3 Reasons to Hire A Guide in Madeira in 2021!

It’s been a couple of rough days, we’ve had stormy weather, some flash floods, some rockfalls, lots and lots of rain and nobody knows what’s going on in the mountains and forests.

This is January in Madeira, at least this is what January used to look like. Believe it or not Madeira is not all sun and blue skies, throughout the year we have rain up in the mountains and sometimes it can rain a little bit too much. A lot of locals actually have commented on the fact that this winter season has resembled a winter that we would’ve seen many years ago in Madeira, with more rain and even snow in the mountains, more on that in next weeks blog!

So you’re coming to Madeira, you wanna see the sights, why wouldn’t you just rent a car and do it yourself? You got google maps, tripadvisor, the fork, you’re part of an elite traveller WhatsApp group… Do you really need a guide?

I’m going to give you 3 good reasons, even though I could probably give you more, on why you should hire a guide in Madeira, even if it’s just for one day.

We know the microclimates and are expert route planners.

I had a sales manager who used to tell me, “you only start doing your job when the prospect says no”. That stuck with me over the years and I’ve related it to my job as a tour guide for the last 10 years here in Madeira as I believe us guides are most valuable when things are looking bleak. When it’s raining your original plan all of a sudden is a no go, what then? What should we do now?