Excursions and Activities on Santiago, Cape Verde Islands


	Santiago - Where Cape Verde is most African!
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Home Multi-Island Itineraries Flight Details Travel Tips Transfers, Ferries and Inter-Island Flights Local Transport Local Weather Currency Converter Visa Requirements Buying Property About Us Visitors Book Links Order Brochure Booking Conditions Brochure Errors Site Map Special Offers Travel Insurance Airport Lounge Pass Car Parking Contact Us	Excursions Excursions organized by our Local Representative Barracuda Tours and booked and paid direct in resort. However we are happy to make reservations for our Clients without charge. NOTES [a] prices assume minimum 2 persons [b] Full day excursions include lunch (but not beverages), half day excursions do not. [c] all itineraries subject to minor changes. HALF-DAY TOUR OF PRAIA AND CIDADE VELHA – €40 pp Departing from the hotel about 9.30 a.m, we first visit the Sucupira market place, a bazaar of very strong African characteristics, and the town market in Plateau – the historic and commercial centre of the town. We then move on to Cidade Velha, first capital of the Cape Verde islands and first European centre formed in the tropics. The old Ribeira Grande de Santiago is the cradle of Cape Verde culture and a living memory of the past. You will see the ruins of the Cathedral that was destroyed by the cannons of that famous ‘pirate’ Sir Francis Drake and the Fortress, where slaves from the west coast of Africa were sold to buyers to be taken to south and Central American countries. FULL-DAY TOUR OF THE ISLAND – €85 pp (€60 pp for 4 pers) Depart from the hotel about 9 a.m.to visit the interior of the island and places of major tourist interest. Santiago , as the most African of all the Cape Verde islands, offers the visitor unforgettable landscapes on this journey to the interior. The excursion passes through São Domingos, São Jorge dos Orgãos –Grandvaux Barbosa National Botanical Gardens – Assomada, Santa Catarina – fruit market – Serra Malagueta, Chão Bom and Tarrafal. There is time for a swim in the beautiful Tarrafal Bay, followed by lunch. Returning to Cidade da Praia by the coast road you will see: Porto Formoso – coconut palms and sugar cane plantations – Manga das Sete Ribeiras – watermills – Santa Cruz – vast banana plantations, Pedra Badejo – fishing port and vast coconut Palm plantations. Activities Hiking We have documented itineraries for the following hikes – please ask. Serra Malagueta – Hortelão – Ribeira Principal 13 Kms, time 4½ hours, difficulty 3 Serra Malagueta – Ribeira Principal (shorter route) 8 Kms, time 3½ hours, difficulty 2 Chão Bom – Ribeira da Prata - Figueira das Naus 9 Kms, time 3½ hours, difficulty 2 Monte Xota – Pico do António – Monte Xota Time 6 hours, difficulty 3 (very) Monte Xota to São Domingos 5 Kms, time 2 hours, difficulty 1 Assomada – Poilon – Ribeirão Boi – Santa Cruz 16 Kms, time 5 hours, difficulty 1 Tarrafal – lighthouse – Tarrafal 6 Kms, time 2½ hours, difficulty 2 An indication of the level of difficulty between 1 and 3 is offered as a guide only. 1 = Easy path with little fitness required. 2 = Medium fitness required, with some bursts of steep ascent and/or the odd slippery stretch. 3 = prolonged steep walking and/or slippery, uncobbled paths.