Private tour in Funchal Valdemar A
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Hi, my name is Valdemar, a 45 years old Madeira island native. I was born in the capital Funchal but my roots are in the west and east of the island, where my grandparents are from. For 16 years I have worked in a store. Getting in contact with people, knowing their stories, was the best part of it and enriched and gave me social skills. In my free time, this island was my breakout. 10 years ago my breakout became a full-time occupation and I swapped a store for an outdoor office and started delivering tours. First with sidecar motorcycles, then minibus and jeeps, as a freelancer guide and since then, my passion for this island got bigger. The satisfaction and smiling faces of my guests were the cherries on top. Right away I felt this was what I was meant to be doing with my life. I feel blessed and very lucky to be able to do what I love for a living. This year I have joined ToursByLocals private tours because they offer me the opportunity to deliver a tour more personal, tailor-made, and flexible where I can show you the places that made me feel this way! Taking a tour with me, I guarantee a memorable experience, where you will feel local. I will go the extra mile to overcome your expectations and you will go back looking forward to returning. Looking forward to meeting you. See you soon. Certified Tourism Guide/Driver, Licenced by the Autonomous Region of Madeira, in accordance with the ordinance nr. 61/2017. The car is registered according to the Portuguese tourism authority with license number RNAAT 375/2016 with the required by law liability insurance, accident insurance, and personal group insurance for activities outside the car. "Clean and Safe" stamp. Created by Turismo de Portugal authority to approve and distinguish tourist activities that are compliant with hygiene and cleaning requirements for the prevention and control of COVID-19 and other possible infections.
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Sugar is considered nowadays an integral part of the human diet and is found, present in a huge variety of products but until the XV century, sugar was a rare spice that few had access to. With the colonization and first experiments with the plant, took only 50 years (1424 to 1475) to become the biggest European supplier. My dedication, knowledge, and pride in my roots gave me the tools to design a tour where you will understand the role my ancestors had in the borders we have today. Sugar was disputed, traded, originated conflicts, and took nations to richness and poverty, and people to greed and gluttony. If you think about sugarcane, it is a plant that suffers a lot. Chopped, crushed, ground, squeezed, beaten, pressurized, no matter what, it will always provide a sweet outcome and if you simply leave it for a couple of days, it will ferment and if you distill it, magic will happen. Mix that magic with lemon/orange, honey and you have Poncha. Want to know more
This tour will cover mainly the East part of the island where one of the highlights will be visiting a living museum, the last steam distillery producing some of the best and most awarded Madeiran Agricole Rhums where you can taste some of their products. -Starting in Santa Cruz, we will then head to Santo da Serra, Portela, Porto da Cruz with the Sugar Cane factory visit, Faial, Caniçal, and Machico, driving in some old (and fun) roads and paths, visiting our ancient forest is also a possibility if you wish for. It is a tour with a mindblowing diversity in landscapes going from lush greens to burnt colors and blue, a lot of blues! What are you waiting for? This tour has the Satisfaction Guaranteed stamp! -The itinerary can be customized according to your preferences, please inquire
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I have 2 all-terrain vehicles registered for tours, according to our legislation: -Nissan Patrol from 93, all-restored, 5 seats available, 1 facing forward, 4 in the back facing sideway with 60 cm (23 inches) wide each seat, w/ panoramic/convertible roof. -LandRover Discovery TDI from 96, all restored, with 4 seats available facing forward. I reserve the right to use the car according to the availability due to maintenance or weather conditions informing guests beforehand.
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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