Madeira Wine Tour Funchal: Vineyard, Cabo Girão & Câmara de Lobos

Taste wine straight from the producer in a working Madeira vineyard.

A half-day small-group wine tour in Funchal combines a guided vineyard walk with a professional wine enologist, tasting at the winery, and traditional tapas. After the vineyard, the route climbs to Cabo Girão (Europe's highest sea cliff at 580 metres), then descends to Câmara de Lobos, the fishing village where Winston Churchill painted in 1949. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Funchal, Canico or Câmara de Lobos are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Wine tour and scenic visits in Madeira

• Meet producer and tour vineyard
• Taste wine with traditional tapas
• Visit Cabo Girão sea cliff viewpoint
• Explore Câmara de Lobos fishing village

The experience

You have a free afternoon in Funchal and want to taste Madeira wine where it's made, not in a tourist bar. This tour picks you up from your hotel and takes you straight to a working winery, where a wine enologist walks you through the vineyard and introduces you to the producer. You taste the wine with traditional tapas: no rushed tasting room, no crowds buying bottles they don't want. The whole vineyard stop is built around what the producer actually does, and you meet them on their terms.

After the winery, the route climbs to Cabo Girão, the world's second-highest sea cliff and Europe's highest at 580 metres. The scale is the point: from up there, you look down at Câmara de Lobos and Funchal spread below, and the coastline shows the terraces and caves that erosion carved into the rock. Locals still farm those tiny plots, and the patchwork they've made looks like a watercolour landscape. The final stop is Câmara de Lobos itself: a small fishing village with a creek for a port, houses stacked around the bay, and the place Churchill chose to paint in 1949. The local taverns serve poncha, a drink made from honey, lemon and sugarcane rum, if you want to try it before heading back.

The group stays small, and the van is air-conditioned. Your guide speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese depending on the departure. The whole tour runs four hours, so it fits into an afternoon without eating your whole day.

What’s included

• Air-conditioned vehicle transport.
• hotel pickup and drop-off in Funchal, Canico or Câmara de Lobos.
• guided vineyard walk with a wine enologist.
• wine tasting at the winery.
• traditional tapas.
• professional guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

Information

Lasts 4h, runs Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 14:00 and 09:00, from € 70 per person, with a live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese, in groups of up to 14 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesTuesday and Friday: 14:00Thursday and Saturday: 09:00Other times ›

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 14

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and PortugueseOther languages ›

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats availableNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Madeira Island Tours

Is this one for you?You join a small group with a live guide, so the pace is set by the tour, not by you. Book this if you want the producer's story and the winery's context rather than a self-guided tasting or a large coach group. The four-hour length means you see three distinct places (vineyard, cliff, village) without a full-day commitment.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What happens at the winery on this Madeira wine tour?

A wine enologist leads you through the vineyard on foot, then you meet the producer and taste their wine paired with traditional tapas at the winery itself.

How high is Cabo Girão and what can you see from the top?

Cabo Girão stands 580 metres above the sea: Europe's highest sea cliff. From the top you see Câmara de Lobos and Funchal below, and the terraced landscape carved into the coastline by erosion and local farming.

What is Câmara de Lobos and why is it on this tour?

Câmara de Lobos is a fishing village west of Funchal built around a small creek harbour, with houses stacked up the bay. Winston Churchill painted there in 1949, and the local taverns serve poncha, a traditional drink made from honey, lemon and sugarcane rum.

Do I need to arrange my own transport to the winery?

No. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Funchal, Canico or Câmara de Lobos are included, and you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with the group.

What should I know before booking this tour?

The tour is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health, or for pregnant travelers. Minimum age is 18. The tour is suitable for all other fitness levels. Front seats in the vehicle cannot be reserved.