Funchal and South East Madeira highlights on a private 5-hour tour

You will visit several viewpoints around the city and in the southeast part of Madeira, some gems and hidden local places that only locals can go in like an old wine cellar with Madeira wine tasting. In order to better enjoy the fantastic beauty of Funchal city, try the cable car ride up to Monte. Enjoy the amazing view of Funchal bay and surrounding landscape.

f Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Cabo Girão is a popular lookout point, with up to 1800 visitors a day. The location is also a popular starting point for hikers. The Cabo Girão Skywalk is the highest cliff skywalk in Europe, located on top of the cabo Girão Cliff in Madeira Island. The skywalk opened in late October 2012 and is similar to the one in America's Grand Canyon - both are made of transparent glass to provide stunning views to visitors.

From this point, there is a splendid panoramic view over Funchal bay and the city area, with the Desertas Islands in the background. This viewpoint was recently restructured and nowadays it includes additional green and commercial areas where local crafts and restaurants can be found and also new leisure facilities. This area underwent substantial improvements in terms of pedestrian and automobile access.

Go on a traditional Monte’s sledge ride – a traditional toboggan ride on a wicker sledge with wooden runners driven by two carriers.

It is renowned for its harbor with colorful fishermen’s boats, seafront walks, the quaint Whale Museum, and delicious fresh fish restaurants. There is much more to visit in this sunny corner, with arid landscapes that oppose the green tendency of the island.

It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2011 was 23,368, in an area of 11.99 km².[2] Caniço is connected to the urban sprawl of Funchal and is larger than the seat of the municipality. It is located 6 km east of Funchal.

of Madeira, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The easternmost municipality on the island, it is also the third most populous area; its population was 21,828 (in 2011). The town, proper, had a population of 10,894 in 2001.

Located in the eastern part of the island, this is the place where a fantastic combination of rocks, sea and nature created one of Mother Nature’s masterpieces. You can climb up the rocks and see very little evidence of man’s changes to the island. There are excellent views over both the northern and southern sides of the island and, when the weather conditions allow it, you can even see Porto Santo Island.

statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira. It is here that non-catholic Christians were thrown from the cliffs as only Catholics were allowed to be buried on the island until 1770 when the British Cemetery of Funchal was established for non-catholic Christians. The Jewish Cemetery of Funchal was established in 1851. The statue was built in remembrance of the function of the area's history. The statue was built in 1927 and consecrated on October 30, 1927. Financed by the local lawyer Aires de Ornelas and his wife, created by French artists Georges Serraz and Pierre Charles Lenoir. The statue was completed 4 years before Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil. After the tour your guide will take you back to Cruise Ship Port, your hotel or in another place of your choice.