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Madeira Land Tour: A Day of 4x4 Adventure Exploring Ponta Do Sol and Unesco Forest
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Ponta Do Sol
Embark on a thrilling 4x4 adventure in Madeira, exploring Ponta Do Sol and the UNESCO Forest. Ascend through rural areas, visit the largest plateau, enjoy stunning views, and indulge in a delicious lunch. End the day at the famous Cabo Girao glass bottom viewpoint.
Embark on a thrilling 4x4 adventure in Madeira, exploring Ponta Do Sol and the UNESCO Forest. Ascend through rural areas, visit the largest plateau, enjoy stunning views, and indulge in a delicious lunch. End the day at the famous Cabo Girao glass bottom viewpoint.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ponta Do Sol - First stop, we have a stroll around the pier, enjoy the sights and perhaps a coffee before moving on
- Cascata dos Anjos - The famous natural “car wash” waterfall
- Posto Florestal Fanal - The mystic Fanal Forest, one of Madeira’s most famous areas.
- Seixal Natural Pool - We keep discovering the North West Coast through…
- Ponta Do Sol - First stop, we have a stroll around the pier, enjoy the sights and perhaps a coffee before moving on
- Cascata dos Anjos - The famous natural “car wash” waterfall
- Posto Florestal Fanal - The mystic Fanal Forest, one of Madeira’s most famous areas.
- Seixal Natural Pool - We keep discovering the North West Coast through Seixal to São Vicente
- Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools - Here we stop for Lunch and a swim at the natural pools
- Cabo Girao - The highest sea cliff in Europe, our favourite glass floored platform!
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off convenience
- Optional short 45-minute Levada walk
- Insightful introduction to the island’s culture and history
- Expert guidance from a qualified, friendly guide and driver
- Exclusive small group experience with a maximum of 6 passengers
- Flexible itinerary with a relaxed attitude to timings
- All-weather comfortable Land Rover Discovery transport
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off convenience
- Optional short 45-minute Levada walk
- Insightful introduction to the island’s culture and history
- Expert guidance from a qualified, friendly guide and driver
- Exclusive small group experience with a maximum of 6 passengers
- Flexible itinerary with a relaxed attitude to timings
- All-weather comfortable Land Rover Discovery transport
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Pick up fees (outside of Funchal)
- Food and drinks
- Pick up fees (outside of Funchal)
Additional Information
Direct to Ponta do Sol, avoiding the crowds at Ribeira Brava, for the morning coffee stop and south coast views.
Old roads only the Land Rover can deal with, ascending through the rural areas of Ponta do Sol.
45 minute off-road track to Paul da Serra, the largest Plateau of the island, 1494m above sea level!
Descending towards the North side of the…
Direct to Ponta do Sol, avoiding the crowds at Ribeira Brava, for the morning coffee stop and south coast views.
Old roads only the Land Rover can deal with, ascending through the rural areas of Ponta do Sol.
45 minute off-road track to Paul da Serra, the largest Plateau of the island, 1494m above sea level!
Descending towards the North side of the island to Ribeira da Janela with large landscape views of the protected UNESCO forest
Next, we will have lunch at one of our partner restaurants. (optional extra, not included in price and highly recommended)
After a walk around the village of Porto Moniz, we head South through the village of Seixal (rock pools, swimming)
Through Sao Vicente and Serra de Agua (poncha)
And finally ending at the Cabo Girao glass bottom viewpoint
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum age is 5 years
Location
Ponta Do Sol
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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(125 Ratings)
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Lyn39steps
Feb 18, 2025
Excellent experience - Wanted to do this trip as I’d been before with Hugo to do the East trip 8 years ago. Came with my two sons and I wanted them to share the experience of Madeira and especially Hit the Road. We weren’t disappointed. Tiago picked us up and took us to so many places, up high and down to the coast. Both my sons enjoyed it very much and want to return again with my grandchildren. I would highly recommend booking with Hit the Road Madeira. The guides are so knowledgeable and such fun. Thank you Tiago for another memorable trip.
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532charlottew
Jan 30, 2025
A great way to experience Madeira beyond Funchal - This was a great tour, taking us to some of the well known highlights but also some of the lesser known sights and places in Madeira. I have done two tours with Hit the Road and both were great. The guide Fabio was very friendly and helpful. All in all it was a great way to see some of Madeira beyond Funchal without a car.
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Alibar
Jan 25, 2025
Exceptional Service - Beware of Imposters!
Not ALL "small group tours" are what they say they are.
Hit The Road Are A Small, Individual Group tour. You are out on your own - max 8 - in your jeep with your driver/host for the day. They will tailor the day as you like but one of their main priorities is to get you to places Before the other jeep tours or cruise ship coaches arrive.
We have seen other "small group tours" arrive after us - in a convoy of 3/4 jeeps where the main driver talks to all the jeeps via a headset and therefore you don't get to interact with your driver, chatting about life on the island..exchanging stories...
This year we had a West tour with Fabio - you're brilliant Fabio!
We also took a Levada walk with Vitor - "mind the branches, mind your heads" - you need it on a recording Vitor!
Last year we enjoyed an East tour with Hugo full of stories, we had an amazing day out.
Hit The Road has 2 offshoot travel companies
Shut Up & Eat food tours and The Big Walk Levada tours with a certified mountain guide.
The customer experience is top priority. Staff contact and communication is excellent.
Thank you Jeff for everything- we'll be back for more next year !
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Knock_me_out_please
Jan 22, 2025
Great experience on our first visit to Madeira - This was our first trip to Madeira and it was part of a longer visit to Portugal. We had 2 1/2 days to explore. First let me say that 2 1/2 days is not enough time to truly see the island. I think you need at least a week and multiple visits. Having said that, we booked a 1/2 day afternoon (East) tour (day of arrival) and a full day tour (West and North). Both were private jeep tours since my hubby doesn’t like crowds. We had an excellent experience! We got a great overview of the island, picking and choosing stops based on our preferences and the weather. Our tour leaders were checking island webcams to check on weather and view conditions. Once you leave the “highway” the roads in Madeira are steep and winding. We were happy to have an experienced driver. We did some off-roading where you would never dare to bring your rental car. I highly recommend this jeep tour company - it was a great way to experience a lot of the island over a short period of time. It gave us some confidence to explore on our own for our last day in Madeira - seeing and visiting some spots (and avoiding some others that are popular on the internet) that we missed.
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Jckendrick77
Dec 12, 2024
A Relaxing Tour - Great opportunity to see much of the island. We spent alot of time along the coast enjoying the sun and the views.
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Jennifermo8433iz
Dec 3, 2024
West Of Madeira - West tour was great, our guide Fabio was the best.Would definitely recommend this tour. He took us to a few places that you would not normally get to see.
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Jillbs3687mm
Nov 26, 2024
Perfect way to see Madeira - Just fabulous- as was our guide, Fabio!
I highly recommend Hit the Road Tours. As for the sites we visited, it was impossible to take a bad photograph, everything was so beautiful.
I learned about Poncha, a local Madeiran drink - it sure packs a punch!
Also Fabio avoided the crowds of other tourists, so we had some of the stops all by ourselves! I had the time of my life!
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2leses
Nov 25, 2024
Fun day with Fabulous Fabio - Excellent tour around the west of Madeira with Fabio our guide. The reverse itinerary to other tour companies is great as you miss the crowds at each stop. There is so much to see on Madeira and these tours are a great way to see them.
Fabio is an excellent guide, he has excellent knowledge of the island and he clearly loves it. He has a great sense of humour, and he knows all the good poncha stops.
8 hours went by so quickly.
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Philg259
Oct 20, 2024
West 4x4 Tour - Great Introduction to Madeira - We took the West 4x4 Tour & East 4x4 Tour on back-to-back days at the beginning of our holiday to get a feel for the island. We weren't disappointed, Madeira is a beautiful island and these tours showcased the highlights prefectly. Each trip was in a six passenger 4x4 so we got to meet some other interesting travellers. The tours aimed to avoid the crowds with a flexible timetable and the use of island webcams to see if the peaks were covered in fog (they were on the second trip). Both Vitor and Fabio, our guides on each day were local and had great knowledge of the history, people and flora we saw along the way. The booking and pickup arrangements were handled perfectly by Elisa and Jeff via email and WhatsApp so we knew were to be and what kit was required.
Specifically for the West Tour - beating the crowds at the Cabo Girao viewpoint. The weather was very windy so we saw some great high seas breaking over the rock pools. Our guide knew some great offroad tracks to keep us away from the traffic and thrilled by the ride!
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Ellen
Oct 16, 2024
Fabio was an excellent guide. - I felt like I was on a Rick Steves tour with a local. Fabio shared all local history and hidden gems of the Island.
Excellent
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