Ricardo Off Road Madeira 

Jeep Safari Tours

Start Your Adventure!

Ricardo Off Road Madeira is a small family business led by long time experts of the beautiful island, Madeira.
Come and join the Marote Brothers, Ricardo and Vitor on their Classic Jeeps, who has the passion and knowledge to offer safe guidance.
Visit the famous attractions and discover the hidden treasures! See the island through the eyes of the Madeirans!
Enjoy a freshly cooked meal and of course, let's not forget about the traditional Poncha!

Ricardo Off Road is a dream came true and we would love to have You along the ride.

Are you ready for the adventure you will always remember?

Please do not hesitate to contact us!

The Marote Brothers


We are the Marote Brothers, in unity to make the magic happen. We are loving husbands, caring fathers, trusty friends and and so much more! Our passion for our home island has begun at a very young age. Together we climbed mountains, swam the ocean, drove our jeeps off road and discovered hidden gems of Madeira.

Ricardo & Vitor


For decades, we share our knowledge and love of our Home with travellers from all around the world as their guides. With us every day is an adventure! Don’t hesitate to join the ride!

New TOUR option!

Discover the 
North-East with Us
For all Nature-Lovers:

Come and join the North-East Adventure with us to visit Madeira's hidden treasures! An excellent opportunity for you to discover views you might have only seen in movies, valleys and mountains, that could not be any more perfect and have the opportunity even to visit a traditional water mill, offering delicious handmade biscuits, fabulous for a snack or souvenir ! To make all this available to you, we will travel safe but super fun off road!
After the introduction, we will be heading to the Miradouro do Boa Ventura. Breath-taking views of the ocean with the mountains standing guard on the side in their gorgeous shade of green all year around. Then we will make our way to Arco de Sao Jorge for more beauty. Are you ready for some off-road fun? Well, now is the time! On our way to the Cabanas! Back to the Jeep! Off we go to Caminho das Voltas with amazing valley views. We will then arrive at a Traditional Water Mill, where you will be taken back to the old times. The Mill also offers handcrafted biscuits to sample and purchase. Great for a snack or souvenir! Then, after all of this adventure, we will stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Excellent opportunity for you to sample some of our traditional meals and even enjoy a poncha! And before we make our way back to your accommodation, we will also visit Cabo Aereo.


Please note, that pickup being based in Funchal area, the first 50 minutes will include motorway drives, but fear not, our driver will make this time also enjoyable! During the tour, you will also have opportunities to make stops for refreshments, etc. at local amenities.
Join the adventure! We can't wait to have you on-board!


Prices of this tour start at € 70
Please contact us for a quote for groups!

Full Day Tours

West Tour: Ribera Brava - Ponta do Sol - Paul da Serra - Porto Moniz - Seixal - Sao Vicente East Tour: Pico do Arieiro - Faial - Guindaste - Santana - Ribeiro Frio Levada Walk - Porto do Cruz Arrange a meal with your driver on the day of your tour!

Half Day Tour

Central Tour: Camara de Lobos - Jardim da Serra - Feija dos Padres - Boca dos Namorados - Cabo Girao Fancy tasting some flavourful traditional Madeira wine? Extend your tour with an amazing Henriques & Henriques visit! A decision you will not regret! (Wine tasting available Mon-Fri only! Please contact us for details and prices of extended tour!)

Our Prices

Full Day Tour (East or West) -€60 per person Half Day tour -€45 per person Private Tour Packages Full day tour for 2 people for €250 Half day tour for 2 people for €180 Please contact us to confirm prices of private tours for small groups.

  • CENTRAL tour

Come and join the Central Adventure with us!
This is an excellent opportunity for you to discover views you might have only seen in movies, valleys and mountains, that could not be any more perfect! And to make all this available to you, we will travel safe but super fun off roads!

After our introduction we will be heading to Camara de Lobos using the old fashioned side roads to visit this amazing fisher man's village. An amazing opportunity to take some photos to remember, enjoy the wonderful views or even spot the locals playing a card game! Then back to the Jeep, and to the Boca dos Namorados to take a look at the Nun's Valley! Why is it called the Nun's Valley? Well, we will tell you all about it when we get there!

After this stop we are due a bumpy fun off road and it will feel amazing having a traditional poncha at the bar on the way!
And that's not all!
There is Cabo Girao! One of the highest glass platform in the world built on a cliff!
This trip is not one to miss! An absolutely amazing adventure!
  • WEST tour

Come and join the West Adventure with us, to visit Madeira's hidden treasures! An excellent opportunity for you to discover views you might have only seen in movies, valleys and mountains, that could not be any more perfect and our very own natural swimming pools in Porto Moniz! To make all this available to you, we will travel safe but super fun off roads!

After introduction we will be heading to Ribeira Brava using the old fashioned side roads offering wonderful views to the ocean. An amazing opportunity to take some photos to remember. Then back to the Jeep, and to the Paul da Serra! One of the highest place of the island at 1400 meter above sea level, looking down to breath-taking valleys, forests, mountains, even to Calheta. Excellent opportunity to take a levada walk of about 30 minutes just before heading to Porto Moniz for a traditional lunch, surrounded by the natural lava pools. On our way from here, we will view 4 amazing waterfalls and also visit a black sand beach in Seixal

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  • EAST tour

Come and join the East Adventure with us to visit Madeira's hidden treasures! This is an excellent opportunity for you to discover views you might have only seen in movies, valleys and mountains, that could not be any more perfect and our traditionally built Santana houses! And to make all this available to you, we will travel safe but super fun off roads!

After our introduction we will be heading to Lombo da Quinta using the old fashioned side roads offering wonderful views to the Funchal harbour. An amazing opportunity to take some photos to remember. Then back to the Jeep, and to the Pico do Arieiro! One of the highest place of the island at 1818 meter above sea level, looking down to breath-taking valleys, forests, mountains, even Ponta do Sao Lourenco.
Using off roads, we will visit our traditionally built Santana houses and have a tasty lunch. You can even try a Poncha before we make our way to Guindaste's glass platform view point!

Join the adventure with us!

  • Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Is there anything we left out? Do you have any questions? We are happy to help with all of your enquiries!