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Full-day Santiago Island Tour: Workshop with a Local Family & Tarrafal Beach
Full-day Santiago Island Tour: Workshop with a Local Family & Tarrafal Beach
Full-day Santiago Island Tour: Workshop with a Local Family & Tarrafal Beach
Full-day Santiago Island Tour: Workshop with a Local Family & Tarrafal Beach
Full-day Santiago Island Tour: Workshop with a Local Family & Tarrafal Beach

Santiago Island Tour: Meet with a Local Family & Tarrafal Beach

By Bu Country Tours
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $131 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover Santiago's highlights on this full-day tour. Experience a workshop with a local family and learn to make Cape Verde's famous cuscus. Visit the colourful Assomada Market and cross the Serra Malagueta Natural Park to take a dip at Tarrafal beach, the most beautiful on the island. Meet the community that preserves Cape Verde's oldest customs and learn about the local culture.

Activity location

  • Praia
    • Praia, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Praia
    • Praia, Cape Verde

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Shared Group Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Small group tour
Duration: 8 hours
Mini Van
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
CA $130.60 x 1 AdultCA $130.60
Total
Price is CA $130.60
Until Fri, 24 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Praia
  • What's includedWhat's includedThird-party insurance
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport
  • What's includedWhat's includedWorkshop of Cuscuz and Fidjós (local delights)
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note that Assomada Market is open only on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Activity itinerary

Praia
  • 40m
Get picked up at your accommodation, then depart towards the interior of the island.
São Lourenço dos Órgãos
  • 1h
Make your first stop at Mrs. Luisa's house. There, learn to cook and savour cuscuz (a traditional cake made from corn flour) and fidjós (fried banana mixed with wheat), the typical breakfast for Cape Verdean families.
Assomada Market
  • 1h
After the workshop, head to the city of Assomada and visit its famous market (Wednesdays and Saturdays only), meet locals and admire the vibrant colours of the local fruits and vegetables.
Serra de Malagueta
  • 30m
Move on to the Serra Malagueta natural park and marvel at the incredible views from 1000 metres (3,280 feet) above sea level.
Tarrafal Beach
  • 2h
Next, swim at Santiago's most beautiful beach, Tarrafal, surrounded by white sand, hills and palm trees. Next, take a break for a delicious lunch at your own expense at a local restaurant and enjoy the local cuisine.
Calheta de Sao Miguel
  • 30m
After lunch, drive back along the beautiful east coast, discover the community of Rabelados and experience the local culture with the natives who still live in thatched houses and preserve Cape Verde's oldest customs.
Pedra Badejo
  • 1h 30m
Drive between the country's verdant agricultural fields before heading to Praia.
Praia
  • 10m
The tour concludes with a drive back to Praia, the capital of the country.
Santiago (Pass by)
After discovering Santiago's highlights on this full-day tour, be dropped off at the inicial pickup point.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPraia
    • Praia, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPraia
    • Praia, Cape Verde

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