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Jul
73°F 22°C
65°F 18°C
Aug
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68°F 20°C
Sep
75°F 23°C
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Oct
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65°F 18°C
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60°F 15°C
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57°F 13°C
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“Madeira, The Island of Sad Cows” TravelLady
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 21 attractions in Funchal
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Traveller Description: A functional replica of the Columbus' ship.
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Attraction type: Ship, Tour
Address: Funchal harbor Funchal, Madeira
Portugal
Tel: 291 220 327

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“Adventurous souls will love this!”
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5 of 5 stars
imsharper
Canada
23 May 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

I must start by saying that the cost of this trips is at par with other "boat" tours ... but all similarities to other "boats" ends there ... The ship is a replica of Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria - not a 'pirate ship' - however that being said it does evoke the image of pirates of years gone by. The... more

“excellent”
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5 of 5 stars
monkeybreadeeek
London, United Kingdom
2 Sep 2008
4/4 found this review helpful

I dont agree with the above review. the trip was under 30 Euros as was really worth it. All the staff were all dressed up like pirates and were really nice. theres a bar which sells beer, soft drinks, crisps etc and there is a little dog that walks around hes really cute and plays with the kids. There are... more

“shiver me wallet empty”
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2 of 5 stars
blueandwhitehoops
reading, berkshire, UK
15 Jul 2008
7/10 found this review helpful

Very pricey for what you get. A couple of hours on a replica pirate boat. One stop for a bit of swimming and back again. Obviously you can't guarantee anything as far as nature is concerned, but apparently they do see whales and dolphins sometimes. We didn't. You go out to the huge cliffs (can't remember what they call them)... more

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Santa Maria Address

Funchal harbor, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Tel: 291 220 327