Madeira Funchal Botanic Gardens

Madeira Botanical Garden

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Madeira Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Funchal, Madeira, opened to the public in 1960. The area was previously part of an estate …

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Mar 14, 2025
Accessible by bus, car, or cable car. We rode the Funchal to Monte cable car and then transferred to the Monte to Botanical Gardens cable car. In this way, you enter at the top of the Gardens. You m…Full review by Badforever
Mar 11, 2025
Travelled from Monte by cable car (and back) Gardens interesting with good views across Funchal. Interesting plants. Decent tea room halfway down.Full review by IMH1960
Mar 6, 2025
After a fairly long downhill walk from the top of the first cable car we took the next cable car to the gardens. A lack of signage meant we didn’t really know where we were or where to go. Some …Full review by molly W
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Located:Santa Maria Maior
Area:8 hectares (20 acres)
Opened:1960
Visitors:more than 345000 thousand per year
Type:Botanical

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Is there a bus that runs near Hotel Girasol to the botanical gardens?
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We went by bus from the outskirts of town. There is good bus service, try one to Monte
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Est ce autorisé aux chiens ?
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The entry of domestic animals is prohibited, with the exception of guide dogs accompanying blind people;
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Answer by Clive W · Oct 8, 2023
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How much does it cost to get the bus to the botanical Gardens from the port
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No 19 bus less than €2
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Hello, I’ve read on another persons answer, that you need to be careful no to mix up the botanical gardens and the tropical …
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Hello, I’ve read on another persons answer, that you need to be careful no to mix up the botanical gardens and the tropical gardens. Are these in the same place or completely different locations? Thank you
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Yes they are 2 different places...if you just want to go to the Tropical gardens via the cable car then purchase a Monte return - if you want to the other gardens it's the "including …
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Yes they are 2 different places...if you just want to go to the Tropical gardens via the cable car then purchase a Monte return - if you want to the other gardens it's the "including gardens" cable car ticket. We've made the mistake ourselves...made it a more expensive trip than planned but we enjoyed ourselves and both gardens were worth the visit (we were there in December)
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Are the Gardens open in January? Thank you
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I’m not sure.. I think they are open all year long. There is no winter in Madeira :)
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