Arrival at S. Vicente.
You'll be greeted by your assistant and taken to your hotel.
Reception and trip briefing.
São Vicente Island tour - beaches and volcanoes
Discover the different scenarios of São Vicente, with its beautiful beaches and extinct volcanoes.
We start with a walking tour of the cosmopolitan city of Mindelo, the capital, then climb Monte Verde for its panoramic view, Salamansa and its kitesurfing beach, Baía das Gatas, known for its music festival. and its natural pools (free time for swimming).
We will also pass by Praia Grande, an incredible white sand beach and Calhau with its extinct volcanoes, from where we can see the island of Santa Luzia.
We return to the city center by the Madeiral road.
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Island discovery - beaches and volcanoes
You will be taken early in the morning to the Mindelo Harbour, for a boat trip to your next destination - Santo Antão (1h crossing).
At your arrival at Santo Antão you will be driven throug the famous "Corda" road, with a few stops in amazing viewpoints. You will, then, arrive to the starting point of your first hike - corda to Coculi.
Santo Antão - Hiking: Corda/Coculi
A transfer will take you to Corda, by the legendary Santo Antão road. The starting point of this trek will lead you to a place where you will take advantage of the beautiful views of the terraced cultures. A descent through the fields, to arrive in Coculi, a small village with a church with the biggest bell of the island.
After the effort, we invite you to share a typical meal in a traditional restaurant, where colours and flavours will meet you.
4,5 Km / 3h estimated / Level 1
Ascent 6m
Descent 743m
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Hiking: Corda / Coculi
Free day or in option see our suggestion
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Hiking: Ribeira de Vinha/Xôxô
Santo Antão - Hiking Paul Valley
With this hike you will discover the exotic road to Paúl valley, the garden of Cabo Verde, as it is considered the greenest and most luxuriant valley of the country.
The path goes from cottage to cottage, crossing vegetable crops (cabbage, tomato, corn, yam, beans ....) and tropical fruits or grains (banana, guava, sugar cane, coffee ...), combining meeting with locals, agriculture and botany.
This is an opportunity to discover the local rural life: walking through mule trails, built by the man at the feet of the "levadas" (irrigation canals) and terraced crops.
7 Km / 4h estimated / Level 1
Ascent 550m
Descent 700m
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Hiking Paul Valley
The day starts with a new discovery - the southwestern side of the island.
After lunch, we return to Santo Antão harbour to make our returning boat trip to S. Vicente.
Santo Antão - Descubrimiento del suroeste
Descubrimiento del lado suroeste de la isla, a través de paisajes volcánicos, campos de puzolana donde podrás avistar hermosos pueblos aislados ...
Descubrimiento de paisajes inusuales y pueblo de Lagedos conocido por su turismo sostenible. Paisaje típico, no solo por el tipo único de cultivos, sino también por el contraste de color que muestra la roca volcánica negra.
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Santo Antão - Descubrimiento del suroeste
In the morning we suggest an exciting experience - swimming with sea turtles.
Free afternoon.
At evening, we recommend a typical capeverdian night. Please, click in the link to see this option.
São Vicente - Snorkeling with turtles
An unforgettable diving experience in São Pedro beach, near the airport.
We will ride on a fishing boat and a few meters from the sand, we can swim with adult sea turtles. We can feed them and enjoy the wonders of this sea, using the snorkeling equipment.
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Snorkeling with turtles
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São Vicente - Cape verdean evening
End of our journey and time to say good-bye to the "morabeza" islands. We hope you have "tasted" each one of the days and felt the warmth and hospitality of Cape Verde's people.
Transfer to the Cesaria Evora International Airport.
