Madeira jeep tour with wine tasting: Cabo Girão & local poncha

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Free cancellation

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 4

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

A 4x4 jeep climbs to Cabo Girão's glass floor, 580 meters above the Atlantic.

A 4-hour jeep tour of Madeira travels off-road to hard-to-reach sites including Cabo Girão's clifftop viewpoint, Câmara de Lobos fishing village, and a wine cellar, with a live English guide, hotel pickup, and tastings of Madeira wine and traditional poncha included. Children from age 5 can join; the tour is not suitable for pregnant travelers or those with cardiovascular concerns.

Step-by-step itinerary

Madeira Island Wine and Scenic Tour

Explore Lobos Bay and fishing boats
Visit Henriques & Henriques wine cellar
Wine tasting of Madeira varieties
Pass through Câmara de Lobos village
Stop at Boca dos Enamorados viewpoint
Off-road drive to Garden of the Serra
Taste traditional poncha in Garden of the Serra
Visit Cabo Girão cliff and glass floor viewpoint

The Experience

How do you reach the places on Madeira that regular roads don't touch? A 4x4 jeep opens trails that show the island's wild side — the isolated vineyards, the fishing villages tucked into valleys, the viewpoints that only exist if you climb. This tour runs four hours and covers ground a bus cannot. Your guide speaks English throughout and meets you at your hotel, so the day starts without logistics.

The route moves through Câmara de Lobos, where colorful fishing boats called xavelhas sit in the harbor and the hillsides rise in terraced vineyards. Winston Churchill painted here; the village still holds that quiet. From there the jeep climbs to Boca dos Enamorados, a mountain viewpoint overlooking the Curral das Monas valley, then drops into the Serra to a typical bar where you taste poncha, the island's traditional spirit. The real landmark is Cabo Girão — one of Europe's highest cliffs at 580 meters, with a glass floor that lets you stand over the drop and watch the Atlantic below. The views run the length of Madeira's south coast.

Wine tasting happens at Henriques & Henriques, one of the island's oldest wine houses. You taste varieties that range from Sercial, which is dry and fresh, to Malvasia, which is sweet and dense — the fortified wines Madeira has made for centuries. The cellar itself sits in the heart of the wine region, surrounded by the vineyards that feed it. Between the tasting and the poncha stop, the day builds around flavors and the places they come from, not just the views.

What’s included

A live English-speaking guide for the full four hours.
hotel pickup and drop-off.
entry and tastings at Henriques & Henriques wine house.
a tasting of traditional poncha at a village bar.
access to Cabo Girão's glass-floor viewpoint and all stops on the route.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditions

Operated by RideWithToni

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English throughout, so you follow the commentary without translation or gaps — book this one if you want the story of each place as you move through it, not just the views.