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Madeira Land Tour: A Day of 4x4 Adventure Exploring Ponta Do Sol and Unesco Forest
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Ponta Do Sol
Embark on a thrilling 4x4 adventure in Madeira, exploring Ponta Do Sol and the UNESCO Forest. Ascend through rural areas, visit the largest plateau, enjoy stunning views, and indulge in a delicious lunch. End the day at the famous Cabo Girao glass bottom viewpoint.
Embark on a thrilling 4x4 adventure in Madeira, exploring Ponta Do Sol and the UNESCO Forest. Ascend through rural areas, visit the largest plateau, enjoy stunning views, and indulge in a delicious lunch. End the day at the famous Cabo Girao glass bottom viewpoint.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ponta Do Sol - First stop, we have a stroll around the pier, enjoy the sights and perhaps a coffee before moving on
- Cascata dos Anjos - The famous natural “car wash” waterfall
- Posto Florestal Fanal - The mystic Fanal Forest, one of Madeira’s most famous areas.
- Seixal Natural Pool - We keep discovering the North West Coast through…
- Ponta Do Sol - First stop, we have a stroll around the pier, enjoy the sights and perhaps a coffee before moving on
- Cascata dos Anjos - The famous natural “car wash” waterfall
- Posto Florestal Fanal - The mystic Fanal Forest, one of Madeira’s most famous areas.
- Seixal Natural Pool - We keep discovering the North West Coast through Seixal to São Vicente
- Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools - Here we stop for Lunch and a swim at the natural pools
- Cabo Girao - The highest sea cliff in Europe, our favourite glass floored platform!
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off convenience
- Optional short 45-minute Levada walk
- Insightful introduction to the island’s culture and history
- Expert guidance from a qualified, friendly guide and driver
- Exclusive small group experience with a maximum of 6 passengers
- Flexible itinerary with a relaxed attitude to timings
- All-weather comfortable Land Rover Discovery transport
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off convenience
- Optional short 45-minute Levada walk
- Insightful introduction to the island’s culture and history
- Expert guidance from a qualified, friendly guide and driver
- Exclusive small group experience with a maximum of 6 passengers
- Flexible itinerary with a relaxed attitude to timings
- All-weather comfortable Land Rover Discovery transport
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Pick up fees (outside of Funchal)
- Food and drinks
- Pick up fees (outside of Funchal)
Additional Information
Direct to Ponta do Sol, avoiding the crowds at Ribeira Brava, for the morning coffee stop and south coast views.
Old roads only the Land Rover can deal with, ascending through the rural areas of Ponta do Sol.
45 minute off-road track to Paul da Serra, the largest Plateau of the island, 1494m above sea level!
Descending towards the North side of the…
Direct to Ponta do Sol, avoiding the crowds at Ribeira Brava, for the morning coffee stop and south coast views.
Old roads only the Land Rover can deal with, ascending through the rural areas of Ponta do Sol.
45 minute off-road track to Paul da Serra, the largest Plateau of the island, 1494m above sea level!
Descending towards the North side of the island to Ribeira da Janela with large landscape views of the protected UNESCO forest
Next, we will have lunch at one of our partner restaurants. (optional extra, not included in price and highly recommended)
After a walk around the village of Porto Moniz, we head South through the village of Seixal (rock pools, swimming)
Through Sao Vicente and Serra de Agua (poncha)
And finally ending at the Cabo Girao glass bottom viewpoint
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum age is 5 years
Location
Ponta Do Sol
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
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(132 Ratings)
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Navigator15219007301
May 7, 2025
Fabulous day out - We we taken to lots of places on the island, with enough time at each spot to explore and take photos. Our guide Vitor was the best and a great driver
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Tour555240
May 4, 2025
Amazing Beauty, Excellent Tour! - This was our first trip to Madeira, and our jeep tour with Tiago was a major highlight. He picked us up in the town where we were staying and we enjoyed a wonderful 8 hours with he and another couple. Being a local, Tiago gave us a great taste of life, food, culture and highlights on the island. The beauty of this island is stunning from the crystal blue water and waterfalls, to the rainforest like mountaintops. Thank you Tiago for making our trip so memorable!
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Donald1365
Apr 24, 2025
A very pleasant day - A wonderful day spent exploring the West side of Madeira. Fabio was a great guide and showed us parts of the island we would never had found by ourselves. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who wants a great experience of Madeira.
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Huw
Apr 23, 2025
Excellent Madeira West 4x4 road trip. - Fantastic trip with Fabio as our guide.
He was very informative and an excellent driver, giving us all good advice, especially at Fanal Forest where it could have been easy to get lost with the clouds rolling in.
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Mariajn1000zx
Apr 19, 2025
Amazing views, great service. - This is our second trip to this beautiful Island. We came back as we loved it so much. We used Hit the road 2 years ago and we booked weigh them again. Hugo was our guide and like last time he was wonderful. Island is becoming busy with tourists. He took us to different areas and at the perfect time to avoid the busy tourists areas.
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K1418mhnathanv
Apr 1, 2025
Amendable routes based on your desire - Hit the Road Tours is an excellent tour group for anyone looking to explore the island of Madeira, Portugal, to better understand the lay of the land. The tour gave me a better understanding of where I wanted to visit and where I want to stay in the future. Like a recon mission of the island. Fabio the tour guide was born to be a tour guide. He is helpful and provides an honest perspective of life on the island. What makes this tour group stand out from others is that they are not beholden to a set itinerary or route. Tour guides are at the liberty to change routes based on your requests. Guides can change routes to avoid bad weather and big crowds. Highly recommended!
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Norfolkrailfan
Mar 30, 2025
A cornucopia of interesting places visited. - A great varied tour. The vehicle was comfortably able to take us through some marvellous scenery up tracks that would be inaccessible for ordinary hire cars.
There were plenty of opportunities for a comfort stop on this full day tour.
A table was reserved for lunch in Port Moniz (cost not included) and was good.
One of our party opted for a swim off the beach at Seixal, and was not alone as many visitors and locals took the opportunity in the calm sea.
Our final call was to the Tasquinha da Poncha in Sierra de Agua, for a traditionally made glass of Poncha (not from a bottle!) Do try the Fishermans Poncha.
Our driver was Victor, and I hope we have him on our next tour (next year).
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Sci-fi-11
Mar 27, 2025
A great introduction to Madeira - I took the Sunrise and West tours with Hit The Road during my short stay in Madeira.
Received a confirmation message for the sunrise tour the evening before despite the changing weather conditions. Fernando was our guide who picked us up from the hotel on time. As we were driven towards the viewing spot near the Areeiro peak, the weather had worsened (it was snowing and paths were icy) so we made the decision to switch location with better visibility. We were driven to a quieter spot by the coast at a lower altitude on the south side of the island where we got an amazing view of the sunrise. We also made a couple of unscheduled stops for some photos and a coffee at a local cafe along the way, where we chatted about the island's history and recent political events. It was a nice introduction to the island so no complaints there.
I also booked the West tour but ended up being the only guest on the group as there were last minute cancellation by the other parties. Unclear if the tour was going to run, I got in touch with Jeff the owner to look for an alternative solution. But as it was going to be my last day on the island, I would not have been able to do another tour so Jeff ran the tour for me anyway which I very much appreciated. I got a private tour of some of the beautiful spots on the west side of the island with Fabio the guide, who was very friendly and professional. He customised parts of the trip according to my preferences and made sure I was comfortable throughout.
I recommend Hit The Road tours and will happily experience the island with them again.
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Lydiasi1565ak
Mar 5, 2025
Fabio -lous - Don't usually do reviews... so writing this means it must have been a great experience.
We did two days with Fabio (East and West tours). Highly recommend this company and Fabio. "Hit the Roads" is like having a family member or close friend drive you around to see the sights. Fabio knew the shortcuts to get around and how/when to get to places to avoid the crowds. Coffee/Lunch and Poncha stops were less touristy spots allowing us to get a better feel for the island and its people.
Highly recommended.
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Lyn39steps
Feb 18, 2025
Excellent experience - Wanted to do this trip as I’d been before with Hugo to do the East trip 8 years ago. Came with my two sons and I wanted them to share the experience of Madeira and especially Hit the Road. We weren’t disappointed. Tiago picked us up and took us to so many places, up high and down to the coast. Both my sons enjoyed it very much and want to return again with my grandchildren. I would highly recommend booking with Hit the Road Madeira. The guides are so knowledgeable and such fun. Thank you Tiago for another memorable trip.
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