Why stick to the usual roads when Madeira's wilder side is calling? On this off-road adventure, you'll start with ocean views at Cabo Girão – one of Europe's highest sea cliffs – before snaking through the scenic São Vicente Valley, where quiet trails wind between red-roofed farms and lush peaks. The grand finale is a visit to Quinta do Barbusano, where you'll tour the vines with an expert, enjoy a selection of local wines and nibbles – and take in views that make every sip even sweeter.

The jeep was over 30 mins late to us and no one contacted us to tell us! Awful customer service! The driver of the jeep was excellent

Unfortunately TUI changed the date of my booking for this experience twice, so never got to go. The last change was on the day we were due to go and it was cancelled in the morning, so too late to book anything else. Totally unimpressed with Tui

Tour guide was excellent.

Our driver Robert was friendly and enthusiastic. It did feel like we were killing time driving about as we were too early to turn up to the wine tasting. Maybe more stops at photo worthy spots. Off roading was fairly short but a nice novelty- and luckily not scary. The winery is in a beautiful setting but wines weren’t particularly great- though once you’ve had a few it doesn’t matter too much. The snacks were quite pitiful for the number of us sharing them. So definitely eat up before you go.

Guide was funny & informative. We went to the skywalk at Cabo Girao. 2€ to enter but worth it. Off road section was cool. We briefly walked to the actual vineyard where the guy told us about how the vineyard started. This was interesting but lacked information on how the product was made. The wine tasting was really good which made for a noisy return to Funchal! Would definitely recommend!!!

Why you’ll love this…

Take the road less travelled on this panoramic 4x4 tour
Explore Madeira's São Vicente valley on off-road trails
Admire the views from the top of Cabo Girão sea cliffs
Finish at Quinta do Barbusano for a tour and wine tasting

Important to know

Bring comfortable shoes
Subject to weather conditions
Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change
This experience doesn't follow our general cancellation policy. If you need to cancel, you must do so at least 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What’s included

Wine tasting
Tapas style snacks
Transport
Guide

This experience meets the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria. By choosing this experience you can protect the places you love, care for the environment and support local communities.

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Pickup points

To see which pickup points are available, check under availability & prices.

Provider

TUI PORTUGAL

What people say about this experience

4.6/5

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Based on 36 reviews

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Value for money

4.5/5

Staff

4.6/5

Safety

4.6/5

Service

4.6/5

All ratings (36)

5 stars (29)

81%

4 stars (5)

14%

3 stars (1)

2 stars (0)

1 star (1)

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Philip
Travelled as a couple
5 November 2025
3
United States of America
The jeep was over 30 mins late to us and no one contacted us to tell us! Awful customer service! The driver of the jeep was excellent
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Unimpressed
Travelled as a couple
27 March 2025
1
United States of America
Unfortunately TUI changed the date of my booking for this experience twice, so never got to go. The last change was on the day we were due to go and it was cancelled in the morning, so too late to book anything else. Totally unimpressed with Tui
Z
Ziggy
Travelled as a couple
22 January 2025
4.2
United States of America
Tour guide was excellent.
S
Sheila
Travelled as a couple
5 February 2025
5
United Kingdom
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AB
Travelled as a couple
24 November 2024
4.2
United States of America
Our driver Robert was friendly and enthusiastic. It did feel like we were killing time driving about as we were too early to turn up to the wine tasting. Maybe more stops at photo worthy spots. Off roading was fairly short but a nice novelty- and luckily not scary. The winery is in a beautiful setting but wines weren’t particularly great- though once you’ve had a few it doesn’t matter too much. The snacks were quite pitiful for the number of us sharing them. So definitely eat up before you go.
J
Julie G
Solo traveller
10 October 2024
5
United States of America
Guide was funny & informative. We went to the skywalk at Cabo Girao. 2€ to enter but worth it. Off road section was cool. We briefly walked to the actual vineyard where the guy told us about how the vineyard started. This was interesting but lacked information on how the product was made. The wine tasting was really good which made for a noisy return to Funchal! Would definitely recommend!!!