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

Embark on an exciting adventure in an open-top 4x4 vehicle to explore the eastern side of Madeira. Visit traditional Santana houses, the island’s highest peak, a rum factory, and more!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Machico - Known as Madeira’s original capital, Machico offers a delightful beach and a charming promenade. This historic town is perfect for a leisurely coffee or enjoying the stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Miradouro da Portela - Embark on a full-day adventure from Funchal, exploring the island’s untamed beauty in a robust 4x4 vehicle….
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
  • Lunch optional
  • Gratuities
  • pick up at the harbour
  • pick up outside of Funchal extra fee
Additional Information

The East Madeira Peaks tour is designed to not only captivate your senses but also to offer a profound appreciation of the island’s stunning landscapes and rich culture. This engaging tour is ideal for nature enthusiasts, adventure lovers, and anyone eager to delve into Madeira’s distinctive heritage. Uncover the hidden gems of Madeira’s East coast and…

Location
Machico
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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376geoffk
Oct 20, 2025
Madeira Peaks - Great way to see the real Madeira interior in a small group. Full on laughs and entertainment all day with our crazy driver Lino!
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Emilie
Jun 13, 2025
Very nice day and guide at the top - Day Trip: Machico, port rum factory Da Cruz, restaurant Santana, visit to typical houses of Santana, pico do ariero. All in 4x4 with the roof open. We had a great day thanks in large part to our guide Pedro who does his job very well and who is a good driver, thank you for his kindness and humor! The different sites were very beautiful but special mention for the 4x4 crossing of the primary forest.
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A3613dbgp
May 22, 2025
Lino, the king of expeditions!😁 - We left the day with Lino, exceptional guide, who took us through non-tourist streets, with whom we could ask lots of questions about the history of the island. He told us the agricultural history of Madeira Very attentive to its customers We highly recommend
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Ikesplace
Nov 9, 2024
Great trip with a great driver - Our talenten driver Lino was a great guide and very interactieve with our group. By skillfull driving he was able to show us multiple gems og Madeira. Thanks for a great experience.
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X714fgronp
Oct 20, 2024
Fantastic trip thanks to Hosea - Wonderful taster to the true interior of Madeira, Our guide Hosea was first class, extremely attentive and knowledgeable, he went the extra mile in ensuring we fully enjoyed the experience. Green Lizard are truly fortunate to have such a wonderful individual managing the Safari. Ron
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Connector53952625077
Sep 24, 2024
Madeira Peaks with the driver Luis Castro!! - Madeira peaks driver Luís We did a tour with Luís Castro and we can say that it was our best day in Madeira, Luís knows a lot about the history of the island, the first stop he took us to taste poncha, a very traditional Madeira drink, the off road part he talked a lot about the plants, the levadas and the laurissilva forest, for lunch we stopped in Santana at the Espiga restaurant which was phenomenal, Luís recommended the traditional dishes as well as the famous bolo do caco with garlic butter and everything was delicious and at a good price! Halfway through the tour there's a stunning secret stop! The last part, just as he said, turned out to be the most epic part of the tour! The climb to the peaks, the view of faial, the Royal Path with the mystical forest, and the last stop at pico do areeiro! 5 stars for Luís ! 5 stars for Greendevilsafari ! When we go back to madeira we will definitely choose green devil and Luís as our driver again! Thank you
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Murielr550
Jun 22, 2024
Great excursion! - Our guide lino was just perfect!! Bravo to him for a wonderful day spent in his company and the company of the other participants who were simply super pleasant! Landscapes breathtaking beautiful pictures of pleasant apes! Crazy laughter! And the restaurant really excellent and cheap and in olus super good and pleasant! What more can I say?? Asked Lino!!!!! 1 2 3 Punchaaaaaa
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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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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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Naomigr664gs
Sep 17, 2024
Jokes about miscarriages and sexual comments, met with TERRIBLE customer service. STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND!!! - One of the worst things I have ever experienced. I am 5 months' pregnant and our tour guide made jokes about me losing my baby on the bumpy drive through the forest (the company was aware that I was pregnant when I booked the trip and confirmed it was not a problem). The tour guide said he would "put a new baby inside me" if I did lose it but that it might be difficult because he is an "old man". The guide continued to make inappropriate comments of this nature throughout the day. I would have left the trip as soon as it happened, had we not been in the middle of the forest with no public transport options available. Justifiably, I made a private complaint directly to the company to bring the very serious incident to their attention. They tried to guilt trip me into not making a public review and didn't even offer me so much as a refund (the VERY least they could have done given the traumatic experience I endured). They excused the shocking behaviour on the basis that the guide is a "loving grandfather" and because the other guests laughed at the jokes. They completely disregarded the severity of the comments and how I was made to feel on one of their trips. I strongly DO NOT RECOMMEND this company. There are plenty of other companies that offer the same tours on the island that are also cheaper. We had an absolutely brilliant experience doing the west coast trip with a different provider.
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From $81
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).