Top 10 Food Tours in Madeira

1.Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting

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

Travel from Funchal to Pico do Arieiro, Ribeiro Frio, Santana, Porto da Cruz, and Ponta do Rosto in a small group of up to 14. Your multilingual guide handles the winding roads, with hotel pickup, a levada option, Guindaste Skywalk, and rum tasting included.

“The trip was great. I saw a lot of the eastern side of the island, and the tour guide explained many things in German as well. Thank you very much for that!”

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2.Taste Funchal: food, wine & cultural tour

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

Meet a local English-speaking guide in Funchal for a four-hour tasting walk through small eateries, bars, shops, and cultural sights. Sample Madeiran food, Madeira wine, and poncha, with menu help and plenty of time for questions. Guides may include Ana, Leonora, Elda, Inez, or Roberto.

“We would really recommend this tour. It was great to try local food and drink and Ana was an excellent guide.”

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3.Taste Funchal: food, wine and cultural tour

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

Walk Funchal with a local guide such as Ana, Elda, or Darleen, stopping for Madeira wine, poncha, tea, pastries, market fruit, biscuits, and a traditional meal. The four-hour route blends food tasting with stories about Madeira’s history, customs, and daily life.

“Great tour that is a mix of food tour and sharing of history. Lots of variety of food and definitely didn’t leave hungry. The guide also provided lots of recommendations on things to try while we were in Madeira.”

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

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

Set out from Funchal in a small 4x4 with a local guide such as Tiago, Diogo, José, or Francisco. See Cabo Girão’s glass skywalk, take mountain tracks to Quinta Barbusano in São Vicente, walk among steeply planted vines, and taste Madeira wines.

“Off roading in the jeep was really fun with incredible views. Vineyard tour guide was awesome and the wine tasting was so fun.”

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5.Food and Wine Walking Tour in Funchal

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

Spend 3.5 hours walking central Funchal with an English-speaking guide such as Matt, Roberto, or Isabel. Visit eight venues for 11 food tastings and six drinks, including Madeira wine, poncha, bolo do caco, honey cake, market fruit, and local seafood.

“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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6.Cabo Girao, Jeep Tour Adventure and Wine Tasting

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

From Funchal, join a small group of up to eight for a four-hour open-roof 4x4 ride with a local guide such as Rui, Gil, Chris, or Tony. Take in Boca dos Namorados, Jardim da Serra, Cabo Girão, a traditional bar, a Madeira winery, and Câmara de Lobos.

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

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

Ride from Funchal to Cabo Girão, Serra d’Água, and São Vicente in a small-group 4x4. Expect sharp views, forest tracks, local stories, and six Madeira wines with cheese and chorizo at Quinta do Barbusano. English-speaking guides include Tony, Graham, Gil, Miguel, and Rui.

“Awesome. The road was crazy but our driver Romero was very skilled and funny, so he made our journey very enjoyable”

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

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

Visit H.M. Borges, a fourth-generation Funchal winery, for a guided look at Madeira wine production, aging casks, labels, and family history. English-speaking guides such as Maria, Melissa, and Marie lead the visit, followed by tastings of two to six wines with honey cake and sugar cane cookies.

“Nice little tour giving some history of the island and the local winery, excellent value for money.”

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9.Cabo Girão & Poncha Tasting by Classic VW

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

Join Miguel or Rudolph for a four-hour private ride from Funchal in a classic VW. Visit Câmara de Lobos, Cabo Girão’s glass skywalk, Ribeira Brava, and a traditional poncha bar in Serra de Água. Hotel and cruise-terminal pickup is included.

“Rudolph our driver was on time, and really knowledgeable, and a really nice guy. We went at a slow pace and never felt rushed when we stopped at various places of interest. A really enjoyable afternoon, would highly recommend.”

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10.Cabo Girão, Wines Tasting and Dolphins Watching

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

Spend the morning in a small 4x4 visiting Boca dos Namorados, Jardim da Serra, Cabo Girão, and a Madeira wine lodge. After lunch on your own, board a catamaran for three hours of dolphin watching, with summer swimming beneath Cabo Girão. Guides speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

“Très déçus par cette activité. Tout d'abord il faut savoir que la journée est opérée par 2 prestataires différents, 1 pour le matin et 1 pour l'après midi, pas vraiment de continuité entre les 2. Le matin, on n'a pas vu tout ce qui était prévu, un belvédère fermé, pas de dégustation de vin de Madère comme annoncé lors de la réservation mais beaucoup de temps dans le bar "du pote" pour y boire une poncha (ou autre chose) payante, accès à la plateforme de verre payant également (et pas forcément intéressant). A la fin de cette demie journée, on est déposé au port, environ une heure pour se trouver…”

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