hrs tour. The car is awesome.
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Thank you very much for your kind words. It makes us feel we are in the right way. Merry Christmas
WOW ,,, JUST WOW !!! What an amazing evening, loved every second of the lights tour this trip is highly recommended, the guide is local, its his own business, and takes very good care of his guests, please book this ! ,,,, we are huge travellers and this trip is up there with the best we have undertaken around the world
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Thank you for your recomendation! We are very glad you enjoyed!
Merry Christmas!
Sensational, romantic and spectacular. Our guide Michael was super. He gave us a lot of information too, a great guide and chauffeur!
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Thank you for your nice review!
Merry Christmas!
Excellent tour - very enjoyable! We had a geat time exploring the city and the magic lights in beautiful cars
Response from Host, Jan 2022
Thank you very much for your kind words. We're glad you enjoyed the tour ou our VW beetles cabrio.
This was the only tour that still operates on Christmas Day as most of operations were shut down. The car was really cute. I took a lot of videos on the way as photos turned to be blurry as we were in a moving car. Funchal Christmas light was so brilliant, more impressive than what I saw in major cities. We went through old towns as well as tourist hotel areas. Eventually I asked to drop me off at the amusement park so I could do a few rides. I have been to Funchal Christmas light a year ago. So I know the city a bit already. Otherwise it could be more exciting.
Response from Host, Jan 2022
We're happy you enjoyed the tour. Happy New Year.
Great, fun ride around Funchal to see the amazing Christmas lights at night. Funchal goes all out! Miguel was a perfect guide, an excellent driver, and fun to be with.
Response from Host, Dec 2021
We're glad you enjoyed our tour and recommend it.
Merry Christmas and stay safe.
Very friendly and knowledgeable pointing out places of interest en route. Saw loads more lights that we missed while walking.
Response from Host, Dec 2020
Thank you for your kind review.
Really enjoyed driving you both around
Alle weihnachtlich geschmückten Besonderheiten, begrenzt auf das Stadtgebiet von Funchal werden angefahren. Leider nirgends ein Stop zum fotografieren. Aus dem fahrenden Auto eher schwer.
Die Fahrt im offenen Cabrio durch das wunderschön beleuchtete Funchal ist einmalig und sehr zu empfehlen.
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