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Madeira East Island Tour: Enjoy Mountain Views, Forest Scenery & Coastal Sights with Lunch
4.3
172 Ratings
Santana
Experience the breathtaking beauty of Madeira’s East Island on a tour featuring mountain vistas, lush forests, and stunning coastal sights. Indulge in a delicious three-course meal and travel in comfort in small, air-conditioned minibuses.
Experience the breathtaking beauty of Madeira’s East Island on a tour featuring mountain vistas, lush forests, and stunning coastal sights. Indulge in a delicious three-course meal and travel in comfort in small, air-conditioned minibuses.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Santana - Monte, Camacha, Poiso, Pico do Arieiro, Ribeiro Frio, Santana, Faial, Porto da Cruz, Portela and Machico
MADEIRA SEEKERS - DAY TOURS
- Santana - Monte, Camacha, Poiso, Pico do Arieiro, Ribeiro Frio, Santana, Faial, Porto da Cruz, Portela and Machico
MADEIRA SEEKERS - DAY TOURS
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected areas only)
- A short optional walk along the famous levadas
- Lunch with a three-course choice menu
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected areas only)
- A short optional walk along the famous levadas
- Lunch with a three-course choice menu
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (from certain areas)
- Levada walk fee
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (from certain areas)
- Levada walk fee
Additional Information
On the eastern side of Madeira, there is a highly popular tour that showcases breathtaking mountain and forest landscapes, along with some of the island’s finest coastal views. This tour, which includes a delightful three-course meal, is conducted in modern, air-conditioned minibuses that accommodate only 8 or 15 passengers, plus the guide/driver….
On the eastern side of Madeira, there is a highly popular tour that showcases breathtaking mountain and forest landscapes, along with some of the island’s finest coastal views. This tour, which includes a delightful three-course meal, is conducted in modern, air-conditioned minibuses that accommodate only 8 or 15 passengers, plus the guide/driver.
Popular Stops:
- Viewpoint Funchal
- Pico Arieiro at 1800m, the third highest point on the island
- A walk through the laurel forest
- Santana for lunch (a popular Portuguese three-course meal with drinks included)
- Guindaste Skywalk in Faial
- Complimentary rum tasting at Porto Cruz
- Ponta do Rosto, an eastern point island viewpoint
- Return to Funchal
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. We need to know the age of the child so that we can supply the correct chair. Strict laws do not allow children to travel on parents lap
- At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide. If there is 5 or less people that speak the same language they may be mixed with a bus that speaks another language. The guide will however be speaking in all the languages required.
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
- The tour route can be changed due to unforeseen circumstances, such as traffic restrictions and weather.
- Please bring a jacket it can get cold in the mountains
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility problems
Location
Santana
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
4.3
(172 Ratings)
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Andra_b
Feb 13, 2025
Excellent tour! - Excellent guide Tony made our day remarkable and pleasant! Preordered lunch was very tasty . We managed to visit a lot of interesting places. Kudos to Tony!
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Georgina_p
Feb 8, 2025
the lunch in Santana was... - the lunch in Santana was very good. Carlos the guide was excellent, very friendly and knowlegeable. The levada walk can be muddy, you need proper footwear. And it can be very cold at the top of Pico d'Arriero. A wonderful day out, just 7 people.
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Christine_g
Oct 8, 2024
Maderia East Tour - Excellent Tour. Carlos our Driver and Guide was brilliant. Friendly: knowledgeable and professional. Would recommend
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Suellenfatima_s
Sep 18, 2024
West Island - Our guide Mr Gama was amazing and very attentive to the whole group alot of information on the island and it's history. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Peter_r
Feb 25, 2025
East of the Island tour February 25 - A very well organised and sucessful trip, with an excellent guide "Tony". Access to Santna was not possible as there was a Fiesta and roads closed. Timing was also good, as was the mini coach, which was in very good condition.
Arranged lunch was also fine but a little rushed because of the Fiesta numbers in the restaurant.
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Srixson1945
Oct 9, 2024
Great Madeira East Island Tour - The scenery was fantastic, lunch excellent. 2 negatives however. Driver never advised us to wear seat belts and our booking said would be a small vehicle of 8 whereas one came with smaller seats for 16
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Wendy_h
May 22, 2025
Experience description very misleading … - The write up for this experience is incorrect and misleading. It is not a small trip of 8 - there were 22 people on our day trip. Lunch is not included. The tour guide, while very knowledgeable, drops you at each point and you’re left to get on with it. The minibus had very small seats with very little legroom. I am a UK size 8 of average height and I felt cramped, many other fellow travellers were complaining too. I spent quite some time researching trips for this holiday and have used Viator many times before - this has been our first poor experience.
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Mary_e
Sep 11, 2025
Avoid Wasting Your Time! - Avoid avoid avoid! Tour was a no show!
Shortly after the schedule pick up time of 9am I called the number on my booking voucher (the voucher only issued when a tour is booked and PAID for). They said they had no details of my booking! They said nothing they could do and a full refund would be given. No apology or suggestion of an alternative for that day only another day. Given we only had a long weekend and it was our last full day that was not possible. If you are refunding you have the details!!!
The biggest issue was the waste of our time. At this point all other tour operators had departed for full day tours.
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Paul_w
Sep 15, 2024
Tour operator never showed up!! - The tour operator never showed up. I called them and they had no record of my reservation. I got a refund but the day was wasted as I could not book anything else. Viator should drop the tour operator.
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Nadine_l
Sep 12, 2024
Pickup was scheduled for... - Pickup was scheduled for 9:00 am, arrived at 8:45 and waiting until 10:00 . No one showed, wrote Viator through the contact tour operator no one responded. The concierge of hotel called Madeira Seekers with no luck got automated response . Please reimburse us for tour that did not take place
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