🏨 Rum, Poncha, and Vineyards Tour Activity

Rum, Poncha, and Vineyards Tour

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From $53.77

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 6 hours

Departs: Madeira, Madeira

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

How can one not love Madeiran Food and drink?

On this tour, you will have a day full of moments that you will carry for life, by knowing traditional drinks such as Poncha, rums, liqueurs, Madeira wine, traditional cookies, Madeira cake, among other typical delicacies.

The tour also has a lunch break with typical Madeiran food (food and drinks not included), and we will visit a rum mill and museum, on the south of the island. At Ponta de Sol, we will pass by a magnificent waterfall that falls directly onto the road, the perfect time to cool off.

We will then visit the famous natural lava pools in Porto Moniz and taste the Madeira wine at Seixal, and to finish we will experience hovering at 580 meters high at Cabo Girão, on the highest glass platform in Europe.

What's Included

Fuel surcharge

What's Not Included

Alcoholic Beverages

Breakfast

Lunch

Snacks

Traveler Information

YOUTH: Age: 12 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 64
SENIOR: Age: 65 - 75

Additional Info

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Primary pick-up location. Or any hotel or apartment in Funchal Downtown.
Any pick-up outside the primary location at the CR7 museum, please let us know in advance.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sao Sebastiao Viewpoint (mirador)

We leave towards the West of the Island already starting to use the paths that have been cut through the mountains from Campanário. there we will be able to observe the work done by our ancestors in the execution of one of the world heritage sites nominated by UNESCO, I am talking about the famous terraces of Madeira Island. This type of ancestral construction is nothing more than the construction of stone walls of volcanic origin to add to the cultivation area on the slopes of the island. After observing these constructions we will make a brief stop at the São Sebastião belvedere situated 170 metres above sea level and where there is an ideal point to observe the only valley in Madeira Island that cuts through it from north to south.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cais da Ponta do Sol

We leave towards the village of Ponta do Sol leaving the tunnel that gives access to the village, inside a pond existing in the roundabout we can observe a statue of modern traces that pays homage to the famous terraces of Madeira Island and we can observe that the main cultivation existing in the terraces is the famous Madeira banana tree.
We will make a shortstop, where it is possible to visit a small Roman arch bridge made with basalt stone, an ideal place for photographs over the bay.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cascata dos Anjos

After the stop in Ponta do Sol, we use the old regional road where we can observe how the old tunnels of Madeira Island used to be, they were dug by hand and opened with explosives. We can contemplate from the panoramic roof of our UMM the Basalt dome without any coating. Between the tunnels, we can also observe the old Royal Road nº23.
We then stop at the famous Cascata dos Anjos, famous on social networks for its spectacular photos.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ponta do Pargo Lighthouse

Continuing our tour we head towards Ponta do Pargo. The westernmost point of Madeira Island.
Inaugurated in 1922, the lighthouse is situated on the westernmost point of the island, standing on a cliff at an altitude of 290 meters.
Erected on Ponta da Vigia, 290 meters above sea level, Ponta do Pargo lighthouse started operating on June 5th, 1922, and dominates the cliff top.
The tower is 14 meters high and its focus is at an altitude of 312 meters.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Achadas da Cruz

Following the old regional road, we will arrive at a small village situated in the division between north and south, where we can see a small cable car that gives access to a fajã at sea level, where agriculture is still practised and also vineyards that with the microclimate existing in the place produces excellent wine.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools

Leaving Santa we head towards the beautiful natural pools of volcanic origin. Stop for photos.
Access to beach complex not included.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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