Discover Mindelo and the natural wonder of Santo Antao – 10-day tour

-After 1 hour of Boat hide you arrive Porto Novo;

-Transfer to Paul valley, one of the greenest in Cape Verde

- Hike down from the mountainous Cabo de Ribeira to As Pombas at the seashore;

- The trail follows through farm terraces of various food crops and river stream to Pico Antonio, where you have a whole view of the valley, and then continue the hike to Eito where you get to visit a distillery in order for you to get to know the process of making the local rum “Grogue”.

Breakfast, lunch inclusive

Overnight at Ponta Do Sol ( Hotel)

Duration: 4 / 5 Hours Walking

Height difference: +100m / -500m

The hike starts from your stay in Ponta Do Sol passing through Fontainha, following the coast and various other villages you reach this fishing village with dunes of sand and a mixed sandy beach where turtles nest every year, Cruzinha.

Overnight either in Cruzinha or Chá de Igreja a tiny town 25 minutes from Cruzinha

Your luggage will be transferred to Green Place, you leave with the bag with required items for a night.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Overnight at a family pension

Duration:5 / 6 Hours walking

Distance:14 km

Height difference: +600M / - 700M

Located on the eastern plateau and 600 meters above sea level, with a unique and splendid view, Pinhão will be the starting point of this hike. Along the walk, you will cross small streams and hills, remote and scattered villages, whose access is only by walking. The route provides you with untouched and beautiful landscapes, along with fresh and pure air. After the hike you will have the opportunity to visit Sinagoga and its natural swimming pools. 

4 hours

7,5km  

490m up accumulated/560m down accumulated

Moderate

Picnic or lunch after the hike

Overnight at Ponta do sol

Situated on the eastern coast of Santo Antão, Janela is a small fishing and agricultural village. With a stark contrast between the sea and the mountains, this hike has fantastic landscapes waiting to be explored. But there is more: At the beginning of the hike, we visit the mysterious Pedra do Letreiro, a stone with very old, yet undecoded, signs, as well as the recycling factory where tiles are produced, from plastic! At the end you can enjoy a delicious fried fish (or also a vegetarian or vegan dish of course) with views of the ocean.  

4 hours

7,3 km

599m up/574m down 

Moderate

Picnic or lunch after the hike

A hike that enables you to see 3 valleys formed by the volcanic mountains, some arid and others with water streams and beautiful vegetation of mango trees, sugar cane, breadfruit…

Along the hike you pass by many tiny villages like Caibros, Chã de Pedras and João Afonso and you lunch at local families which normally have home rum for taste.

At this side the night is very different from the coast, here instead of the sea wave you hear frogs and crickets.

Breakfast, picnic and dinner included

Overnight at Coculi

Duration:6/7 hours

Height difference:

Today you do a short hike from your stay through the valley of Figueiral and then head to the family where you will cook and eat along with them. 

There you go to their farm to help collect the food that you need to prepare while you taste the home rhum.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Overnight at Coculi

A hike in one of the greenest valleys with an all year round cascade of water that has a natural pool beneath is worth refreshing while hiking this path.

 You will start from Vinha to Lombo Pico and finish at Xoxo, and on the way you can stop at Antonio at his bio place and have a tropical salad made on time with local fruits.

Breakfast, and lunch included

Overnight at Povuaçao( At a Pension)

Duration:¾ hours

Height difference:+450m/-500m

Early morning transfer to Porto Novo and than ferry to Mindelo where after a short break to install at your stay you have an island tour, enabling you to visit Calhau,Salamasa, Monte Verde, ending at São Pedro where you get to swim with a family of turtles that the locals have being feeding, so now they live there all the time.

Breakfast and lunch included

Overnight in Mindelo at a Hotel

Your driver will take you to the airport.