The Cape Verde Islands are in the Atlantic Ocean, 620km (385miles) west of West Africa's coast at Senegal. 

There are 10 major islands (9 of them inhabited) and 5 islets, all of volcanic origin and divided into two sub groups.

To the north is the Barlavento (Windward) group (Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Ilheu Branco, Ilheu Raso, São Nicolau, Sal and Boa Vista). 

To the south is the Sotavento (Leeward) group (Maio, Santiago, Fogo and Brava).  

Click here for a map and more detailed information about the archipelago.

Wonderful uncrowded beaches, dramatic mountainous scenery (on some Islands), charming, welcoming and extremely “laid-back” inhabitants, and the fact that the Cape Verde Islands are in the very early stages of touristic development, make this a destination of immense attraction to those who seek somewhere new and different to bask in the sun.  

Of great interest too is the Big Game Fishing, Scuba Diving, Wind-Surfing and Trekking available in the Archipelago. 

To begin your adventure, please choose from the list of islands below for an introduction to the island itself and details of the accommodation we feature on the island.

Island of Sal                        Island of Santiago 

Island of Boa Vista              Island of São Vicente            

Island of Santo Antao          Island of Fogo        

Island of Maio                      Island of São Nicolau        

Islands of Brava, Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Branco & Ilhéu Raso

Our programme covers a multitude of holiday experiences within the Cape Verde Islands . One centre, two, three, four, five, six and seven centre holidays visiting one or more of the Islands namely Sal, Santiago, Boavista, Santo Antão, São Nicholau, São Vicente and Fogo.

We can even arrange special trips to Brava Island. Our holidays can be in two, three, four and five star hotels, modest and luxury self catering apartments and include private taxi transfers, all air taxes and fuel surcharges, and direct flights from Stansted, Gatwick or Manchester .

Activities on the Islands include trekking, walking, hiking and biking on one Island or a combination of  several Islands. In particular the Islands of Santo Antão, Santiago , São Vicente , Fogo and São Nicholau lend themselves to the walking and trekking pastimes. Sport fishing, salt water fly fishing, marlin fishing, Big Game fishing and line fishing are well organized on the Islands, in particular on São Vicente .

SCUBA diving is also well organized and provides many exciting dive areas to experience including many wrecks, tunnels, walls and coral reefs.

Wind surfing and surfing attracts many aficionados and body boarding is popular with the less energetic. Kite surfing is at an advanced stage with world class participants enjoying the prevailing Trade Winds, particularly on Sal and Boavista.

Caboverdean cuisine includes Cachupa, lobster tuna, yellow tailed tuna and a variety of sea food including perceves, cracas, crab, goose barnacles, squid, whelks, mussels and clams.

Local transport is by taxi or aluguers (pick-up trucks with benches in the back) which are cheap and amusing.

Inter-island flights are with TACV Cape Verdean Airlines with ATR 42 and 72 prop-jet aircraft with between 48 and 68 seats.

International flights are provided direct from London by TACV, Astraeus and Thomas Cook all using Boeing 757 aircraft.

Scenery is very varied between the Islands, some like Boavista and Sal being very flat and scenically uninspiring (save for the beaches) whereas Santo Antão, Fogo, São Vicente and parts of Santiago and São Nicholau are very mountainous and ruggedly attractive.