Private Tour
Full Day Private 4x4 Tour in West Madeira with Local Guide
Overview
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Customize your 4WD tour, discovering and admiring the great and unique landscapes from the west side of Madeira. This is a private tailored experience, where you will make your own program just your family/friends in the car.
Your guide will give you some options of places that you can visit, since wine tasting at Barbusano, São Vicente caves, a little hike at a water aqueducts "levada walk", swim at the natural pools, traditional lunch, UNESCO forest, you have a lot to choose, but in 8 hours you just see a tiny part of the West.
Our guide will tell you intersting facts from Madeira, history, culture, gastronomy, fauna & flora, hidden places just known from the locals, passing at off road beaten track and the old roads.
This tour is not shared with other clients. Group Maximum: 8 travelers
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Serra de Agua
Serra de Água's name is derived from the historical construction of a watermill used for sawmilling, that was named serra de água, and later became applied to the entire parish. Wood was the first of livelihood and income for the early settlers to Madeira, and due to the abundance of vegetation in Serra de Água the sawmills, commercial exportation of wood was very profitable.
Miradouro da Encumeada
A new road traverses the 1004 m high Encumeada pass. Starting in Ribeira Brava at the south coast, the road winds up to Serra d’Água (which was the island’s first water power station) and arrives at the top of the valley giving incredible views of both the south and the north coast.
What‘s Included
Driver/guide
Gratuities
€18
Fuel surcharge
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
6 pax
6 pax
Pickup included
8 pax
8 pax
Pickup included
12 pax
12 pax
Pickup included
Reviews
13 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wonderful day on private full day tour Madeira with our driver and guide Dino
gosheinv,,Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Dino knew all about the island, offroad, plants, history, secret places…we were so happy to book a private tour, very flexibel and relying on Dino to show us the island. We had a wonderful day
Great.
Daydream25140322074,,Jun 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our driver Lino was perfect Lots of humor and explanations Beautiful discoveries of the western region of Madeira Very professional
Fab West tour with the girls and Nunu
kaandSam,,Jul 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Firstly Nunu was excellent. He picked us up from Pestana Carlton and went through what we wanted from tour. We had the best time and fell in love with Madeira. We went to a bar and had freshly made Poncha we stopped for coffee and we were shown the waterfalls and dirt tracks. The whole day was exciting and fun. We went to Porto moniz for lunch and we visited the enchanted forest we also had a pit stop at glass platform. Nunu was so good at detail and history he made the tour suit us and have to say completely reccomend. Worth every penny. And would do again.
Amazing experience would 100% recommend
natashaw727,,Jun 1, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely amazing experience ! We had such a good time and our guide Jose was amazing - so funny . Took us to some great spots and we were able to spend as much time as we wanted at each ! Would 100% recommend - I’m not much of a hiker but we could just get in and out the jeep whenever . The guide made it an unforgettable experience I’ve never laughed so much !
A must do experience while in Madeira
carlyg774,,May 22, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was such a fun experience. Our guide was fantastic, really friendly and knowledgeable. Madeira is such a beautiful island, you really need to see other areas outside Funchal to appreciate all of its beauty and this is the perfect way to get around the island. When we return we will use this company again so we can explore the other side of the island.
Exceptional day!
manunani,,May 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful day to discover the island of Madeira with our guide the very friendly Lino. Excursion to do absolutely! Emmanuelle and Thierry
Excellent day
Robert M,,Mar 27, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent tour. José was our guide. Very personable, attentive, and patient. We never felt rushed and we spent the whole day together. Great suggestions for photo ops and took great pictures as well. Highly recommended.
Amazing, Interesting and Beautiful introduction to the West side of Madeira
Todd T,,Jan 3, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing, interesting and beautiful introduction to the West side of Madeira. Since it was a private tour, we gave a couple of preferences to our guide, Nelson, and he filled in the rest. The itinerary was perfect, as was the day. Nelson was a perfect balance of facts, history and humor and we enjoyed every minute. Highly recommend.
The perfect Madeira experience!
Simma R,,Oct 28, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Hugo gave us such a complete tour of Funchal and Madeira! We went into the mountains which looked like a rainforest, enjoyed a magnificent lunch at the beach, experienced a Madeira wine tasting, and had a sampling of the baked cheesecakes that are synonymous with Madeira. This was a full and complete day. Hugo is funny, charming and so knowledgeable.. he gave us a perfect travel day!
Thank you to Lino our driver
E3682OLmartineb,,Oct 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you to Lino for accompanying us in French for the day of October 2 and the morning of October 5, 2022. Beautiful walks in the nature of Madeira, on mountain roads to admire vegetation. waterfalls and magnificent panoramas. Thanks to the Madeira massages. A big thank you to Lino for his kindness and for making us discover his island. We keep a very good memory of our stay on Madeira Island. Thanks to Lino for all the pictures taken in his company.
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