Nuns Valley Tour: Discover Madeira Island's Breathtaking Mountains and Traditional Specialties
4.6
43 Ratings
Funchal

During this half-day excursion, you’ll get to explore a significant part of the Island. This includes the mountainous landscapes around Nuns Valley, situated in the island’s heart, and the contrasting scenes in Câmara de Lobos village, located by the ocean.

Additionally, you’ll have the chance to taste some local beverages and traditional delicacies.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Miradouro Pico Dos Barcelos - The Pico dos Barcelos Viewpoint is approximately 355 meters above sea level. From this point there is a splendid panoramic view over Funchal bay and the city area, with the Desertas Islands in the background.
What's Included
  • Live commentary during the tour
  • Comprehensive insurance included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
Location
Monumental Experience
Estrada Monumental
We are located at the entrance of the Shopping Center, on the right side. Our shop is easy to find, just look for a yellow smiley face, shop sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.6
(43 Ratings)
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B5157iicarolp
Jun 3, 2024
Fantastic tour. - Loved this tour. Tino our guide was so nice, knowledgeable and obviously loves where he lives. The stops were good and there was enough time to have a look around. Booking was easy and reasonably priced.
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Robb_h
May 19, 2024
A MUST do! - This was such a wonderful tour. Our guide was both funny and knowledgeable...bringing us great information with jokes and fun.
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Annette_connelly
May 16, 2024
Fabulous Valley of the Nuns Morning Tour - Fabulous morning tour with 2 other couples and our tour guide, Nico, who was very knowledgeable about the area and stopped several times to allow us to admire the views and points of interest along the journey, not just the main stops. We don't usually do organised tours when we're on holiday, but we saw parts of the island that we just would not have otherwise seen. There is no way we would have hired a car to drive ourselves on those steep roads, hairpin bends and sheer drops! Thank you Nico for a wonderful and memorable morning.
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Sandrasz721om
May 15, 2024
Fantastic Island and excellent Trips - We went on 2 trips with Happy Tours and both times our driver was Fred who was excellent. He had a very good knowledge of all aspects of the Island and could answer all our questions. The scenery was amazing and the trips were very interesting. Nuns Valley was just breathtaking and the Sunday Market and the other places we were taken to were wonderful. Excellent value for money and enjoyed by all 5 of us.
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Cynthiabo5551aq
May 10, 2024
Great scenic trip. - Great trip. Very interesting. Beautiful views both from the mountains & the valley. Fred was an excellent driver & guide as the road is very narrow & winding. Would definitely recommend this half day tour.
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444chrissie
Apr 30, 2024
Excellent half day tour - Tour and guide excellent. Mountain views fantastic. Perhaps the fishing village stop should be changed for somewhere else as parking was limited in view of roadworks and it meant a steep climb down to bay and back in a short time. Good value and highly recommended
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Janroy2
Feb 29, 2024
An excellent tour with a first class guide. - We were taken on our tour in a modern comfortable minivan. The driver spoke very good English and gave us lots of information about points of interest on our journey including historical facts. The tour took us up 3000 feet above the Nun’s Valley which gave us spectacular views. Then down into the village. We then went to Cabaras dos Lobos. A very enjoyable afternoon and good value.
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Shoeman43
Feb 15, 2024
An excellent tour - Our guide Luis Snr was excellent. Very knowledgeable on the locations, history and general useful information. He was a very safe driver, not easy to give running commentaries whilst negotiating mountain roads. The minibus was modern and very comfortable. Luis did everything he could to ensure our comfort and satisfaction. Thanks again.
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Stephenwi7qz
Jan 29, 2024
Great Tour - Excellent guide and tour. Very scenic and informative as well. We were travelling by cruise ship and were picked up near the port exit and taken back to the ship on our return.
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Helen_p
Feb 7, 2024
The actual tour was good... - The actual tour was good …the views were wonderful but our guide/ driver was not very knowledgeable, he didn’t give us much information and was not able to answer questions
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