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Madeira East Island Tour: Enjoy Mountain Views, Forest Scenery & Coastal Sights with Lunch
4.3
177 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
- Rum Tasting - Porto Cruz
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected areas only)
- Lunch with a three-course choice menu
- Meals
- Rum Tasting - Porto Cruz
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected areas only)
- Lunch with a three-course choice menu
- Meals
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (from certain areas)
- Balcões walk (optional)
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (from certain areas)
- Balcões walk (optional)
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
(177 Ratings)
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Sue_o
Mar 11, 2026
Fabulous Tour of the East of Madeira - Great tour, expertly guided by Marco. Small group of just 5 which meant more flexibility and personal attention as we navigated the vagaries of the Madeira weather. Despite (or perhaps because of) the rain and mist the levada walk was beautiful, so atmospheric. The included lunch at Santana was enormous and really tasty. After descending from the higher points we made our way to Ponta de Sao Lorenço which was stunningly beautiful and happily by then in full sunshine. We had all the seasons in one day but still had a fantastic day. Thanks to Marco for all his local knowledge and excellent driving.
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H_a
Feb 22, 2026
Must do trip - Had a great time . Pick up was right on time and Carlos was an excellent guide. Incredible how he swapped from 1 language to another with ease. Itinerary was full on but lots of stops made it comfortable and the day never seemed to be rushed. Levada walk was lovely and the scenery was amazing throughout the whole trip. Lunch was delicious with a lot of choice offered , unbelievable value and great restaurant.
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Sarah_s
Feb 6, 2026
Fun Day Trip! - Definitely a great day trip with a really passionate and knowledgeable guide. He gave us enough time at each stop to explore and gave us a lot of interesting information about Madeira along the way.
The food at lunch was plentiful and delicious.
My only thing I would change is that I would have appreciated the guide to put the child seat in one of the front seats of the mini bus, before other guests were picked up, rather than us having to sit near the back which is harder on kids in general, especially on the very winding roads of Madeira. Adults are typically able to deal with car sickness a lot easier than small children.
That being said, it was still a really great day and I would definitely do it again and recommend anyone else to book!
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Natalia_p
Jan 5, 2026
Exciting - Full day of unbelievable views of the ocean, natural pools you can swim in, waterfalls. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t allow to go on Levada walk or see the Forest, so can’t comment on these. Chose lunch option and it was a 3-course feast, plus wine!
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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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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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