Discover the east

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Camacha is a picturesque village of Santa Cruz, located in the interior of Madeira Island, over 700 meters high, famous for its traditions and folklore, which gracefully endure to this day.

   20 min

2. Pico do Arieiro is part of the Central Mountain Massif, being the third highest point of Madeira Island, with a maximum altitude of 1818 meters, the first being Pico Ruivo at 1861 meters, and the second Pico das Torres at 1851 meters elevation.

   20 min

3. Ribeiro Frio is a place in the municipality of Santana, situated in a place of great natural beauty, right in the heart of the Laurissilva Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Madeira Island, such as Levada do Furado, Serra or Juncal.

   30 min

4. Faial is a parish in the municipality of Santana, situated on the charming North Coast of the beautiful Madeira Island, at an altitude of about 219 meters. It is said that the name "Faial" will derive from the many beeches (Myrica faya) here, and the town developed around an ancient chapel of Our Lady of the Nativity, said to have been internally armed from a single large trunk. cedar tree there. The chapel was destroyed by the flow of the Ribeiras da Metade and Faial, and a new temple was built in 1771.

   20 min

5. Santana is a town, located in the green north coast of the beautiful island of Madeira, famous for its traditional triangular gabled houses with thatched roofs and wooden structures (the clowns), colored with the typical Madeiran colors of Madeira. White, blue and red.

   2 h

6. Miradouro da Portela is located in the parish of Santo da Serra at 670 meters altitude, between Porto da Cruz and Machico. This viewpoint offers a magnificent backdrop of mountains to the sea. We can observe the parish of Porto da Cruz and Penha d´Águia.

   20 min

7. São Lourenço is the easternmost peninsula of the fantastic Madeira Island, representing a completely different facet from the rest of the island, which is known for its lush vegetation that has earned the title of “planted seaside garden”. São Lourenço is therefore a peninsula of volcanic origin, mostly basaltic, giving it an arid aspect, undergrowth and an absence of trees that totally contrasts with the rest of the island's landscape.

   30 min

8. Overlooking the wonderful valley of Machico, in the fantastic island of Madeira, from the Pico do Facho viewpoint you have a beautiful panorama, seeing the stunning Ponta de São Lourenço with its natural colors of deep beauty.

   20 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 11 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Fantastic. Great...

  Fantastic. Great experience, great exposure to the island. Paulo, the driver was very knowledgeable, funny and interesting.

  Victor_LJanuary 2026via Viator

• 5Great East Side Tour

  This was an excellent tour. It took us to the highlights of the East Side of Madeira Island. Our tour guide, Alex, was absolutely amazing, very kind and knowledgeable. I felt very safe driving with Alex. He took very good care of us and made sure we had a great time. He navigated the narrow mountain roads with precision and expertise.I would highly recommend this tour as well as Alex as a tour guide.

  rosaliedzubinaNovember 2025via Viator

• 5Great experience and truly recommend

  Fantastic trip and guide to this trip. I truly recommend it as the scenery is out of this world. Never thought that we were going to be above the clouds!

  Doreen_WSeptember 2025via Viator

• 5Fantastic day out

  Very interesting day. The guide had lots of knowledge and was very friendly. Good choice of places to stop. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend.

  Rachael_RAugust 2025via Viator

• 5Excellent value tour of key sights of east Madeira

  Excellent tour in a comfortable air conditioned minibus of various key points of interest to the east and also slightly north with an experienced and very friendly driver who gave us ample enough time per stop to see the sights and didn't rush you. A nice 3 course lunch with wine/water/coffee was arranged via the driver in Santana at 22 euros each you wished. Drove high up into the mountains including to Ribeira de Frio and to Pico Arieiro. Very highly recommended tour with convenient hotel entrance pick up and option to delay payment to 2 days before if you need, or even cancel should you change your mind.

  Lynsey_HSeptember 2024via Viator

• 44x4 surprise

  We were not told the trip was full and a substitute was sent! Felipe though was brilliant! We had a 4x4 and we went places I never imagined were possible! The views were amazing even if my height anxiety got me at points. A beautiful day out with Trailblazers even if it wasn’t what we had booked.

  Claire_cJune 2024via Viator

Know before you go

How it compares in Funchal

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 11 hop-on hop-off we list in Funchal.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 11.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Funchal

Funchal is the capital of Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic, set on steep green hills with flower-filled gardens and a seafront old town.

Funchal spreads up a steep hillside above a natural harbour on Madeira's south coast. The old town, the Zona Velha, has narrow lanes with painted doors and small restaurants, and the cathedral dates from around 1500. The Mercado dos Lavradores sells tropical fruit, fish and flowers in a hall decorated with blue tiles. A cable car climbs from the harbourfront to Monte, high above.

Top-ranked sights in Funchal: Sé Cathedral of Funchal, Church of Our Lady of Monte (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte), Madeira Botanical Gardens.

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