Antonio our tour guide & fabulous driver gave us two amazing trips around the beautiful island of Madeira.
His knowledge of the island was exceptional and his friendly happy... read more demeanour made our experience very special.
The tours themselves offered great variety and fun off road experience. We felt that we really got to see some of the beautiful scenery the island has in abundance.
We highly recommend the trips with discovery island but Antonia made the trips even more memorable.
We only wish we could see more.

  Daniel and Sandro made what was a great experience, one of the best I’ve ever had. The challenges for beginners were perfect, fun and thrilling. Everything felt and well organised... read more from the pick-up to the technical abseiling and jumping. We did 6 abseils, 3 jumps and 3 shoots. People with fear were treated with care and given time, people without fear were allowed to challenge themselves. I would recommend this brilliant company to anybody looking far a fun adventure in Madeira.

  We had two 4x4 tours planned and after seeing East with Cesar we've asked for him for our West trip. He is very professional but at the same time funny.... read more You can feel his passion for Madeira and he knows how to entertain you. Also the best driver I have met.
When we will be back on Madeira it will be for the views, poncha and Cesar:-)

  we had a great day full of fun, and guides very helpful. would recommend to everyone, plenty of laughs and enjoyable people

  Great experience and super fun! Guides were really nice, friendly and supportive. They picked us at our hotel so we didn't have any trouble with organization or anything else, they... read more provided everything we needed (we forgot to bring towels, so next time we need to think about that). We enjoyed adrenaline while feeling safe at the same time. We are really happy we decided to do this activity. 100% recommend 🙂

  If there was an option for 10 stars we would

The pick up was prompt and the journey was luxurious in a Mercedes van. Both Sandro and Filipe... read more were friendly and funny!

The journey up took about 30 minutes, when we got there we got changed in to our kit and got back in the van to the start. Definitely wear swimwear under your clothes for a quick and easy change.

We were shown how to use the ropes and we began. Even though this was the beginner option it was not slow or overloaded with instructions. We were explained how to keep ourselves safe and most importantly enjoy the experience.

The first waterfall decent was compulsory and a great way to build confidence. The first part of the route was 'more walking' but we didn't notice as it was still full of jumps and abseils.

The second part was more action packed, with slides, jumps and consecutive abseils. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and the two guides made it exceptional. They were very laid back and kept us all laughing in many different ways.

They showed us how to jump in to the pools to ensure we felt safe enough to go for it. There was another trip ahead of us and the one time we saw them on the waterfall they did not seem to be having as much fun as we were!!!

I would 100% recommend this company, not just for the journey, equipment or location but the two guides who made our day perfect. My only regret, we didn't do this sooner on our trip. If we could, we would go again tomorrow.

They also took photos throughout and emailed them to us within 4 hours of the trip finishing. They made sure to capture everyone's enjoyment and have meant we have lovely memories to look back on.

Thank you Sandro and Filipe, we appreciate your hard work to make sure we had a great time.

If we come back to madeira, we will be seeing you both again. Love, Diba and Danni

  Canyoning with discovery island Madeira was the highlight of our trip to the island!

Me and my partner did the beginner session, which was both challenging and fun.... read more What really make this company special is the team. Sandro, Bruno and Jerome were fantastic with our group of 12. Brought so much fun, laughters and safety to the whole day. Lots of pictures taken throughout which were shared the same evening, only regret is that we didn’t do this earlier in the week to do another session with them before we left.

  I booked and paid for a sunrise tour on August 26, 2022. I received an email confirmation of my payment but nothing else about pick-up time or location. I called... read more the tour operator to ensure I was confirmed for the tour (scheduled on September 3, 2022). I was reassured that my booking was confirmed. I asked about the pick-up time but was told I’ll receive information the day before the tour starts. I got a phone call the day prior to the tour informing me that the tour was canceled due to not enough participants. Canceling my tour the day before it starts is a big inconvenience because I’m on holiday for one week on this island, and one day is such short notice (and impossible) for me to book another tour. Very frustrated!

  This experience was brilliant. We had initially looked around so many places and finally discovered discovery island (All the previous were booked up) But they do say everything happens for... read more a reason and we had the best time!

From booking, we received a WhatsApp message asking for our weight and shoe size for our wetsuits.
*Be aware that initially we were under the understanding that our booking was at 09:00 however this was changed to 14:30 (Apparently due to the weather although seemed same throughout the day) and we did not receive a text informing us, we became aware of this when we messaged on WhatsApp to confirm pick up time*
We were picked up and taken to the area where we were given our outfits, got into them and off we went.
The jumps had smaller options so not everyone had to go off the big rocks.
We had Martin and (We can't remember his name oops) and they were both amazing! Very knowledgable and teaching of all the sea creatures and structure of the rocks. Supportive, friendly and kind.
Snickers and water midway which is a pleasant sugar boost.
Finished with a few more jumps and a spot of snorkelling.
They even take pictures on the go pro around the coastline and email them to you for free which again is a bonus.

*Note: Having done a similar experience in UK I was aware about leaving bags in vans at the place where you park and therefore we had taken no money with us. We were gutted and frankly embarrassed that we were unable to tip the men as they were amazing - therefore ensure you take some money for this! *

  An eventful day with a wonderful guide.
The rainforests in the mountains were a great experience.
Madeira in a nutshell makes you want more.