Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted January 19 #1 Share Posted January 19 Do tour groups get to skip the line to do the toboggan ride in Funchal? If not part of a tour group, is there a way to skip the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted January 19 #2 Share Posted January 19 When we went there (as a cruise port-of-call) there was no significant line. But I googled to see if that was up-to-date, and the very first entry said "the best time to go is when there isn't a cruise ship in port".🙄 So there's your answer 😜 OK, so that's not a lot of help. I can't find an official port website with a cruise ship schedule, so try a few of the cruisers' website like this one https://www.cruisetimetables.com/funchal-madeira-cruise-ship-schedule-2024.html#google_vignette to see how busy your day is. Other than that, usual advice is to go good & early or late in the day Great fun JB 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlaMariner Posted January 19 #3 Share Posted January 19 We went DIY first thing after arriving in port in the morning.....no wait for the skylift.....but had to wait for it to open a few minutes.......then no wait for the toboggan ride...and it was a blast! Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted January 19 #4 Share Posted January 19 Agree with JB about the line (we have never seen a line). Understand that the toboggan ride is a true tourist trap...but still fun. The guys that push the toboggans do try to add to the fun...and they expect a nice tip (especially from Americans). To us. the major problem with the toboggan is what happens at the end. You are on the middle of a pretty steep hill and it is a strain on one's knees to walk down into the center of town. Definitely one of those things folks need to do...ONCE. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted January 19 Author #5 Share Posted January 19 Thank you everyone. I was thinking that it’d be best to head straight there when we get off the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipro Posted January 21 #6 Share Posted January 21 We visited monte first and then did the ride after. Because after the ride you will probably want to go down back to Funchal instead of going back up. Though when we visited we didn't come by cruise (ie not a cruise port day I guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare molemaui Posted February 2 #7 Share Posted February 2 Was in a taxi for a couple hour tour and the driver suggested the toboggan ride. We got there and the line had to be a couple hundred deep. Our driver said "follow me" and took us to the front of the line and we got in the next available toboggan. Felt weird with everyone waiting in line but could see this was the advantage of having a guide. Like another poster said, "once was enough"!! Lots of fun but wouldn't dpi it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copper6606 Posted February 3 #8 Share Posted February 3 We were they last April. We were there when they opened and had approx 30 min wait. WE LOVED the whole experience ! Please do this... you won't regret it. We took the Gondola up to the top [ amazing views] and walked the 2 min to the Ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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