Private Half day tour around Madeira Island
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Funchal, Portugal
- 3 to 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
See the highlights of Madeira in a short space of time, and avoid the crowds on public transport with this private half-day tour. The trip is a great way to learn about the culture of the island from a local, while ticking off interesting sights—such as the Madeira Botanical Garden, the Monte toboggan run, Cabo Girao viewpoint, and Baia de Camara de Lobos fishing village.
- See a shortlist of Madeira highlights in just half a day
- No need to get public transport: Private transfers are included
- Visit a fishing village where Winston Churchill liked to stop and paint
- Lots of variety—including a toboggan run and scenic viewpoints
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Pickup only from Funchal area
- Madeira Toboggan Ride for 2 persons 35€ (*closed on Sundays)
- Entrance fee - Skywalk "Cabo Girao" platform€5.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
I pick up from all hotels in Funchal and from the cruise terminal. The start of the tour can be decided after booking, based on your preference or the cruise arrival time. *Pickup only from Funchal area. Pick up outside of Funchal area is extra fee, let's discuss this in a private message.
Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
1
Monte
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Cabo Girao
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Miradouro Pico Dos Barcelos
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Baia de Camara de Lobos
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- 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
5.0
based on 179 reviews
Jonathan_C, Jun 2026
We had a great experience with Diogo who tailored our 4 hours together to meet our specific requirements. Madeira is a beautiful island and we were lucky to travel with Diogo, a native who knows every road and site. He also adds so much to the trip with his inside knowledge and history lessons and personal stories of life on the island. Highly recommend his service. A beautiful and very comfortable vehicle too!
cruisedoc, Jun 2026
Ricardo was an excellent guide. Personable, professional and knowledgeable. We never felt rushed as he provided us time to experience each stop along the door.
Edward_B, May 2026
The tour guide, Diogo, was extremely knowledgeable and personable. He was an excellent driver and made us feel very comfortable in his immaculately clean van. He was flexible with the itinerary.
Claire_R, May 2026
So worth doing. Diogo was amazing, perfect English, very chatty, knowledgeable and super proud of his island. He slightly altered the tour to adapt to the weather so that we had the best experience. Can’t recommend highly enough. He also does airport transfers so we booked him for those too. Thank you Diogo!
Henry_B, Apr 2026
Diogo was a very friendly, knowledgeable guide.,We truly enjoyed his company and insights about the history and culture of Madeira. What a beautiful island with a perfect climate!
Marita_B, Mar 2026
I would recommend Viator anytim. Booking from Germany was easy. We had a wonderful day in Madeira. Diogo was the perfect guide. Very friedly and attentive.
Aldona_O, Feb 2026
From the very beginning, Diogo’s communication was excellent. He was responsive, clear, and made everything easy to arrange, which immediately gave us confidence.
He is incredibly proud to showcase the very best sights of Madeira, and his knowledge of the island is truly impressive. You can tell he genuinely loves what he does, and that passion really enhances the experience.
Diogo is also very empathetic and attentive. He took wonderful care of my parents and my daughter, always making sure everyone felt comfortable and included. His English is fantastic.
I can highly recommend Diogo as a guide — he made our visit to Madeira truly special.
AmyJo_W, Feb 2026
Diogo was delightful and very knowledgeable! He spoke English very well and took great pride in showing us all around Madeira!
Brigitta_K, Feb 2026
Diogo was very great and friendly from start to finish. We travelled with my daughter, and asked if a child seat could be provided and he brought one without any issue. She’s been so gentle and great with her all trip. Took us to beautiful places and told us so much about Madeira’s history. Has such great English well!
David_J, Jan 2026
Our driver and guide Ricardo was absolutely excellent his local knowledge and pleasant demeanour made it a wonderful experience.
Pauline_N, Jan 2026
Fantastic tour. Diogo was very knowledgeable and friendly. We had a great morning, we even tasted fresh bananas courtesy of Diogo. In the afternoon we explored by ourselves with information we head learnt in the morning from Diogo. When finished we contacted him to pick us up. Highly recommend. Will be recommending him to everyone and if we come back will keep his number. Thank you
Mary_G, Jan 2026
Diogo was in contact by text. At the port. Very knowleagble. Good English . Charming. Cannot recommend highly enough. Superb tour. Very reliable.
Danica_M, Jan 2026
Brilliant private tour! Ricardo is super friendly and knowledgeable especially travelling with 2 energetic boys! Best way to spend the morning around beautiful Madeira! Would absolutely recommend them!! Obrigada!!
Tina_Y, Jan 2026
Great communication before the tour to arrange sites to see that we preferred. Bring cash for some of the stops as they only take cash, like Monte Toboggan and the cable cars.
Julie_D, Oct 2025
Fabulous bespoke tour of the island. Ricardo was a brilliant and knowledgeable host who checked our trip preferences before we left. Picked up from our hotel and dropped back after we stopped and had a lovely lunch at our last destination.
Highly recommended. Ricardo and his brother Diogo made sure our trip was really good, excellent customer service communication, and attention to detail.
Karen_C, Oct 2025
Fabulous tour with Ricardo who made the day very relaxed and tailored the itinery and his information to be relevant to what we wanted to do and of interest to our teenage boys, giving some history on area, advising on nice local drinks and treats to try and clearly a very capable and experienced driver in the area and for steep winding road conditions. We all loved the tour and our time in Maderia. Thank you
Vernon_W, Oct 2025
Diogo was a brilliant guide for our half day tour of the island. He arrived promptly and was so knowledgeable about all the places we visited 4 in all (from Funchal) and about the islands History. Diogo also speaks perfect English. All in all a highlight of our trip. We will be using Diogo again including airport transfers next time.
Teresa_S, Sep 2025
Diogo is from Madeira and showed us a wonderful time! The sites were spectacular and his knowledge was a history lesson of the area! I highly recommend him!!
Christine_W, May 2025
We had a wonderful time with our guide Tiago! He was friendly, professional, and so knowledgeable. He picked us up at the cruise terminal - no problem! We were able to customize our tour accordingly to what we wanted to see most. He was even able to help us pivot to a new plan when the toboggan ride was over a two hour wait. We appreciated his kindness and knowledge of Madeira. Recommend whole-heartedly if you want to see beautiful scenery and the best panoramic views!
Jay_W, Apr 2025
What a great day with Manuel! He was informative and made the trip very personal. Was easy to find as we set our own pace. When we wanted a coffee, we sat down and had one. He got us to the wicker baskets fast so we avoided most of the crowds. He took us to a great restaurant on the north side. Just a perfect day and a great tour guide
Emily_C, Apr 2025
First of all the Island of Madeira is absolutely stunning & our guide Diogo was amazing, incredibly personable, a true native of the Island, he knew just the perfect stops to take us, was extremely informative & made us feel comfortable & get such a real experience of the Island, not just ‘touristy’ stuff, even though we enjoyed some of that too! Don’t miss the Toboggan experience, once in a lifetime!
John_H, Apr 2025
Diogo facilitated a great morning tour. Having been touring around Funchal for a couple of days, including up the cable car, Diogo suggested an alternative routing to see the Valley of the Nuns, the Skywalk and Camara de Lobos. Certainly rounded out a great visit. Thanks Diogo!
Benedict_C, Mar 2025
Our driver and guide Louis is great in explaining where we are going and very courtesy. On every stop, he explains what we should look for and wait patiently for us to return to meeting place.
Hilary_G, Mar 2025
Ricardo spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable about the geography and history of Madeira.
Anne_C, Mar 2025
We had a fantastic time exploring Madeira with Ricardo. He met us, as arranged as we exited from the cruise terminal. We were kept informed prior to meeting. Ricardo spoke excellent English, was very presentable and his vehicle was spotless and comfortable. As it was Sunday he asked us what we wanted to do instead of the toboggan as it was closed. We had excellent commentary and found out a lot about life on Madeira. We would recommend this tour.
Jann_H, Nov 2024
Great driver, well informed and friendly. Ricardo took very good care of us! we would love to see more of Madeira with him.
Gabrielle_M, Oct 2024
Diogo was extremely pleasant and helpful. He did his best to give us a wonderful day seeing some of Madeira’s beautiful places like the Nun’s Valley and Monte, the cliffs and Camara de Lobos. He took our football mad grandson to see Ronaldo’s statue! We delayed him but he was nice about it. What a lovely young man he is . Thank you Diogo!!
SUZANNE_J, Oct 2024
We had a lovely tour with Diogo he was so informative and obviously proud of his lovely island He made the whole trip so interesting
Angela_W, Jul 2024
We had the best time with Ricardo our brilliant driver and guide. The downhill basket ride
was great fun with a souvenir photo at the end. To be driven around and met at each visit
made the whole experience very relaxing.
Michelle_S, Jul 2024
Diogo was amazing! He picked us up from our hotel and took us around to many of the highlights of the island. It was such an easy and comfortable way to explore. He knew just how to time it so we didn’t have to wait in line for the famed toboggan ride. We would highly recommend booking this experience. Diogo also offers tours of the west and east side of the island. He was an absolute pleasure and very knowledgeable.
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