If you are used to private or high quality tours do not book this. An old van, multiple nationalities and therefore commentary. The itinerary stated by the operator has the sledge toboggan at the end of the tour. Unfortunately this was switched to immediately on pick up arriving before 9am. Sledging down a road with cars is not what a reasonable human wants directly after breakfast. Following the sledge we left the tour and paid for a taxi back to the hotel. Perfect tour for some, definitely not for us.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- This tour includes a liquor tasting free in the nuns valley village. Known as the best liquors in Madeira.
- This price includes the sleigh ride in Monte
Excludes
- Does not include any snacks
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Please note all picks from the 13.01.2025 for the hotels Vila Galé and Santa Cruz Village have an aditional cost 10.00€ per person. No pick ups in Machico, Ponta de Sol, Calheta. Pick ups for Caniço and Garajau hotels have no aditional cost. Should your hotel not be on the list please advise us so we can organize pick up or meeting point. No pick ups for this tour from the port guests coming from the ship/cruisline must meet the driver at the CR7 Museum.
Itinerary
Isolated from the rest of the island, lies the Nuns Valley, a caldron surrounded by lava rock a perfect contrast. Leaving Hotel drive through Funchal to Pico dos Barcelos one of Madeiras unique viewpoints. We then make our way up to Eira do Serrado At 1094m above sea level, (if weather permits) you will be able to see the view to the Nuns Valley. Stop at the private family bakery with cake, biscuit and liquor tasting, last stop is at Monte one of Madeira´s old touristic stops with a visit to the church, and a little adventure, you can try the toboggan rides which is included in this tour for those who pay 35€, The price of 20€ is without sleigh ride included. PLEASE NOTE THE SLEIGH RIDE FOR ONLY A SINGULAR PERSON HAS AN ADDITIONAL COST OF 10€. Seeing the sleigh ride is 25€ and not 15€.
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Brilliant day out, would recommend
Great fun activity, well organised and timed well to beat the crowds from the cruise ship in port. Lots of good view points
To be honest, this trip would’ve been better if it didn’t rain so hard the previous night because the whole thing was about the views and we couldn’t see a thing because of thick mist everywhere also felt we were a bit herded into souvenir shops. We were also told to wait by the Pharmacist for a pick up keep in mind we never been to this place before so we were just acting on what we was told the driver/Guide was very rude by saying we were not there when we was ! and on time.
We had a lively tour guide/driver with good sense of humor. He drove safely in those narrow winding streets in villages. This tour gave us a different experience that Madeira has to offer.
Pro -Really lovely tour with an informative tour guide. Stunning scenery, multiple stops.sledge ride was great fun. Cons- tour operator secret Madeira were a nightmare,did not answer any of my emails regarding pick up locations and time.Had to contact Viator who managed to contact this company on our behalf. Smallish tour bus,seat belts the worst ever so tight and uncomfortable. Would recommend this half day tour with a different tour operator.
The hair raising drive around the hilly roads to our destination culminated in a fantastic sledge ride down the shiny roads. Never once did we feel in danger with the masters of their trade.
Nice view, friendly driver. Nothing wrong with the excursion itself, but viator resceduled the tour 2 times
This was a fantastic trip, especially the toboggan ride. Carlos was a fantastic guide who made this a great experience and I can' t commend him enough.
This was a half day tour. We booked with Secret Madeira where one option is a bundle of 3 tours (with East and West) at a very good price. The only pricing issue is the sled ride in Monte has to be paid separately - having said which it meant we went first as there was no queue and the rest of the group were awaiting their tickets from the driver The owner of Secret Madeira picked up or dropped off a few people from the bus to avoid this taking too long to do all the pickups, which was a very smart and in our experience unusual move The sled ride is an absolute must do. The drive to Nuns Valley is really interesting, includes stops at several viewpoints on the way there and back. At Nuns Valley there was a tasting of local liqueurs, very good and very interesting.
Tony was a first class tour guide in smoothly explaining everything fluently in both English and German, We both really enjoyed the half day tour doing the Sleigh ride and Nun's Valley. Highly recommend. A1
Couldn’t have been better. Our guide and driver were amazing, funny and had so much knowledge. Got to the sled ride early so no wait. Plenty of time given at viewpoints to enjoy the views. Dropped us back in town if that’s what we wanted or back to hotels. Nothing was too much trouble.
Standing for 2 hours. Didn't answer the phone. Got hold of it after 3 hours. Turns out they brought the wrong people, forgot to check names. There was nothing more we could do. Requested to bring us by taxi, was not an option.
The walk was great. The guide was attentive, dedicated and very professional, transmitted safety. It was a rich walk.
Die Kombination Nonnental-Monte Korbschlitten war ein super Ausflug. Wir hatten den wohl Weltbesten Guide auf Madeira. Er hat alles perfekt organisiert und ist auf unsere Wünsche eingegangen. Spontan haben wir ihn und seinen Minibus für eine Verlängerung zum schmalen Kurs gebucht und die schöne Tour ging weiter…Skywalk und Fischerdorf. Danke Marco- jederzeit wieder gern mit Dir
Sehr Netter Fahrer konnte gut Deutsch. Korbschlitten im Regen macht auch Spaß. Der Busfahrt war hat uns viel gezeigt und Erklärt
Die Korbschlittenfahrt war ein tolles Erlebnis. Unsere Reiseleiterin hat es super organisiert, so dass wir bei noch trockenem Wetter abwärts "schlittern" konnten. Im Nonnental hat es geregnet, aber mit unserer Reiseleiterin hat es trotzdem viel Spaß gemacht, da sie uns viele Infos gab und sehr gut gelaunt war.
Die Reservierung war sehr gut und die Abholung an der Bushaltestelle hat gut geklappt. Dort bei der Schlittenfahrt waren wir sehr begeistert und danach sind wir noch in die Berge gefahren mit Likörverkostung. Alles hat uns gut gefallen, vielen Dank für alles.
O passeio é interessante com diversas vistas bem bonitas. A descida nos cestos é oi ponto alto do passeio, mas se você está sozinho, eles cobram mais caro e não avisam com antecedência. Vá preparado. O tour foi interessante, mas atrasou mais de meia hora e não houve nenhuma comunicação da operadora. Recomendo o tour, mas não a operadora Secrets of Madeira devido ao atraso e confusão nas informações prestadas.
Me dejaron en el punto de encuentro sin una llamada. Jamás volveré a hacer una excursión con Viator. Estoy esperando que me devuelvan el dinero que el l tour operador me prometió.
Bella la discesa con le slitte, ma purtroppo la degustazione e la visita alla chiesa di Monte non sono state fatte. Chiesto alla guida, risposta che la degustazione era al bar con pagamento
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