SAL + SANTIAGO + BOAVISTA + SAO VICENTE
14 nights, Cape Verde Island hopping, Tour 7
Sal has huge white sandy beaches and is the smallest inhabited
Cape Verde Island. Santiago is much larger, more hilly and houses
the capital of the Cape Verdes, Praia. Nearly half the population
of the islands lives in Santiago. Boavista, to the south of Sal
has huge white sandy beaches and sand dunes. Sao Vicente is the cultural capital of the Cape Verde Islands.
Island Hopping - 14 nights
Explore the capital islands of both the Barlaventos and Sotaventos before a relaxing week in the sun.
Prices are from £1405 per person and are based on 2 sharing and include:
- Return flights from Gatwick to Sal including all taxes
- Inter-island flights and transfers
- Accommodation in a twin room on bed & breakfast
- The services of local agents and representative
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Where you will stay during 14 nights
All prices are subject
to change. Exact combinations of hotel and flights may have to be
changed according to availability.
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After landing in Sal you will take another flight on to Santiago, one of the largest Cape Verde Islands with craggy mountains and some green valleys; it is a contrast to Sal. Built on a plateau of rock and overspilling onto the land below its steep cliffs, Praia the capital of the island is mostly African. The main square on the Plateau houses some interesting including the old Palace of the Council, the Presidential Palace and the old Catholic Cathedral. A statue of Diogo Gomes, one of the two discoverers of Santiago, stands just outside the square.
Iin São Vicente you will stay next to São Pedro's fine sandy beach and 10 minutes from the capital Mindelo where there will be plenty of time to explore. Mindelo has plenty of places where you can observe Cape Verdean culture. At the Centro Nacional Artesanato you can watch cloth weaving and ceramic making. There are many restaurants and barswith live music, both morna, the bitter sweet sounds and the more lively funana. For something a little different, visit Santa Luzia, an uninhabited island close to São Vicente that has beautiful deserted beaches and dunes in the south. You would need to find a fisherman in Calhau willing to take you.
The rest of the trip is more relaxed on both Sal and Boa Vista. The landscape on Boa Vista is ever changing with the spectacular moving with the winds. Saharan like oases are dotted around the interior and depending on the time of year, turtles can be spotted on some of the white sandy beaches. Sal offers a wide range of watersports and white sandy beaches, the main attractions are the salt flats at Pedra de Lume. The natural swimming pools and underwater caves at Buracano are also great place to cool off for a quick dip.
Itinerary
- Day 1 Fly to Santiago via Sal.
- Day 2-4 Santiago
- Day 5 Fly to São Vicente
- Day 6-8 São Vicente
- Day 9 Fly to Boa Vista
- Day 10 & 11 Boa Vista
- Day 12 Fly to Sal
- Day 13 & 14 Sal Day
- Day 15 Fly home
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