Just home from a hugely enjoyable self-guided walking holiday in Madeira and my wife and I had a fantastic time. The walks each day were stunning and all so different. It was great to have several different route options most days and the detailed route notes and GPX files made it difficult to take a wrong turn. Thank you for organising a Terrific week!! 5 Stars
This was my first tour by this operator. It will not be my last. Organisation was great. The guide (Andre Pontes) was superb - he made sure that everyone was enjoying themselves and that everyone was safe. He has very good people skills, and was a font of knowledge.I am 57 years old and moderately fit. The walking was just right for me.The others in the group (we were 11) were a lovely bunch.Madeira is beautiful.
Having spent a couple of days in Lisbon arranged by ourselves prior to the start of the holiday, we joined up with the group tour back at Lisbon Airport at the start of the trip. We thoroughly enjoyed the week walking along the cliff tops and down to the beaches; the group was so friendly and dynamic. This was a full group with 15 people which really added something with people from other parts of the UK, US, and Canada. Francisco and Ines were amazing and probably two of the best leaders we have ever had on a group holiday; they were very thorough with their briefings and couldn't do enough for us all. Their knowledge of the flora and fauna was very extensive, and what they weren't sure of they looked it up instantly in a reference book! The three hotels we stayed in were all very good quality. The weather was fantastic, sunshine every day with a cooling breeze.