Combined 2 islands : Sao Vicente and Santo Antao


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8 days

From : €760*

Day 1: D1 Sao Vicente Island - Mindelo

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

Day 3: D3 Ribeira das Patas - Alto Mira - Cha d Branquin - Ribeira das Patas

Day 4: D4 Paul Valley - Cabo de Ribeira - Figueral - Vila Das Pombas

Day 5: D5 Ponta de Sol - Coastal Path - Fontainhas - Corvo - Cruzinha

Day 6: D6 Ribeira Grande - Cha de Pedra - Aguada Loop

Day 7: D7 Ribeira da Torre (Loop) - Return to Sao Vicente (Boat)

Day 8: D8 End of the stay - Departure from Sao Vicente

Day 1 : D1 Sao Vicente Island - Mindelo

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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Transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule.




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