FOOD & WINE WALKING TOUR
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | 80€ per person
Here, in Wine Tours Madeira, we believe our gastronomy and wines are a huge part of our culture.
Food & Wine Walking Tour invites you to taste the city of Funchal. With all due respect to museums, in this tour, the “museum” is the city itself and the food tastings and drinks are the pieces to be enjoyed.
Gastronomy and wine are the heart and soul of Madeira Island. Our Food & Wine Walking Tour invites your clients to have fun and experience the city´s food and wine through the eyes of a local.
Authenticity is a big deal for us, so, we really try to show a local’s insight in this tour so that everyone feels like a true Madeiran for a few hours. Our 9 stops are a mixture of modern and traditional places where locals actually go, combining our classics with off-the-beaten-track places.
Payment Methods
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Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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What you can expect
Our guide will meet your clients at the H&M Store entrance by the Infante’s roundabout at 10:15 a.m. along with the rest of the group. The tour always begins at 10:30 a.m.
1st Stop: MADEIRA WINE
The first stop is at a Madeira Wine Producer. Madeira island is best known for its fortified wine for over 500 years, which is why this tour must start off with a Madeira wine tasting. In Madeira no matter what it is always past 5 o’clock!
2nd Stop: HOMEMADE DISH
Next stop, a local favourite, a restaurant where everyone will taste a homemade dish called “Carne de vinha d´alhos” (pork marinated with garlic and wine) traditionally served at Christmas time in Madeira. Along with this delicious dish we´ll taste the locally produced beer “Coral”, a lager type beer of a pale golden colour, loved by locals.
3rd Stop: LOCAL CHOCOLATS
Following on to our 3rd stop of the tour: a Madeiran chocolatier with delicious treats that combines irresistible chocolate with typical local flavours.
4th Stop: COOKIES & SWEETS
Continuing with sweets we move on to our 4th stop: a well-known cookies and sweets factory in Madeira. This factory is an all-time favorite and classic where all Madeirans go to, specially during Christmas time!
5th Stop: MADEIRAN STILL WINES & FINGER FOOD
After tasting all of these mouth-watering sweets, our 5th stop is next: a restaurant where we will taste our Madeira table wine and crostinis made with local products and flavours.
6th Stop: PONCHA
A typical old Madeiran grocery store is stop number 6, where we can shop for spices, beans, potatoes…and taste the famous Poncha, a much-loved drink by the locals of many flavours being the most typical one consisting of sugar cane rum, lemon and sugar. Locals always say that “In Madeira, if you have a cold, a fever, a broken heart… Poncha is the medicine”.
7th Stop: LOCAL MARKET
Our 7th stop is our famous Farmer’s Market. Inaugurated in 1940, this building will showcase and abundancy of flowers and all the seasonal exotic fruits that grow in Madeira, some we probably may have never even seen in our life. Take time and contemplate all the beautiful colours and scents… Here, we will also encounter our bustling fish market and get to see how some of the fish that we will taste or tasted look like.
8th Stop: LOCAL MARKET – FRUIT TASTING
Our 8th stop is our little surprise right inside the market. Smell, touch, taste and challenge your taste buds while discovering our local, seasonal and may we add delicious fruits!
9th Stop SAVOURY TUNA
On our last stop is in the charismatic old town Funchal where you’ll taste a typical and popular dish amongst the locals, Garlic Tuna accompanied by fried cornmeal and the famous flatbread with garlic & parsley butter. Our local soda is offered to accompany this tasting and will not leave you disappointed!
Inclusions
– Food tastings
– Drink tastings
– Local guide
Exclusions
– Additional food and drinks (available to purchase)
– Pick-up and Drop-off
Additional info
– All sessions are in English.
– Other languages in private.
– Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
– A moderate amount of walking is involved.
Target audience
– People who like to eat in general (who doesn’t?)
– Foodies
– People who value to get to know the gatronomy and specialties in a destination
– Cruisers – If Funchal is a destination of your cruise itinerary this tour makes a great shore excursion. The meeting point is within walking distance from the port and you get to walk though the city centre. Since you won’t feel the need to have lunch after the tour, you will have the remaning hours to enjoy as you wish before you get back to the cruise ship.
Highlights
• 9 STOPS
• 11 FOOD TASTINGS
• 6 DRINKS
Meeting point:
Infante Roundabout (right next to H&M Store entrance) at 10:00 a.m.
The tour starts at 10.00.
Attendance 15 minutes earlier is required.
Having trouble in finding us?
Contact us directly at (+351) 911 911 711
Or book your tour at:
SOU. authentic Madeira
Rua de Santa Maria nº63
9060-291 Funchal
What our customers say about us
Funchal Food tour
Excellent and knowledgeable guide. Visited a variety of places and tasted some delicious food including lunch at a restaurant. Would definitely recommend but don’t have breakfast before you go!!
Heather B.
★★★★★, Highly rated on TripAdvisor (see more)
3 in 1 tour. storytelling – discover Funchal – wine and food tasting
This tour offers something for everyone. During the route we stopped at nice venues for tasting traditional drinks and dishes and we got a good impression of the city of Funchal. Take a light breakfast because at the end of the tour you have enjoyed more than a full lunch. I would recommend it to all travelers to Madeira.
Bram B. Venio
★★★★★, Highly rated on TripAdvisor (see more)
Fantastic food & wine tour.
The pace was easy going and we visited places we would otherwise have walked past. We avoided overtly tourist venues & busy main streets too. The beers, wines & foods were all excellent.
Highly recommended tour.
BarryM999 – Lisburn, United Kingdom
★★★★★, Highly rated on TripAdvisor (see more)
