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title: Bus Tours in Funchal
lang: en
alternate_de: https://guidekin.com/de/portugal/funchal/bus-tours/
type: tour_collection
city: Funchal
country: Portugal
tours: 18
price_from_eur: 25
reviews_total: 3721
as_of: 2026-09-21
canonical: https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/bus-tours/
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# Bus Tours in Funchal

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## All 18 tours, ranked by Guidekin score

| # | Tour | Collections | Price | Rating | Duration | Runs | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Madeira West side: Cabo Girão, Seixal & more – Full Day Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/madeira-west-side-cabo-gir-o-seixal-more-full-day-tour/?format=md) |  | €75 per person | 4.99 (83) | 6h–8h | daily 10:00 | up to 7 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/fr/it/pt/nl |
| 2 | [Full Day East Tour at Pico do Arieiro and Santana with Pickup](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/full-day-east-tour-at-pico-do-arieiro-and-santana-with-pickup/?format=md) |  | €75 per person | 5.0 (66) | 7h–8h | daily 10:00 | up to 7 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/fr/it/pt/nl |
| 3 | [Jeep Tour Amazing West to Natural Pools -Full-Day](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/jeep-tour-amazing-west-to-natural-pools-full-day/?format=md) |  | €65 per person | 4.86 (942) | 8h | daily | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · pickup · en/es/fr/it/pt |
| 4 | [Full-Day Santana Madeira Island Tour Amazing Straw Houses](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/full-day-santana-madeira-island-tour-amazing-straw-houses/?format=md) |  | €40 per person | 4.97 (63) | 7h–8h | daily 09:00 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/de/pt |
| 5 | [Levada do Caldeirão Verde Self-Guided Hike in Madeira](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/levada-do-caldeir-o-verde-self-guided-hike-in-madeira/?format=md) |  | €42 per person | 4.91 (120) | 6h | daily 08:15–10:45 | up to 6 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup |
| 6 | [Private Tour Nun's Valley Halfday](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/private-tour-nun-s-valley-halfday/?format=md) |  | €160 per group/vehicle | 5.0 (46) | 3h | daily exc Sun 09:00–14:00 | private · up to 8 · free cancel · pickup · en/es/pt |
| 7 | [Funchal highlights 5h Private Tour in Madeira ](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/funchal-highlights-5h-private-tour-in-madeira/?format=md) |  | €210 per group/vehicle | 5.0 (34) | 5h | daily 09:00 | private · up to 8 · free cancel · pickup · en/pt |
| 8 | [Visiting local Vineyard With Wine Tasting & Lunch included](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/visiting-local-vineyard-with-wine-tasting-lunch-included/?format=md) |  | €195 per person | 4.97 (36) | 8h | Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 09:00 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/pt |
| 9 | [Ponta de São Lourenço (PR 8) - Hiking Tour in Madeira](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/ponta-de-s-o-louren-o-pr-8-hiking-tour-in-madeira/?format=md) |  | €48 per person | 4.94 (33) | 6h | Tue 08:30 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/de/pt |
| 10 | [Private Madeira Island Tour: The Most Complete 8-Hour Experience](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/private-madeira-island-tour-the-most-complete-8-hour-experience/?format=md) |  | €110 per person | 4.82 (170) | 7h–8h | daily 08:00–10:00 | private · up to 8 · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/pt |
| 11 | [Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/half-day-small-group-madeira-village-safari-from-funchal/?format=md) |  | €44 per person | 4.78 (325) | 3h | daily 09:00–14:30 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/fr/pt |
| 12 | [Half-Day Small-Group Wine Tour in Madeira](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/half-day-small-group-wine-tour-in-madeira/?format=md) |  | €70 per person | 4.62 (58) | 4h | Tue Thu Fri Sat 09:00–14:00 | up to 12 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/pt |
| 13 | [Scenic Route - Nuns Valley Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/scenic-route-nuns-valley-tour/?format=md) |  | €26 per person | 4.61 (56) | 3h | Tue Thu Sun 09:00–14:00 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/pt |
| 14 | [Pico Arieiro To Pico Ruivo/With Trail entry Fee Included PR 1 + 1.2](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/pico-arieiro-to-pico-ruivo-with-trail-entry-fee-included-pr-1-1-2/?format=md) |  | €65 per person | 4.58 (65) | 8h | Sun 09:00 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/pt |
| 15 | [Nuns Valley Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/nuns-valley-tour/?format=md) |  | €25 per person | 4.54 (70) | 4h | Mon Wed Fri 09:00–14:00 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/pt |
| 16 | [Madeira East Tour from Funchal](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/madeira-east-tour-from-funchal/?format=md) |  | €43 per person | 4.68 (500) | 8h | daily 08:30 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/de/pt |
| 17 | [Sunrise Tour at Pico do Arieiro](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/sunrise-tour-at-pico-do-arieiro/?format=md) |  | €49 per person | 4.56 (150) | 3h–4h | daily 05:30–05:45 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es |
| 18 | [Around The Island - Two Days Tour From 9am To 5pm (Each Day)](https://guidekin.com/portugal/funchal/tours/around-the-island-two-days-tour-from-9am-to-5pm-each-day/?format=md) |  | €60 per person | 4.67 (904) | 48h | daily exc Wed 09:00 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/de/pt |

## Why each made the list

- **Madeira West side: Cabo Girão, Seixal & more – Full Day Tour** — A full day on the west side in a quiet electric minibus with no more than seven guests, from Cabo Girão to Seixal, with Funchal pickup, parking fees and insurance included. Meant for guests staying overnight; cruise passengers leaving the same day are pointed to a private tour. 4.99 from 83 reviews at €75 per person.
- **Full Day East Tour at Pico do Arieiro and Santana with Pickup** — A full day in the east, Pico do Arieiro and Santana, in a quiet electric vehicle with only seven guests and pickup within Funchal. The operator warns it is a scheduled group tour and not suited to cruise passengers leaving the same day; lunch is not included. 5 from 66 reviews at €75 per person.
- **Jeep Tour Amazing West to Natural Pools -Full-Day** — A jeep day that climbs from Câmara de Lobos and the Cabo Girão glass platform through banana terraces and forest to the north coast, with swim stops in the natural pools of Porto Moniz and Seixal. Lunch is a paid stop at a local restaurant; tall or heavy travellers should tell the operator in advance. 4.86 from 942 reviews at €65 per person.
- **Full-Day Santana Madeira Island Tour Amazing Straw Houses** — A full day by air conditioned minibus to the east and the mountains, ending at the thatched houses of Santana, with the highest road accessible peak on the way. Lunch is extra, pickups outside Funchal and Caniço cost more, and the optional Balcões walk must be booked and paid separately in advance. 4.97 from 63 reviews at €40 per person.
- **Levada do Caldeirão Verde Self-Guided Hike in Madeira** — A self guided day on the Caldeirão Verde levada: a morning pickup in Funchal, Caniço or Garajau, a drive to the trailhead and the return transfer, with the tunnels, waterfalls and the lake walked at your own pace. There is no guide; the trail entry fee is paid at the start. 4.91 from 120 reviews at €42 per person for 6h.
- **Private Tour Nun's Valley Halfday** — A private half day to Nuns Valley with a driver guide, priced per vehicle for up to four or up to eight, with pickup at your hotel, apartment or the port and wifi on board. Food and drinks are not included. 5 from 46 reviews at €160 per group/vehicle for 3h.
- **Funchal highlights 5h Private Tour in Madeira** — A private half day around Funchal and its viewpoints in an air conditioned vehicle, sized for cruise passengers with limited time, with options for up to four or up to seven people. Priced per group; pickup only within the Funchal area and the Cabo Girão entry is extra. 5 from 34 reviews at €210 per group/vehicle for 5h.
- **Visiting local Vineyard With Wine Tasting & Lunch included** — A full day on the Madeira wine route with a vineyard and cellar visit, a tasting of six wines with tapas, an espetada lunch with paired wines and a cable car ride, all in the price with hotel pickup along the south coast. It needs two people to run; tips are extra. 4.97 from 36 reviews at €195 per person.
- **Ponta de São Lourenço (PR 8) - Hiking Tour in Madeira** — A guided walk along the bare rocky headland at the eastern tip of the island, with views to both coasts, a local guide, minivan transport from Funchal and Caniço and insurance. Moderate fitness is enough; the trail fee, snacks and water are not included and it runs rain or shine. 4.94 from 33 reviews at €48 per person for 6h.
- **Private Madeira Island Tour: The Most Complete 8-Hour Experience** — A private full day that crosses the island on the old roads with a driver guide, from the São Lourenço peninsula to a swim at a black sand beach, with snacks, water and drinks on board in a wheelchair accessible vehicle. Priced per person for up to four per booking; lunch is extra. 4.82 from 170 reviews at €110 per person.
- **Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal** — A half day open roof jeep run out of Funchal to the Boca dos Namorados viewpoint, Cabo Girão and Jardim da Serra, with hotel or port pickup and a driver guide. Food and drinks are not included, the child rate only applies alongside two paying adults, and cruise passengers must give ship details. 4.78 from 325 reviews at €44 per person.
- **Half-Day Small-Group Wine Tour in Madeira** — A half day in a small group with a wine specialist, walking a vineyard and meeting the producer at a selected winery before a tasting with a traditional snack. Hotel pickup in Funchal, Caniço and Câmara de Lobos is included; lunch and the Cabo Girão stop are not. 4.62 from 58 reviews at €70 per person for 4h.
- **Scenic Route - Nuns Valley Tour** — A three hour minibus loop to Nuns Valley via Pico dos Barcelos and the Eira do Serrado viewpoint, with a guide and hotel pickup in Funchal and Caniço. Cruise port pickup depends on the option; food and tips are extra. 4.61 from 56 reviews at €26 per person for 3h.
- **Pico Arieiro To Pico Ruivo/With Trail entry Fee Included PR 1 + 1.2** — The peak to peak hike with the trail entry fee already in the price, through tunnels and steep stretches with birds found only in these islands. If the trail is closed by landslides or weather the route is diverted; children must be over five. 4.58 from 65 reviews at €65 per person for 8h.
- **Nuns Valley Tour** — A half day coach run to the centre of the island, from the Pico dos Barcelos viewpoint over Funchal up to Eira do Serrado and down into the village of Curral das Freiras, with a guide option. The description is a plain itinerary; pickup and any food are not mentioned. 4.54 from 70 reviews at €25 per person for 4h.
- **Madeira East Tour from Funchal** — A guided coach day through the east of Madeira: Pico do Arieiro, the Ribeiro Frio trout pools, lunch time in Santana, the Ponta de São Lourenço lookouts and Machico. Pickup is free only from Funchal hotels and lunch is at your own expense. 4.68 from 500 reviews at €43 per person.
- **Sunrise Tour at Pico do Arieiro** — A shared sunrise run to Pico do Arieiro with hotel pickup inside the listed zones, in a short standard version or a premium one that adds breakfast and a levada walk when conditions allow. The trail pass and any guided hike are separate options; bring warm clothes. 4.56 from 150 reviews at €49 per person.
- **Around The Island - Two Days Tour From 9am To 5pm (Each Day)** — Two full days of coach touring that circle the whole island, sold as one booking with a low per person price. The listing gives no stops, no meals and no pickup details and warns the order may change, so ask what each day covers. 4.67 from 904 reviews at €60 per person.

## FAQ

**How many bus tours in Funchal are available on Guidekin?**

18 bus tours are available for booking in Funchal on Guidekin. The top-rated is Madeira West side: Cabo Girão, Seixal & more – Full Day Tour with 4.99/5 from 83 reviews.

**How much do bus tours in Funchal cost?**

Prices range from €25 to €195 per person. The most affordable option is Nuns Valley Tour at €25. The premium choice is Visiting local Vineyard With Wine Tasting & Lunch included at €195.

**What are the best bus tours in Funchal?**

Based on 3721 traveler reviews across 18 tours, Madeira West side: Cabo Girão, Seixal & more – Full Day Tour leads our rating, weighted by review volume: 4.99/5 (83 reviews).

**How long do bus tours in Funchal last?**

Duration ranges from 3h to 2 days. The shortest is Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal at 3h. The longest is Around The Island - Two Days Tour From 9am To 5pm (Each Day) at 2 days.

**How do I book bus tours in Funchal on Guidekin?**

Browse 18 available tours above, select your preferred date and group size, and start booking on Guidekin; checkout completes with our booking partner. Most tours confirm instantly, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.

**What is the cancellation policy?**

Most bus tours offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Check the cancellation policy on each tour page for exact terms.


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| Private or shared | `tour_type` | private, shared |
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| Price (EUR) | `price_min`, `price_max` | numbers |
| Duration (hours) | `duration_min`, `duration_max` | numbers |
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| Included in price | `tickets=included`, `pickup` | pickup: hotel, cruise |
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| Order | `sort` | price_asc, price_desc, rating, popular, duration_asc (default: Guidekin weighted rank) |

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