Combined 2 islands : Sao Vicente and Santo Antao

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1:

  D1 Sao Vicente Island - Mindelo

  

  Arrival at the airport of São Vicente. Reception and transfer to Mindelo. Installation for the night in the city center. city center. Free program. Depending on the time of arrival you can visit the lively city center and its colorful markets (fish, vegetables) and reach the beach of Laginha. For arrivals on Sunday note that on this day the city is quiet, the animation being concentrated around the beach of Laginha and in the villages outside the city. Type of accommodation: charming hotel Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

• day 2:

  Day 2 Santo Antao Island - Crossing by boat - Porto Novo, Ribeira das Patas - Plateau de Norte

  

  After breakfast, transfer to the port and boat trip (1 hour) to the island of Santo Antão island. From Porto Novo, transfer to Cirio, in the west of the island. The plateau of Norte is one of the two high plateaus of the island. It is also the most arid and wild at the end of which stands the summit of the island. You can go up and down by two panoramic paths in cliff which are among the most of the country, offering a breathtaking view of this part of the island and the neighboring islands when the to the neighboring islands when the weather is clear. You finish your hike in your accommodation accommodation, in a guest house, in Chã de Cochete, for 2 nights.  Walking hours : between 5h and 5h30  Elevation gain : 650 m  Difference in altitude - : 850 m  Type of accommodation : in a guest house

• day 3:

  D3 Ribeira das Patas - Alto Mira - Cha d Branquin - Ribeira das Patas

  

  After a short transfer to Chã d'Orgueiro, the highest village in the Alto Mira valley, you descend down the side of the valley, overhanging a deep canyon and crossing an impressive of terraced cultivation. Every drop of water is put to good use and you pass from oasis of oasis in oasis until you reach the seaside and the beach of pebbles and black sand at the end of the canyon. Your driver will wait for you at the seaside and will drop you off at your accommodation. Walking time : 4h30 Elevation gain : 200 m  Difference in altitude : 1000 m  Type of accommodation : in a guest house

• day 4:

  D4 Paul Valley - Cabo de Ribeira - Figueral - Vila Das Pombas

  

  Transfer by the coastal road to the Paul Valley, the greenest and most cultivated valley of the of the archipelago. Terraces planted with coffee, banana, guava, sugar cane, orange trees and vegetables of all kinds. The end of the walk is done by the sea in your accommodation. You You will spend one night in a family pension in Vila das Pombas. Hours of walk : 5h of walk Difference in altitude : 550 m Difference in altitude - : 750m Type of accomodation : in family pension

• day 5:

  D5 Ponta de Sol - Coastal Path - Fontainhas - Corvo - Cruzinha

  

  In the morning, you will go to Ponta do Sol, the old flourishing port of the island where a languid "overseas" atmosphere a languid "overseas" atmosphere. Hike along an impressive paved path overlooking the ocean. overlooking the ocean. The path passes through Fontainhas, a perched village famous for its colorful houses and the peaceful and green Corvo valley. Your driver will wait for you at the seaside at the village of Cruzinha and drop you off at your accommodation through the mountainous landscapes of the of the Ribeira Grande and Garça valleys. You will spend two nights in a guesthouse in the valley of Ribeira Grande valley.  Walking hours : between 5h and 5h30  Elevation gain : 620 m Difference in altitude : 620m  Type of accomodation : in pension

• day 6:

  D6 Ribeira Grande - Cha de Pedra - Aguada Loop

  

  Transfer in the morning to go up the valley of Chã das Pedras, until entering the remote and wild cirque of Aguada, a secret paradise of Aguada, a secret paradise, where the hamlets lost in the mountain are surrounded by surrounded by terraced crops irrigated by an impressive work of canals and reservoirs. In the middle flows one of the most beautiful torrents of Cape Verde, digging a deep gorge that you overhang to reach the road. At the end of the walk, transfer back to your accommodation for a last night. last night.  Walking hours : 5h00 Elevation gain : 750m  Difference in altitude - : 750m  Type of accomodation : in pension

• day 7:

  D7 Ribeira da Torre (Loop) - Return to Sao Vicente (Boat)

  

  Short transfer to the Ribeira da Torre valley, a deep volcanic valley surrounded by cliffs and where we spend the day discovering the rural life and the cultures. The The path and the irrigation channels lead us to the village of Rabo Curto. We descend through fields of sugar cane and yams. At the end of the day, your driver will pick you up to drop you off in to Porto Novo, by the road of the rope. It is a monumental paved road that splits the mountain from north to south. mountain from north to south. Superb perspective on the valleys of Ribeira Grande and Ribeira da Torre that the road overhangs. In Porto Novo, boat to Mindelo. On your return, in Mindelo short transfer to your accommodation on the heights of the city center. Installation one night in a charming charming hotel.  Hours of walking : 4h30  Elevation gain : 520 m  Difference in altitude - : 520m  Type of accommodation : in a charming hotel

• day 8:

  D8 End of the stay - Departure from Sao Vicente

  

  Transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule.