Madeira Adventure: Explore Peaks, Forests, and Villages

Embark on a thrilling full-day tour in an open roof 4x4 to explore the Biosphere Reserve and Arieiro Peak. Experience off-roading, visit traditional thatched roof houses, and enjoy stunning views from a glass platform. End the day at the beautiful Golden Sand Beach of Machico.

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pico do Arieiro - Pico do Arieiro with stunning panoramic views from 1.818m high
  • Santana - Santana, The “Biosphere Reserve” by Unesco, with its typical houses
  • Porto da Cruz - Visit the rum distillery in Porto da Cruz, renowned for its traditional sugar cane rum production.
  • Ponta de Sao Lourenco - Explore the stunning landscapes of…
What's Included
  • Professional local guide
  • Safety Instructions and First aid
  • Free pickup and drop-off from Funchal´s Central Area and next to Funchal´s Port
  • Vehicles sanitized with Ozone
  • Wi-Fi
  • Local taxes
  • Alcohol-Gel available
  • All insurances according to the Portuguese Law
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Balcões Levada walk entry fee (€3)
Additional Information

Get ready to explore the enchanting landscapes of eastern Madeira, where every moment promises lasting memories. Your adventure starts at Pico do Areeiro, Madeira’s third-highest peak at 1818m, offering panoramic views of deep valleys and majestic peaks. Next, embark on the Levada dos Balcões walk through the UNESCO-listed Laurissilva forest, leading to…

Location
Pico do Arieiro
E 202
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Walkerindevon
Jun 15, 2025
Brilliant Tour – Gil Made It! - Fantastic day out with our guide Gil – friendly, knowledgeable, and great fun. The views from Pico do Areeiro were stunning (so lucky with the weather!), and the Balcões Levada walk was short, easy, and beautiful. Loved the off-roading – exciting but safe thanks to Gil’s expert driving. The traditional houses at Santana were a lovely stop, full of character. São Lourenço’s dramatic cliffs were a perfect end to the day. Highly recommend this tour – and especially Gil!
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Kathrynsax
Apr 15, 2025
Fantastic views and hiking on Eastern Madeira - Fantastic tour with a wonderful guide Diogo Camacho. Diogo drives the crazy hills and narrow roads like a pro; he’s also very knowledgeable of the history and plant life of Madeira, pointing out numerous flowers, trees and fruits along our route. This tour included gorgeous views and hiking at Mount Aeirio and Sao Lourenco, the Balcoes levada, and skywalks. The forests and driving off road were breathtaking, much like the Pacific northwest of the US and so different from the western side of the island. Both tours with True Spirit are exceptional. I recommend thus your highly!
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Paul_a
Sep 29, 2024
A perfect trip - It was the perfect mix for a day. A bit of everything for a good trip. We especially enjoyed the peak.
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C1955xnsantiagop
Sep 29, 2023
4x4 combination with unique sites - Toni gave us a very interesting tour, making us aware of a lot of information and curiosities about the places we visited
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Jojajardin
Jun 12, 2022
Amazing tour de Madeira - This tour was amazing, the views from all the stops were just breathtaking. Our guide Jill was an excellent driver, plus very friendly and he also provided us with so many interesting facts about the Madeira island as such. Overall, it was a fun, interesting trip, including the off road drive. Definitelly recommend to everyone.
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Heidisr2022
Feb 22, 2022
wonderful adventure with tour guide Chris - The tour through the east of Madeira is very varied and worth seeing. We especially liked the off-road section and the lunch at the trout pond. Chris was a super guide, his English was excellent and clearly understandable, just as well we could talk with him German. He was very skilled in handling the jeep. The tour is varied and goes up to one of the highest points on the island. We had unfortunately not so good weather and were glad to have warm clothes with us. The levada hike was a welcome change and led us directly to the trout farm. We can only recommend this tour.
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Sandra
Nov 20, 2021
Great day out. - What a great day out on the 4x4 Eastern island tour. Rui was a great guy his English was excellent and he was very knowledgeable about the island. He could certainly handle the 4x4 very well and we felt very safe with his driving. It was a varied day with a drive up to one of the highest points in the island. Take warm clothes and waterproofs as it was cold and damp in the clouds. We did some off roading and a levada walk all good fun. Lunch was at a trout farm and you could catch your own trout for lunch if you wanted to. After a great lunch it was off again for more lovely views over the island. All in all a great day and would recommend the trip to anyone.
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Tobim572
Nov 2, 2021
Great adventure - We had a wonderful time with this activity. Part of it was luck with the weather but we also had a great and very funny guide. Going offroad was great fun, but my highlight was fishing my own fish at the Biosphere Reserve. I would definitely recommend taking the fish and also bringing a jacket with you as it gets quite cold at the mountain top.
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C9435empeterd
Oct 19, 2021
This trip was again very nice and interesting. - I found the off-road drive and the hike on the levada to be the best. The visit to the fish farm and lunch was also good. For me a bit of plant knowledge, but otherwise a nice experience again.
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Mori786
Oct 3, 2021
The most amazing experience of our lifes. - Loved the off road experience and the raw beauty of the forest and Hui was the most friendliest person we have ever met, very engaging. Plenty of stunning photo opportunities on the way to the top of the island and a welcome lunch after a 30 minute walk through lush forest. Fantastic value for money.
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From $81
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).