Madeira · SANTANA
The thatched A-frame houses take twenty minutes; the drive across the north coast takes the day. These 15 tours pair Santana with Ribeiro Frio, Pico do Arieiro or São Lourenço, priced and clear about how long each stop really gets.
Explore Madeira’s east on a small-group tour to Pico do Arieiro, Santana, Laurissilva Forest, Machico, and Ponta São Lourenço.
“Interesting stops and guide provided good information on each destination.”
Review of Madeira’s east coast jeep safari, with Pico do Arieiro, Santana, levada walking, rum tasting, and practical booking tips.
“Ernesto was an amazing tour guide and great driver. Didn't feel rushed or stressed. This tour has a levada walk that will take approximately 45min and you need to pay 3 euros. The guide suggested a lovely restaurant to eat and it was great. Only downside for me is the jeep itself, not very comfortable, bear in mind the roof will remain opened the entire time, so if you seat in the back get ready for sun and lots of wind...having the rooftop opened also meant a lot of noise from the road and tunnels.”
Ride Madeira’s open 4x4 roads from Funchal to Santana, Portela, Porto da Cruz, Laurisilva forest, and the island’s high peaks.
“Duarde was an excellent tour guide. Always made sure everyone was happy with his witty and humorous vibes.”
Explore Madeira’s peaks, forest roads, Santana homes, rum country, and Ponta de São Lourenço on a small-group 4x4 tour from Funchal.
“Silvio was great - he is an experienced driver and guide. We got to see beautiful viewpoints and he was so friendly and knowledgeable. Even if you rent a car, you still won’t go to the off road locations we went on this tour. Definitely worth the money!”
Explore eastern Madeira from Pico do Arieiro to Santana, with mountain views, local houses, rum tasting, and Funchal pickup.
“Deano was a great guide very informative and chatty - learnt lots of interesting thing and saw all the best bits - thanks”
Explore Madeira’s peaks, villages, coast, and levadas on a 7.5-hour open-roof 4x4 tour from Funchal with a local guide.
“Fantastic experience! Our guide, Francisco, was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and kept us well informed about the itinerary throughout the day. He allowed plenty of time to explore each location and made sure everyone had a great time on the tour.”
Explore Madeira by jeep from Pico do Areeiro to Santana, with a levada walk, rum distillery, off-road trails, and Ponta de São Lourenço.
“Severino is the best guide and driver you can find!”
Explore Madeira by private open-top Jeep with hotel pickup, custom routes, dramatic views, Porto Moniz pools, and local guides.
“The off road part of the trip was great. Saw some spectacular views thqt would not have been possible even on a minibus.”
Ride a 4x4 across eastern Madeira, walk a levada, visit Santana and a rum distillery, then see Arieiro and São Lourenço.
“It was very nice! Francisco, the guide, is very friendly and easy to talk to. You will definitely enjoy the tour, from going to the mountains to going to the beach. It's 100% worth it!!”
Explore East Madeira by 4x4, from Pico do Arieiro to Santana and a 2km levada walk, with hotel pickup and a small group of up to eight.
“Ricardo our driver/guide picked us up, right on time, just 10 minutes away from our cruiseship. With 6 other people from Britain, France and Latvia we started the tour. So we had a real European get together. Although we made several tours on Madeira, this tour is one of a totally different kind. Though we were a bit unlucky with the weather in the morning we had a lot of fun. We tried to make it to the top of Madeira's highest mountain, we did not make it because of the heavy clouds and the rain. But Ricardo offered us a very nice alternative. It really is fun to get…”
Explore Madeira by private 4x4 Jeep, from Fanal and Porto Moniz to Santana and Pico do Areeiro, with flexible routes and local guiding.
“I think this is the only way to see and understand the beauty of the island. I have nothing to complain this day. Driver spoke good english so our 11 year old son even understood what was going on. Perfect service!”
Explore Madeira’s east by minibus, from Pico do Areeiro and Ribeiro Frio to Santana, Machico, and Ponta São Lourenço.
“Super service, pick up à l'hôtel. Les horaires étaient respectés et notre guide nous a donné plein d'explications. Très belle journée pour toute la famille”
Explore Madeira’s east by 4x4, from Pico do Areeiro and Santana houses to rum tasting, village life, mountain roads, and local lunch.
“a good day exploring some of Madeira 's beautiful scenery. Off the beaten track, less touristy areas. our driver had good knowledge and a good personality, making it an enjoyable experience. The only drawback was that having eight adults in the vehicle was very tight. The four older larger people were crammed in the back with limited access and space, which could have been better thought out and could have caused injury. Not recommended for older , larger people if this happens on a regular basis”
Explore Madeira by 4WD and on foot, from Pico do Areeiro and Santana to a levada walk, rum distillery, and São Lourenço.
“Well paced, enjoyable day exploring the north side of the island. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had an impressive range of languages (moving between Portuguese, English and German seamlessly throughout our trip to keep everyone included). Off roading in the jeep was fun and exhilarating but always felt very safe!”
Ride Madeira’s east side by small-group Jeep, from Pico do Arieiro and Laurissilva Forest to Santana, coastal cliffs, and Ponta do Rosto.
“Our tour and our driver/guide, Justin were fantastic. Justin was very knowledgeable, fun and immediately made you feel like your in for a great day. He is a very skilled and experienced driver for the off road adventures, which made you feel very safe in his hands and a patient and friendly driver in-city by waving to everyone and letting cars through without spot-hogging, which I think speaks a lot to his character. He patiently answered our dozens of questions with confidence, and stopped patiently (but safely) wherever we wanted to take pictures, he even went as far as suggesting fun picture ideas haha! The tour itself was also very…”
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