The accommodation is a truly special place. Inge and Theo have created the perfect balance of conservation, awareness of local needs and comfort. (more)Jessica Boyatt

We had a wonderful time (more)Fran Bottoms

5 stars! (more)Andreas Rösing

It was the most amazing time away with my son. We made so many memories that I will cherish for always... So thank you to you Amanda and everyone else for helping this dream become real. (more)Emma Marshall

The most memorable part of the holiday was the whale watching trip and seeing flying fish... The marine biologists enjoyed sharing their knowledge. (more)Lyn Acton

I think the way the island deals with the wildlife is excellent. The boats are not allowed out in overwhelming numbers and keep a safe and respectful distance from the animals. The marine biologists are very knowledgeable and I think it gave the travellers a great respect for the sea and the wildlife. 10/10 it was fantastic! (more)freya woods

Memorable parts? I really enjoyed the trips to Sinea and Florence when we learned a lot about the history of the area. Tips? Try all the different types of lovely food on offer. Local benefits? Yes because it was a family run hotel with local staff. Overall rating? I gave a 5 although some of the evening meals in the hotel were very plain. (more)Janet Marchant

Memorable parts? The views from the vineyards and forested areas from the river were fantastic. The kayaking was really nice. We especially loved the hike through the vineyards and walking around smaller villages in the late afternoons. The guides and our driver were very friendly and helpful. We really felt they were our friends just a few days into the trip. Tips? Local benefits? Yes. We used local resources (restaurants, hotels, small shops, and taxi drivers). We ... (more)Steve Birdsell

Brilliant (more)Hayley Ingham

Wonderful. (more)Kirsty Lobo

One of the best in our lives! The host company provided a fabulous itinerary with excellent choices for hotel, meals and tours with very well informed guides on all local and natural - all who were doing their best to provide eco responsible tourism. (more)Anon

We absolutely loved our trip. Really well researched routes, lovely places to stay and a great way of exploring the Algarve. Bert could not have been more helpful... We thoroughly enjoyed it and would strongly recommend it! (more)Maggie Naylor

8/9 out of 10 (more)Janet Dalton

It was well planned by our local agent, Bert S., he monitored our progress and helped us out when there were difficulties. The accommodation was generally well suited to our party of older people. (more)John Butler

Excellent (more)Jill Knight

Spectacular views and stunning scenery (more)Sue Bellis

The guide is a disaster. His only talent is that he's very good at finding paths, he has the entire island mapped in his brain. For the rest, he's unable to give any details about the island (history, economy, etc) and he's deprived of all organisations and social skills. (more)Paola Nebbia

I enjoyed cycling through beautiful natural scenery such as woods or coast best. The route we took was very safe, sometimes scenery was breathtaking, and I enjoyed every meal from breakfast to dinner. (more)Nanako Watabe

A memorable trip where we got to meet incredible people and see wonderful scenery! If you enjoy biking, the sun and making great memories ... this is the trip for you! (more)lyse landreville

We had a really good time and a fabulous weather for cycling. We stayed in excellent hotels and ate in very good local restaurants. (more)Ian Jarvis

The Azoris Royal Garden Hotel and Verde Mar Hotel and Spa were both wonderful places to stay. Our grandchildren loved spending a bit of time each day before dinner at the pools. Both places have lovely spacious pools. Our dinners at Casa Nostra Azores and at Hotel Verde Mar were our favourites on the island. (more)Donna Mecozzi

We got so lucky on our whale watching and saw a whole pod of sperm whales! All the guides were terrific,and our tour guide Margarida was just outstanding. (more)Erin Simpson

Canyoning , surfing , best hotel , coasteering, brilliant funny guides, beautiful flowers everywhere in the Azores... 6 stars. Brilliant, the Azores ppl are charming and friendly. (more)Loretta Bradley

Memorable parts? Well, it was certainly not exciting. The countryside was very nice. Tips? Don't. Local benefits? I'm guessing the local tour company made a killing on it. Overall rating? An absolute rip off. This trip was billed as being 'premium' and cost twice as much as my previous walking week in Madeira with another operator but was nothing like as good: badly organised and in unattractive hotels. (more)Josephine Glover

Memorable parts? Being alone with nature but yet being sure of the path. Tips? Explore yourself within the route Local benefits? Yes- a non polluting way to see the coastline. Overall rating? (more)Ditza Auerbach

Accommodation especially at Silves was amazing, and the hosts arranged a meal which was also outstanding. (more)Denise Aitken

Very enjoyable holiday with excellent support and instructions from Bert. (more)Richard Lamb

Very satisfying varied holiday taking us to locations we would never otherwise have visited. The routes have been carefully and brilliantly chosen by Bert and the instructions were excellent. Bert was supportive and flexible. (more)Silver Budd

Memorable parts? Terceira is a lovely varied island. The cycle routes combined lots of different terrains. It’s quite hilly but there are some amazing down hill slopes to enjoy ! There are some excelllent places to swim too. Tips? We felt pretty prepared - we were given a GPS but I like to have a map to get the bigger picture. A pannier would be a good idea too as the bikes had racks. We didn’t have one with us and used rucksacks instead. On some routes you go quite away without ... (more)Katy Lee

10/10 both for friendly and helpful staff and for the hotel accommodation. (more)Terry Williams

Very good…well organised. Wonderful people on the Island. (more)Richard Buckingham

Very good…well organised. Wonderful people on the Island. (more)Richard Buckingham

Memorable parts? Seeing a blue whale for the first time in my life Tips? Bring warm clothes for sea even in May it is quite chilly. Sea sickness pills: even if you are not sensitive some rough day at sea it may bring extra comfort. I did not bring but it is easy and cheap to buy at a pharmacy in Horta. Local benefits? I hope it will help for the conservation and understanding better local populations of whales Overall rating? This was a great experience, Tiago ... (more)Sylvain Masse

Dolphin watching, canyoning, kayaking and biking and snorkelling trip. The Azores are beautiful and lush, the people are friendly and there is plenty to do. Well worth a visit. (more)Antonia Bindoff

It was a fantastic experience and was a great first introduction to 'adventure' holidays for our son (9yrs). The booking process was easy and everyone from the office staff, to the hotel receptionists and the boat operators were a truly lovely bunch of people. (more)Nicola Pike

Friendly, helpful and welcoming people throughout! Dolphin Swimming was the most exciting part of the holiday. (more)Elfriede Bretterklieber-Taye

Extremely well organised - did ‘what it said on the tin’ and did it well. [Most memorable was] Cycling above the cliffs on the Atlantic Coast around Carrapateira. (more)Andrew Merrall

Diversity of track, geography, geology, ocean scenes, mountain scenes, cultural scenes and experiences. (more)(Dorothy) Olwyn McKay

Bert did a fantastic job planning and booking accommodation for our bike tour of the Algarve. (more)John Oliver

Simply put - The best holiday I have ever had! The ease from first engaging with the Responsible Travel team, to having a simple yet effective itinerary and being with some of the most friendliest people you could wish for; our trip provided everything we could have asked for. Thank you so much to the entire Responsible Travel team, the boat base and the hotel staff. Not forgetting my son of course - who got himself well and truly stuck into enjoying each day too, and of course, the hotel ... (more)Ioan Lavery

5 stars. It was just perfect, thank you so much. (more)Amelia Kyazze

The boat trips we did were incredible... We had an amazing holiday - the best we’ve ever had as a family. (more)Lisa Crawford

The most exciting part of the holiday was seeing the whales and dolphins. (more)John Forster

I would rate this holiday 10/10 definitely! (more)Rosemary Evans

Had great time. Lyn and Russel were excellent knowledgeable guides. Pico Island was stunning.30 striped dolphins jumping out of the water parallel to the boat. (more)Pat Pitt

Let it happen, it’s so well thought through (more)Bernard Butt

Wonderful sights and wonderful people (more)Susie Gareau

Climbing Pico Grande on the last day and all the exotic plant life on all the walks. João was an excellent guide (more)Philippa Hatch