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Monte Palace Gardens: Madeira's Floral Paradise
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43 Ratings
Funchal
The mild subtropical weather on Madeira creates a fantastic habitat for varied flora. Delight in the stunning gardens of Monte Palace during an afternoon trip, with the bonus of spectacular views over Funchal, courtesy of a cable car ride.
The mild subtropical weather on Madeira creates a fantastic habitat for varied flora. Delight in the stunning gardens of Monte Palace during an afternoon trip, with the bonus of spectacular views over Funchal, courtesy of a cable car ride.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Monte Palace Madeira - As you soar up above the capital in a cable car, you’ll witness special views of the city below
- and of the Atlantic beyond. Then, as you enter the palace’s world-renowned gardens, you’ll be struck by the aroma of exotic species
- planted in immaculately landscaped gardens. There are fountains, follies and grottoes aplenty…
- Monte Palace Madeira - As you soar up above the capital in a cable car, you’ll witness special views of the city below
- and of the Atlantic beyond. Then, as you enter the palace’s world-renowned gardens, you’ll be struck by the aroma of exotic species
- planted in immaculately landscaped gardens. There are fountains, follies and grottoes aplenty and oriental-inspired sections.
Wander among the beautiful blooms, and soak up the serenity of the majestic swans wading in the many ponds. And if you like a bit of adventure, there’s the option of a unique and thrilling trip back to Funchal
- a toboggan ride down the mountain on a wicker sled. It is pretty hair-raising, but at least you’ll have a professional
- carreiro’ manning the brakes.
What's Included
- Transport included
- One-way cable car ticket
- Entrance to Monte Palace Tropical Garden
- Professional guide service
- Transport included
- One-way cable car ticket
- Entrance to Monte Palace Tropical Garden
- Professional guide service
What's Not Included
- Any service not mentioned in inclusions
- Any service not mentioned in inclusions
Additional Information
- Recommended for guest to take warm coat, rain coat or umbrella in Winter season
- Recommended for guests to take comfortable footwear to walk in the gardens
- Depending on number of participants, SM may be joined in same bus/minibus - Tours may be bilingual
- Excursion in Dutch is subject to minimum number of 16 pax. If not achieved, will be in…
- Recommended for guest to take warm coat, rain coat or umbrella in Winter season
- Recommended for guests to take comfortable footwear to walk in the gardens
- Depending on number of participants, SM may be joined in same bus/minibus - Tours may be bilingual
- Excursion in Dutch is subject to minimum number of 16 pax. If not achieved, will be in English.
- Under 5 years old is free but has to be accompanied by an adult
- Our office opening hours are Monday - Friday from 9h-17:15h, Saturday and Sundays closed.
Location
Monte Palace Madeira
Caminho do Monte 174,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(43 Ratings)
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Onair11778962570
Sep 30, 2025
Worth visiting - Monte Palace garden is beautiful . We ventured up by cable car, then viewed the gardens . Peaceful and lovely throughout ,some museum parts , flamingoes and fish . You can watch people on the toboggans from inside . We did the toboggans afterwards which was great fun . Monte Palace is worth a visit
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Camper803059
Sep 12, 2025
Wonderful Gardens - These are exquisite gardens and well worth a visit. While there is plenty to see in the way of flora, there are also lakes, swans and a flock of flamingos which were very vocal on the day we were there. There was also some peafowl - Cocks, hens and chicks. Fabulous food in the restaurants. Truly a delightful visit and much better than the Botanical Gardens.
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Grahamwf7498gg
Jul 16, 2025
Gardens of paradise. - Stunning gardens and brilliant value for money..loads to see and loads to take pics of.
Plus the bonus of taking the cable to and from funchal.
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Kirstin
Jun 26, 2025
Great way to spend a few hours - Al the times we’ve been to Madeira and we’ve always threatened to do this experience and now we have!
It did not disappoint.
The cable car whilst busy, moved smoothly and provided stunning views of Funchal.
Then the Palace garden; lots of history between Portugal and Japan to discover as well as a huge variety of plants, flowers and artefacts.
It’s chilly at the top with the threat of rain hanging in the air but that’s how Madeira gets its beautiful landscape.
Definitely worth a few hours of your holiday
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C391hcjohna
Jun 24, 2025
Beautiful garden recommended - View is beautiful. Lots of pictures of the flowers and the "balding" flamingos. Then with the sled down you really have to do. And then half an hour walk down and you're back in the center
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Freedom117068
Jun 11, 2025
Great value and highly recommended - 1st time to Madeira, so we decided to book a half day trip.
We were collected on time, had a very informative guide and really enjoyed the experience as a whole.
Would definitely recommend.
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Carriereleveque
May 24, 2025
Must-see, must-see - TROPICAL MOUNTAIN GARDEN on the heights of Funchal, recommended access by taxi or Uber. Parking small. Very nice Garden, 10 € pers, very well arranged, clean, neat. A favorite, ocean view, I recommend, visit in 2 hours,
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Bomviajante7878
Aug 26, 2025
Watch out for taxi drivers! - Beautiful place to visit. Just beware that it's at the top of a very steep mountain and the teleferico next door closes at 17:45 while the park closes at 19:00 so, you are going to need a way to get back if you stay past 17:45. Taxis rip people off left and right. Example: from my hotel to Monte palace I was charged 16 euros (Uber is half the cost but I did not know ). From Monte Palace to my hotel, the taxi driver wanted 25 euros and I was sharing the ride with 2 other women he picked up. So, avoid taxis as much as possible! They also drive like crazy.
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Sophiejacques
Sep 10, 2025
Empathy for the disabled - I gave the rating of 3 for a very personal reason because the setting itself is very beautiful although less flowery at this time of year.
I just deplore the lack of consideration given to me, as the garden is very difficult to access but is not mentioned when buying tickets. The descent of the garden is a bit sporty, an electric car is proposed to go up to the entrance of the site for the sum of 5€.
I show my priority card and then I am refused to get in the car, the same goes for the next round. It took me 30 minutes to finally be taken care of.
I deeply regret this lack of empathy on the part of the very unkind young driver and the lack of information for the PMRs.
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Karen_b
Aug 12, 2025
Disgusting - Since nobody came to collect us and I lost my money totally disgusting
Was at pickup point way before pick up time
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