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Self-guided Madeira tours

Madeira, told by the people who live here.

Stories that start by themselves as you reach each place, in the car or on foot. Download before you go, put the phone away, and let the island talk.

See the tours How it works
First 20 seconds · The Eastern Edge Madeira's most famous son
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The rest of this story plays in the app

Press play. This is exactly how the tour sounds.

  • 7 tours around the island
  • 43 trails, with today's status
  • 3 free samples on every tour
  • 0 bars of signal needed
Trails today

The tours

Seven journeys around one island

Two walks through Funchal and five drives along the coast, each written by people who live here. Buy one once and keep it.

Pico Ruivo Pico do Arieiro Funchal Machico Santana São Vicente Porto Moniz Calheta Ponta do Pargo
  1. Doors of Funchal 2h
  2. The Eastern Edge Half day
  3. The Fisherman's Quarter 2h30
  4. The West Coast Full day
  5. The Far West Half day
  6. Porto Moniz, Seixal and more Half day
  7. The Wild North Coast Full day
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Reviews

What travellers say

5.0 9 ratings on the App Store · See them on the App Store →

Very useful on our trip

I loved using Tropi Guide on our trip. It was nice being able to just drive without constantly checking my phone, and the guide would automatically start talking when we reached somewhere interesting. We ended up learning about a few places we probably would have completely missed otherwise. Highly recommended!!

Vilemek123 Czechia · September 2026

How it works

A guide that plays itself

No group to meet, no guide to follow, no time to be anywhere. The phone knows where you are.

See how it works
  1. A tour's page in the app, with its stops
    1

    Choose, and listen first

    Every tour opens with three free samples, so you hear the voice and the stories before you pay.

  2. Downloaded tours in the app, ready to play offline
    2

    Download over wifi

    The whole tour lives on your phone. It runs on GPS, which needs no signal, no roaming and no data.

  3. A tour playing, with the route on the map
    3

    Put the phone away

    Each story starts as you reach the place it is about. Through the car's speakers, or in your ear on foot.

The trails

43

official trails, and whether they are open today

Our own write-ups of every classified walk: how long it really takes, where to park, how to get back to the car, and the licence. The status comes from the IFCN.

34 open 4 partly open 5 closed
Open today All 43 trails
PR 1, Vereda do Areeiro PR 1 Open

Vereda do Areeiro

Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo

The high ridge walk between the island's two tallest peaks, through tunnels and along staircases cut into the rock.

  • 6.1 km
  • 3 h
  • Moderate
  • One way
PR 6, Levada das 25 Fontes PR 6 Open

Levada das 25 Fontes

A levada path through laurel forest to a green amphitheatre where two dozen springs come out of the rock at once.

  • 4.3 km
  • 3 h
  • Moderate
  • There and back
PR 9, Levada do Caldeirão Verde PR 9 Open

Levada do Caldeirão Verde

A long levada walk from the Queimadas forest park to a waterfall falling into a green bowl, through four tunnels on the way.

  • 8.7 km
  • 6 h 30
  • Moderate
  • There and back
PR 8, Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço PR 8 Open

Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço

The bare red-and-ochre peninsula at the eastern tip, with the Atlantic on both sides and not a tree in sight.

  • 4 km
  • 2 h 30
  • Moderate
  • There and back

Right now, in the app

Where is it sunny today?

Madeira does not have a weather, it has several at once: sun in Funchal, cloud in Santana, wind on the peaks. The app shows the weather for each part of the island, the live webcams, and sunrise and sunset, so you choose the coast before you choose the car.

See today in the app
The app's Explore screen: the weather and live webcams right now, and the trails open today

The travel guide

Before you land

What every visitor asks at reception, answered by people who live here.

Open the guide

Renting a car: what they don't tell you

Our deal: 5% off, no deposit, insurance included. It saves you thousands.

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Driving in Madeira

Tunnels, steep streets and roundabouts. Easier than it looks.

Read

Weather and what to pack

Five climates in one island. Layers, not a suitcase.

Read

The airport and the wind

Why flights divert, and what to do if yours does.

Read

Plan the trip

The long reads

Itineraries, the levadas worth the early start, the weather month by month, and what to eat.

All 51 guides
Practical

Things to Do in Madeira, Sorted by the Weather You Wake Up To

The best things to do in Madeira, grouped by weather: when the peaks are clear, when they are in cloud, on the water, in Funchal and on slow days.

Read 7 min Itineraries

7 Days in Madeira: A One-Week Itinerary With Room for Weather

A week in Madeira, day by day: Funchal, the peaks at dawn, both coasts, two levada walks and a slow day, with a plan B for every cloudy morning.

Read 10 min Hiking and levadas

Best Levada Walks in Madeira: Nine Picks and Honest Notes

The best levada walks in Madeira for 2026, picked by what you want from the day, with fees, times, parking and how you get back to the car.

Read 12 min Practical

Madeira Weather by Month: What Each Month Is Really Like

Madeira's weather month by month: temperatures, rain, sea, cloud in the mountains and crowds, with the best months for walking, swimming and sun.

Read 8 min Food and drink

Madeira Dishes to Try: What to Order and Where It Tastes Best

Espetada, espada with banana, lapas, bolo do caco and poncha: the Madeiran dishes worth ordering, what they are, and what they cost.

Read 9 min Practical

Where to Stay in Madeira: Choosing the Right Base for Your Trip

Where to stay in Madeira: Funchal if you have no car, the west for sun, the north for walking, the east for short trips. How to pick, and when to split.

Read 10 min
The tours are written by people who live on the island. The trail pages come from what we know and what we have walked, and every number is checked against the official sources before it goes up.
Written by locals, not translated from a brochure.

The app

Take the island in your pocket

The tours, all 43 trails with their status, the beaches, the waterfalls and the viewpoints. Free to download, with free samples on every tour, and the tours and trails keep working with no signal.

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A tour playing in the app, with the route on the map
A trail in the app, with its timer, map and elevation