About Madeira Boat Tours

Who we are

The site is written by Madeira Boat Tours editorial, a small group, not a named skipper. A named Madeira-based author, a licensed skipper or a marine biologist, is being recruited; until that person is on the page, the site claims no field visits it has not made.

Every figure on a page is taken from the operator's own page or an official source and carries the date it was read. The same editorial group covers diving, fishing, jeep tours, and wine touring in Madeira.

Why this exists

Most "Madeira boat tours" listicles are SEO-padded affiliate spam - operators ranked by who pays the highest commission, no boat-type comparison, no honest take on which categories are overpriced.

We started this site because we got tired of friends booking the wrong tour for their needs. A €99 Desertas trip is incredible for the right person and a 9-hour seasickness disaster for the wrong one. We tell you which is which.

How we work

• Category coverage. Each major category - sunset, swim, wildlife, Desertas, Porto Santo, pirate ship - is compared on what operators publish: boat type, duration, group size, inclusions and price, read on the date shown on the page.
• Prices re-read from operator websites. The last-verified date on every category and price page says when each price was read.
• Cetacean sightings cross-checked against the SPEA Madeira log.
• We never accept hosted trips without disclosing them. If we ever review a comped trip, you'll see "comped" tagged on that review.

How we make money

We earn affiliate commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this site. The commission is paid by the platform, not by you - your price is identical whether you click through us or go direct. We disclose this on every page that contains affiliate links.

For private charters and group bookings, contact us via WhatsApp - we route those to a vetted local operator and earn a referral fee, disclosed on each hand-off.

What we don't do: sell ad placements, accept cash or comped trips for placement, or rank operators by commission rate. Our affiliate split is identical across all platforms (currently GetYourGuide ID 2VCHGBU, Viator P00275871).

Trust + accuracy

Every category and guide page shows a "Last verified" date and the verifying author. If you find something out of date - pricing changed, operator closed, link broken - we want to know.

Message us on WhatsApp; the site has no mailbox. A correction with a source is applied on the page and the verified date updated.