Boat trips · MADEIRA BOAT TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 12 madeira boat tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Review of Madeira’s eco catamaran whale and dolphin cruise, with wildlife tips, onboard features, value, access, and booking advice.
“A lovely afternoon and highly recommended. The highlight was seeing pilot whales 🐋”
Review of Madeira’s 3-hour Seaborn catamaran cruise, with dolphin and whale watching, Cabo Girão views, swimming, tips, and honest advice.
“We enjoyed a cruise along the coast in an Easterly direction. We were very lucky to spot a pod of Pilot Whales including a mother and baby swimming along together. This put the icing on the cruise cake! We celebrated with a small glass of beer and wine from the onboard bar on the way back! I can recommend this 3 hour activity to anyone looking for a shortish trip out on the ocean. I should also say that we had very calm weather which helped make the trip comfortable.”
Review of Madeira’s $47 catamaran cruise, with whale and dolphin watching, Cabo Girão swimming, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Great staff we saw half a dozen pilot whales at least very interesting nice bouncy sail back into port once the waves got up ! Would recomend this trip”
Review of Funchal’s sunset sailing tour, with Cabo Girão swimming, open drinks, small groups, coastal views, and possible dolphin sightings.
“Fantastic boat! Wonderful crew: entertaining but very responsible. They encouraged everyone to jump into the water, it was brilliant! Sunset was perfect, drinks were welcomed, no whales have been seen but it didn’t matter. Experience was FANTASTIC!”
Review of Madeira’s luxury catamaran whale and dolphin tour, with Cabo Girão views, swimming, wildlife, group size, value, and practical tips.
“This was excellent. Loved every minute. Really chilled out trip. The guides were amazing, made us feel really welcome and looked after. Made us all feel at home. the boat was spacious and plenty of seats anywhere on the boat or under the canopy in the shade if needed. One free drink and then very inexpensive to buy another £2.50 for a beer. The whole thing was great. The guides did their very best to get us to see the dolphins which were mostly quite a few meters from the boat but we got quite close at one point with 3 swimming directly in front of the boat. Actually the…”
Sail from Funchal to Cabo Girão for dolphin and whale watching, swimming, snorkeling, coastal views, and a relaxed small-group cruise.
“My husband and I had a fantastic 3 hour trip on this lovely sailboat. We weren’t lucky enough to spot any sea life, but nevertheless, the crew took good care of us, and were very skilled and knowledgeable. Seeing the island from the ocean gave a whole new perspective, and snorkeling in the warm waters was a special touch! Definitely recommend 🫶🏼”
Review of Madeira’s 3-hour sunset cruise on the traditional Dragão boat, with Cabo Girão views, swimming, music, and drinks.
“This was a great experience! The traditional-style boat was much better than the modern ones you see offered more often. The crew were pleasant and the drinks flowed as freely as anyone wanted. It was an excellent way to spend a relaxing evening on the water.”
Review of Madeira’s 2-hour whale and dolphin speedboat tour from Calheta, with wildlife tips, value advice, guides, and practical details.
“Hannah and Pedro guided us very well to see a whale!! It was a fun activity, thanks!”
Review of Madeira’s 3-hour Santa Maria pirate ship cruise, with coastal views, dolphin and whale watching, Cabo Girao swimming, cake, and wine.
“It was exactly as described and better- would highly recommend it”
Review of Madeira’s 2.5-hour whale and dolphin speed boat tour, with wildlife, coastline views, practical tips, price, and who should book.
“Great we saw dolphins and we felt very safe having been issued with a safety sheet to read and life jackets.”
Review of Madeira’s 2-hour Calheta RIB tour, with whale and dolphin sightings, practical tips, value advice, and what to expect at sea.
“Excellent. Even if we hadn't seen anything just the rib boat outing was great but actually we did: Family group if Sperm Whales who put on a wonderful display for us. Multiple jumps. A random turtle also got in on the act. Views of the island from the boat wonderful. Comfy seating. Knowledgeable tout guide and fun skipper - loved coming back into the Marina especially!”
Review of Madeira’s Funchal RIB whale watching cruise, with dolphin sightings, coastal views, optional swim, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“We have seen 3 species from very close and had an exciting speed boat ride! We absolutely recommend it!”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
