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I was quite lucky to bump into my good friend Dan, last week in Funchal, who informed me of this new high end restaurant where he just happened to be working. I had already heard of this new mysterious restaurant with a very different concept and luckily Dan organised for me to meet Selim, the…

I´ve been wanting to contribute more in terms of charity and giving back to the community for a very, very long time now. Unfortunately sometimes life gets in the way and plans get put off but lately this concern of mine has become much more. Our government has decided to tar an old dirt path…

Well this was a whole lot of fun! This “small” family of 29 got hold of us to organise a 3 day custom itinerary of the best spots to include a sunrise, cable car, some hiking and loads of “secret spots”. We didn´t have much time to get everything rolling and these guys came out…

We´ve launched a brand new tour for 2020 and this one is great! This is the new “Espetada Cooking Class” Basically it´s food tour outside of Funchal with all of our usual Land Rover tricks;  shortcuts, steep inclined “local roads” and of course off the beaten track at all times. We´ll see some amazing views…

The amazing landscapes, the ancient laurissilva forest, the waterfalls, the wild coastlines and the longest irrigation system in the world, the levadas, makes Madeira one of the best places in Europe for all year hiking. It can be difficult choosing which of the many walks available on the island, so I thought I would try…

What’s up guys! So 2019 is, as usual, a year of new projects and one of these new projects is the brand new Sunrise Hike. The idea came about after wanting to get ”back in the game” and lead a couple more tours instead of always being in the office handling bookings and what not….

  I very often hear locals bragging about how “There´s no place like our Madeira” and “our little piece of paradise” and how right they are! So I’ve just put in my vote for Madeira at the World Travel Awards website as “Europe’s leading island destination” and I’m going to encourage you to do the…

Hey guys! So I’m getting back into the blog, once again, and wanted to share about a little project of Lisa´s which is quickly becoming quite a big deal! For those of you who are new here, Lisa is our mountain guide at Hit the Road Madeira and about a year ago she started this…

Hey guys! We’ve just finished off a great video series all about some of our favourite spots in Funchal. There’s loads of information about where to eat, what to see, how to get around and even some of our secret spots! We’re currently working on a pdf, ebook guide which will be much more comprehensive and available free on the site but in the meanwhile you can enjoy the videos and learn a little more about what Funchal has to offer during your visit!!

Dawn, one of our favourite clients, not that we have favourites, got hold of me A few months ago about her spending her birthday with us in Madeira while the cruise liner docked in Funchal. There were a few special requests; – Jeff (me) had to be there. – We had to go wine tasting in Quinta do Furao hotel. – Madeira wine ice cream!! So of course we didn’t disappoint! Dawn got everything she asked for and we had a hell of a day!! See you next time Dawn!! lots of love, Jeff and Hugo