Mix Discovery/Hiking S. Vicente/Santo Antão
Mix Discovery/Hiking S. Vicente/Santo Antão
Mix Discovery/Hiking S. Vicente/Santo Antão
8 Days Starting and ending in Mindelo
Visiting: Mindelo, Monte Verde, Baía Das Gatas, Calhau, Parque Natural De Cova, Corda, Ponta Do Sol, Coculi, Paul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Das Patas, Alto Mira, São Pedro
Tour operator:
Tour code:
4438
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 20
Tour operated in:
EnglishInterests:
Tour Overview
We invite you to start a new and unforgetable trip over the most iconic islands of Cape Verde. A journey focused on sharing, conviviality, meeting and authenticity! At São Vicente, you will get to know Mindelo, known as the capital of culture and music. You will also have the chance to discover the highlights of the island, such as its extinct volcanoes and beaches. Santo Antão, the pearl of the Atlantic with its fertile valleys with banana plantations and sugar cane fields where local products will no doubt enchant you with their heady flavors and smells. Meeting the people and some of the most beautiful trails of this mystic green island.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrival Day
Location: Mindelo
Accommodation Name: Hotel Oasis Porto Grande
Arrival at S. Vicente.
You'll be greet by your assistant and taken to your hotel.
Reception and trip briefing.
Day 2 : S. Vicente Discovery Beaches And Volcanoes
Location: Monte Verde, Baía Das Gatas, Calhau, Mindelo
Accommodation Name: Hotel Oasis Porto Grande
We leave the hotel for a discovery of 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, then visit to Monte Verde and its panoramic view. Salamansa and its kitesurfing beach awaits you. We will stop at BaÃa 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 visit 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.
Day 3 : Santo Antão Discovery And Hiking
Location: Parque Natural De Cova, Corda, Ponta Do Sol, Coculi
Accommodation Name: Hotel Coração Ponta do Sol (charm hotel)
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.
You will enjoy the beautiful views to terraced crops. A descent through the fields,
to reach Coculi, a small village with the largest bell church on the island.
After the effort we invite you to share a typical meal in a traditional restaurant, where colours and flavours await you.
Day 4 : Free Day
Location: Ponta Do Sol
Accommodation Name: Hotel Coração Ponta do Sol (charm hotel)
Free day to relax or to explore the surroundings.
Day 5 : Paul Valley Hiking
Location: Paul
Accommodation Name: SantAntao Art Resort
It's now time to leave Ponta do sol and take you to another wonderful hike - Paul Valley Hike.
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 also 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.
Day 6 : Santo Antão Southwest Discovery
Location: Porto Novo, Ribeira Das Patas, Alto Mira
Accommodation Name: Hotel Foya Branca
The day starts with a new discovery - the southwestern side of the
island. Opportunity to see amazing volcanic landscapes,pozzolana fields and beautiful isolated villages. Visit to Lagedos village known for its sustainable tourism.
Be amazed not only by unique terraced plantations, but also by the colour contrast displayed by the black volcanic rock.
After lunch, we return to Santo Antão harbour to make our returning boat trip to S. Vicente.
Day 7 : Relaxing Day
Location: São Pedro, Mindelo
Accommodation Name: Hotel Foya Branca
Free day
Day 8 : Departure Day
Location: Mindelo
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.
What's Included
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All transfers S. Vicente and Santo Antão
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Hotels in double room in BB
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Sao Vicente / Santo Antão Ferry (round trip)
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Meals: lunch D2/D3/ D5 and D6
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São Vicente -1 full day discovery with lunch
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Santo Antão - 2 hikes with lunch + 1 discovery / full day trip with lunch
What's Not Included
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TSA 34 € / person
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Tourist tax of 2 € / night per person
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All meals except lunch D2/ D3/ D5 and D6
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personal expenses
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