Madeira West Island Tour with Levada Walk and Lunch
Funchal, Portugal
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Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Enjoy this Madeira West Island Tour with a short levada walk, for it is one of the most popular tour on the island. This is a really scenic tour with a variety of things to see. You will enjoy the mixture of coastal, mountain and forest views that you will encounter all along the tour. The guides are all experienced and will give you and informative and entertaining tour. At lunch time enjoy a traditional lunch with a local wine.
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Enjoy this Madeira West Island Tour with a short levada walk, for it is one of the most popular tour on the island. This is a really scenic tour with a variety of things to see. You will enjoy the mixture of coastal, mountain and forest views that you will encounter all along the tour. The guides are all experienced and will give you and informative and entertaining tour. At lunch time enjoy a traditional lunch with a local wine.Hotel pick-up is available in Funchal, Canico, Garajau and Camara de Lobos at no extra charge, between 8 and 9am. Your first stop will be at the famous fishing village of Câmara de Lobos, where the famous Sir Winston Churchill spent his days painting when he visited the island of Madeira. Continue to Cabo Girão to view the highest sea cliff in Europe.
The tour's next stop is at Ribeira Brava, where you will make a quick visit to the church there. You will then discover Ponta de Sol. This name literally means "point of the sun," an apt description for the most beautiful village on the island.
Next enjoy a scenic drive through the Laurissilva Forest up to the plateau of Pául da Serra. Stop for a short, flat, easy walk along a levada (an irrigation channel unique to Madeira). The tour proceeds to the northwest side of the island where you can visit the Porto Moniz, famous for its volcanic rock pools. If it's not crowded, the tour will stop here for lunch and quick swim. You could also continue down the scenic coastal route to Seixal for lunch and a swim.
After lunch you will travel the coastal road, taking in the famous waterfalls en route to São Vincente. Then discover Encumeada Pass. The views here are breathtaking. Enjoy a final stop at a famous bar where the proprietors make "Poncha," a traditional spirit drink mixed with honey and orange juice.
Return to harbor before 4:30pm, and return to the hotel at around 5pm.
The tour's next stop is at Ribeira Brava, where you will make a quick visit to the church there. You will then discover Ponta de Sol. This name literally means "point of the sun," an apt description for the most beautiful village on the island.
Next enjoy a scenic drive through the Laurissilva Forest up to the plateau of Pául da Serra. Stop for a short, flat, easy walk along a levada (an irrigation channel unique to Madeira). The tour proceeds to the northwest side of the island where you can visit the Porto Moniz, famous for its volcanic rock pools. If it's not crowded, the tour will stop here for lunch and quick swim. You could also continue down the scenic coastal route to Seixal for lunch and a swim.
After lunch you will travel the coastal road, taking in the famous waterfalls en route to São Vincente. Then discover Encumeada Pass. The views here are breathtaking. Enjoy a final stop at a famous bar where the proprietors make "Poncha," a traditional spirit drink mixed with honey and orange juice.
Return to harbor before 4:30pm, and return to the hotel at around 5pm.
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