Leave Lisbon airport for the 90 minute flight by scheduled carrier to Funchal. Transfer to your hotel for overnight. Days at leisure to enjoy the beauties of the "Pearl of the Atlantic". Madeira rises out of the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of North Africa, in the gentle swell of the Gulf Stream. The island was discovered in the golden era of Portuguese discoveries by Joao Goncalves Zarco in 1419, and being entirely covered in woodland and vegetation, was named by him "the wooded island", 'Madeira' being the word for wood in the Portuguese language. Blessed with a mild subtropical climate, the imposing volcanic peaks and valleys are covered with many varieties of blossoming plants and shrubs. Funchal, the island capital, lies at the end of a beautiful bay. Terraces of white houses line the wide open slopes of the encircling hills whose summits, overlooking the town, are often shrouded in cloud. Overnight. Transfer to the airport for the return flight to Lisbon.