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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This tour is ideal if you are visiting Madeira on a cruise ship or if you just have a short break and you want to see and learn as much as you can in half day. For this tour, you can count on an engaged-with-his-work, caring and happy guide, very passionate about this island, and willing to share all the knowledge I have acquired in all these years. In this tour will cover mainly the Funchal and the surrounding councils, visiting the most beautiful sightseeing points of the city. Meanwhile, I will tell you lots of curious and interesting facts about us, you will learn about our history and culture and you will also have the possibility of drinking and tasting local and traditional products from the island. In Funchal, you can go from 0 to 1500 meters in 25 minutes, and the higher you go, the better the views, so what are you waiting for?
-After picking you on the place you requested, we will head to the old part of the city. -Then we will go from east to west of the city stopping to visit amazing sightseeing points over the bay such as Miradouro da Dona Guida, Pináculo, Garajau (King Christ Statue), Neves, Pico dos Barcelos, Avista Navios, Fortaleza de São João Baptista. Some of these, with beautiful gardens and all offering amazing perspectives over Funchal. From Monday to Saturday (except bank holidays) it is possible to visit a Wine Cellar or to go on a traditional Monte's sledge ride. This tour can be tailored in case you are looking for something in particular.
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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.
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