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Old Funchal Walking Tour: A Guided Exploration of Emblematic Monuments
4.8
472 Ratings
Funchal
Embark on a 2-hour guided walking tour of Old Funchal, led by a knowledgeable guide. Explore emblematic monuments and discover fascinating stories of this historic town.
Embark on a 2-hour guided walking tour of Old Funchal, led by a knowledgeable guide. Explore emblematic monuments and discover fascinating stories of this historic town.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Municipal Gardens - Also known as Dona Amélia Garden in honour of the former queen of Portugal, the Funchal Municipal Garden is conveniently located in the city centre, north of Avenida Arriaga, on the site where the São Francisco Convent once existed. The convent’s coat of arms has survived until today and is displayed on one of the lawns. The…
- Municipal Gardens - Also known as Dona Amélia Garden in honour of the former queen of Portugal, the Funchal Municipal Garden is conveniently located in the city centre, north of Avenida Arriaga, on the site where the São Francisco Convent once existed. The convent’s coat of arms has survived until today and is displayed on one of the lawns. The garden overflows with flora from Madeira and many other parts of the world. It covers an area of 8,300 m² and has a lake and stream populated with fish and birds. There are also some works of art and an auditorium that serves as a venue for cultural activities.
What's Included
- Tour escort/host included
- Dedicated driver/guide
- Tour escort/host included
- Dedicated driver/guide
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
This segment of town’s iconic structures will be the focus of your 2-hour tour, led by either a past university student or a European volunteer from the European Voluntary Service (a component of the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme) who is part of this venture. The venture, instituted by the University of Madeira, incorporates a university project…
This segment of town’s iconic structures will be the focus of your 2-hour tour, led by either a past university student or a European volunteer from the European Voluntary Service (a component of the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme) who is part of this venture. The venture, instituted by the University of Madeira, incorporates a university project aspect that will undeniably capture your interest.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Jesuit College of Funchal
Rua dos Ferreiros Estrada
Inside of Madeira University Rectory, Rua dos Ferreiras next to D' Oliveiras Madeira Wine.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(472 Ratings)
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Helga_y
Sep 25, 2025
A walk through history - A good way to see areas of Funchal that you may not be aware of and to get some historical information.
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Violetta_h
Sep 21, 2025
Amazing tour of Funchal!... - Amazing tour of Funchal! My guide was engaging and full of interesting facts, showing all the iconic spots. Learned so much and really enjoyed the experience — highly recommend!
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Dandlbutler
Sep 17, 2025
Good Tour with easy explanations - We used trip advisor who commissioned Heritage Tour part of Funchal Uni
Don’t pay the big tour companies as the price we paid for this goes towards provide support for Funchal Uni students and the tour guides are all volunteers
This was a great experience, the young man who showed us around asked if we wanted a full history tour or would we like half history half local knowledge all members of the party wanted 50/50, he was very knowledgable considering it was only his 6 th week escorting tours, all areas were explained in an easy to understand manner. well worth the money
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Mayfield31
Sep 16, 2025
Excellent - very informative guide. - Excellent. Lovely young student took us on this tour. He was very knowledgeable about the whole area and a good narrator, injecting humour whenever the situation presented itself. Wish I had done this tour at the beginning of my visit!
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Navinleanage
Sep 14, 2025
Lovely tour - A good choice for travellers who have a limited time in Funchal. It often can be a little overwhelming when visiting a place with a lot of history and culture. We have always found walking tours help get a better experience. These tours are guided by exchange students or current students. Hugo, our guide, was brilliant. He knew a lot, tried to help us find answers to our questions if he didn’t know, was very friendly and gave us lots of time to explore.
The stops on the tour are a perfect mix of culture and history. We went back to lots of places later that day and on another day to properly experience some of them.
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Exploration77025
Sep 13, 2025
A thorough tour! - Joao was an excellent guide. His English is excellent and he tailored the tour to my interests as I was the only one on the tour. The guides are volunteers; your money goes to an organization that supports students. Highly recommended.
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Doreen_w
Sep 12, 2025
Good guide and nice tour of the old city. - Good experience with a very knowledgeable guide. However the point of meeting although known locally as the Jesuits College, is actually the University of the Jesuits on the side entrance and this should be made clear on the instructions of where to meet.
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548nickif
Sep 9, 2025
Take a walking tour to find your bearings - Always worth taking a walking tour when you visit a new city. These are meant to be done by students but ours didn't show so the boss(?) did it instead and she was great. Knowledgeable and interesting, she has a group with 2 native English speakers and 4 others (fluent but not native) and kept her story going and kept us engaged. Then we all got a taste of Madeira wine at the end (not my thing but a nice touch). Recommended
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V305qdpauls
Sep 6, 2025
An excellent tour - Joao was very informative, clear and considerate. An excellent tour guide. We would have liked to give him a tip to support him or other students.
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Peterwaterman
Sep 27, 2025
Positive experience - Overall the experience was positive. I noticed some lack of knowledge from the tour guide only.
And there should have been in the middle a coffee/ toilet break.
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