Madeira Nights Tour - Dinner and Show

Funchal, Portugal

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get a taste of Madeiran culture with dinner and a show at a traditional restaurant in Funchal. Tuck into ‘espetada,’ spiced beef skewers grilled over an open fire, and other local delicacies paired with wine and coffee. Plus, while you’re eating, watch an authentic folklore group perform some of Madeira’s best-loved folk dances. You can even join in, if you like.

Enjoy dinner at a typical Madeiran restaurant
Taste some delicious Madeiran dishes
Coffee and wine included
Fokelore entertainment during dinner
Join in on the entertainment if you wish

What's Included

Funchal city sightseeing
Hotel pickup and drop off
Dinner at a typical Madeiran restaurant

Gratuities
Alcoholic beverages (except wine)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Operating hours
.7:00 pm

What To Expect

After convenient hotel pickup, you’ll travel to a traditional Madeira restaurant and settle into a seat. Absorb the lively atmosphere as you sip fine wine and feast on Madeiran specialties such as spiced meat grilled on an open fire.

Sated, sip a fragrant cup of coffee and watch a folklore group perform dances typical of Madeiran culture. After enjoying the vibrant performance, return to your air-conditioned vehicle and relax during the journey back to your Funchal accommodation.

Avenida do Mar

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can 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

3.2

based on 13 reviews

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Fun Evening

Joel_K, Mar 2026

Our guide was amazing and the entire night was wonderful. The food was delicious and the entertainment was in unique. I highly recommend this booking for a fun evening.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Dear Joel_K Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. we are glad that you had enjoyed our tour and recommended. Warm Regards, Maribel

nor worth using money or time on

gitte_l, Jan 2020

the food is poor, the dansers indifferent, and two girls visiable wanted to be somewhere else. they were bored and so was we.

Response from Host, Jan 2020

Dear Gitte, We apologize that your experience did not meet your expectation, in fact this is not what we usually deliver to our clients. We will take action with our partners in order to improve and avoid this kind of situation. Many thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us. Wishing you the best for 2020. Many thanks, Intertours team

Very enjoyable night out. Good...

Peter B, Apr 2016

Very enjoyable night out. Good transport and food, fascinating entertainment, and very pleasant company.

Tour involved picking up other...

linda, Apr 2015

Tour involved picking up other people ! So I think that should be removed from the itinerary Food and drink, dancing and singing very good. We didnt want the meat on skewers and they arranged for us to have fish instead.

It was ok, but meal was only...

Denise C, Jul 2011

It was ok, but meal was only average, and meat was tough. Mass meals are never a success generally. Wouldn't particularly recommend it.

We arrived at the pick up stop at...

Leontina, Apr 2011

We arrived at the pick up stop at 6:30pm. My confirmation said that the bus would pick up at 7:00pm. Unfortunately, it didn't pick us up until 8:00pm. We were just about to leave when it arrived. The tour itself was nice, but not worth the cost.

The Two stars are for the extremely...

Hilary B, Oct 2010

The Two stars are for the extremely pleasant woman driving the mini bus. However, the rest of the experience left "a little to be desired" (I am being kind): The meal was not great (aside from the Espatada Meat) and included reheated 'frozen veg' and limp looking salads. The wine was below average (and I drink cheap wine normally so certainly wasnt expecting 'great') and unless you are in the centre of the (large) room, you can't see the singing and dancing so have to shuffle about to stand and watch whilst trying not to block the view of the folks who *are* seated centrally. At least half the dancers looked bored (borderline miserable) and I felt sorry for them. It certainly wasnt a great experience of 'authentic' madeiran culture/cuisine - we got that from Madeira itself & restaurants in Funchal Old town the following nights. As for the 'view from a belvedere'...suffice to say you can easily get this view by walking westwards out of town at night or get on the open top bus after dark - does the same thing. I wouldnt recommend this to a friend and would not go again. Indeed it felt like a somewhat 'wasted' evening. Just head instead to one of the many good Old Town Restaurants that do Fado and you will be much better served - in all respects. (However, if you want a cheap way to get drunk - the 'drink all the wine you want' part of the deal might appeal - as it apparently did for many of my fellow diners that night...which again detracted from any remote possibility of 'traditional medeiran' ambience!) I feel slightly embarrassed by this review because true as it is, the mini bus driver was a real delight - so she gets 5 stars.

This is not a tour, even though it is...

Amitra C, Sep 2010

This is not a tour, even though it is billed as such. It is a dinner show that is basically a advertised as a tour to scam tourists into coming to a particular restaurant way up in the hills in a suburban neighbourhood. Basically, you are picked up in a van from your hotel, driven around the city to pick up other tourists at their hotels, then taken to the restaurant. There is no commentary ot sightseeing. At the restaurant you are fed a mediocre "traditional" Portugese meal of salad, soup, steak and ice cream for dessert. It is similar to a Brazilian steakhouse where it is all you can eat, but only 1 type of steak roasted on a spit. While you eat lcoals perform a traditional Portugese dance with live music. When you have finished with the meal, the driver takes you back to the hotel and makes a quick stop on the way down the mountainside so you can take pics of the city and shore from above. I guess this would be the tour. This was clearly a well oiled operation to just fill this mediocre restaurant with tourists every night. If you want to go eat, take this "tour" but don't expect to see the island.

We enjoyed every minute of it. The show...

Elvis P, Mar 2008

We enjoyed every minute of it. The show was great, especially the dancers. Well done!!!

Very enjoyable, good traditional meal...

Denis B, Jan 2007

Very enjoyable, good traditional meal and unique entertainment. Good value.

The tour was beyond our expectations...

Mark P, Sep 2006

The tour was beyond our expectations. The views of Funchal at night are simply breathtaking! The traditional Portuguese dinner and show were both wonderful. We enjoyed them very much. We even made a friendship with a couple from Lisbon over dinner and now are keeping in contact with them.