Up Mountain Madeira - Tours and activities in Madeira Island

Madeira by a Local – Off the beaten track experiences

Local Sustainable Tourism Company in Funchal

Up Mountain Madeira, ( UMM ) its a small team of local certified guides, who love to show you Madeira island as it is, not just sightseeing tours for Madeira’s Amazing views, but also with is people, its food, its drinks and all the good stuff there is in this paradise, far away from the crowds and tasteless impersonal tours..we believe in persons, not numbers!

Our groups are also very small, so we can give you the best real local experience!

Be a traveller, not a tourist!

4×4 TOURS

Our jeep tours are designed for everyone to enjoy the ride, always done in a calm, safe and fun way, with a local guide, far from the beaten track. Choose from half-day tours if you have little time available or full-day to get to know more parts of Madeira Island.

LEVADA WALKS

Madeira island many jewels are only accessible by walking, so from the starter walking enthusiast to the more experienced trekker… from 9 to 90 years old… there are plenty of trails and Levada walks to choose. contact us for a plan!

FOOD TOURS

Madeira is every foodie’s paradise. Take a trip with us to discover many local specialities, from Madeira wine to Poncha, to bread into cheese, many of the goods Madeira as to offer on one of the most appetizing tours ever.

PRIVATE TOURS

We are specialized in small group and private tours, we can arrange and design your own customizable tour just for you and your family! Select the “private” option when sending your booking enquiry, and let’s start from there!

CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR EXPERIENCES

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Funchal Shore Excursion – Half Day with Locals Van Tour
From€ 35
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Vineyards and Poncha – Jeep Tour to the Vineyards, Nuns Valley View and Cabo Girao
From€ 35
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Land of Water – Waterfall’s Valley of the 25 Fountains – Risco in Rabacal
From€ 40
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Between Heaven and Earth – Sunrise on Pico do Areeiro and Hike to Pico Ruivo – PR1
From€ 45
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Flower East – Jeep Safari to Pico do Areeiro with a Levada Walk and Santana Houses
From€ 45
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The FarWEST – Jeep Safari to Paul da Serra and Porto Moniz Volcanic Pools
From€ 45
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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

Why you are so Important to us!

We love our work and love to show and share our beautiful island to the world! Our biggest reward is the feedback from our dear customers. And being a small sustainable company, in a small team and taking a very small % of the number of people the big companies do, we don’t have a huge budget for advertising, so we rely on our customers to do it, For us all the distinctions and every single word received, is very special, and make us very proud in a humble and thankful way, as being awarded by TripAdvisor with the Certificate of Excellence from 2013 to 2019, featuring Up Mountain Madeira on “Hall of Fame”, just makes our heart full!

Thank you all so much for sharing your passion through your reviews – we believe that keeping people happy is the best advertising we can do, so thank you so much to all who have helped us, and recommended us to share the word to mouth!

Check Out Our Reviews

excellent We booked two jeep tours through Nico. Ricardo was our driver/guide for both. Our choice of this company (Up Mountain Madeira) could not have turned out better. The... read more read less

W7342TZdavidf
24/02/23
A wonderful experience with an exceptional guide! Our tour experience was exceptional! From coordination through execution we could not have asked for more! Nico was flexible with meeting our desires and David was a phenomenal guide!... read more read less

smself2014
23/02/23
5 stars What a wonderful way to spend your birthday, Nico was so friendly, knowledgeable and professional. We did a wonderful tour with lots of stops and chances to take photos, eat... read more read less

Kim S
20/02/23
Fabulous experience I organised a private tour for some friends for a Christmas present and of course we joined them. Nico went over and above the bounds of duty to accommodate... read more read less

RickMacD
07/02/23
Up Mountain Madeira Northeast Madeira We booked a Northeast Madeira tour for 8 of us from our cruise ship. Ronaldo picked us up at the dock and showed us some amazing places. ... read more read less

506annw
16/01/23
Such a fun day! What an amazing adventure, completely exceeded expectations! We loved the whole day — our driver/guide Ricardo was fabulous. Highly recommend this company and tour!

KimberlyStrikerHall
07/01/23
Best guided walk experience in Madeira! Amazing! The best day we spent in Madeira and it was definitely worth the early start. Nico and David were so helpful, enthusiastic and obviously passionate and knowledgable about the... read more read less

Becks10000
01/01/23
Highly recommended Ricardo was a fantastic guide. He was very engaging with us, very knowledgeable about the fauna, flora & history of the island. And showed us excellent sights & spectacular views,... read more read less

X4811XMmariof
31/12/22
Simply the best Sometimes in life you get lucky ..

Yesterday we got doubly lucky - first was a trip with Up Mountain - great communication and responsive; second was our guide and... read more read less

HRNG56
06/12/22
Best hiking tip for PR1 Nico and David were amazing and took good care of us during the trip. It was a great decision to engage them, and doing so also allows you to just... read more read less

fisheyecream
06/12/22

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From the blog

June 24, 2019

Why Choosing a small company over a Big one?

why going with the hudge groups, taking SOULLESS tours, eating UNFLAVORED food, and drinking fake artificial drinks.. only a number to become between all the others $$ packed in huge crowds, ending up in the tourist traffic jams of jeeps and buses