8 Garden Tours in Funchal Worth the Trip

1.Madeira Highlights: Toboggan, Garden & Cable Car (All-Inclusive)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 80 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $199Our pick

Review of Madeira’s private cable car, Monte garden and toboggan tour, with practical advice on price, queues, walking and value.

“We enjoyed sight seeing from the cable car. The tobaggan ride was fun, annd our tour guide waited a long time in line, while we waited at a cafe, for our turn to take that ride. Our tour Guide Miguel was GREAT. The Botanical Garden tour was a fiasco ( not Miguel’s fault ), We terminated it after a half hour of carefully finding a way to make it safely to the nearest exit because of the dangerous walkways, which were composed of wet slippery volcanic rock's most all STEEP SLOPES!!!, creating countless places where A YONE could suddenly and easily slip and fall. There was NO WARNING of these…”

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2.Monte Palace Tropical Garden tour with Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $72

Review of Monte Palace Tropical Garden and Funchal cable car tour, with practical tips on timing, terrain, value, pickup, and the toboggan ride.

“The view is amazing. It's definitely a must do. The guide was very informative. My favorite was the cable car.”

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3.Private Halfday Madeira Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $142Top rated

Review of Madeira’s private half-day garden tour, with Monte Palace, Botanical Garden, hotel pickup, pricing, walking tips, and practical advice.

“Excellent guide and driver. Very friendly and knowledgeable made the whole tour interesting and informative. Would thoroughly recommend.”

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4.Private Botanical Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Review of Funchal’s private tuk-tuk ride to Madeira Botanical Garden, with hilltop views, pickup, pricing, garden costs, and practical tips.

“Hi Jessica,was lovely,felt safe in tuk tuk and it was so much fun botanical gardens were lovely and the scenery amazing.Thank you Jessica you explained so much also about Funchal.”

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5.Private Halfday Flower Palheiro Gardens Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Review of Funchal’s private Palheiro Gardens tour, with garden access, island pickup, viewpoints, tea, transport, value, and practical tips.

“It was an exquisite pleasure to have this excursion. We came to the garden early, as they just opened it, and were practically the only people there for two hours. It was so cool, and beautiful, and peaceful, and you can take as many photos as you like. Definitely for garden lovers and people who appreciate peace and quiet. The guide, Sergio, was courteous and attentive, and went out of his way to make it a fantastic experience. Just one ward of caution: the Viator site tells you you will see two gardens, but the second one is closed for good. The driver took me to some other places of…”

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6.Madeira: Botanical Gardens + Old Town Tuk-Tuk Tour by MadTuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $44Best value

Ride a private tuk-tuk from Funchal to Madeira Botanical Garden, enjoy 75 minutes to explore, and see Old Town sights with a local guide.

“Bruno was an excellent guide.Very informative and accommodating and we were given a comprehensive account of life on Madeira which held our interest for the whole tour”

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7.Madeira: Monte Tropical Garden + Old Town Tuk Tour by MadTuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $56

Ride a local tuk-tuk from Funchal to Monte Tropical Garden, enjoy church views and old-town sights, with hotel pickup included.

“Hugo is an excellent driver and guide. He made our trip to Madeira the high point of our cruise to the islands.”

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8.Madeira: Botanical, Monte Palace, and Palheiro Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours

Explore three Madeira gardens by open-air tuk-tuk, with panoramic views, exotic plants, cultural history, and a private local guide.

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