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São Vicente - Cultural Mindelo

Walking tour to discover Mindelo, city of culture, music and miscegenation.

Mindelo is the result of two major influences: the Portuguese and British colonies, present in the four corners of the streets and the architecture of their beautiful buildings.

Ideal excursion to learn how Cape Verdeans live here and learn all the secrets of their history .

We will visit the different markets and taste the local products, visit the Cesária Museum in the Governor’s Palace and we will pass in front of the Town Halll the Church Square - the cradle of the city, from which the first houses were built and designed the first streets.

We will walk along Praça Nova, Avenida Marginal - with the replica of the Belém tower, the bay and Old Customs - today the cultural center of Mindelo and painters ateliers.

São Vicente - Cape verdean evening

Tonight, you will have an authentic experience at Mindelo.​

​We will have a meal based on local dishes, and you will be surprised by the performance of a natural singer, who, accompanied by a guitar, will show you the best songs of this island, which is the island of music and culture!​

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São Vicente - Full day beaches and volcanoes (city tour not included)

Discover the different scenarios of São Vicente, with its beautiful beaches and extinct volcanoes.

We start by visiting  Monte Verde  and enjoy 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.

Santo Antão - "The discovery"

Tour to discover the main attractions of the island through the famous Corda road. You’ll be passing through Água das Caldeiras, Ribeira Grande, Ponta de Sol and, of course, Paúl. A fabulous contrast between the aridity of the south side of the island and the forest in the heights, with luxuriant vegetation in the north. Not to be missed!

Santo Antão - Discovery Paul Valley and Janela

On the way to exoticism, your local guide will introduce you to the garden of Cape Verde, in the heart of the Paul Valley, reputed to be the greenest and lushest in the country. The trail goes from cottage to cottage, crossing market gardening (cabbage, tomato, lettuce, etc.) and tropical crops (banana, guava, sugar cane, yam, etc.), combining encounters with the inhabitants, agriculture and botany.

This is an opportunity to discover rural life: taking the mule tracks, built by man at the foot of the "levadas" (irrigation canals) and terraced crops.

Visit to traditional "trapiche" (rum distillery) with rum and liquor tasting.

Discovery of Janela, an intimate village that lives mainly from agriculture.

Santiago - Island tour

With this excursion, we will enjoy na unforgettable journey in the North of the island – to Tarrafal, we will contemplate the unique landscapes of Santiago island. High mountains, plains and green valleys, we will notice that the landscape completely changes from the one in Praia.​

​The first stop will be done in São Domingos, where we will visit the Eco Centro. We will see different villages, passing by the Antónia peak, the higest point of the island. 60km away from Praia, we will find the city of Assomada, an important point for trades, where we will visit the traditional market (only wednesdays and saturdays). ​

​The ride continues passing through the region of Serra da Malagueta, with its eucalyptus forest, few acacias types and other endemic plants. ​

​We will finally arrive to Tarrafal, a fishermen village where we will have the opportunity to visit the old concentration camp, transformed nowadays into a museum, and then we will go to the incredible bay, with its nice sea, surrounded by palm trees – considered as one of the most beautiful beaches in the country.​

​Lunch next to the sea and free time to dive into the clear water.​

​After, we will make a stop at the “rabelados” village of Espinho Branco – a religious community, who rebeled itself against the society and the church during the colonial time, and now maintains its unique traditions. Here, we will have the chance to see and buy some hand-craft pieces, paintings, while we learn more about this culture. ​

​Before to go back to Praia, we will see the small bays, caves and black sand beaches, stopping in the beautiful area of Pedra Badejo. ​

Fogo - Discovering São Filipe's "sobrados" with tasting

We will start in the main square of Presídio, before visiting the local market, coloured by the variety of fruits and vegetables. We then proceeded to the City Hall, surrounded by historic colonial houses, called “Sobrados”, many of which have been restored, which kept their original beauty.

We will visit the Municipal Museum or the Memory House exhibition (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays), to learn more about the island’s history, one of the most important in Cape Verde. We taste the famous Fogo’s coffee and other local products.

Fogo - Full day trip to the volcano - SFL 001

The sensation of visiting Chã das Caldeiras is incomparable - A landscape all formed by lavas, from the oldest to those of the 2014/2015 eruption, always protected by the imposing volcano and the mountains around the caldera.

We will leave in the morning from São Filipe, passing through the area of Forno, Patim until we reach Achada Furna, a village built to relocate the inhabitants of Chã das Caldeiras, after the 1995 eruption. We will pass by Cabeça Fundão, where you can find the old craters, in a wonderful landscape. Upon arriving at the entrance to the Natural Park, we will make a photo stop, where you can appreciate this lunar landscape. From here we can see the highest peak of Fogo, called “Pico do Fogo”, as well as the 2014 crater.

Then we will get to Portela, one of the villages that was swallowed by the lavas of 2014, which is nowadays already rebuilt with restaurants, small pensions, houses and other small structures. We will have lunch at a local restaurant and we also have the opportunity to taste the traditional Chã das Caldeiras wine, known as “manecon”.

Everyday - 9am to 4pm (Please reconfirm the time with our assistant)