Being able to rent a car means you can venture onto the more inaccessible roads and routes available in Madeira.

It is recommended that you take a few days to travel around Madeira. This way you can see more, drive more safely and have more rest. Some of the roads can be challenging driving. But many offer a value to your holiday you could not get when travelling by foot, bus, taxi or organised tours.

Madeira has a mountainous terrain and is terraced along all the roads with many small plots of land full of vegetables, grapes, and mostly flowers and green plant life. Expect to reach your destinations later than you planned because of all the sights, and sometimes the conditions of the road, which force you to sometimes even drive at 20 Km/h.

It is always a good idea to pack something in to eat or drink in the car for your journey. However, there are many side shops for a quick snack at different places across Madeira. Moreover, as you will be ascending and descending various altitudes we also recommend that you pack in a sweater or jersey for the high mountain routes, and a swimsuit for the beach side routes: most beaches are public and only a few spots are privately owned - so stopping over near the beach anywhere in Madeira is quite all right.