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Best of Santiago Island: Cidade Velha, Workshop & Tarrafal Beach Tour
The Best of Santiago Island: Cidade Velha, Tarrafal + East Side
The Best of Santiago Island: Cidade Velha, Tarrafal + East Side
The Best of Santiago Island: Cidade Velha, Tarrafal + East Side
The Best of Santiago Island: Cidade Velha, Tarrafal + East Side

Best of Santiago Island: Cidade Velha, Workshop & Tarrafal Beach Tour

By Bu Country Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $176 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Explore the rural areas of Santiago Island on a guided tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cidade Velha, delve into local history and learn to cook local delights with a local family. Cross the Natural Park and swim in Santiago's most beautiful beach, Tarrafal.

Activity location

  • Praia
    • Praia, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Praia
    • Praia, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

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Shared Group Tour
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English

Duration: 10 hours
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30am
Price details
CA $176.09 x 1 AdultCA $176.09
Total
Price is CA $176.09
Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English

Private
Duration: 10 hours
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30am
Price details
CA $381.53 x 1 AdultCA $381.53
Total
Price is CA $381.53

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedThird-party insurance
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Praia or Cidade Velha
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport
  • What's includedWhat's includedWorkshop of Cuscuz and Fidjós (local delights)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fee (€5 for São Filipe Fortress)

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please bring sandals/flip flops, a towel, a hat, swimwear, and sun cream
  • Note that the São Filipe Fortress is closed on holidays
  • Please note that the Assomada Market opens only on Wednesdays and Saturdays

Activity itinerary

Praia
  • 25m
Get picked up from your accommodation and travel towards Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fortaleza Real de San Felipe
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Take a guided walking tour of the São Filipe Fortress, and discover the ancient system of defence against pirate attacks. Please, note that the €5 per person for Fortress entrance is not included.
Se Catedral
  • 15m
Next, explore the ruins of the first Cathedral built by Europeans in Sub-Saharan Africa, followed by a panoramic view of the city center's colonial buildings from the top of Calhau fishing bay.
Pelourinho
  • 15m
After that, meet local fishermen and learn the history of slavery at the former slave market in Pillory.
Rue Banana
  • 15m
The walking tour continues towards the famous Banana Street with its beautiful traditional thatched houses , that was the first hurbanized street, built by the colonists, that appeared with the human occupation in the beginning of the settlement.
Sao Jorge Dos Orgaos
  • 2h
Next, learn the local cuisine with a Local family in the interior of the island and cook the delicious Cape Verdean couscous, a traditional cake made from corn flour.
Assomada
  • 1h
After the workshop. Drive through the mountains with photo stops at the villages of Picos, Assomada and Serra Malagueta Natural Park.
Serra de Malagueta (Pass by)
Be dazzled by incredible views from 1000 metres (3,280 feet) above sea level.
Tarrafal Beach
  • 2h
Before you arrive at Santiago's most beautiful beach, Tarrafal beach. Here, swim and relax on the shore surrounded by hills and palm trees, and than stop a delicious lunch at local restaurant.
Pedra Badejo
  • 30m
Drive along the beautiful east coast road and, if available, at your own expenses, refresh yourself with fresh coconut water at the largest plantation in the country.
Praia (Pass by)
The tour ends with drop-off at your accommodation.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPraia
    • Praia, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPraia
    • Praia, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

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