Trip to Miradouro Cabo Girao / Funchal

An excursion to the Cabo Girão.

The Cabo Girão is a cliff in southern Madeira near the village of Câmara de Lobos. "We have created here an ultra modern styled lookout" (as my pocket guide calls it). Through the glass floor you can look 580 meters in depth.

The bus company Rodoeste offers a convenient connection. The journey takes 50 minutes. The price for a route is only 2.75 EUR (as of December 2015).

Departures from Funchal to Cabo Girao:
Monday to Friday, 09:30 h (line 7)
Monday to Saturdays, 11:00 h (line 7)

Departures from Cabo Girao back to Funchal:
Monday to Friday, 10:40 h (line 7)
Monday to Saturday, 13:00 h (line 7)
Monday to Saturday, 14:50 h (Monday to Friday with the line 4 or Saturday with the line 148)

My opinion:
Yes, when the weather is nice you can enjoy a beautiful view of Funchal. Nevertheless, I personally enjoyed more the trip to Ponta do Garajau (is only 200 m high).

There are a lot of tourists here and prices for coffee expensive (EUR 4.50). Better to get one in the village, it's cheaper. We paid just under 2 EUR for two small coffee (bica) plus a biscuit.