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Spend a wonderful Christmas soaking up the sunshine on the welcoming island of Madeira with its gorgeous gardens, lovely villages and breathtaking views of volcanic mountains, contrasting with the deep blue ocean.


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Highlights Include

  • Introductory tour of Funchal
  • Festive dinner on Christmas Eve

What's Included

  • Return chartered flights to Madeira
  • Transfers between airport and hotel
  • Services of an executive coach
  • Seven nights’ half board accommodation
  • Services of a Travelsphere Tour Manager
  • Christmas Eve Dinner
  • Introductory tour of Funchal
  • All UK and overseas airport taxes and security charges

Optional Excursions

  • Island Tour Crater & Toboggan
  • Levada Walk & Camancha
  • Folklore Evening

Accommodation

You will stay at the Hotel Dom Pedro Garajau, about six miles from the centre of Funchal. Amenities include a restaurant, bar, and swimming pools. Bedrooms feature private facilities, TV, telephone, balcony or terrace.

 

Resort

MONDAY 22nd
Fly from a choice of regional airports to Funchal, and transfer to your hotel for a seven night stay.

TUESDAY 23rd to SUNDAY 28th
We will visit the Botanical Gardens and an embroidery factory on our included introductory tour of the city’s old quarter and enjoy a tasting of the famous Madeira wine.

On Christmas Eve we will enjoy a special festive dinner.

Relax at your hotel or discover Madeira’s many charms on our optional excursion programme:

Island Tour: A full day scenic tour of Madeira includes the Ribeiro Frio park, the waterfalls at Sao Vincente and the volcanic rock pools at Porto Moniz.

Crater & Toboggan: A half day excursion to see the crater of an extinct volcano at Nun’s Valley, before continuing to the picturesque village of Monte where you can take a toboggan ride down the steep, three-mile hill to Funchal.

Levada Walk & Camacha: Enjoy beautiful scenery and magnificent views as you walk along the island’s water channels, known as levadas. We continue to Camacha to visit the wickerwork centre. (approx. 2 hours’ walk)
 
Folklore Evening: Treat yourself to a night out at a local restaurant to enjoy dinner and be entertained by Madeiran folk dancers.

MONDAY 29th
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK.

Dates, Prices & Departure

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Deposit £100 per person
All prices are per person based on two people sharing a twin or double-bedded room with private facilities


Surcharges

The Pound has recently fallen significantly in value against other European currencies and, in common with many other businesses, our prices now include an additional charge for all new bookings which has been introduced to cover these additional costs.

Supplements

  • Single room supplement £77
  • Insurance

Travel Information

First Choice Airways
Depart Gatwick 0755hrs
Return arr. 1625 hrs

All flight timings are approximate and may be subject to variation.

Regional Connecting Flights

If you can't fly direct to your destination from your local airport usually you will have the choice of taking a regional connecting flight with British Airways, British Midlands or BMI to Heathrow or Gatwick from as little as £29 per person return. Fly from Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Durham Tees Valley or Newcastle.

Make Your Own Way

Make your own way and save up to £150 per person.
You may want more flexibility to make your own travel arrangements to combine your trip with a visit to friends and relatives. If so, why not take advantage of our make your own way option and save up to £150 per person for European holidays. Please remember that these arrangements do not include flights or transfers and you will need to make your own travel arrangements at the beginning and end of your holiday.

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General Information | Insurance

We know that your holiday is very important to you. It is also extremely important to us since we want you to enjoy it and continue to entrust your holiday arrangements to us in years to come. We also care about our reputation and want to be sure that you understand both your and our obligations when you book a holiday with us. Please therefore spend a few minutes reading the following Booking Conditions together with the General Information, as they form the basis of your contract with us. Your contract is with Travelsphere a division of Travelsphere Ltd.

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Booking Conditions | General Information

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Enjoy Madeira on this Travelsphere holiday. You will stay in the village of Garajau, approximately six miles from the centre of Funchal. Enjoy our range of optional excursions: Levada Walk & Camacha, Crater & Toboggan and Funchal, making your Madeira holiday even more memorable.
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