Madeira Off-Road Tours

Meeting point

Where

There is a parking place near the Saint Martin church. · Open in Google Maps

Departure

09:00 daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

This activity ends back at the meeting point

Pickup

Hotel pickup from 111 pickup points (111 pickup points listed by the operator, 110 of them hotels)

Operator

Madeira Off Road Tours; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Santana

   From Funchal towards the highest mountais we allways have funchal scenery behind us, soon we arrive at the third highest mountain in Pico do Areeiro at 1818m altitude with stuning views and landscapes. After we will start our discent to Santana trougth ribeiro frio and cruzinhas, where we will see the beauty of our indigenous Laurissilva Forest was classified as UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in December 1999. Once we get to Santana we will show you the houses that keeps the original characteristics of Santana, a thatched roof and of course stoping for a lunch, after the lunch we come our way back by the eastern coast where you will be introduced once more to breathtaking views, stopping at last at the eastern point of Madeira, Ponta de São Loureço.

   7h · Admission included
2. 2
   Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools

   Starting from Funchal trought Câmara de Lobos, on our way to Ribeira Brava we are going to travel trougth the old roads, in the morning we start in the southwestern coast , and have a stop for a drink, after we will continue our way up until the plateau to 1500m altitude were we will be above the clouds like in the aircraft :). After crossing on the plateau Paúl da Serra all the way to Porto Moniz will be in off-road! Here we are going to stop for Lunch and take a bath in the natural vulcanic swiming pools. After our lunch we will drive along the northen coast villages and our guides will showcasing amazing sea cliffs with lush vegetation, amog them you will see some of the best waterfalls on the island.

   7h · Admission not included
3. 3
   Valley of the Nuns

   On this halfday tour we will take you to visit Câmara de Lobos municipality wich is the second largest in the island with 30.000 inhabitants, on the way up to the mountains we will across the banana fields and cherries and apples trees trought the Eucalyptos forest of Quinta Grande. Offcourse we will continue into the mountains and valleys passing the vineyards area of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos wich represent more that 50% from all vineyards in the island, also you will see a good example of the terraces cultivation seen throughout the island. These trip have a stop in a very local spot where you can try the tipicals drinks and cakes :) !After we will visit the nuns valley from a very nice view point

   3h · Admission included

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