Funchal Tours and Trips

Perfect tour of Madeira with quite different areas and walks every day. Cliffs, forests, mountains - and plenty of free time in Funchal. Well looked after and our guide had good knowledge on all aspects. All the little stops such as cafes were charming.

Some of the walking - classified as 'moderate' - was harder than I had anticipated. The Porto Moniz hotel was a bit sad; the Funchal hotel was very good but its location, on the outskirts of Funchal - wasn't ideal. Not many buses into town, and the complimentary shuttle bus didn't operate at weekends. Our tour leader was laid-back without being lax. We all liked him, he is a real star.

I cannot say enough good things about Explore and my trip to Maderia. This was a very special trip with my two daughters. Everything from the initial contact with Explore to the advice, hotels, excellent guide, and the food was great. Hope to line up future trips.

Madeira is a hiking paradise, trails were good, great vistas, nice food, friendly people and our trip-leader Benny was superb! We were very pleased with everything, this trip was one of our best so far among two others we had with Explore.

Guide Beni very good - thoughtful, knowledgeable of both terrain and plants. Victor, bus driver also fab with a generous sense of humour. Hotels good with out of the way Garden Ocean worthy of it's 4star rating. Restaurants good and although almost London prices, both dinners in Funchal (Gruta and Cota Cruz &Abreu) exceptional. Madeira

Fabulous walking holiday. The group members were so nice and our guide was superb. He had an excellent knowledge and was extremely informative about the area, its history, plants and constructions. The hotels were very nice and with good facilities. Our guide was mindful of the group and enabled all to engage and have a sense of personal achievement. Our driver was also brilliant, friendly and informative, adding to the whole experience. It was the first time we travelled with Explore, and were very impressed. We had an amazing experience., saw some great scenery and thoroughly enjoyed all the hikes.