Wine Tours in Madeira: 14 Good Ones, Priced

1.Taste Funchal: food, wine & cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 906 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $112Our pick

Spend about four hours walking through Funchal with a local guide such as Ana, Leonora, or Elda. Stop at small eateries, bars, snack shops, and tasting spots for Madeiran food, wine, and poncha. Your guide explains the island’s culture, translates menus, and shares practical suggestions for the rest of your stay.

“Darleen was a marvellous guide. Her historical knowledge of Maderia was good and she introduced us to excellent food experiences which we probably would not have come across ourselves.”

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2.Taste Funchal: food, wine and cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 680 reviews · 4 hours · from $109

Walk Funchal’s old center with a local guide such as Ana, Anna, Elda, or Darleen, stopping for Madeira wine, poncha, tea, pastries, market produce, seafood, meat, and traditional sweets. Expect about two miles of easy walking, a small-group feel when numbers allow, and plenty of practical restaurant tips along the way.

“Brilliant tour lovely way to spend an afternoon in Funchal got some great recommendations for the rest of our holiday as well.”

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3.Skywalk with Wines Tasting and Vineyards Half day 4×4 Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 520 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $90

Join a local guide such as Robert, Silva, Tiago, or Diogo for a four-hour 4x4 trip from Funchal to Cabo Girão and Quinta Barbusano in São Vicente. You’ll cross steep mountain roads, walk through working vines, taste up to six Madeira wines, and return with hotel pickup included in central Funchal.

“The whole experience from pick up, to exploring the hillsides, to the vineyard tour and sampling was superb! Hugely enhanced by the knowledge and interaction with our driver!! Must do!”

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4.Food and Wine Walking Tour in Funchal

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 469 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $111

Walk central Funchal with an English-speaking guide such as Matt, Roberto, or Isabel, stopping at eight local venues for Madeira wine, poncha, bolo do caco, honey cake, seafood, fruit, chocolate, and more. The relaxed 3.5-hour route mixes food with city history and includes some places you might not find on your own.

“We had such an amazing experience today on this tour. Our guide, Isabelle, was fantastic - very friendly and really informative on what we were eating/drinking and the history of the area. The food and wine tasting was varied and really allowed us to get a taste of Madeira. Would recommend in a heartbeat.”

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5.Cabo Girao, Jeep Tour Adventure and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 443 reviews · 4 hours · from $57

Spend four hours in a small open-roof 4x4 with a local guide such as Rui, Gil, Chris, or Tony. Take in Nuns Valley from Boca dos Namorados, bump along cherry-country tracks, stop for optional poncha, visit Cabo Girão, and taste Madeira wine before returning to Funchal.

“Our guide Gil was amazing. He took very good care of us, was always checking if we were comfortable and made this day perfect for us. The tour was very interesting and the stops were beautiful.”

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6.Cabo Girão, Wine Tasting, & Serra d’Água Jeep Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 336 reviews · 4 hours · from $88

This four-hour tour takes you from Funchal to Cabo Girão, Serra d’Água, and São Vicente in a small 4x4 group of up to eight. Expect steep roads, forest tracks, vineyard views, and six Madeira wines at Quinta do Barbusano, with cheese and chorizo. Guides such as Gil, Graham, Miguel, and Rui are known for lively commentary and careful driving.

“Rui and Karim fantastic hosts A must do few hours 👌”

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7.H.M. Borges Winery Guided Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 334 reviews · 30 minutes - 1 hour · from $17Best value

Tour H.M. Borges, a fourth-generation family winery in central Funchal, with an English-speaking guide such as Maria, Melissa, or Marta. See the aging casks, learn how Madeira wine is made, and taste two to six wines in a Max Römer-decorated room, with honey cake and sugar-cane cookies.

“Guide was amazing, really explained things well. the wines were not for my taste but can't fault anyone for that”

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8.Skywalk, Amazing Views & Wine Tasting in Open Roof 4×4 Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $54

Travel from Funchal in an open-roof Land Rover with a local guide such as Rui, Hugo, Luis, or Severino. Expect steep mountain roads, off-road tracks, Boca dos Namorados, Boca da Corrida, Cabo Girão’s glass platform, Poncha, and Madeira wine tasting. The ride can be bumpy and chilly, but it reaches views most standard tours miss.

“Beautiful off road scenery. Excellent and friendly guides really interested in showcasing the island of Madeira”

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9.Full-Day Madeira Wine Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 158 reviews · 8 hours · from $247

Travel from Funchal to São Vicente and Câmara de Lobos in a comfortable, air-conditioned minibus limited to 10 people. Visit Blandy’s and Barbeito’s, taste Madeira and table wines, and enjoy espetada at a vineyard. Guides such as Sofia and Roberto add local stories, plant knowledge, and practical island insight.

“Sophia was amazing, very friendly and helpful. Growing up on the island she was able to give us a great history of everything from plants to buildings to the wine industry. She was enthusiastic and fun! If you want a true view of Madeira wine, she is a great guide! I highly recommend touring with her!”

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10.Wine & Tapas, Cabo Girão Skywalk 4×4 Jeep Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 132 reviews · 4 hours · from $59

Join a multilingual guide such as Dino, Lino, Miguel, or Jorge for a four-hour Madeira outing from Funchal or Caniço. Visit the Cabo Girão Skywalk, ride an open-top 4x4 through mountain tracks, pause in São Vicente, and finish with six Madeiran table wines, cheese, and chorizo at Quinta do Barbusano. The tasting and Skywalk entry cost extra.

“Hi the trip was good but couldn’t hear the driver. Would be good if the guide had a microphone so those in back could hear and if we could have had a briefing more about Madeira hx etc. overall though Madeira is a lovely island which we will come back to explore more”

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11.4×4 Safari Half day Poncha, Mountains, Vineyards and Cabo Girão Small group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $60

Spend four to five hours exploring Madeira in a small 4x4 group of up to eight people. From Funchal or Caniço, your local guide takes you through Câmara de Lobos, mountain viewpoints above Curral das Freiras, vineyards, and Cabo Girão. Expect lively commentary, rough tracks, photo stops, and a chance to try poncha.

“This experience was one for the books. We had an amazing time and I recommend it to anyone who comes to visit here in Funchal Madeira. our tour guide Tobias was wonderful. He was Very knowledgeable of his island and he answered all of our crazy questions. We had such an amazing experience. We didn’t want it to end!”

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12.Cabo Girão, Wines Tasting and Dolphins Watching

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 50 reviews · 8 hours · from $104

Travel from Funchal into the hills by open-roof 4x4, stopping at Boca dos Namorados, Jardim da Serra, Cabo Girão, and Henriques & Henriques for Madeira wine. Then board a catamaran for three hours of dolphin and whale watching. Guides speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with groups limited to eight.

“3 Event diese Woche in Madeira und zum dritten Mal perfekt. Tolle Tour-Guide und perfekte Organisation durch Get Your Guide und die lokalen Anbieter. Immer gerne wieder! Herzlichen Dank!”

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13.Signature Wine Tasting, Skywalk & Nature Expedition

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 49 reviews · 7.5 hours · from $104

Spend 7.5 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Rui or Gill, traveling from Funchal by small-group 4x4. Visit Serra d’Água, go off-road near São Vicente, taste local honey and six table wines, stop for lunch, and finish with Madeira wine in Câmara de Lobos. Cabo Girão entry costs €3 extra.

“Excellent day out in a Landrover Defender with our friendly and knowledgeable driver and guide Rui. Viewpoint stops along the way including some Poncha tasting at a small honey museum. Lovely views while wine tasting before a delicious lunch by the coast in Sao Vincent’s (additional cost but good value for money). Spectacular views from the Skywalk before some Madeira wine tasting to finish off the day. Wonderful.”

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14.Madeira Island Private Wine Full-day Tour in all terrain vehicle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 7 to 9 hours (approx.)

Spend 7 to 9 hours with Valdemar of Go Local Madeira, crossing Madeira in a private convertible 4x4. Visit Quinta do Barbusano and Henriques & Henriques, taste local wines at your own cost, and stop at Encumeada, São Vicente, Cabo Girão, Câmara de Lobos, and other scenic places.

“We are a family of five from New York, and recently booked this tour seeking a fun adventure. This was an action-packed day full of history, beautiful landscapes, wine, beach, lunch, and more wine! Val was our driver and tour guide. We couldn't have asked for a better person! He started the tour with an overview of what we would be doing and seeing. As we headed towards the vineyard, we made a few stops for sightseeing and pictures: small villages beautifully decorated around the churches for upcoming festivals, a shady, cool-temperature park with laurel trees, and spectacular viewpoints up in the mountains. Along the way, Val narrated what we…”

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