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Monte Palace Tropical Garden, tiles and a koi lake
Your local guide
Miguel Andrade
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Highlights
- Tile panels telling old stories
- A lake framed by tree ferns
- Rockwork built from volcanic stone
- Plants gathered from several continents
- A garden built on a private estate
About this tour
This session moves through Monte Palace Tropical Garden, from a wall of nineteenth century tile panels to a lake thick with koi. You see plants gathered from several continents inside a single hillside estate above the bay. Miguel names what most visitors walk past without noticing.
The walk starts at the tiled wall, where each panel tells its own small scene, before dropping down toward the lake and its rockwork grotto. Miguel slows here so the sound of water carries through clearly.
This suits anyone who enjoys gardens as much as views. It also works well right after Miguel's cable car and toboggan session, since both start from the same hillside.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Funchal before heading out.
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Tiled panels 21 min
The camera moves along a wall of nineteenth century Portuguese tile panels set into the garden, each one telling a small scene from history or folklore.
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Koi lake 21 min
Further down, the path opens onto a lake thick with koi, framed by tree ferns and volcanic rock brought from elsewhere on the island to build the grotto.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Funchal: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Lapas grelhadas and Monte, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madeira time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Funchal, showing you Tiled panels and Koi lake live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I ride the cable car and film the toboggan run live.
Times shown in Madeira time (WET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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