East 4x4 Santana & Peaks: Explore Eastern Madeira and Traditional Santana Houses in Open Top Vehicle
4.7
42 Ratings
Machico

Explore the eastern region of Madeira using a 4x4 open-roofed vehicle. Tour the customary homes in Santana, the third tallest peak in Madeira, a rum distillery, quaint, non-touristy villages, the UNESCO-protected indigenous forest of Madeira, and stunning vistas.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Machico - Machico
  • Miradouro da Portela - Portela
  • Porto da Cruz - Porto da Cruz
  • Madeira Rum House - porto da Cruz
  • Fortim do Faial - Faial
  • Kartodromo do Faial - Faial
  • Santana - santana
  • Santana - santana
  • Ribeiro Frio - Ribeiro Frio
  • Madeira Islands - Poiso
  • Pico do Arieiro - Pico areeiro
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Free hotel pickup and drop-off in Funchal area
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off at an extra fee
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch - extra €12.00 per person
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • 9:15am Machico area
  • 9:00am Caniço area
  • 8:30am Funchal area
  • 7:45am Calheta area
  • 7:45am Ponta Delgada area
Location
Machico
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.7
(42 Ratings)
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R4p70rl117
Oct 8, 2023
Jurrasic Park meets Madeira with picturesque little coastal towns and a sprinkle of breathtaking mountain views - This tour was our second tour with Green Devil and our fantastic driver Miguel. When we booked this tour we specifically asked for Miguel after the superb experience on our first tour "Porto Moniz - Enchanted Terraces: Open 4x4 Full Day Tour" with him. He is an excellent local driver you can ask for with all his stories, information and history about Madeira. You can ask him anything. A very chilled, humorous, humble guy. During that aforementioned tour he mentioned to me the Santana off-road tour during our time in the Poncha bar while I was having a Poncha. He said the tour through Santana is indescribable beautiful and a total contrast. Oh boy! After the Santana tour I can say it definitely was! The journey between the stops along the coast and through the mountains was magnificent. Miguel calls the forests in the mountains "Jurassic Park of Madeira" and they deserves that name. If you ever watched the Jurassic Park movies now you can imagine how it feels like driving through those. The small towns at the coast are very picturesque, inviting to stroll around and take in that relaxing Madeirian life. Highly recommended to do one of those Santana tours.
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V_rod206
Sep 15, 2023
Wonderful day - Superb day thanks to our guide LINO who introduced us to the vegetation, the passage through the middle of the forest with the open-top 4x4 and breathtaking places. We were able to taste local products (honey, fruits and rum). And a special mention for lunch at the restaurant in Santana (it was a treat). Unforgettable day thanks to LINO. Thanks again.
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Dwhit110768
Aug 5, 2023
Above the clouds - This was a fabulous trip with spectacular views. Off road was so much fun & thanks to our great driver Miguel we were in very safe hands! Miguel was so knowledgeable & had a great sense of humour! We were above the clouds at the highest peak, we did rum tasting & had a lovely lunch, visiting many villages & view points. Lunch is extra but optional. We met some lovely people too from Germany & the Netherlands. Would do this again but would love to explore other side next time, hopefully with Miguel of course 😉
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Garymk8089yc
Jul 17, 2023
Great - Had a great day out on the east Madeira tour it was that good we have booked the northwest one really good fun
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X5841xnmariam
Dec 15, 2022
Fantastic tour with Jose! - We LOVED this tour. It was probably the highlight of our two-week trip through mainland Portugal, Madeira and the Azores. Jose was a fantastic guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about all of the fruit, vegetables and plants in the area, and we learned so much from him during the trip. We especially loved that he would pull over to pick fresh herbs from the side of the road for us to smell - such a cool experience! The peaks were also INCREDIBLE. It was so cool to be able to see all of these different sights without a ton of hiking required.
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Moez_j
Nov 27, 2022
great way to explore and discover Madeira - Great day out with very knowledgeable and pleasant guide who gave us a great insight into the beautiful island
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Mta138
Oct 30, 2022
High peaks highlights with Jose - What a day, full of excitement and awe at the landscapes in the centre of the island. Awesome views appeared at every hairpin bend or at the top of amazingly steep roads. The day was led by Jose, a local who knew everybody ( his cousins😁) and was extremely knowledgeable about the area and what made it tick. He led us through a rum tasting explaining the economic importance of the sugar crop to the population and took us to a hidden gem of a restaurant in the hills serving good local food at a very reasonable cost.. We were with two other customers in the land rover who were very friendly, all could speak English and bonded well as a team.
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V5061yamattb
Aug 2, 2022
Brilliant day out with a great company and fantastic guide. - Had a brilliant day on a 4X4 trip to santana and pico do arieiro with green devil safari. Spencer our guide was amazing, what a guy. Friendly, funny, easy going and best of all a fantastic guide with excellent knowledge of the local history, culture, fauna and rum lol. Cannot praise him highly enough as he made a great trip even better. The trip itself was great, never felt rushed to look around when we stopped and there was always an opportunity to take fantastic photos. Overall a trip I would definitely do again with green devil and I would honestly recommend them to anybody. Thanks for a great day out.
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Carlosmendosa
Jul 14, 2022
Super Tour - Best experience ever, a lot of fun and nice people. Our tour guide was amazing. Definitely something that everyone should do while in Madeira. Thank you again for the amazing experience!!!
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Juhaa122
May 2, 2024
Excellent trip but poor restaurant in Santana - Our driver Nuno was excellent and safe driver and trip was really nice 👍 Only minus was the restaurant which Green Devil recommended for stop in Santana. We recommend the tour but not the restaurant in Santana.
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