Volledige dagtour naar Oost-Madeira

THIS was a day tour packed with things to see from start to finish. Our minibus took us to the beginning of a levada walk, a stroll alongside one of Madeira's many man-made channels bringing water to villages and towns. The walk itself was largely on the flat and very easy as well as being a nice cool route under trees on a warm day. We visited a viewpoint, retraced our steps and then cut away down a pathway and steps to rejoin our minibus which was waiting for us. I should mention a point here raised by other reviewers, namely the space provided in front of minibus seats. I'm 6ft and my knees were rammed so tightly into the back of the seat in front of me that I had to sit sideways until another man kindly took pity on me and suggested we swop places. It was the only negative point about the trip. Next we went to a wonderful viewpoint at Pico de Areira where we first clambered down to a lower viewing area before walking back up to the highest point of nearly 6,000ft close to a small military radar site. There were fascinating things to see everywhere during the day including a stone igloo which a long time ago was used to store snow and ice so rich people could have ice in their drinks in the summer. On we went and more sightseeing followed from picturesque triangular thatched Madeiran homes to spectacular sea cliffs. We even visited a rum factory and museum where we saw how rum was made, tried some tasting and learnt how it is an integral ingredient of the famous Madeiran drink, Poncha. All in all this was a great day out and one I would recommend anyone to try.

This was an amazing tour seeing spectacular landscapes, we particularly liked Porto Da Cruz. The driver gave us useful information without having a constant running historical commentary which made the whole tour very relaxing- thank you Brian. Top tip, it’s cold at the mountain stop so take a jumper!

Super expérience li y a vraiment des trésors à madère aussi bien dans la nature que les habitants se sera un souvenir magnifique qui restera dans nos mémoires. Et encore merci a notre guide Emmanuel il a été super ,il nous a accompagné avec une grande gentillesse et professionnalisme nous avons appris beaucoup de choses grâce à lui. Merci merci beaucoup continuez comme ça Emmanuel ????????