City Sightseeing Funchal Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Have booked the value package in Belgium 64€ for 48h for both red and blue route. This ticket includes free entrance CR7 museum and 1 glass of Madeira wine tasting in Blandy's wine store. And at 11am you can do a tour in the city with the guide, definitely worth it, Sonja was our guide and did this perfectly. If you book definitely take the advantage package of 48h because you also have the regular tour of 48h but then you do not have the free entrance and tasting.

We brought 48 hr ticket to do red and blue lines . Took you up to high point for views down to sea where you can get off to take photos have a drink walk around small gardens . We next got off at Camara De Lobos which is lovely fishing village had lunch here very pretty.We got off by shops on way back too. Blue line takes you to monte by the gardens and start of toboggan rides . Only downside was there is no timetable on bus stops so had a long wait (50mins) for bus after got off toboggan ride .In end got on local bus back to harbour beat the bus ! €29 pp for 48 pass . Local bus ticket €2:10

This was the worst bus tour I have taken. The audio guide was sparse and didn't relate to what we were seeing and the red route was terrible and took you to the worst bits of the centre of Funchal which is a shame as when you walked around it was great. We opted to get off rather than do the full circle as it was so bad.

Amaizing tour, nice views, great way to see the city in short time

This is a great way to see Funchal and the surrounding area. It also takes in the coastal village of Camero de Lobos. The commentary via headphones provides some interesting facts about the area. Well worth doing if it's your first visit to the area.

Very little commentary or information on the bus. Disappointed as I’m sure there is a lot to say about the city and island. We’ve used buses like this on many cities and this was very poor. I suggest the company add more information to the tour.

The issues were the headphones did not work in some of the sockets, moved seats and still nothing. Other passengers having same problem. Very bumpy ride away from the harbour area. Bus driver skills not the best so overall disappointing. For 26 euros each and cash only this should have been a lot better.

We have used the big red bus in many cities and always enjoyed the experience. But this was different. First was the cost, at 26Euros it was 7 Euros more expensive than its yellow competitor, so we expected it to be considerably better. It wasn’t. The plug in headphones only worked on certain base units. The spoken description started late so what little description there was came after the bus had passed the point being described and even then, the description was absolutely minimal. Every bus we’ve been on before has told us about the place, the people, the history and provided lots of information. Not this trip. Most buses tell you what stops are being approached and what attractions will be there, how long the bus will stop if it’s going to be there for any time and when the next bus will be along. None of those snippets of information on this trip. There were two random long duration stops and in between stops lots of strange music. This was by far the most disappointing big red open top bus tour we have ever been on. So much for paying the extra to get a quality experience.

Having had a good experience of these tours in other countries, we found this cery poor value for money. The pre-recorded commentary was sparse, with lots of music playing when they could have provided information, background and context. The commentary did not always match the progress of the bus, so we did not know what we were looking at. The frequency of buses to and from the gardens at Monte (one of the key attractions and truly spectacular) at 45 minute intervals is inadequate and we ended up returning on a local service bus which was vastly cheaper and more frequent. Tip: do some research before you visit, and use local buses to get around Funchal .

Very disappointing experience. The audio commentary was either crackly, impossible to understand, or not working at all, defeating the main purpose of a sightseeing tour. On our first day, the bus broke down and we were left waiting 40 minutes in the heat with no shade, causing us to miss planned activities. On the second day, the Blue Line bus did not follow the timetable shown in the app, meaning we missed it completely and couldn’t experience that route. Drivers also moved off before elderly passengers were seated. Poor value and far below usual expectations for City Sightseeing