Do You Need a Guide?

Short answer: no. Rent a car instead — you will see 10 times more for the price of one guided day.

Guide vs Car

Tour guide: 200+ EUR/day, follow the group, 3-4 spots.

Rent a car: 30-50 EUR/day, go anywhere, 10x more.

1. A car. Madeira is small, roads are good. Rent from airport — from 30 EUR/day.

2. A map. Download offline maps — signal is patchy in the mountains.

3. A guide. Our free PDF has the 10 cheapest weeks to fly, where to stay, and 15+ restaurants with 30-50% off.

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No. A rental car at €30–50 per day lets you see ten times more than one guided day at €200+.

€200+ per day — and you follow the group to just 3–4 spots.

From €30 per day at the airport. The island is small and roads are good.

A rental car, offline maps (signal is patchy in the mountains) and a free PDF guide with the cheapest flight weeks and 15+ restaurant discounts.

MADEIRA · FOUR ELEMENTS

Two questions. Then we show you the sea, the forest, the sun, or the wild north. Find your element of Madeira.