Madeira, Casablanca (Canary Isle Cruise)

[anniversay/grad trip]

For anyone that has done the Canary Isle cruise with stops in Madeira and Casablanca, are the main towns (markets) within walking distance from the cruise port? What would we expect to pay to get to Monte on Madeira?

[roothy123]

Cruise port (near ferry port) is a bit of a walk to anything much in Funchal. We were there in September and if you walk maybe a few minutes you'll get out to where cabs are, near the ferry port. We didn't take one as we had lined up a 3 hour cab tour of part of the island, so i don't know how much they cost. However, there is a very long post about Funchal that you might find helpful. If you don't mind walking for maybe 20-30 minutes, I think the cabs away from the port and closer to the town of Funchal are supposed to be cheaper.

 

I would search for that post (something like, "I live in Funchal, can advice" by Biarria). I'd also go to tomsportguides.com and look at his guide for Funchal; his guides are great. There's also lots of info on Monte. You could always take the cable car up there, or a cab. There are buses too, but that gets more complicated.