Boat trips and boat tours from Funchal on your own boat, with two local skippers, for up to 5 guests. Cabo Girão, a swim at Fajã dos Padres, and the coast to yourselves.
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Most boat trips and boat tours in Madeira start in Funchal, and so do ours: Marina do Funchal, Pontoon C. From here the coast runs west under the highest cliffs on the island, past Câmara de Lobos to Cabo Girão and the cove of Fajã dos Padres.
A private trip with Chifbay casts off aboard our 2026 Karnic R8S with two local skippers. No queues and no strangers: pick the day trip with a swim, or the sunset cruise, from €400 for the whole boat. Not sure which Madeira boat tour suits you? Read our guide to the best boat trips in Madeira.
Read our storySwim and paddle in clear water at Fajã dos Padres, in the midday light.
The coast in the evening light, drinks on deck, back to a lit-up Funchal.
Every trip includes the whole boat for up to 5 guests, two skippers, food and drinks on board, Insta360 360° video, drone footage from above (weather allowing) and high quality camera photos.
Same boat, same crew, never shared with another group. Every price is for the whole boat. Cancellation terms.
Every trip runs the same coastline, out of Marina do Funchal and west under the cliffs. The distances below are real, by sea.
Meet your skipper on the pontoon, 15 minutes before.
The fishing harbour Churchill painted, seen from the water.
580 m of cliff straight out of the sea. The drone goes up here.
The cove with no road in. Swim, jump in, paddle. Day trip.
Where the 2h30 day trip and the longer sunset turn for home.
The far west of the 3h day trip, 30 minutes past Ribeira Brava.
Nothing extra to pay and nothing to set up. We film and photograph the trip and send it all to you after.
From the sea the scale is a different thing entirely — a sheer wall of volcanic basalt rising 580 metres straight from the Atlantic, one of the highest sea cliffs in Europe. The route also passes Câmara de Lobos, the fishing village that drew Winston Churchill to paint.
See the day-trip route
One 9 metre Karnic, never shared. Here it is from the drone, with the places you will use most.
Quick between coves, smooth on the run home.
Straight into the water at Fajã dos Padres, with paddle boards on board.
Where drinks and food are served. Local wine, poncha, beer, soft drinks, snacks.
Your licensed local skipper, who reads the coast every morning.
Two wide pads up front for the sunny stretches.
Chifbay is one private boat and a local crew — not a fleet, not a marketplace. That's the point. The boat is yours alone, up to five guests, for one flat price rather than per person.
Quiet enough to hear the dolphins. Flexible enough to stay as long as you like at every stop. And run by a skipper who grew up on this coast and reads the sea each morning before you sail.
Meet the crew
5.0★ average across verified reviews
We had an absolutely amazing day on the boat. The friendly, professional crew, the delicious snacks and drinks, the relaxing swim — everything was perfect.
Hugo and Paco were a great pair — highly recommend to anyone visiting the island. A great trip from start to finish.
Sehr empfehlenswert! Father and son, incredibly helpful and dedicated to a beautiful day at sea. Many languages, and the tour shaped to us.
Every Chifbay trip leaves from Marina do Funchal, in the middle of the seafront and a few minutes' walk from the old town. Your skipper meets you on the pontoon — no office, no queue, no shuttle.
A hand-picked selection of our own photos, not a live feed. New posts most days on Instagram.
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A private charter, not a shared group tour. Chifbay takes one group at a time — up to 5 guests — on a 2026 Karnic R8S with two skippers, departing Marina do Funchal. Choose a day trip with swimming and paddle at Fajã dos Padres, or a sunset cruise along the same coast.
From €400 for the 2-hour sunset trip to €600 for the 3-hour day trip — one flat price for the whole boat, not per person, for up to 5 guests.
For two people, yes, and the gap closes as the group grows. The price is for the whole boat, from €400: €200 each for two, €100 each for four, €80 each for five. You get the boat, the route and the schedule to yourselves.
A 2026 Karnic R8S — 9 metres, Mercury V8 300hp, cushioned seating and a swim platform — with two Chifbay skippers on board every trip. Up to 5 guests, private, never shared with another group.
Yes — there's a bathroom on board.
Local wine, poncha, beer, soft drinks and snacks, served on deck — included in the price on every trip, no extra charge.
Marina do Funchal, Pontoon C, next to the statue — on Madeira's south coast, a few minutes' walk from the old town. Arrive 15 minutes before departure.
Often, though it's never guaranteed — dolphins are seen regularly off Madeira's south coast and your skipper will slow down for a good look whenever they show up. It's wildlife, not a scripted stop, so timing is down to the ocean, not us.
Tell us your dates, your group size and what you'd love to see. We set up a private trip from Funchal Marina — your group only, from first light to last gold.
