The 15 Best Food & Drink Experiences in Madeira

Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting - A gentler pause in the Balcões laurel forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,575 reviews · 8 hours · from $37Our pick

This eight-hour east Madeira tour links Pico do Arieiro, the Balcões laurel forest walk, Santana’s thatched houses, a Porto da Cruz rum tasting and Ponta do Rosto. A guide-driver handles the mountain roads and hotel pickup, with time for views, a lunch stop and short visits. Groups are limited to 14, and the guide may speak English, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese.

“Perfectly structured route, I especially enjoyed Miradouro da Ponta do Rosto”

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Taste Funchal: food, wine & cultural tour

2.Taste Funchal: food, wine & cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 906 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $112Top rated

Walk Funchal with a local English-speaking guide, stopping at small eateries, bars, and snack shops for Madeiran food and drink. The four-hour tour includes all tastings, Madeira wine, and poncha, plus stories about the island and tips for your stay. Guides may include Ana, Leonora, Elda, or Roberto.

“Anna did a phenomenal job! We love doing walking food/ history tours. Anna started our tour off at a tea house. Went to several places learning about the history of Madeira and eating delicious foods! Highly recommend this tour !!”

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Taste Funchal: food, wine and cultural tour

3.Taste Funchal: food, wine and cultural tour

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

Walk Funchal’s historic center with a local guide such as Ana, Elda or Darleen, stopping for Madeiran dishes, Madeira wine, poncha, pastries and market tastings. The four-hour tour combines lunch and small samples with local history, and vegetarian, gluten-free and non-alcoholic options are available by request.

“Mara was an incredibly engaging and knowledgeable guide, sharing the local history with great passion and detail. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience—it’s truly wonderful whether you’re traveling alone or with a group. Highly recommended!”

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Skywalk with Wines Tasting and Vineyards Half day 4x4 Adventure - Walking the vines at Quinta Barbusano

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

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

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

Ride a 4x4 from Funchal to Cabo Girão and the vineyards of São Vicente, with a local guide, a vineyard walk, and a Madeira wine tasting. The road to Quinta Barbusano is part of the fun, with steep hills and rough tracks. Guides vary by departure; past outings have been led by Tiago, Silva, Diogo, Romero, and Julia.

“4×4 adventure was a very unique experience for us. Excellent driving on the dirt, up and down road with a beautiful view. Thank you!”

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Madeira: Food and Wine Walking Tour in Funchal

5.Food and Wine Walking Tour in Funchal

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

Walk central Funchal for three and a half hours with an English-speaking guide and a group capped at 10. You’ll visit eight venues for 11 food tastings and six drinks, from Madeira wine and poncha to honey cake, market fruit and local seafood. Guides have included Matt, Roberto and Isabel. Come hungry, wear comfortable shoes, and share dietary needs at least 24 hours ahead.

“Our tour was informative and good idea to do on your first day to get to know Funchal. However we did have my son with us who had a nut allergy and on other Street food tours the food had been adapted to allow for this but this tour didn't.”

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Madeira: Cabo Girao, Jeep Tour Adventure and Wine Tasting

6.Cabo Girao, Jeep Tour Adventure and Wine Tasting

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

From central Funchal, join a small group of up to eight for a four-hour 4x4 outing to mountain viewpoints, cherry country and Cabo Girão. Expect an off-road ride, a local-bar stop where poncha costs extra, and a Madeira wine tasting. Guides speak English, Portuguese and Spanish.

“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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Madeira: Cabo Girão, Wine Tasting, & Serra d’Água Jeep Tour

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

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

This four-hour Madeira jeep tour links Cabo Girão’s 580-metre cliff with off-road tracks near São Vicente and a visit to Quinta do Barbusano. Expect island commentary from an English-speaking guide, then six wines with Portuguese cheese and chorizo. Groups are limited to eight, and Cabo Girão’s €3 entry fee is extra.

“AMAZING DAY! Our group consist of 1 couple and 2 friends aged 27-62 and we all LOVED this experience. what an AMAZING day! Our driver/ tour guild Jose Dinarte was a great laugh and very informative with endless information about the island (driving skills were unmatched) and very helpful in informing us of local restaurant and activity recommendations for the remainer of our holiday. The off roading was so much fun and the vineyard tour/ winetasting topped it off as we got to walk through the vineyard and learn about the production of wines we then later got to taste. We got the chance to taste x3 white, x1 rose…”

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Funchal: H.M. Borges Winery Guided Tour with Wine Tasting

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

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

At H.M. Borges, a fourth-generation family winery in central Funchal, an English-speaking guide leads you through the historic facilities and explains Madeira’s production and aging. Choose two, three, or six wines to taste in a room decorated with Max Römer paintings, alongside mini honey cake and sugar cane cookies.

“Great tour and the tasting of the different styles of Madeira wines was excellent. The staff were wonderful and we bought a few bottles of aged Madeira to take home”

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Eating Madeira! Wine & Food Tour in Funchal

9.Eating Madeira! Wine & Food Tour in Funchal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 214 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $114

Spend about three and a half hours walking through Funchal with a local guide, tasting Madeira wines and regional foods at up to nine stops. The route includes Mercado dos Lavradores and ends in the old town. Guides have included Matt, Roberto, and Philippa; the group is capped at 12.

“Fantastic day with Roberto on the food and wine tour. We started by enjoying Madeira wine at Blandy’s wine lodge and then made our way around town trying chocolate, traditional biscuits, fish, pork, bolodo bread, more wine and local fruits. Roberto was knowledgeable and shared history, art and cultural information. We have been on food tours in numerous countries and this one was at the top of our list. Make sure you go with an empty stomach as there is a lot of food and drink to sample.”

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Skywalk, Amazing Views & Wine Tasting in Open Roof 4x4 Adventure - Boca dos Namorados opens up the views

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

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

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

From Funchal, a small-group 4x4 tour climbs to mountain viewpoints and Cabo Girão’s 589-meter sea cliff. Expect narrow roads, off-road sections, an open roof, and a guide who shares local history and nature. Poncha and Madeira wine stops may feature, but tastings can change or be affected by closures. Guides have included Rui, Hugo, Pedro, and Lorenzo.

“Really enjoyable trip made all the more interesting and fun thanks to our excellent guide Rui. Would definitely recommend.”

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Full-Day Madeira Wine Tasting Tour with Lunch

11.Full-Day Madeira Wine Tasting Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 173 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $254

Spend about eight hours with a local driver-guide, visiting Madeira wine producers and cellars around Funchal, São Vicente, and Estreito de Câmara de Lobos. Expect a range of fortified and table wines, a Madeiran lunch, and scenic drives past vineyards, forests, and the coast. Pickup is available in Funchal, and groups are capped at 10.

“The North part of Madeira is absolutely gorgeous!! Roberto was a wonderful guide. Love Madeira and can’t wait to come back!!”

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From Funchal: Cabo Girão & Poncha Tasting by Classic VW

12.Cabo Girão & Poncha Tasting by Classic VW

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · 4 hours · from $88

Take a four-hour private tour from Funchal in a classic VW, with stops in fishing village Câmara de Lobos, at Cabo Girão’s glass skywalk, and in Ribeira Brava. Your driver-guide leads the way to a traditional bar in Serra de Água, where you can try poncha or another local drink. Miguel and Rudolph are among the guides named by past passengers.

“We had a wonderful afternoon with Miguel our driver , he was so informative about Madeira and he took us to some fabulous places on the island , what a stunning place Madeira is !! Loved the fishing village where Winston Churchill also loved and all the other stops , viewing areas , poncha ….. a FABULOUS afternoon , highly recommend , super cool cute classic VW Beetle …. A really lovely way of seeing some of this beautiful island XX”

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Funchal: Cabo Girão, Wines Tasting and Dolphins Watching

13.Cabo Girão, Wines Tasting and Dolphins Watching

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

Spend eight hours pairing a small-group 4x4 trip through Madeira’s high viewpoints with a Madeira wine tasting and a three-hour catamaran cruise. Expect steep roads, an off-road stretch, paid entry at Cabo Girão, free time between operators, and a chance, not a promise, of seeing dolphins or whales.

“We had a fantastic day on this tour. Our 4x4 driver was brilliant and made the ride so much fun - we loved being able to stand up in the car and experience a little bit of off road driving. We saw some fantastic views, tried traditional homemade Poncha, braved the glass floor at Cabo Girao and also got to try some Madeira wine. All in all was a great day. The second part of the day felt a bit disconnected as we were left for some awkward free time and to find the boat tour ourselves, this was a bit confusing as we were unsure which company the boat…”

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Madeira: Signature Wine Tasting, Skywalk & Nature Expedition

14.Signature Wine Tasting, Skywalk & Nature Expedition

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

Leave Funchal in a small group of up to eight for a 7.5-hour island loop by 4x4. Expect mountain views and off-road tracks, a honey tasting, six table wines at Quinta do Barbusano, lunch time in São Vicente, Cabo Girão’s glass platform and a final tasting at Henriques & Henriques. Guides have included Rui and Gill.

“This was up there with one of the best tours I’ve done. Gill was fun and the ‘shortcuts’ were awesome. The tour of the winery was really good, the host was lovely and really interesting. Wine was superb. Would highly recommend this tour.”

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From Funchal: Jeep Tour with Madeira Wine Tasting

15.Jeep Tour with Madeira Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 38 reviews · from $80

Ride with a local guide in a small group of up to seven, taking old side roads and off-road tracks from Funchal to Câmara de Lobos, Nun’s Valley and Cabo Girão. The day includes a tasting of Henriques & Henriques Madeira wines and a stop for poncha. Guides named by past customers include Andre, Ricardo and Vitor, though your guide may vary.

“Fantastic day out. Our guide was knowledgeable and funny. When he realized we had gone to parts of the tour previously he changed some of the destinations. We were a small group. Just 4 of us. It was a very personal tour. Along with some fun off road driving in the mountains we stopped for poncha refreshments before continuing for lunch followed by Madeira wine tasting. Dropped off in town where requested. Couldn't have had better service.”

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