Madeira · FUNCHAL OLD TOWN & CABLE CAR
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Old Funchal is painted doors, a hillside cable car and a wicker toboggan back down from Monte. Below are the best tours of the old town and the cable car, best first, showing what each covers on foot and by cabin, how long they run, and which end at the Monte gardens.
A 2-hour Funchal Old Town walk mixing Jesuit heritage, markets, sugar stories, and a sweet factory, with proceeds supporting student programs.
“Really educational and enjoyable tour! Had an excellent time, thoroughly recommend to anyone wanting to learn more about Funchal and Madeira 😊”
Tuk Tuk through Funchal’s Old Town to Monte basket toboggans with pickup, local stories, viewpoints, and shorter lines.
“We had two tuk tuk’s. We were informed that queue for toboggan was three hours. We therefore still did our tour. Our guides one of which was Moyses were very informative and knowledgeable. Would do this again”
A 2-hour walking tour of Old Funchal covering Jesuit sites, the farmers market, cathedral, art streets, and a wine tasting.
“A good way to see areas of Funchal that you may not be aware of and to get some historical information.”
Tuk tuk from Funchal to Monte Palace Tropical Garden and the Carreiros do Monte sled ride, with Old Town stops in 3 hours.
“Luis from TUKWAY was great … great English , excellent local knowledge and friendly - can’t recommend enough”
Tuk-tuk from Funchal to Monte for a classic wicker basket-cart descent, plus guided Old Town stops and a church visit on Madeira.
“Alexis was great. He was very informative. Called us ahead of the tour to say the basket ride had stopped selling tickets and closed the que as it was a 4 hr wait. Did we still want to go ahead with tour or cancel. We went ahead as wanted to see Funchal and see the baskets even if we couldn’t ride them. I would recommend this tour to anytime visit Funchal looking to fill a few hours. We were picked up from the shop and returned to the ship. Thank you Alexis you were great. Tammy and Paul”
A 2-hour private tuk tuk tour through Funchal’s Old Town, ending at Madeira Botanical Gardens for big views and plant collection.
“Andrea was a great guide. very friendly and a safe driver. We enjoyed the ride up to the botanical gardens with lots of information along the way”
Tuk tuk your way from central Funchal to Monte Palace’s gardens and a church stop, with hilltop viewpoints and great guide-led stories.
“Very enjoyable time taken on well informed city tour and climbed the hills in the Tuk Tuk to look at the beautiful gardens and watch the sledges sliding down the road, a great time. Thank you.”
Tukway tour of Funchal and Monte: painted Old Town streets, Church of Our Lady of the Mount, then Monte toboggans.
“Ricardo was an excellent guide. He picked us up right at the port and we went right to the toboggan experience before all the tour buses arrived. Highly recommend Ricardo and definitely the early tour.”
A 2-hour private tuk-tuk tour of Funchal with fort and cathedral stops, ending near Monte for the cable car (tickets extra).
“The guide Laura was amazing would definitely book with her again”
Private tuk tuk from Funchal up to Monte for the toboggan and back to old town, with hotel pickup, a free church stop, and local drink.
“Had a lovely ride in the tuk tuk with Ricardo who did some stops along the way up to Monte. He has a great sense of humour and we both throughly recommend using this tour as an alternative way to explore the Island. The tobogganing is 100% worth it and will set you back 35 euros for 2 people for the ride. I advise booking this tour early to avoid the queues. We booked 9:30am, this was only a 10 minute wait at the top. Stopped off in the farmers market on the way down and by the santa maria church for some photos. Give it a go, it's fun…”
Toboggan thrills, cable-car views, and Madeira’s Botanical Garden in a 3–4 hour Funchal outing with tickets and pickup included.
“We enjoyed sight seeing from the cable car. The tobaggan ride was fun, annd our tour guide waited a long time in line, while we waited at a cafe, for our turn to take that ride. Our tour Guide Miguel was GREAT. The Botanical Garden tour was a fiasco ( not Miguel’s fault ), We terminated it after a half hour of carefully finding a way to make it safely to the nearest exit because of the dangerous walkways, which were composed of wet slippery volcanic rock's most all STEEP SLOPES!!!, creating countless places where A YONE could suddenly and easily slip and fall. There was NO WARNING of these…”
One-hour TukTuk Funchal tour with Fortaleza views, cathedral and market stops, painted Old Town streets, plus a quick sea-view break at Barreirinha.
“chauffeur trés gentil, adorable, nous prenais en photos, souriant, je vous recommande le dimanche matin pas de circulation le top”
Private tuk-tuk ride from Funchal to Madeira Botanical Garden with panoramic views, optional natural history museum, and city landmarks.
“Daniella a été une guide exceptionnelle. Elle nous a fait faire le tour de la ville plutôt que le voyage en tuktuk au jardin botanique à notre demande. Le tour était très enrichissant merci encore”
Ride Madeira downhill from the clouds to the sea on full-suspension bikes, with easy-or-technical trail options and free guide photos.
“Bike ride was exactly to my level. Beautiful way to see and learn about Madeira.”
Ride a private tuk-tuk through Funchal’s Old Town and Madeira’s Botanical Garden, with a guided loop that’s easy on time and heavy on charm.
“Andrea and Luis were excellent guides. They provided a lot of useful information. Tuk tuk experience was very interesting for us as adults and kids as well. Very recommended.”
