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Madeira Wine Tour

from €98.00

Embark on a winery tour. Discover one of the oldest Wine Lodges in Madeira, explore the vines and interact with a local wine producer.

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  • Vacation Style Holiday Type
    • Culture
    • Food-wine
    • Foots
    Food & Drink
  • Activity Level Leisurely
    1/8
  • Group Size Medium Group
    1-55
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All about the Madeira Wine Tour.

On this 7-hour tour, your guide will share her fondness for the local food and wine. We’ll start with a visit to the famous Madeira Wine Lodge in the historical centre of Funchal. You will learn about the various varieties of fortified wine, the winemaking processes and how to taste and appreciate it. You’ll also understand why Madeira has earned its international reputation as a top wine-producing region. Next, we’ll leave Funchal and head towards two of the region’s most successful and contrasting vineyards. It includes a 20-minute walk along a lovely flat “Levada” path with views over the green hills and the terraced mosaic vineyards. You will also understand the different terroir we can only find on this island, the ingenious techniques used by farmers to overcome their challenges, and the reasons for driving the vines on a trellis (espalier). Later, you will deepen your knowledge by interacting with a local wine grower who will tell you about the history of the territory and the production of the various table wines that you can enjoy paired with food. On your return to your hotel in Funchal, you can sit back and relax, or your guide will be happy to answer any further questions. We know the best places and ways to make your visit memorable! Please note: since this booking requires confirmation, you do not need to pay at checkout. Reserve your seat now, and if we reach 6 adults paying, we will send an email 24 hours before the tour.

 

Please consult our FAQs section where we have the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
  • Professional and passionate Guide
  • All Taxes, Fees and Handling Charges
  • Hotel drop-off Included in Funchal and for Private Tours Only. We can still drop you off upon an Extra Charge for Hotels Out of the City (€ Per Vehicle)
  • Wine tasting, lunch with Madeira table wine
  • Fully Air-Conditioned Vehicle
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
  • Hotel Pick-up
  • Please note that there may be an extra charge per reservation for drop-offs if your accommodation is outside of Funchal
  • Gratuities (optional)
  1. Hotel Pick-up (Departure time) 09:00-09:30

    A member of our staff will pick you up at the indicated place and will be required to validate your voucher identification (You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity). The tour will begin when we finish collecting all tour members.

  2. When Monday

    Year-round, except on holidays and Sundays.

  3. Duration 6 hours

    Tour starts at 9:00 and finishes around 16:00

  4. Departure Point and Time Confirmed by email

    You will receive an email with location details and a map.

     

  5. Requirements Punctuality
  6. Venues Destination

    Madeira Wine Lodge; Levada walk in the vineyard, Seixal.

  7. What do you need to bring? Don’t forget

    We recommend bringing a bottle of water and wearing comfortable shoes. Please bring curiosity and an appetite—You will get plenty of high-quality food to try and local drinks to sample. Also, bring a bag if you’d like to buy goodies to take home!

     

  8. Our expertise Why us?

    We pick you up from the place you are staying at and drop you off when finished. It’s easy to book. Our staff are qualified. We take you to various sites we know you will want to explore. Our fundamental principles are the comfort, safety, and flexibility of both our guests and personnel.

  9. Good to know Activity level

    The tour is a combination of driving, 20-min walk and a stop where we can sit down to try lovely food and drink.

    There isn’t too much walking involved. The pace is leisurely, almost all on the flat.

    We adapted the tour to the current COVID-19 safety measures. We must use masks when appropriate, and every establishment we visit has a hand sanitiser.

  10. Hotel Drop-off (Return time) 14:30 - 15:00
  11. Please Note The order of the itinerary as shown above may be subject to change and/ or affected by local conditions.

Our vehicle will have a very clear card (a banner) with our company logo on the windscreen and, in case of being a group, the name of the group printed on it.

Our driver or Tourist Guide will also have a list with the passenger’s name.

Your confirmation email will have the exact meeting point details along with a map, and emergency phone number.

 

Yes, we offer child-friendly options for children. All alcoholic drinks will be replaced by fruit juices, local sodas and water and the food prepared specially for them.

In Portugal, it is forbidden to sell alcoholic drinks for persons under the age of 18.

 

It depends on the degree of difficulty of the travellers with reduced mobility, and an adult guardian must always accompany them.

On the Madeira Food Tour, we can accommodate wheelchairs. There is a small step into the biscuit shop, but we can manage it. The other venues are accessible, or else we have a table outside.

On the Madeira Wine Full-day tour, there are steps to negotiate and a walk along a narrow Levada path.

For other tours, please email us, and we will be happy to tell you if we can accommodate you.

If you have any dietary requirements, let us know in advance, and we will do our utmost to get all the chefs and venues to accommodate you.

We are flexible to cater for dietary restrictions and preferences, allergies and food intolerance.

Yes. If you have any specific allergies/intolerance, please indicate these in the Booking Notes section when booking, or fill in the contact form below, and we will do our best to accommodate your requirements.

Yes, private tours are available for all tours listed on our site. Please, get in touch for any further information about any listed tours.

Besides our tours for mainland travellers, we also offer great value options for people who travel by cruise ships. You can chose one of existing tours or create your own customised itinerary. Get in touch to arrange your tour!

Food & Wine full-day tours:

We will pick you up and drop you off at any hotel in Funchal. Please note, there maybe be an extra charge if your accommodation is outside the city.

Food & Wine half-day tours:

The meeting point and end of the tours are in Funchal city centre. In this case, we will not do pickups or drop-offs.

Yes. Our tours run every day, but there are limits on some special dates. Our Madeira Food tour and Walking City Tour do not run on public holidays. This is because the market and some businesses do not open these days. If possible, we will try to arrange another day of touring in the same week.

Any of our private tours can be customised to suit your preferences. Please get in touch to let us know what you would like to see and do, and we will do our best to arrange it.

No, we offer tours in Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and German. Additionally, for private or groups we offer tours in Dutch and Italian but it is convenient to inform in advance for availability.

Please get in touch as soon as you become aware you may be unable to make your tour so we can try to accommodate you. If you are unable to make your reserved tour and we have spaces on the tour for the following day we will happily change your booking free of charge. Please see our Policy for further details.

If you need to change or cancel a booking or amend your details, email or give us a call.

One of the great things about Lux Madeira is that we have no minimum requirements for our tour to run, so we will still go ahead if just one person has booked. The size depends on the number of bookings, but you can always choose to upgrade to a private tour.

The recommended size for our Food & Wine Tours: 1 up to 12 participants.

We will make every effort to try to re-schedule your tour if you are unable to make it. In the instance you wish to cancel your tour all together, please see our Cancellation Policy for details on refunds

Prices for all our shared services are quoted per person, except in the case of our private services

If you are happy with the service you receive, it’s customary to tip your driver and Tourist guide. This is entirely at your discretion.

Madeira weather in coastal areas is temperate and mild with no great extremes-although the temperature can drop the higher you go on the island so, whatever time of year you visit, be sure to bring warm clothes when visiting the mountains. Obviously, rainfall is higher in the winter and you’ll probably need to pack a rain coat or umbrella. Madeira’s average temperatures range from 18C in winter to 25C in summer, with sea temperatures being nearly the same due to a warm Gulf Stream that surrounds the Island all year round, 18C to 22C. Madeira island holidays are the ideal getaway all year round!

Tours operate rain or shine, but in the case of inclement weather, your Tourist Guide will modify the tour so more time is spent indoors. It never hurts to have an umbrella on hand.

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