What shall I choose to do?

Great value for money, with excellent views of the island from various locations.
We also did the Go West tour and the Nuns Valley half-day tour which were also very enjoyable.

Hugo guided us not only in the north of Madeira but also gave us a lot of background information about the culture, the nature, the history etc. Hé did this in good English and with humor. Hé drives in a very safe manner. A top performance.

I was really lucky to start exploring Madeira island, by choosing one full day tour with MADEIRA HAPPY TOURS (The East Tour). Our driver & guide Hugo, offered an ultimate experience, by providing knowledge to our small group about the island’s past and present. While he was driving safely to several beautiful destinations, a new and very well cared mini van, he was narrating about island’s history, flora and fauna, geography, economy, culture, civilization, heritage etc. He is a very well educated, professional guide with a sense of humor, who kept my interest live throughout the trip. The day’s program was very well designed, not at all tiring, or boring, giving me the time to see many interesting places and beautiful images. For me it was the best introduction to the island, which increased the value of my travel’s experience. Thank you Hugo for this amazing day and thank you Madeira Happy Tours and Mr Marco Ferreira for your excellent service, organization and communication. You made me happy!!!

Guide was lovely, patient and helpful. Activity was a a great way to see a different side to the island!

Perfect guided walk. I booked with Happy Tours. Their guide was great. Lots of information about Madeira. Were a little bit busy, but the view is amazing.

This was the last of 4 trips we did with Happy Tours and we enjoyed the whole day.
The driver/guide was excellent in every way. There was 10 of us on the tour, and he suggested we could book a 3 course meal at a restaurant in Santana via him if we wished. All 10 of us took him up on the offer, which turned out to be very good value for money. The 90 minute break gave us plenty of time to have the meal and a quick look around the village. It also gave us the opportunity to get to know our fellow travellers, who came from many parts of the world, but all spoke English.

First time out of Funchal and it couldn't have gone any better. The bus was comfortable and we had a happy group. Luis was a fantastic guide and very informative. The fact he had German and English tourists didn't phase him. It was more than just look at that but gave a real understanding of the west of the island, a real feat, from it's industries through to excellent recommendations at the different stops. Thank you

Excellent tour. Luis, our guide and driver was very knowledgeable and told us so much in the 3 hours. Overlooks Bica dos barelos and Eira do Serro were amazing, and then Nun's Valley! Such scenery- my phone camera did not do it justice. Luis showed us the old road where residents could be cut off for days if bad weather. Our stop on the way back at Camaro dos Lobos gave us a chance to walk around the harbor

Excellent way to see different parts of the island with a long stop at Porto Moniz for the volcanic pools. Hugo was an excellent driver guide imparting lots of knowledge about the island, its history and flora. He was interesting and informative. We took a picnic lunch to allow enough time at the pools for a good swim. There was enough time at each of the other stops too. The mini bus was also a good size. In all an excellent day and good way to see the island.

Jorge was an excellent tour guide whilst doing this walk, friendly funny and very knowledgable. The walk was tough but well worth the views and was an amazing experience. We used happy tours for a couple of trips when in Madeira and couldn’t recommend them enough!

Luis "senior" was our host for this trip and from the moment he picked us up he was friendly and engaging making us feel really comfortable. The trip is real value for money ( this was the best price on the island so was a little unsure if that would be reflected in the quality of the service but absolutely NOT)when you think about where you are taken and how you would otherwise access the places this trip was excellent value. Luis lives locally and he gave us plenty of information and tips along the way. I wouldn't hesitate to book another tour with them !

Superb experience from start to finish. Easy to book and the chap in the shop was very helpful in recommending walks. The bus collected us from the hotel exactly on time and our guide (Elton) was excellent. The walk was simply stunning, beautiful scenery with well maintained paths and walkways to preserve the local wildlife and fauna.
Elton’s knowledge of local plants, animals and the island’s history was amazing and he really helped to make our day special. The final leg was a visit to a local cafe for Poncha or coffee before heading back. A fantastic day - thank you to Happy Tours.

Stop searching don't look further.
We did the west and east tour and it was great !
Good minibus, excellent driver, good explanations.
All the stops at the right spots !
Great advise for lunch restaurant.
Our driver was Luis and he knows his job , with passion !
Do not hesitate !!

We booked this tour last minute at 2215 the night before as the shop was still open in town and we wanted to get out exploring, we were not disappointed!
Our guide picked us up promptly from our hotel before picking others up from the main office and other hotels.
Throughout the entire journey our driver/guide Hugo gave us lots of information on the history of the island and what it is famous for, he also talked alot about different plants and fruits throughout our journey. We made various stops throughout the day and had almost a full 2 hours in Porto Moniz (sadly was a little too cold/windy for me to dip my toe in the water). The island itself was great, some beautiful scenery!
We are definitely booking another tour with the company before we head home, the problem is choosing which one?!

We did the Go East tour last week, our guide and driver was Luis. He was excellent, really friendly, helpful and gave us lots of information.
The whole tour was perfect, we saw so many incredible sights, we loved the whole day, it was fantastic and Luis is a perfect guide.

We wish we had taken a photo of Luis to keep with our Madeira photo album!

There are many reasons why we loved this tour. The guide was cheerful and shared interesting information about East Madeira as well as about the island in general. The locations where breathtaking, like Ponta de São Lourenço, Pico Do Arieiro, Vereda dos Balcões. The group we were part of was also nice. We took a second tour (Go West) few days after and the experience was equally great. Finally, good and responsive customer service. Thank You for this experience!

Louis (Junior) was phenomenal!! We booked the west tour last minute as it was our first time to the island and we were only there for a short time. Louis picked us up, along w two other couples, and we drove around the west all day to different sights, stops, and viewpoints. Louis was an amazing guide who provided a lot of insight, background and cool info about the stops and islands in general that he knew of since he’s a local. Funny & easygoing guy that enhanced the overall trip, we had a great day:) If you can, try to request Louis Junior for your tour. Next time we’re back in Madeira, we’ll be booking happy tours to see other parts of the island.

Yesterday we thoroughly enjoyed a visit to the Eastern part of the island with 'Happy Tours'.
We were collected from outside the booking office & returned to our hotel door (Louis kindly took a slight diversion) at 5 p.mish.
Louis gave us a detailed & insightful commentary as he gave us a tour of the East. He spoke in both English & French and regaled us with a wealth of information about the island. And he tailored his banter according to what he felt was most inspiring to his passengers! All very well executed as driving on mountainous Madeiran roads looks quite a feat in itself!!
The minibus was very cool onboard & comfortable and we enjoyed some stunning scenery. We had an ideal number of stops where we could briefly explore; all in all an experience with 'Happy Tours' not to be missed whilst in Madeira 😀

Tony the driver was very friendly and knowledgeable, being a local from Porto Moniz originally. Stopped for a coffee, 1 euro, just shows how Starbucks rip us off. Met up at Rabacal with the rest of the walkers, Jorge was our walk leader. Can't speak more highly of him. His knowledge of the flora and fauna ,as well as his guidance on the walk was exceptional. Would not hesitate to book with them again.

We decided to do just one tour on our trip and searched the internet for some options. This operator conveniently also had an office not too far from our place of stay. We had a great trip, our driver/guide was very nice and spoke fluently both English and German. The full day tour left us quite tired but we all felt it was worth it, especially for the very reasonable price.

Ricardo was our driver and he was gregarious and energetic.We were picked up from our hotel as promised and spent the day with 6 other people in the jeep, visiting various tourist spots and doing a couple of short levada walks. What a day-we both thought it was wonderful.The off-road part was fantastic and Ricardo is a very good driver. I suppose you are reliant on the other passengers being good company and they were.The tour was in French for them and English for us but it was also good practice for us to understand French.We all had lunch together-3 courses for 15 Euros including wine, water and coffee.We visited a rum distillery and various other spots.We went from being absolutely frozen to boiling hot so wear layers! I highly recommend this company.We went to places you would never venture in a hire car and we always felt safe.

Driver picked us up at our hotel on time. Mini Bus was comfortable and we made 8 stops at various sights and had plenty of time to take photographs and even got to see the sight of "Star Wars" location at Porto Moniz Driver was very knowledgeable and spoke fluently in English and was also a very entertaining character to boot.
We booked our trip through Madeira Happy Tours and were very impressed with the service and selection of trips available from this well run Company.

This trip was a half day afternoon tour to Nuns Valley by minibus. Our driver Roger was amazing and gave us very interesting information of the area etc. Would thoroughly recommend this company and look forward to doing another trip

Despite happy tours mini bus breakibg down before it got to us, the staff were quick to sort things out and driver, Tinos came in on his day off and gave us a super morning tour. He gave us lots of info whilst driving around and went into detail about the area we stopped off in. Excellent service and value.

All of it, our driver was polite, attentive, knowledgeable and passionate about his beautiful island of Madeira. From the outset they went the extra mile and then some to look after us. We were given plenty of time to view take pictures ask questions about the tour places. We made extra stops. Vehicle clean and comfortable we would happily take more tours with them.

We booked the Nuns valley half day tour. This was very good, we were collected in a small coach at 9am, returned at just after 1. The driver also did the commentary. He was well informed and provided plenty of info. There was adequate time allowed at each stop.
The Nuns Valley scenery was breathtaking, beautiful. The fishing village was pretty.
The tour was good value for money.

This is our second time using happy tours and we have been very pleased with the company. Today our tour guide was Luis (the son) who gave us an excellent tour. He was very knowledgeable, his English was excellent and he showed a true love for his country. The North of the island is truly beautiful and we went to many of the small towns and villages along the coast. Luis entertained us all day with stories and legends of the island and the stops were well planned. I would really recommend this tour if you want to see the beauty of the island away from the main tourist areas.

We did the West Island tour with driver/guide Hugo. He was knowledgeable and told us lots of information about the history and culture of Madeira. We had bad weather in the morning but Hugo managed to adapt the tour so that we had more time in the sun on the north of the island. We had a long stop in Porto Moniz with time to swim in the lava pools. Hugo was a safe driver and we had a fantastic day.

Great experience. Driver gave lots of valuable information. Everything went as expected. Cheaper than other companies. Would highly recommend

We, a group of 34 friends, traveled with a cruise ship to Madeira Island during February 2023.
We contacted Mr. Marco Ferreira with Madeira Happy Tours agency asked him to organize a private tour, bus+ guide, for our group. Mr. Ferreira was very responsive and helped us to form a wonderful tour.
Mrs. Cristina Passos guided us for half day through the island attractions. Cristina did a very good job in the tour.
We highly recommend Madeira Happy Tours as The travel agency for Madeira tours and attractions.

We went on the Go East tour recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. Hugo was our driver/guide and he was great - so much knowledge of the area and such a nice guy. The landscapes and scenery are stunning. I am glad we dressed for all weathers as at the high point of the tour it was snowing! At that point there was a very attractive restaurant for a warming drink. Lots of interesting stops on the way round and lovely warm sunshine as we got nearer Funchal. A great day out!

Rui in the office was super welcoming, helpful and supportive. He recommended us the East Tour and it was an awesome trip.
We really enjoyed each stop along the way. Breathtaking views.
Thank you Rui and Marco 🙂
Shaikh

The full-day Go West tour is one of several offered by Happy Tours. We have booked two of them on-line in the last week ( the half-day Nun’s Valley tour was the second) . The booking process was straightforward , as were the pick-up instructions. The buses arrived on time and on both occasions our driver/tour guide was Hugo, a Funchal local. Hugo was excellent on both trips - informative and amusing throughout the tours. There were 12/13 people on both of the trips on a 15/16 seater bus. We felt we saw lots of the highlights on the island, with just the right amount of time at each stop. We would certainly recommend Happy Tours and will use them again on future visits.

We were collected on time from our hotel by Tino who was our driver/guide. The pace and itinerary was just right, we never felt rushed or bored. Tino was so enthusiastic and clearly loves Madeira and his job.
The scenery was stunning and we were lucky enough to have perfect weather. Remember that it is considerably cooler up in the mountains.
I definitely recommend booking with this company. No hard sell and great tips and advice offered. Oh and the wine tasting at the end was a great added bonus. Thank you

Happy Tours is my Go To excursion provider in Madeira. This time I was a little disappointed that, being the week before Christmas, there were far fewer tours available and, to be honest, the salesman in their shop wasn't particularly helpful but I managed to book the south west tour which I'd done before but a while ago.
This one did, I think a slightly different and better route. The guide, Tino, was exceptionally good - very knowledgeable, obviously devoted to his island and its history, culture and natural beauty. The stops were well-timed and Tino was informative and interesting at each one.
We were lucky with the weather and it was another excellent day out with Happy Tours.

I spent 5 lovely days in Madeira during Christmas time and half of the time were days spent with Happy Tours because they are the best. My first experience was the West Tour, where I met a friendly and funny tour guide, Luis. He was very informative, shared enough information about local history and customs while also giving the visitors room to define how the tour should go. For example, majority of the guests were interested in trying Madeira wine, and Luis quickly pivoted and took us to a local shop near a magical waterfall on the West coast! We enjoyed 4 wine tastings free of charge! We saw a lot of what Madeira had to offer, while safely being guided and driven by Luis. I continued to book the Valley of the Nuns tour the following day (hoping I would get Luis as a guide again)! I was surprised to have another local tour guide that was equally funny and shared lots of local history.

Excellent service firstly when booking and today 17 Dec when we did the tour.
The whole day experience was more than we expected and this was so because of the driver, Luis, who was so informative about the places visited, the history of the Island and his knowledge of trees, plants and flowers. Luis also recommended a very good lunch stop which was very good value.
Would certainly recommend this Company and have booked another trip next week to view the west of the Island.

Ugo was a fantastic guide. So knowledgeable about Madeira and so interesting to listen to, as well as being a great driver.

This tour is excellent value with the right amount of stops and different locations to other operators I've done previously, ie Santa Cruz.

I took the opportunity to see the surrounding area at lunch time, with no pressure to have lunch at suggested restaurant and again some great pictures taken whilst others did the rum factory tasting and short tour.

2 great couples so a small group, all in all a wonderful way to spend my last day in Madeira for a few months.

The whole trip was well organised, the bus really modern and comfortable and our driver/guide Hugo was fantastic. He even knew all about the plants on the island and has personally walked the trails and paths.
Our lunch stop was very good too - and views were mind blowing.
The company were really helpful when our cruise ship docked a few mins late too

The agent at the shop was really nice and gave us good information. We first booked the West Tour,. The guide gave a lot of information, it was a nice tour.
A few days later we also booked the Levada Marocos walk. That was a nice and easy walk. The guide was a nice man and had a lot to tell. We were so pleased with HappyTours that we also booked the airport transfer there. I would definitely recommend this company!

Friendly, informative, great price, done at a good pace. Luis was amazing. We will be back. The scenery is breath taking and our guide was fantastic

Booked a 'Go East' tour in the office by the monumental experience shopping centre, staff were friendly and efficient.
We were picked for the tour on time by Nuna our guide and driver for the day. The tour was really enjoyable stopping at Camacha, Pico do Areeiro,Ribeiro Frio,Santana,Portela,Ponta de São Lourenço and Machico along with various viewpoints with stunning vistas and even a stop at a rum distillery.
Nuna was fantastic, friendly, knowledgeable and kept us interested in where we were and what we were seeing. All in all a really nice, enjoyable day. Thanks Nuna.

We had a great day with our driver Lewis. We used Happy Tours back in 2015 for the West tour and Nuns Valley trips and were happy to use them again this year. We had enough time at each stop and particularly enjoyed Santana where we stopped for lunch. Lewis explained everything as we went along - the audio volume in the van was a bit low at the back though, but we managed to hear. He spoke in English and German on the day - luckily I was able to understand as he repeated in German. Happy Tours do seem to have better prices and more stops than some other providers. Definitely recommended.

Excellent company to deal with from beginning to end. Lady in shop very helpful, driver Tony very pleasant and informative, Emilka our guide was excellent, very interesting and made us feel looked after and safe on our Lavada walk. We have used them before and would definitely use again.

We would not recommend the walk but this was not down to Happy Tours but our bad choice . We did the 25 fountains walk. we were in a wood most of the day and the waterfalls and fountains to us were not that impressive and like a day out at Blackpool. There are many much more beautiful lavadas in our opinion.

We did the levada da referta last week with a knowledgeable and friendly guide in beautiful surroundings. The walk was easy and almost flat.

What a fantastic trip we had
Everything was perfect and our guide-Tino was the best tour guided we ever had
His deep knowledge about Madeira and his passion were outstanding
Made so much interesting and we couldn’t wait to book another trip
Highly recommend
Beautiful views and we definitely will
Be back

The Happy Tours shop was located just outside our hotel. We wanted a short tour, so booked on the half-day Nuns' Valley tour for €15.

It was great. The minibus was comfortable and air-conditioned, and our driver/guide Hugo was excellent. He really knew his stuff and kept up a running commentary on everything we passed. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of the island, and even arranged extra stop-offs, eg to look at a banana plantation - where he explained fascinating details of how the fruit was cultivated.

We had short stop-offs at various locations, including viewing points with spectacular views, as well as the town in Nuns' Valley and a fishing village close to Funchal.

Highly recommended.

What a fantastic tour company!!
I booked the West Island tour before we arrived in Madeira after some research and it was absolutely fantastic. We had Luis as our driver who was informative and super friendly.
We enjoyed our trip so much so we booked the half day Nuns valley trip, this was also fantastic and driver Hugo was also great.
What I loved about both trips is how they are planned time-wise, we always seemed to be one of the first busses at the stops so beat the crowds.
Cannot wait to return to Madeira we fell in love with the island and will certainly be booking some of the other tours.

We booked 2 tours in the shop, lovely friendly staff. Both times were picked up from our hotel on time. A great way to see lots of different parts of the island. We found it much better being on a mini bus than a bigger coach. We will definitely look at doing some more tours with this company if we visit Madeira again.

We have just returned from 2 weeks in Madeira and had booked our tours in advance on the Happy Tours website. We did South, North, East and West tours, Nuns Valley tour, Vale Paraiso Levada walk and Serra Vale Agua Levada walk. This review covers them all. We really enjoyed all the tours we went on, very informative and a great way to see the island on our first visit.

For 3 of our tours (South, North and East) our driver and guide was Luis Mateus and he was fantastic. You can tell he loves his job and he is very passionate about the island. He was such good company and made our holiday so enjoyable. He is a credit to the company.

We had no problems, we were picked up on time outside our hotel and felt we definitely got our money's worth

We used Happy Tours for both the island tours we booked. They charge €10 per person less that jet2 and it’s all small numbers on the minibuses.
We took the East tour first and it was an enjoyable 7 hours for €25 each and just 8 on the bus. The driver/guide gave information as we went along.
We took the west tour for €25 each which had 16 passengers. This tour was 15 minutes late picking up then we had to return for passengers which another bus had left behind, making it 30 mins late. The driver explained it was due to administrative errors and was very apologetic. He was more informative throughout the day than the previous driver/guide.
I emailed and reserved both these in advance and walked to the shop and paid once we arrived but they can all be booked and paid for on line if that’s your preference.
Both these trips were exceptional value for money. We tipped the drivers €5 at the end of each.

All of the tour operators offer this tour and I assume follow the same route however nowhere was too crowded on arrival.
Good stops at picturesque places.

We really liked to tour. The driver, who was also the tour guide was really nice and helpful. At the end we made a really great team with the other members of the group. We had enough time for everything and we really enjoyed the whole trip.

Perfect, we had an amazing native guide who knew a lot about Madeira. Great driving skills and very friendly.

We did the East tour, and several other’s with Happy Tours and they didn’t disappoint. Every trip we did was very informative, safe and reliable. Great driving and lovely views and places of interest around the beautiful island of Madeira. Cannot fault them in anyway, so if you are staying near the Four Views Monumental Hotel they are just next door for booking. Highly recommend them, have done many tours while on holiday, but these were the best without doubt. Well done to them, excellent.

So from booking in the office, to meeting our guide, the quality of the bus, the banta from the driver, to the places we stopped we were just pleasantly surprised at how good it all was. The price was great and the local knowledge was plenty. Each stop offered something

We went on this amazing East tour and had 6 stops, which included Santana fab village with traditional thatched roofs.

Our driver and guide was Marta and her English was exceptional.

We travelled on a small 15 seater minibus with German travellers.

Every stop was unique and photos at top above the clouds was awesome. We had 40 minutes here to appreciate it. But take a fleece as can get chilly if sun isn't out.

We were not rushed at all. We were given plenty of time to mood & admire wonderful Madeira.

Please see our photos

We had a wonderful time! Marta our guide was so funny and so kind. Our 8 year old started to feel sick and she went out of her way to make sure she was comfortable. The mini bus was fantastic, extremely clean and comfortable. We will be doing other tours with this company .

A really great day out. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel and both the driver and guide gave excellent service all day. The pace was good with some nice short, steep sections; some lovely shaded walks along the levadas; and some breaks for photos or where the guide

Just done 2 tours and 2 levada walks booked through Marco at Madeira Happy Tours. All of them were excellent - pick up times were prompt, the drivers were extremely good and very knowledgeable. I booked the tours from UK before we arrived in Madeira and Marco responded quickly

Excellent tour, our guide was skilled and very nice. Marco is always helpful and caring. A trip to repeat, strongly recommended.

We went on the North tour od Madeira with Hugo yesterday. He was friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable about the island and the culture, history, etc. Highly recommended.

Luis Mateus was even more special than Jose Mourinho. He made the Go North Tour into a fun day with friends old and new.

Luis was knowlegable, flexible, considerate and most of all fun!

I would suggest you just ask for him and ensure a great tour experience in Madeira.

Great day trip, relaxing, interesting, nice guide, great communication throughout booking and we'll organised. Would have done more tours with them if had the time. Driver was also a very good driver!

We went for 3 trips with Happy tours 2 full day tours to the east and west and the island. The scenery is magnificent the tour guides had lots of knowledge and were very friendly but 1 driver stood out above the others for us .He was called Hugo and we went to the nuns valley

We have been on several trips with This company and they have always been fantastic. We did the West tour this time and it is great value. We like the fact you are in a small group with a local driver who knows everything about the island. We will be back next year.

Very professional Hugo, our guide, was a excellent guide with a lot of information about the Island. History , flower, fruit ... I've made The North Coast.... it was marvelous, unexpected experience with locals roads lunch unforgettable And the point of view 👌 all during this day I feel safely with the recommandations from Hugo, I can say that Madeira is a beautiful Island to discover !
Book your trip with them ✅❣
Obrigada ! Sabrina

We really enjoyed this tour. We had to cancel our rental car at the last minute. Happy Tours was able to get us booked the night before. We are very thankful that they were able to save our vacation! Our guide was Emilke and was superb! We learned so much about the

Super mooie natuur, een onvergetelijke ervaring in groene oase! Excellent driver/ guide Eglisio showed us a lot of interesting indeginous plants and other vegetation, and of course the brilliant levada system. Unforgettable great experience I would recommend to others if in

Booked a number of tours and walks with the company and enjoyed every one of them. Very good organization, thought-out itineraries, bonus stops along the way (viewpoints, rum tasting, etc.). You can feel at once that the guides love their island and try to pass on this love to the guests. The guides on walks are very professional and with a good sense of humor. If you don’t have a car or don’t want to walk the peaks and levadas of Madeira unguided, the company is a great option. Definitely recommend!