3 Drinking Tours in Madeira, Compared

1.Bar hopping Tour & Poncha Workshop – Funchal

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews · from $91Our pick

Spend three hours visiting six stops in Funchal with an English-speaking guide. Taste local beer, still and Madeira wines, ginja in a chocolate cup, and Nikita, then finish with Poncha. The tour begins at Blandy’s Wine Lodges at 4:30 p.m. The advertised workshop may not always involve making your own drink, so confirm what it includes before booking.

“The tour guide was very helpful, friendly and open. However, according to the title of the activity, we were really expecting a workshop where we could make our own poncha. However, this was not the case. The activity was a bar tour where we tasted the drinks listed in the description. We had booked the tour mainly because of the workshop and were then disappointed as this part did not take place. For the bar tour alone, I don't think the price-performance ratio is justified and the title of the activity is misleading.Read more”

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2.Bar Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $53Best value

Spend four hours moving between bars in Funchal with an English-speaking guide, at least one drink at each stop, reserved seats, and hotel or cruise-port transfers from Funchal, Caniço, or Câmara de Lobos. Expect a private group rather than a guaranteed shared pub crawl. The route and bar names are not specified.

“Activité fantômes, qui n'a pas eu lieu. Nous étions ma cousine et moi même au lieu de RDV indiqué sur l'appli (lien GPS) situé à 15 min de voiture et 40 en bus. Arrivées au lieu indiqué il s'agissait d'un centre de jour ?! au milieu de rien. Nous étions un peu étonnées dès le départ du lieu indiqué et avons donc tenté de joindre par téléphone, mail et watsapp l'organisateur ( nous avons utilisé les coordonnées transmises via GYG) sans succès. Aucun rappel, ni mail!! 😡😡 Au final, nous avons été arnaqué de 90 euros et attendons au moment où j'écris une explication et un remboursement de la part…”

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3.Craft Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $58

Spend four hours sampling craft beer in Funchal’s local bars, with at least one beer at each stop. Guide Tiago can connect the beers with Funchal’s history and brewing methods. Transfers from Funchal or Caniço are included, and the outing is a private group experience.

“Very relaxed way of getting introduced to the modest beer scene in Funchal. Tiago is a very knowledgeable guide, not only when it comes to the beers but also about Funchal and it's history.”

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