Quinta Vigia Tickets and Tours

A Self-Guided Walk Through Funchal’s Historic Heart With a Local

Much better than a tour I took

I had already done a walking tour, but was disappointed and bought this self-guided tour. Was MUCH better. Helped me ge a better sense of the Old Town area of Funchal. Super easy to download and use.

Camara de Lobos and Funchal Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Funchal at a Glance

We booked the tour via our cruise ship and were met by the bus at the port. It did a round of Funchal before taking us to the highest point, and then the village of Camara de Lobos. The route has several curves, and from the accessible wheelchair space on the bottom deck views were not as good as I could not adjust my position for photos as readily as my wife could from the upper deck. Glare from the windows on the lower deck didn't disrupt the tour, but did impact photos. The stop at the high vantage point was shorter than I would have liked. The village was not much different from Funchal itself, but the drive past banana plantations and terraced hills, as well as the view of the coastline was pretty. The tour did include a coupon for a tasting at Blandy's Wine Shop, and we went to that stop after the full circuit. The route however is set up in such a way that a full second circuit is needed to get back to the cruise port, or you can do as we did and walk a couple hundred metres back to the ship from the Blandy's stop. The wheelchair ramp is manual and the tour operator will put it down on request.