Nature Meetings

Rua Conego Cesar de Oliveira N0 20, Funchal, Madeira 9100-153, Portugal

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Ranked #6 of 14 tours in Funchal

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Type: Walking tours

Owner description: Walking in Madeira with Nature Meetings.Nature Meetings offers daily guided walking on the various "levadas" (water channels) and "veredas" (mountain...... more » Owner description: Walking in Madeira with Nature Meetings.Nature Meetings offers daily guided walking on the various "levadas" (water channels) and "veredas" (mountain paths) from easy short walks to the more challenging treks, some through UNESCO World Heritage Laurisilva forests.Madeira with Nature Meetings be it: walking, flowers, outstanding vistas, jeep excursions, dolphin and whale watching on boat trips in our warm Atlantic waters and consequent bird watching. For the more adventurous we can also organize canyoning.

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TonyLochNess

Inverness, United Kingdom

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29 reviews

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23 helpful votes

“North & East Tour - all day with lunch - Sunday 13th May”

Reviewed 14 May 2012

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As an operator of private tours and previously an operator of small bus day tours, I suppose taking a day tour anywhere else is sure to be judged against what we do and did. Our 26 seat bus tour was the first official five star tour in Scotland so our standards are very high indeed. Our tour with Nature Meetings... More

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Many thanks for your review and professional perspective of our "Land & Culture - North and East" tour. Great that you appreciated the day manager´s decision to come and let you know that the pick-ups were running late (some hotel breakfasts are hard to part with) and that you enjoyed Santa Cruz, the market and church as well as the... More

MirjamVeenker

Purmerend, Nederland

1 review

“Photo raid”

Reviewed 4 May 2012

So, we were invited to come along on the photography tour try-out to give our honest opinion as tourists. One of us a photography enthusiast and the other quite enthusiastic about her compact camera. We had been on a normal tour on the island so we had something to compare it to. And there is a difference. On this tour... More

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Thank you for joining our trial run and your great feedback. We hope this will be as successful as our "Land & Culture" tours and look forward to welcoming you on your next visit to Madeira. More

YW4YW

Bristol, England

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41 reviews

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35 helpful votes

“Not the experience we were expecting”

Reviewed 2 May 2012

Following the advice of trip advisor members we decided not to do a levada walk on our own but to book with a guide and chose this company due to its excellent reviews. On closer inspection however, I think some of the reviews may relate to their tours rather than their walks which may be excellent but we did not... More

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Thank you for your feedback and please accept my apologies if the walk to Rabaçal was not the experience expected, but I hope you managed to enjoy the fantastic views. Our group sizes are usually no larger than 20 people per guide (your group had 21) and the average group size is usually around 15. Unfortunately, the day you joined... More

Eva S

Oslo, Norway

1 review

2 helpful votes

“Amazing island. Super-duper company!”

Reviewed 27 March 2012

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I travelled alone, and came to Madeira to collect some new energy from the beautiful nature of Madeira. I booked all the full day walking tours they provided through the week, and chose Nature Meetings amongst other companies that I contacted in andvance, simply because of the friendly and forthcoming attitude I met and their will to find sollutions for... More

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Thank you for your fantastic review and thank you to the Nature Meetings team that makes all this possible! We look forward to welcome you back in Madeira soon. In the mean time, keep up with us and new offers through our facebook, twitter website and blog. Many thanks Andrew More

Casa_Baskey

Ontario

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16 reviews

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30 helpful votes

“Nature Meetings - where you meet Nature!”

Reviewed 5 January 2012

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We were fortunate enough to do 2 full day walking tours with guides from Nature Meetings. One walk was with Guide Mario and the other was with Guide Sandra. Both guides were patient, knowledgeable, and provided the best walks of all the walks we did in Madeira. We also did other walks with 2 other companies (M.J. tours and MB... More

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Thank you for your review and I have passed this on to Mario and Sandra. We hope you will visit Madeira again soon and try some of our other walks and tours as well as our new offers which will be released soon. Join our facebook/naturemeetings page, follow us on twitter and visit our site for our latest offers! Many... More

D D

jersey

1 review

2 helpful votes

“excellent”

Reviewed 19 December 2011

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We really enjoyed our walk. Our guide, Louise, was super; very informative with excellent English. We were especially impressed by communication by email before we booked and by their willingness to fit in with us, since we came in on a cruise ship and only had a short time. I would definitely use Nature Meetings again and hope to do... More

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Thank you for your review and I hope that your experience with Nature Meetings will encourage you to come to Madeira for a longer period to try more walks as well as all the fantastic activities Madeira has to offer all year! If your next visit to Madeira is on a cruise, we also remain available - always look forward... More

Wibke D

Canico, Portugal

1 review

3 helpful votes

“Excellent Tours - Thank you Marcel for 3 wonderful daytrips”

Reviewed 4 September 2011

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The company was supported by very well trained and highly motivated guides. We booked during our vacation three tours around the island (North/East; South/West and Enchanting Santana) and had the luck, that all tours were guided by Marcel. He surprised us with his profound knowledge about the area and nature and gave us detailed briefings during our tours. We had... More

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Thank you for your fantastic and kind review, which I have passed on to Marcel. We hope we will be able to look forward to welcome you and your friends at nature Meetings on our walks and excursions. Many thanks Andrew More

colohightravelers

Colorado Springs

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8 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

16 helpful votes

“The best tour of all!”

Reviewed 10 July 2011

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We took the Land und Leute - South/West tour. It was by far the best tour we took on Madeira! Unfortunately it was the only one we took with Nature Meetings. Our guide Marcel was so knowledgable. No question was too minor for him to answer and he gave us a wonderful feel for Madeira and the people. We toured... More

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Thank you for your great feedback and we are very happy that you enjoyed this new walking excursion we have introduced earlier this year. We always try to provide a driver and a guide, which our clients apreciate. Keep up with us on our facebook page and website and we look forward to welcome you and your friends at Nature... More

Imenja

London, United Kingdom

1 review

3 helpful votes

“Very pleased”

Reviewed 6 July 2011

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Very good service. Excellent guide who knew lots of interesting facts about Madeira:) Worth the money. Thank you Nature meetings! More

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Thank you for your feedback, it is very important for Nature Meetings. We look forward to welcome you on our walks and new excursions. Best regards, Andrew More

AlexisUstas

Moscow, Russia

1 review

2 helpful votes

“Levada Walks is "must do" activity in Madeira.”

Reviewed 6 July 2011

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Small groups, a good guidance, and finally - a nice experience and vivid impressions )) More

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Thank you for your review and we hope you will walk with us again soon as well as try some of our new walks and tours. Regards, Andrew More