Santana / Typical Houses Tour
Funchal, Portugal
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PICK-UPS AND TRANSPORT Please note that pick-ups are available within Funchal city centre and the main tourist hotel area. Some areas, including pedestrian zones, historic streets in Funchal, and locations with restricted access for the type of transport we use, may not be suitable for direct pick-up. If your accommodation is located outside our pick-up area or in a restricted-access zone, please provide us with your full accommodation address so that we can direct you to the nearest available meeting point in Funchal. Our activities are usually operated in groups of around 16 participants. However, during peak seasons, the type of transport may be adjusted and the number of participants per group may increase, depending on availability and logistical requirements.
Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
1
Camacha
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Pico do Arieiro
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Ribeiro Frio
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Fortress of Faial
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Santana
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
6
Ponta de Sao Lourenco
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Machico
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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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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Featured review
Fernanda_R
Our tour guide Renato was very friendly, personable, funny and knowledgeable. Highly recommended. It was a funny time.
Reviews
4.2
based on 13 reviews
Fernanda_R, Oct 2025
Our tour guide Renato was very friendly, personable, funny and knowledgeable. Highly recommended. It was a funny time.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Dear Fernanda,
Thank you so much for your review!
We’re happy to know that you enjoyed the Santana Tour and had such a fun and enriching experience. It’s wonderful to hear that Renato made your day even more special with his friendliness, humor, and knowledge, we’ll be sure to share your lovely words with him!
We truly appreciate your preference for Feeling Madeira in discovering the island’s charm. It brings us great joy to know that the activity met your expectations.
We hope to welcome you again soon for more unforgettable moments in Madeira!
Warm regards,
The Feeling Madeira Team
Joseph_G, Feb 2024
Renata was an excellent host, first class, and great driver. We thoroughly enjoyed the days excursion. So much knowledge and a true gentleman to his passengers. Everything from trees, fruit, history, and up to date. Would highly recommend this tour and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. Thank you Renata. ( George lol, go on the tour to find out this).
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you for your glowing review!
Renato truly appreciates your kind words.
He's delighted to hear that you enjoyed the excursion and found his knowledge and demeanor to be exceptional.
Should you ever need another tour or excursion, Renato would be more than happy to assist.
Thanks again for recommending our services!
Feeling Madeira
David_J, Aug 2023
Unfortunately this trip was not good. The bus driver was very abrupt, the mini bus seats were all broken with had broken seat belts too. I tried three seats and then gave up. We were told we could have the noisy air conditioning on or the driver commentary. We couldnt have both, as the intercom on the bus was broken. We chose the commentary so air conditioning was turned off. Only to find some of the windows wouldn't open and we were told to stop trying to open them. This didn't feel like a touring mini bus as the windows were really low and we couldn't see outside without ducking down. Some of the seats had the wheel arch inside the bus, therefore no leg room. The poor condition of the bus let this tour down. The locations were great and really enjoyed the scenic stops.
Susan_C, Mar 2023
Stopping off and seeing different attractions on route and the commentary from our guide. We were lucky that we had lovely sunny weather on the day. We were picked up on time from our hotel.
Chris_W, Feb 2023
Highly recommend this tour as it visits a number of places and our guide took us to see a genuine traditional old house, not just those built as a tourist attraction
Silvia_s, May 2026
I did not go to get the door where I was staying, in the application they accepted where I was staying then they sent me to go to another place, having a motor disability, nor did the guide speak in Portuguese as I asked when I booked,
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Response from Host, May 2026
Olá Sílvia Silva,
Obrigado por partilhar o seu feedback. Lamentamos que a experiência não tenha correspondido às suas expectativas.
Tal como tivemos oportunidade de explicar nas várias mensagens trocadas antes da atividade, o seu alojamento encontra-se numa travessa da zona velha da cidade onde, por questões legais, de segurança e de circulação, o nosso minibus não pode aceder. Por esse motivo, foi indicado um ponto de encontro alternativo, situado a uma curta distância do alojamento, provavelmente inferior à distância que os nossos viajantes habitualmente percorrem em algumas paragens do próprio tour.
Compreendemos a sua observação relativamente à sua limitação motora e lamentamos qualquer desconforto causado. Ainda assim, procurámos sempre indicar o ponto de recolha mais próximo e viável, respeitando as restrições de circulação existentes em algumas zonas do Funchal.
Relativamente ao idioma, o guia prestou informações em português e inglês durante o tour. Acrescentamos ainda que, no próprio dia, a senhora informou o nosso guia que, além do português, também falava inglês, francês e alemão, o que naturalmente contribuiu para uma comunicação mais flexível durante a experiência.
Lamentamos uma vez mais que a atividade não tenha sido totalmente satisfatória e agradecemos o seu comentário, que teremos em consideração para continuar a melhorar os nossos serviços.
Sylvie_F, Apr 2024
La visite a étais très sympathique
Le guide très gentil
On a découvert une partie de l île jolie découverte
Nous reviendrons surement
Birgit_B, Oct 2023
Die Tour war insgesamt sehr schoen. Der Bus kam puenktlich am ausgemachten Treffpunkt an, der Busfahrer/Reiseleiter war freundlich, sprach fliessend sehr gut Deutsch und Englisch und war hilfsbereit und aufmerksam und fuhr auch sehr gut und umsichtig, so dass ich mich jederzeit sehr sicher gefuehlt habe. Die Pausen an den einzelnen Stationen waren sehr gut von der Zeit her bemessen und die ausgewaehlen Sehenswuerdigkeiten absolut grossartig. Es waere wuenschenswert, dass die Treffpunkte fuer den Start der Reise bereits vor der Buchung angegeben werden koennten, gerade fuer die, die nicht im Hotel sind und die Stadt noch nicht kennen und auch wegen hoher Roamingkosten nicht permanent erreichbar sind.
claudine_r, Oct 2022
Belles étapes
Un peu déçue par Santana très factice, on se croirait à Eurodisney !
Par contre ravie d'avoir de nouveau pour guide Alberto, le meilleur !
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