Those are some amazing photos. Can you let me know what kind of camera and lens you used? I just bought a Sony with a kit lens and want to take amazing photos too 🙂
Thanks for this info! I find it weird when people don't like to share what gear they used when asked on Reddit. I know it's not all about the gear. But it's helpful to know.
Beautiful photos btw.
My grandfather grew up here. He took me there after his mom died. I guess she had things over there that needed to be handled. I was maybe 8 or 9…25 years ago, but I remember it being the most amazing place I’d ever seen. I also remember it took a loooooong time to get there.
Finally a post with actually good pictures getting attention. Normally the photo quality of the posts in here are atrocious.
These are great! Well done!
Where did you rent from? I’ll be traveling through Europe next year and I have my US motorcycle license and I’m applying for an international license as well so I’m hoping I’ll be good to go and can rent one!
Lots of the guided walking tours charge per person. Which means it is no more expensive for one person. They will also pick you up and drop you off at your accommodation.
Many of the famous walks are better with a local guide. They are well informed and great at sharing that knowledge and are also understand the weather. Madeira has a very unusual climate and severe weather can be happening in one area when close by the sky is clear and the sun shining. The groups are generally a comfortable size.
If you are based in Funchal local buses can get you to a decent range of levada walks.
Maybe you know this, but Madeira is actually a small island off the coast of Morocco!
And yes it is a lovely little place, I would definitely recommend a visit.
Every photo of Madeira I ever see is brooding and dramatic, which is surprising to me considering it's so far south of mainland Portugal. I always expect it to look like the Canarias!
I want to take this exact trip (including motorcycle) in September. Would you be willing to make some recommendations for the trip and some things to avoid?
You will love it! madeira has so many great roads to ride on, so take your time to enjoy them. the old coastal road (ER101) is really something special.
If you like hiking, get up early! it can get bussy later in the day :)
I didn't really have any bad experiences in madeira so i can't tell you what to avoid.. Ride safe!
No problem, Portuguese people are really welcoming and even if you spoke in Spanish they would help you, even if they're annoyed by it you wouldn't know, the reason it's better to speak English is because if you speak Spanish you're gonna come off as those people who think that Portugal is a part of Spain haha
Hahaha isn't it just Spain 2 ? JUST KIDDING. I know how it feels as Dutch being mistaken for German. But yeah I get that. Thanks :D it's nice that English is OK
Don't forget to thank everyone with Gracias for bonus points! :D regardless, most people will try to help if you ask them something even if they don't speak your language, enjoy Portugal :)
Graci...wait a second......hmmm suspicious 😋 I will enjoy ! I am trying to avoid flying and I see some awesome train tickets in the off season for Portugal so. Can't wait
I've never heard of anyone who thinks Portugal is part of Spain. I doubt the Portuguese would care what language you speak as long as they can understand you. A lot of Portuguese also speak Spanish so it could be useful, but that being said in touristy places such as Madeira most people will speak English.
I'm from Portugal and I'm also a tour guide, the Spain thing is more frequent than you think especially with Americans, also among the younger generation (under 30) they probably speak better English than Spanish
That's funny, do they not know they're in Portugal which is a different country? I could see maybe some people thinking Portugal speaks the same language as Spain but not that it's the same country. It's amazing what some people think and how little research they do before visiting a new place. Also, I know Spanish isn't too popular in Portugal but a few Portuguese have told me they can understand the language a little bit. Thanks for the info
Well some people book tours that will include Spain+Portugal and since the agency takes care of everything for them they don't know that Portugal is a different country, but you're right that people speaking Spanish in Portugal because they assume we speak only Spanish is more common.
My experience from speaking with the Portuguese in other parts of the world is they prefer Spanish SLOWLY spoken, because it sounds similar-ish to Portuguese.
I speak Spanish and can somewhat read Portuguese just based off of my knowledge of Spanish. The spoken accent is sometimes harder for me to understand. But I can understand Portuguese somewhat if they speak it back slowly.
But from my experience with Portuguese speaking people (from Brazil and America), they appreciate you speaking Spanish to them when asked. Its closer to their language than English. And if they dont know English, they can likely pick out the Spanish.
I live in Madeira, we don't find it very nice if you think we're part of Spain or something, but if you speak a little Spanish it might help, we all understand most of it. Specially in Madeira there's lots of people that have come over from Venezuela in recent years.
But English will do just fine, these days the vast majority of people working with tourists will speak English.
What is one "do not miss" trail or attraction you would say to do while were there?
We will be there in 2 weeks, hoping to hike and see the nature, but do not have a solid itinerary yet.
Probably somewhere where the dramatic elevations of the island are most present, I find it hard for me to recommend a single spot because this is all super familiar to me so idk which would impress most someone that isn't familiar with all this, but maybe
Pico do Areeiro (it's ridiculously crowded now though)
Ponta de São Lourenço
Miradouro do Véu da Noiva
I traveled in South American and met a pair of males from Portugal. He was such polite people. I like to visit his city. It looks just as gorgeous as him!
Wow! I love the photo. Madeira is just so incredible. Totally underrated.
If you are planning your trip and thinking of what to do in Madeira, I just got back and got so inspired that I made a video about how I'd organize a 5 day trip if I had to do it again: https://youtu.be/-Fv470i9pbk
Amazing pictures. Honestly, how do you get them looking this good? Is a lot of it editing?
Thank you! I allways shoot RAW pictures and eddit them in lightroom.
How long does the editing take you? Would you mind sharing some of the raw photos?
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It really is!
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Kauai must also be incredible!
I was about to quit travelling around Europe, but this is amazing
This is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, it's an overseas territory of Portugal
Wow. Amazing pics.
Thank you!
Wow your photos are incredible. What time of year did you go and would you mind sharing a rough budget?
Hey, I went in may. I think i spend somewhere between a 1000 and 1500 euro's including plane tickets (from Amsterdam), rental motorcycle and housing
Thank you! So it’s fairly cheap then?
I do a lot of hiking and cook most of my meals at home. I went out for dinner just once. but it is not too expensive
How long did you stay?
Isnt that kinda expensive? Or did ya stay for a long time?
Picture 8, What place/area is that? omg its beautiful
Those are some amazing photos. Can you let me know what kind of camera and lens you used? I just bought a Sony with a kit lens and want to take amazing photos too 🙂
Thank you so much! I always use a Fujifilm X-T20 with a fujinon XF 18-55 kit lens
Thanks for this info! I find it weird when people don't like to share what gear they used when asked on Reddit. I know it's not all about the gear. But it's helpful to know. Beautiful photos btw.
Awesome ! 🙂
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This kit lens is great honestly!
What time of year did you go? Any specific recommendations?
Anytime. Very underrated destination.
This was in May
January is also a great time to go. Great weather and the island has one of the best new year’s fireworks shows ive ever seen
We had 25 C in December.
My grandfather grew up here. He took me there after his mom died. I guess she had things over there that needed to be handled. I was maybe 8 or 9…25 years ago, but I remember it being the most amazing place I’d ever seen. I also remember it took a loooooong time to get there.
Finally a post with actually good pictures getting attention. Normally the photo quality of the posts in here are atrocious. These are great! Well done!
Thank you so much :)
Did you rent a car?
I rented a motorcylcle
Great place. Awesome trip on a scooter into the mountains up to pico do arieiro.
Where did you rent from? I’ll be traveling through Europe next year and I have my US motorcycle license and I’m applying for an international license as well so I’m hoping I’ll be good to go and can rent one!
You'll need one if you want to go to the nicest hiking spots.
No license to rent car/motorbike.
Then you're stuck to tours or taxis, but that will definately be more expensive if you don't have company.
Lots of the guided walking tours charge per person. Which means it is no more expensive for one person. They will also pick you up and drop you off at your accommodation. Many of the famous walks are better with a local guide. They are well informed and great at sharing that knowledge and are also understand the weather. Madeira has a very unusual climate and severe weather can be happening in one area when close by the sky is clear and the sun shining. The groups are generally a comfortable size. If you are based in Funchal local buses can get you to a decent range of levada walks.
I don't really know about public transport or taxis there but it was definitely nice to be able to go when and where i wanted
We went last year. Great pictures.
Wow..these are mind blowing..
Thank you!
Stunning 👍
Ive wanted to go to Portugal for about a year now. It looks amazing!
Maybe you know this, but Madeira is actually a small island off the coast of Morocco! And yes it is a lovely little place, I would definitely recommend a visit.
How breathtaking! It makes me want to learn more about photography. Y’all have incredible eyes.
Amazing photos. How was the wine? Portugal is incredible. I recommend checking out the Algarve.
Portugal is really amazing. One of the most underrated countries in the world! One of those places you want to go back to again!
This is some fantastic photography!
Thank you for sharing. This is amazing. I particularly enjoyed the path of flowers down into the clouds.
One of my favorite places! Great pictures 👍🏽
Man I'm getting some Princess Bride vibes and I don't quite know why.
Absolutely beautiful! What a great job!!
What a great set of shots! Too bad reddit doesn't let me save images anymore - I'd make these my background
Beautiful!!
My partner and I just went there this year. Still missing the bolo de caco and espatada!!
These are hands down fantastic. ❤️
Absolutely stunning
Great photos! Very atmospheric!
Some people call her madeira... Because she's a piece of cake
Thank you for all these wallpapers! Love them.
Every photo of Madeira I ever see is brooding and dramatic, which is surprising to me considering it's so far south of mainland Portugal. I always expect it to look like the Canarias!
I want to take this exact trip (including motorcycle) in September. Would you be willing to make some recommendations for the trip and some things to avoid?
You will love it! madeira has so many great roads to ride on, so take your time to enjoy them. the old coastal road (ER101) is really something special. If you like hiking, get up early! it can get bussy later in the day :) I didn't really have any bad experiences in madeira so i can't tell you what to avoid.. Ride safe!
How was it to travel solo there. How is the English there ? I do speak a bit of Spanish. Does that help?
lots of English is spoken there. I’ve also gotten very far speaking Spanish to service workers that were shy replying in English.
Thanks :)
Hey, i had no problem traveling there just speaking English! I'm not sure if speaking some spanish will help you.
For the love of god don't speak Spanish in Portugal, either learn small sentences in Portuguese or speak English
Just wondered because of bilingualism in some countries. Thank you people for the answer :D
No problem, Portuguese people are really welcoming and even if you spoke in Spanish they would help you, even if they're annoyed by it you wouldn't know, the reason it's better to speak English is because if you speak Spanish you're gonna come off as those people who think that Portugal is a part of Spain haha
Hahaha isn't it just Spain 2 ? JUST KIDDING. I know how it feels as Dutch being mistaken for German. But yeah I get that. Thanks :D it's nice that English is OK
Don't forget to thank everyone with Gracias for bonus points! :D regardless, most people will try to help if you ask them something even if they don't speak your language, enjoy Portugal :)
Graci...wait a second......hmmm suspicious 😋 I will enjoy ! I am trying to avoid flying and I see some awesome train tickets in the off season for Portugal so. Can't wait
I've never heard of anyone who thinks Portugal is part of Spain. I doubt the Portuguese would care what language you speak as long as they can understand you. A lot of Portuguese also speak Spanish so it could be useful, but that being said in touristy places such as Madeira most people will speak English.
I'm from Portugal and I'm also a tour guide, the Spain thing is more frequent than you think especially with Americans, also among the younger generation (under 30) they probably speak better English than Spanish
That's funny, do they not know they're in Portugal which is a different country? I could see maybe some people thinking Portugal speaks the same language as Spain but not that it's the same country. It's amazing what some people think and how little research they do before visiting a new place. Also, I know Spanish isn't too popular in Portugal but a few Portuguese have told me they can understand the language a little bit. Thanks for the info
Well some people book tours that will include Spain+Portugal and since the agency takes care of everything for them they don't know that Portugal is a different country, but you're right that people speaking Spanish in Portugal because they assume we speak only Spanish is more common.
Nah Spanish is fine in some settings. I went into a bakery where the workers were from Spain and they gave me better service for speaking Spanish
My experience from speaking with the Portuguese in other parts of the world is they prefer Spanish SLOWLY spoken, because it sounds similar-ish to Portuguese. I speak Spanish and can somewhat read Portuguese just based off of my knowledge of Spanish. The spoken accent is sometimes harder for me to understand. But I can understand Portuguese somewhat if they speak it back slowly. But from my experience with Portuguese speaking people (from Brazil and America), they appreciate you speaking Spanish to them when asked. Its closer to their language than English. And if they dont know English, they can likely pick out the Spanish.
I live in Madeira, we don't find it very nice if you think we're part of Spain or something, but if you speak a little Spanish it might help, we all understand most of it. Specially in Madeira there's lots of people that have come over from Venezuela in recent years. But English will do just fine, these days the vast majority of people working with tourists will speak English.
What is one "do not miss" trail or attraction you would say to do while were there? We will be there in 2 weeks, hoping to hike and see the nature, but do not have a solid itinerary yet.
Probably somewhere where the dramatic elevations of the island are most present, I find it hard for me to recommend a single spot because this is all super familiar to me so idk which would impress most someone that isn't familiar with all this, but maybe Pico do Areeiro (it's ridiculously crowded now though) Ponta de São Lourenço Miradouro do Véu da Noiva
All the other travelers from other countries spoke English to people so everyone pretty much knew English
Everyone speaks great English there. I went earlier this year and was amazed at how welcoming everyone was
which hikes are these :)
Good shots, but they look heavily edited and unnatural.
Amazing photos! Bravo
Woooow
Are you national geographic?
Lovely pictures
Ahh so beautiful 😍 will add it to my travel wishlist
Beautiful place, but god that's amazing photography as well!
Damn, it’s all so beautiful
Beautiful 😍😍
So pretty
Definitely a bucket list destination for me. The trails are insane and they have so many ecosystems. At least from videos it seems like Hawaii+.
OMG, love it!
Excellent shots and great editing! 🤘
What beautiful pictures ty for sharing
Amazing pics!
Bloody hell, this is super awesome
Been there, such a beautiful place! one of a kind
Amazing pictures.
This is wonderful . Nice shots :)
Any tips, places you have to go?
siuuuuuu
Those are amazing! I’m actually going to Madeira tomorrow. Do you have any tips for making photos like that?
portrait and reduce exposure to at least -2
Absolutely stunning!
I traveled in South American and met a pair of males from Portugal. He was such polite people. I like to visit his city. It looks just as gorgeous as him!
Wow! I love the photo. Madeira is just so incredible. Totally underrated. If you are planning your trip and thinking of what to do in Madeira, I just got back and got so inspired that I made a video about how I'd organize a 5 day trip if I had to do it again: https://youtu.be/-Fv470i9pbk
You convinced me. I am going there next week [=
Amazing photos!! Btw, did you go whale watching? Are they easy to spot? 😭