Funchal Trip Overview
Get to know the island of Madeira through a Jeep tour. Fantastic places and some of them just accessible by car all terrain. Without a doubt one of the best tours available. It’s really worth it.
Additional Info
* Duration: 2 days
* Starts: Funchal, Portugal
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal
Get to know the island of Madeira through a Jeep tour. Fantastic places and some of them just accessible by car all terrain. Without a doubt one of the best tours available. It’s really worth it.
Itinerary
Day 1: FIRST DAY, ROUTE AND PARAGENS.
Stop At: Baia de Camara de Lobos, Caminho Trincheira, Camara De Lobos, Madeira 9300-159 Portugal
The name of this parish comes from the fact that, at the time of the discovery of the island, a large number of sea lions were seen in that cove which still has the same configuration today.
Câmara de Lobos was the first place where João Gonçalves Zarco, the navigator who discovered the island, lived between 1420 and 1424.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ribeira Brava Beach, Ribeira Brava, Madeira 9350-203 Portugal
Ribeira Brava owes its name to the river that borders it; when it rains more intensely in the mountains its waters run wild towards the sea. It is a small town on the southwest coast of the island flanked by deep valleys. It is a nice place where tourists often stop
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Levada do Paul da Serra, Rabaçal, Madeira Portugal
Paul da Serra is the largest and most extensive plateau of the island of Madeira with about 24 km², with an average altitude of approximately 1500 meters.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools, Rua do Lugar, Porto Moniz, Madeira 9270-156 Portugal
An attraction for thousands of domestic and foreign tourists, not only for its beauty and peculiar origin but also for the magnificent conditions. The quality of the water is excellent and the infrastructures correspond perfectly to the level of excellence of this beach complex.
The landscape surrounding the pools, the panoramic view that the bather has on the coast and the cliffs are a strong attraction as well.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Seixal Natural Pool, Praia do Porto do Seixal-Madeira, Seixal, Madeira 9270-132 Portugal
The Seixal, located between Porto Moniz and São Vicente, is an excellent place to make a stop. From this point you can explore the rocky coastline and stroll along the pier to contemplate the great cliffs and waterfalls that fall on both sides of this small village.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sao Vicente Caves, Sitio do Pe do Passo, Sao Vicente, Madeira 9240-039 Portugal
São Vicente is a pleasant village in the north of the island that is in one of the most beautiful valleys of Madeira. The village of St Vincent is becoming increasingly popular among surfers because of its pebble beach with excellent conditions for the many surfers coming from all over Europe to enjoy the waves.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cabo Girao, Camara De Lobos, Madeira Portugal
It is the highest cable in Europe, 580 m high, famous for its suspended glass platform.
The Cabo Girão viewpoint, situated on the highest promontory in Europe, at 580 m altitude, offers a vertiginous view of the Rancho and Cabo Girão fajãs – small cultivated land at the foot of the cliff, as well as magnificent panoramic views over the ocean and the municipalities of Câmara de Lobos and Funchal.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: SECOND DAY, ROUTE AND PARAGENS.
Stop At: Camacha parish church, Sitio da Igreja, Camacha, Madeira 9135-381 Portugal
The Poiso is our first stop. You can try the famous Madeira poncha and this place is the meeting point of the explorers of the island.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pico do Arieiro, E 202, Funchal, Madeira 9000-900 Portugal
The Pico do Areeiro is a peak located on the island of Madeira. With 1818 meters of altitude, it is the third highest peak of the island. We can dazzle on days of clear skies the fantastic rock formations, the south coast of Madeira, the corral of Freitas and even the island of Porto Santo. From this place the famous rails start to Pico das Torres and Pico Ruivo.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Balcoes de Ribeiro Frio, Er103 Parque Natural de Ribeiro Frio, Madeira 6160-206 Portugal
the Forest Park of Ribeiro Frio can observe the flora of the Laurissilva forest, go hiking on foot and visit the Ribeiro Frio Aquarium.
Located in the municipality of Santana, the Forest Park of Ribeiro Frio presents a vast spot of the Laurissilva Forest. In this place we can observe some flora and endemic vegetation and animals characteristic of the fauna of Madeira.
In this locality there is the Ribeiro Frio Aquaculture Station, which produces trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss walbaum) for the repopulation of the water lines of the Island of Madeira.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Santana, Madeira Portugal
Known for its triangular houses, Santana is a beautiful village on the north coast. These houses, built of natural stone and thatch, are used as stables and sometimes as a dwelling for many centuries.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro do Forte do Faial, VR1, Santana, Madeira 9230-067 Portugal
Faial is a small and picturesque village on the northeast coast of the island named after a local tree that is the beech (Myrica faya). The colonizers arrived here only in 1519 and were mostly of Moorish and Galician origin. During the first phase of colonization in which the sugar cane crop reached its peak production, water mills were built in Ribeira do Faial and Ribeira Seca to grind sugar cane. You can still see the ruins of these buildings under the bridge.
Faial is also known for the bridges, being the highest of 130 meters and known as the Bridge of the Seven Mouths, but unfortunately the bridge collapsed in a severe storm in 1984.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Engenhos do Norte, Rua do Cais no 6, Porto da Cruz, Madeira 9225-050 Portugal
The Port of Cruz is one of the parishes of the municipality of Machico. Its name came from the cross once placed in the bay that served as port.
Upon arriving you may have the perception that there is not much to do in this area. Life seems to have stopped or else to be moving at a very slow pace. But the attractions of this small parish are unique.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Baia da Abra, Machico, Madeira Portugal
Ponta de São Lourenço
The Ponta de São Lourenço is the most easterly tip of Madeira and is a natural reserve with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and spectacular rock formations; is a unique landscape very different from the rest of the island.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
