Madeira · CITY TOURS
Good city tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Funchal’s old streets, viewpoints, historic landmarks, and gardens on a private 90-minute Tukxi tour with a local guide.
“Guide was excellent very knowledgeable and friendly. Would have not seen Funchal any other way, the little tutxi got us through tiny cobbled streets, up steep roads. Very enjoyable few hours. Thoroughly recommend this trip on your first day.”
See Funchal by open-top bus, with red and blue routes, Monte gardens, walking tours, wine tasting, and useful city discounts.
“So easy to use, great this tour has the blue bus to take you to Monte if you don’t want to use the cable car. Not all drivers friendly but most are. Made the most of the 48 hour ticket.”
Review of Funchal’s hop-on hop-off bus, with Red and Blue Routes, viewpoints, wine tasting, timings, costs, and practical booking advice.
“Good tour. Buses went to lots of nice places. Plenty of time to see everything”
See Funchal’s old lanes, cathedral, market, museums, and viewpoints by private Tukxi, with pickup, local commentary, and photo stops.
“Good communication with the company. Tour was fun and we got to see a good portion of the island. We did end up paying for an additional 90 minutes that we said was ok at the beginning of the tour, but it's cash (Euros) only! I would recommend this tour!”
See Funchal’s forts, market, cathedral, viewpoints, and old lanes by private tuk-tuk, with hotel or cruise-port pickup and a local guide.
“Laura was an exceptional guide and driver. She tailored our tour to our needs and was very informative. Would recommend her and the company to anyone.”
See Funchal’s fort, cathedral, market, and painted-door Old Town by private tuk-tuk, with hotel or port pickup and local guidance.
“Awesome drive to view forts, churches, beautiful flowers within a farmer's market as well as views of the Atlantic Ocean.”
See Funchal’s Old Town, market, viewpoints, and Pico fortress by private tuk-tuk with hotel pickup and a local guide.
“our guide Ricky was great. he massaged me that there would be a small delay, it was ok for us. he picked us up at our wish pick up place. he showed us a lot of places that we didn't had in mind. he told us a lot of the history. it was a great tour. he gave us time to make pictures and walk around at some stations of the tour. thanks a lot”
Review of MadTuk’s private Funchal tuk tuk tour, with hillside views, historic forts, local guides, hotel pickup, and practical booking tips.
“It was a fun way to see the historic town with a local who had additional insider knowledge. It was comfortable ride and the Tuk Tuk allowed access to the small streets. Our driver was great, friendly and informative.”
See Funchal’s forts, cathedral, Old Town, and market in one hour with a private tuk-tuk guide, hotel or cruise pickup, and flexible drop-off.
“My activity was great. Laura was so kind and knowledgeable. And took the greatest photos of me and recommended great food !”
Explore Ribeira Brava’s geology, floods, sugar mills, architecture, and local culture on a private 2.5-hour walking tour.
“Santosh is a very knowledgeable young man of the history of Madeira as well as Ribeira Brava, where my current home is located. I learned so much about my village and will always be very grateful to this young man👍👍👍Happy to have him as my neighbor 👍👍👍👍Don't miss out on his tours 👍👍👍”
Explore Funchal’s market, old town, sweets, cathedral, and Madeira wine tasting on a friendly small-group walking tour.
“There were just the two of us on the tour, so we got a really personalised experience. Our guide Lurdes was wonderful, mixing history, places and other facts about Funchal with life in Madeira. Highlight was the market. The tour finished with a wine tasting.”
Review of MadTuk’s private Funchal tuk tuk tour, with Pico Fortress, Old Town, market, forts, and city viewpoints.
“On time arrival, lots of knowledge and Bruno was very friendly. Took us to see all the main sites so we had a great understanding of place.”
Explore Funchal’s old city at your own pace with an English audio walk covering the cathedral, market, forts, wine, and historic streets.
“Excellent informative audio guide. I did have to check the navigation map a couple of times due to gps lag but the audio navigation prompts otherwise worked well. Recommended.”
See Funchal by electric tuktuk, from the cathedral and São Tiago Fort to coastal viewpoints, with a local guide and hotel pickup.
Explore Funchal by private tuk tuk, from the Old Town and market to Pico Fortress, with hotel pickup and a wine tasting.
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