LISBON | MADEIRA ISLAND

DAY BY DAY

DAY 1: LISBON

TRANSFER FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL. ACCOMMODATION AS OF 3 PM. NIGHT AT LEISURE.

DAY 2 : LISBON - SINTRA - CABO DA ROCA - CASCAIS - ESTORIL | 90 KM

BREAKFAST. AT 9 AM, DEPARTURE TO BELÉM, WITH TIME TO ENJOY THE PLACE, FOLLOWED BY A VISIT TO THE TOWN OF SINTRA. FREE TIME TO ENJOY THE PLACE. LUNCH (NOT INCLUDED) CONTINUATION TO CABO DA ROCA, CASCAIS AND ESTORIL. ACCOMMODATION. NIGHT AT LEISURE.

DAY 3: LISBON- MADEIRA ISLAND

BREAKFAST. TANSFERT TO AIPORT. FLY TO MADEIRA ISLAND—PART OF A TINY ARCHIPELAGO (FOUR ISLANDS) IN THE MID-ATLANTIC, JUST NORTHWEST OF AFRICA. TO GET THERE, YOU’LL BE PICKED UP FROM YOUR HOTEL AND TRANSFERRED TO THE AIRPORT FOR YOUR FLIGHT TO THE CAPITAL CITY CALLED FUNCHAL LOCATED ON THE MAIN ISLAND (MADEIRA). MAKE SURE TO SNAG A WINDOW SEAT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STUNNING VIEWS AS YOU LANDDAY OFF. ACCOMMODATION. NIGHT AT LEISURE.

DAY 4: FUNCHAL

BREAKFAST AT 9 AM, DEPARTURE TO ENJOY A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF FUNCHAL. WE’LL BEGIN BY VISITING A BUSY MARKET, WHERE YOU’LL HAVE TIME TO BROWSE THE COLOURFUL STALLS SELLING FLOWERS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND FISH. NEXT WE’LL HEAD JUST OUTSIDE FUNCHAL TO THE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND ADMIRE MORE THAN 2,000 DIFFERENT PLANTS SPLIT INTO DISTINCT AREAS. AFTER LEAVING THE BOTANICAL GARDENS WE’LL VISIT AN EMBROIDERY FACTORY, BEFORE CALLING AT A MADEIRA WINE LODGE AND ENJOYING A TASTING TO ROUND OFF OUR TOUR.ACCOMMODATION. NIGHT AT LEISURE.

DAY 5: FUNCHAL

BREAKFAST. DAY OFF FOR PRIVATE INTERESTS. ACCOMMODATION. NIGHT AT LEISURE.

DAY 6: EAST MADEIRA ISLAND

BREAKFAST AT 9 AM, VISIT THE VILLAGE OF CAMACHA, HOME TO MADEIRA’S THRIVING WILLOW CRAFT INDUSTRY. WE’LL THEN ADMIRE SPECTACULAR VIEWS FROM PICO DO ARIEIRO, THE THIRD-HIGHEST PEAK ON THE ISLAND, BEFORE CALLING AT THE TROUT HATCHERY IN RIBEIRO FRIO. WE’LL ENJOY LUNCH AT SANTANA, A PRETTY VILLAGE WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE UNIQUE, THATCHED TRIANGULAR HOUSES, TYPICAL OF THE REGION. AFTER LUNCH WE’LL MAKE OUR WAY BACK TO FUNCHAL ALONG THE STUNNING NORTH COAST. THE VIEW FROM PORTELA IS SIMPLY BREATHTAKING AND WE’LL ALSO PASS MACHICO, THE ISLAND’S FIRST CAPITAL. ACCOMMODATION. NIGHT AT LEISURE.

DAY 7: EIRA DO SERRADO & MONTE

BREAKFAST. AFTER BREAKFAST THIS MORNING WE’LL VISIT PICO DOS BARCELOS, A VIEWPOINT OFFERING SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF FUNCHAL. WE’LL THEN WIND OUR WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN TO EIRA DO SERRADO, A STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL PLACE SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS AND OVERLOOKING THE REMOTE VILLAGE OF CURRAL DAS FREIRAS, OR NUNS VALLEY. FROM HERE OUR JOURNEY CONTINUES TO THE DELIGHTFUL HAMLET OF MONTE, HOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MONTE AND THE TRANQUIL PARQUE MUNICIPAL DO MONTE.