day 1
São Vicente Island - MindeloArrival at São Vicente airport. Welcome and transfer to Mindelo. Accommodation with a local or at a hotel in the city center. Depending on the time of arrival, you can visit the city. Its markets, museum, numerous bars and restaurants, as well as Laginha beach, make it a very lively city (except on Sundays, when everything is closed – the activity then moves to the beach). Meals not included. Type of accommodation: residencial/small hotel.
day 2
Hiking at the Forquinha passTransfer from Porto Novo to the village of Alto Mira. We travel along the southern foothills of the island; the path winds between green oases and dykes, those astonishing lava walls that can reach many meters high. Descent into the Ribeira das Patas valley to the village of Cha de Morte, where we will spend the night with a local family. Picnic and dinner included. Walking time: 4H, Elevation gain: +400 m, –400 m.
day 3
Lin de Corvo - AguadaMorning transfer (45 min) by road from Corda to the village of Lin de Corvo. We reach the high plateau, bordered by a Canary pine forest. Descent towards Aguada, we cross the irrigated crop area before arriving at the place where we will spend a night with a local family. You will be hosted by a family in the village. Life there is simple and modest, and the atmosphere is communal. It is up to you to respect family life within the house as well as in the village, where everyone knows each other. Picnic and dinner included. Walking time: 6h, Elevation change: -1000 m / +250 m
day 4
Day with the local population of AguadaA short donkey ride is planned if there are children in the group, as well as a 2h30 walk in the heart of the irrigated crops of the Aguada valley, where the inhabitants compete in ingenuity to build their terraces and irrigate their plantations. After the walk, we will meet the local population and discover how the famous traditional "CACHUPA" is prepared, which we will also be able to taste. Overnight with a local family. Picnic and dinner included.
day 5
Cha de Pedras Valley - CaibrosAfter breakfast, we leave the pretty village of Aguada and pass through the valley of Chã d'Pedras. We follow a superb balcony path with magnificent views over the surrounding valleys, before reaching the village of Caibros for a night in guest rooms. Picnic and dinner included. Walking time: 4h30 / Elevation: -700m +600m
day 6
Hiking Cruzinha - Fontainhas - Ponta do SolAfter breakfast, morning transfer (45 min) by road from Garça to the village of Cruzinha. This is followed by a delightful coastal hike along a bright path carved into the mountain. We pass through villages clinging to the mountainside, named Formiguinhas, Corvo, and Fontainhas, the latter being a famous perched village. Room check-in. Picnic and dinner included. Walking time: 5H, Elevation gain: +750 m / –750 m.
day 7
Loop in the Paul valley - Return to MindeloMorning transfer to the seaside, to the end of Paul’s road (Cabo de Ribeira). The small paths that go from hamlet to hamlet take us along the balcony of the Cabo de Ribeira cirque, which is highly cultivated, where, depending on the season, coffee, oranges, guavas, vegetables and tubers of all kinds are harvested, and where rum is distilled. After the hike, return to Mindelo. (Boat at 4pm or 5pm). Picnic included, dinner not included.
day 8
Departure for the airport.After breakfast at the hotel, you are taken to the airport. Check-in formalities and flight to your destination.
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