Full-Day Madeira Farm Tour with Local Tastings and Lunch
- 1dDuration
- EnglishSpeaking Guide
- Mobile ticketAccepted
About this experience
Start with a short walk along a levada, then pause for bananas from the land and a glass of liqueur. Lunch is in the charming village of Santana, in a small, cosy restaurant serving a 3-course Madeira meal with good wine and drinks included.
After lunch, a short walk leads through the Laurel forest. Then head into sugarcane country for another short walk and a visit to the only rum factory in Europe that operates with steam, with a rum and Poncha tasting. Your guides are trained in agriculture, and some are highly trained mountain guides with a great knowledge of plants.
It suits curious travellers who want to taste Madeira's flavours and walk through its countryside.
Highlights
- Take a short levada walk, then enjoy bananas from the land and liqueur.
- Lunch in Santana: a 3-course Madeira meal in a small, cosy restaurant.
- Walk through the Laurel forest after lunch.
- Visit the only rum factory in Europe that operates with steam.
- Taste rum and Poncha in Madeira's sugarcane region.
- Learn from guides trained in agriculture, some with great plant knowledge.
Itinerary
- 1Madeira Island Green Agriculture Tour Starting from Funchal, this agriculture tour will take you to visit traditional farms in the Madeira Island, walk through the most beautiful natural landscapes and taste the delicious local specialties. During this agriculture excursion, you will be visiting a banana farm in Funchal, where you can meet the farmer the team will explain step by step how this is done. After a short walk in the levada the team offers bananas from the land and liqueur. Taking the old road to another interesting local family vegetable and fruit farm, this farm supplies one of the big supermarket chains in Portugal, a cattle farm that provides most of its milk for the making of the famous “requeijão” cheese, and see the old milking techniques. Stop for lunch in the charming village of Santana, in a small cozy restaurant where the team offers a great 3 course Madeira meal with good wine and drinks included. After lunch, the tour goes to a short walk thought the Laurel forest. This is a sugarcane region, short walk after visit the only rum factory in Europe that operates with steam. Rum and Poncha tasting included. Drive through countryside and a last stop to see where the team makes the famous requeijão cheese and beehive region. The main purpose of this tour is that you feel comfortable to walk through private terraces, cow farm, vegetable and fruit farms, take pictures and ask questions directly to those involved in this field. All the guides are trained in agriculture trade, some are highly trained mountain guides with a great knowledge of plants.
What's included
- All guided tours through Farms
- Good Lunch including dessert and drinks
- Qualified Guide
- Bananas and liqueur included
- Three different types of honey
- Three different types of cheese
- Fruit of the season
What's not included
- Other unmentioned food and drinks
- Transfers
- Hotels between Machico and Funchal are picked up no extra costs, out of these boundaries have an additional cost of 10,00 per person
Before you go
Duration: 1 day Languages: English Cancellation: Cancel at least 25 hours before departure for a full refund; later cancellations and no-shows are not refunded
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