Discover Santiago Island on a hike that covers Serra Malagueta Natural Park and Tarrafal Beach. See and learn about native flora and fauna and swim at Santiago's most beautiful beach, Tarrafal, surrounded by hills and palm trees. 


Serra Malagueta Natural Park Hike & Relaxing Swim at Tarrafal Beach 

This tour was created for travelers with a short stay on the island, it takes you to the main attractions of this amazing island in 1 day trip.
It brings a perfect combination between south and north side of the island, it brings also a nice combination between culture, nature and landscape of the biggest of Cape Verde island. Join us and we will take care of the rest.

Discover Santiago island in 1 day

Enjoy a 2-hour trek in the Green Valley of Calabaceira with a local guide. Admire the lush vegetation, and explore the history of the first city built by Europeans in sub-Saharan Africa, Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 



Santiago Island: 4-Hour Calabaceira Valley Hike & Guided Tour to Cidade Velha 

Enjoy a spectacular hike from the Monte Txota Natural Park, to Pico D’Antónia with 1394 meters of altitude. See endemic plants and birds, and enjoy beautiful views from Santiago Island’s highest mountain. Hike through the agricultural fields, local houses and visit a local family. 

Hiking: Monte Tchota Natural Park - Pico D’Antónia (1394m) - Longueira

Move like locals in this four hours tour, explore the Historic center of Plateau and all highlights of the first city built by Europeans in the sub-saran Africa (Cidade Velha). get to know the cradle of Cape Verdian history and culture, visit emblematic places filled with extraordinary stories.



Like Locals: Praia and Cidade Velha Tour + Local Pontxi Tasting

On the bay of Ribeira de Barca, take a traditional fishing boat to see unique rock formations and local marine life. Swim into the cave of Àguas Belas and snorkel through its crystal-clear waters, and finish your day with a freshly prepared BBQ on the beach


Ribeira da Barca: Boat Trip to the Cave, Snorkeling and BBQ on the beach

This experience allows customers to know all the municipalities of Santiago Island and some of the 7 wonders of the island. Local culture and cuisine are also part of this experience.

Santiago Island Experience

Discover Praia's historic center and its wonderful colonial architecture and learn the local history with a local tour guide. Visit local markets and and refresh yourself with local flavors in a restaurant overlooking the sea. 


Praia: Guided Historic Walking Tour & Lunch with Locals 

- »Guaranteed safety during the trip;
- »Professional driver with years of experience;
- »Quiet trip with modern vehicle;
- »High quality product very comfort;


Airport Transfer to Tarrafal

Venture into the largest banana and coconut plantation in the country. Learn how to cook Cuskus and Fidjós with a local family and be surprised by the island's most beautiful landscapes.


Santiago Island: Banana Plantation, Natural Park & Workshop with a local family

Explore Praia on a guided tour of the Municipal Market and the city major historical sites. Visit Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and learn about the history of slavery in the first city built by Europeans in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Santiago Island: Best of Praia & Cidade Velha Tour, a World Heritage Site 

Explore the first city built by Europeans in sub-Saharan Africa, Cidade Velha, a World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Cape Verdean nation and culture. Enrich your knowledge of the history of colonization and slavery in Cape Verde, and take in the city's highlights. 

Highlights of Cidade Velha with local guide

You will have an incredible day where you can refresh yourself while discovering places that will surprise your eyes.
In the morning, you will be on a boat to discover one of the 7 wonders of Santiago Island. During the afternoon you can relax in the natural pool and on the long beach of fine black sand at Ribeira das Pratas.

Private Tour in Praia, Cape Verde

Located in the middle of the island, with a magnificent view, offering an exceptional panorama on the island, Pico d'Antonia is the highest mountain of the island of Santiago with 1394 meters of altitude. There you feel like you're at the end of the world touching the sky. From there you can see the whole island and when the weather is nice you can see the islands of Fogo and Maio.

Hiking to Antonia Peak

Come see Santiago's Old Town, which is the birthplace of Cape Verdeanity. It is also the toponym of what was once the old city of Ribeira Grande, which was the capital of the Cape Verde archipelago for some centuries. It was the first city that the Portuguese had in Africa, in their adventure of discoveries. Hence it is a mandatory reference in the historical context of the islands of Cape Verde. Only the ruins that sadly lean over the archipelago's eternal blue sea remain, and they sleep under the weight of years of men's oblivion, and their visit had a driver with years of experience who will ensure that their journey is of quality, comfort and safety. .

Visit the Old Town (one of the World Heritage Sites)

Guide is driver, than shares all the information throughout the hikking.
The walk offers several paronamic views of the island.
walk inside the park and enjoy the fresh air.


Hikking Natural Park/Serra Malagueta 

Explore the best hiking trails on Santiago Island in the company of a certified local tour guide and visit the Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mingle with the locals at Pico D’Antónia, Rui Vaz, Praia, Serra Malagueta Natural Park and relax on the most beautiful beach of Santiago Island, Tarrafal Beach.


Cape Verde: Best Hikking Trails of Santiago Island - 6 Days

Relish a traditional breakfast of tasty cuscuz and fidjós with a local family. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cidade Velha and discover the birthplace of Cape Verdean nation and culture. Visit the religious community of Rabelados, the only community preserves Cape Verde's oldest customs and beliefs. Finally, relax on the white sand of the most picturesque beach on Santiago Island, Tarrafal Beach.



Cape Verde: Wonders of Santiago Island - 7 Days 6 Nights

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. 

 

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

Spend the day relaxing on the most beautiful beach on the island. Take a boat trip to the lighthouse, snorkel and enjoy stunning views of Tarrafal bay. Get to know the local marine life while your staff prepares a delicious barbecue on the beach. 

 

Tarrafal Beach Tour: Boat Trip to the Lighthouse, Snorkel & BBQ Lunch 

With this Tour you are able to leave in search of the contrasts provided by the valleys, streams and peaks of the island. You get to see picturesque places such as São Domingos and Assomada. You have the chance to visit the botanical garden at São Jorge. Visit the prison of Tarrafal and discover its history, followed by free time to take a bath in the beautiful Bay of Tarrafal.

Full day Santiago Excursion

Located 3 km from the village of Ribeira de Barca, in the Vale dos Engenhos, Águas Belas is a magical place to meet. During the trip, you will have the opportunity to feel the sea breeze, the sound of the waves, to enjoy the beautiful scenery around and sometimes you can see turtles. You will also have the privilege of entering and admiring this natural sculpture.

Hiking Águas Belas Cave

Enjoy a high-quality private transfer from Praia Airport to your accommodation in the city, including free and unlimited waiting time. Our professional driver will take you from door to door with complete security.

Santiago Island: Private Airport Transfer to Praia or Vice Versa 

This excursion will take 8 hours, in where you will have a deep appreciation of the island.
You will feel Creole Morabeza with your own eyes and you will get an unforgettable experience with us.

Santiago island & Full Day Island

Explore Serra Malagueta Natural Park at an altitude of 1,064 meters. Enjoy beautiful landscapes between mountains and valleys, and visit the Rabelados, the community that preserves Cape Verde's oldest customs. 

Santiago Island: Trek from Serra Malagueta to Rabelados Community

With a mild climate, Serra de Malagueta Natural Park is 10 km from Assomada city, which belongs to the three municipalities of Tarrafal, Santa Catarina and São Miguel. With an area of 774 hectares, this place is a true paradise for lovers of flora and fauna. With about twenty species of endemic plants, birds, this site offers a panoramic view of Fogo and Maio islands.

Hiking Serra Malagueta Natural Park

Take this incredible tour moving around like locals, enjoy the largest Banana and coconut plantation of Cape Verde and visit a local rum distillery.



Like Locals: Banana Plantation, and Cuscuz with locals 

Transfer from Praia city to the airport.

Come and discover the wonders of Santiago islan and let yourself be enchanted by beautiful beaches, mountains and valleys still intact. Get to know the way of life of the locals and try the local gastronomy and don't forget to bring your swimsuit to dive into a cave, followed by a BBQ on the black sand beach.


Cape Verde: Green Escape to Santiago - Nature & Beach 9 Days Pack

Our main point will be a trekking in the Serra Malagueta Natural Park, which is short and easy to travel, it takes place without relevant slopes, in the high areas of the Serra Malagueta massif, within an exotic tree forest. The route also provides several stunning views. The park is a verdant place where you can breathe and feel the fresh, pure mountain air with stunning views.
 

Hiking and adventures in the Serra Malagueta Natural Park

Im this tour we gonna anderstand the history of cape verd, and see the beatifull constrution build by portuguese im century 14.

The island of Santiago was discovered by António da Noli, a Genoese in Portuguese service, in 1460. Da Noli settled at Ribeira Grande with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462. The settling conditions were good due to the abundance of water from the river Ribeira Grande, which gave it an advantage over the other settlement on Santiago, Alcatrazes.
 The settlement became a key port of call for Portuguese colonisation towards Africa and South America. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was a centre of maritime trade between Africa, the Cape, Brazil and the Caribbean. Due to its proximity to the African coast, it was an essential platform for the trade of enslaved persons.

Cidade velha excursion 

Enjoy a spectacular hike from the Monte Txota Natural Park, to Pico D’Antónia with 1394 meters of altitude. See endemic plants and birds, and enjoy beautiful views from Santiago Island’s highest mountain. Hike through the agricultural fields, local houses and visit a local family. 

 

Santiago Island: Longueira, Pico de Antónia & Monte Tchota Trek

Get your self-involved with local people in this full day Santiago Island tour. Move around Santiago Island like locals and get to know some highlights of the island, Take traditional breakfast with a local family, experience the daily life of Cape Verdean people, Visit the most famous market of Cape Verde and relax in the most beautiful beach of Santiago Island. 



Like Locals: Santiago Island Tour

Enjoy a high-quality private transfer from Praia Airport to your accommodation in Tarrafal and/or Vice Versa, including free and unlimited waiting time. Our professional driver will take you from door to door with complete security.

Santiago: Private Transfer from Airport to Tarrafal or Vice Versa

Come visit Cape Town, the capital city of Praia, is located south of the island of Santiago. It is also headquarters of the municipality of the same name. Praia is the largest city in Cape Verde.
As a capital city, it houses in the area called Plateau, promontory by the sea, public buildings and other important buildings, such as the Presidential Palace, built in the late nineteenth century to be the residence of the Portuguese governor. There is also the old City Hall, a building with a classic façade and a square central tower, the Nossa Senhora da Graça Church, also in the classicist style, the Ethnographic Museum and the Diogo Gomes Monument, Portuguese navigator and discoverer of Santiago Island in 1460

Praia city (a trip to the capital of Cape Verde)

Be welcomed by our professional driver and a licensed Guide at Nelson Mandela Airport. Explore the Capital of the country, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cidade Velha and discover the birthplace of Cape Verdean nation and culture. Next, savor a typical breakfast with a local family, visit the Assomada Market, and drive through the Serra Malagueta. Finally, enjoy the most beautiful beach on the island, Tarrafal, and meet Cape Verde's only tribe.

Cape Verde: The Royal Routes of Santiago Island - 4 Days

Explore the Capital of Cape Verde, Praia, fallowed by a visit to Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Cape Verdean nation and culture. Savor a typical breakfast with a local family, visit the Assomada Market, and enjoy the most beautiful beach on the island, Tarrafal.



Cape Verde: The Royal Routes of Santiago Island - 4 Days (History & Culture)

Travel to the entire island via the interior and then returning via the coast.
Experience its culture and its history.
Tour the Eco Center where you will find different domestic animals and plant species. Visit the market place in Assomada and Serra Malagueta National Park. Also tour the small community Casa de Rabelados.

Guided Full-Day Tour to Tarrafal

Take a private tour and explore Santiago's highlights with a local tour guide. Experience a workshop with a local family and learn to make Cape Verde's famous cuscus. Visit the colorful 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. 

 

Private Guided Santiago Island Tour: Workshop with Locals & Tarrafal Beach

Is the best way to know Santiago Island, where the guest is able to see the diversities of the island as a third highest montains, and the most popular and beautifull beaches in Santiago, also are able to know the true way of living of the local people.
And we can indicate and show the most beatifull spots of the city, places to eat a tradicional food, entertainament at nigth, a traditional market place, and a lot of fun things we can do in this city. 

City Tour in Santiago Island

Embark on a beautiful two-hour ferry trip from Santiago Island. Discover the lesser-known paradise of Cape Verde, Maio Island. Explore São José Fortress, agricultural and fishing areas, sand dunes, and the Handcraft Center.


From Praia: Full-day Private and Guided Maio Island Tour

The entire descent is through a verdant valley. Gongon is a community that is part of one of Santiago's hiking trails, where you can experience country life through interaction with locals. You can observe the green landscapes surrounded by scraped rocks. The presence of fruit and animals contributes to a rich and varied local cuisine. All this to offer the visitor a memorable and unforgettable experience. There is drinking water flowing into the river all year round.

Hiking to Gongon Valley

This product is unique because it provides customers with a unique experience from one of Santiago's and Cape Verde's main tourist attractions. Includes historical, cultural and sun and beach experience.

Tarrafal Experience

Private transfer with professional driver.
Speak your language, pass necessary information to customers.

Private Transfer --- Aéroport/Hôtel Tarrafal

This is a unique and authentic experience in Santiago Island, where you get to know the rural life of the islanders up close, with a short hike in the banana plantations and local fruit tastings like seasonal fruits such as coconuts, papaya, mango and sugar cane.

Banana Plantation / Black Sand Beach Experience

-» Guarantee of safety during the trip;
-" Professional driver.
-» Safe, peaceful travel
-» Quality product with comfort;


Visit to São Francisco sea beach

The Old Town Tour with Rural Tours is a unique experience as the guides who accompany you are knowledgeable of the true history of the Old Town.

Old Town Tour

Enjoy a high-quality private transfer from Praia Airport to your accommodation in Assomada and/or Vice Versa, including free and unlimited waiting time. Our professional driver will take you from door to door with complete security.

Santiago: Private Transfer from Airport to Assomada or Vice Versa

- »Guaranteed safety during the trip;
- »Professional driver with years of experience;
- »Quiet trip with modern vehicle;
- »High quality product with great comfort;
 Vehicle completely disinfected.
 Employees with weekly tests.



Airport Transfer to Old Town

- »Guaranteed safety during the trip;
- »Professional driver with years of experience;
- »Quiet trip with modern vehicle;
- »High quality product very comfort;
 - Best price

Transfer from Old Town to Airport.

Here you will explore the entire valley of Ribeira Grande and it's fauna and flora.
You will admire the biggest and oldest baobab tree in Cape Verde which is 400 yeas old, here you can create unforgettable pictures for your family and friends. You will learn how we produce grogue which is the national drink of Cape Verde. You also have a possibility to discover the most beautiful bird of Cape Verde which is also a national symbol. 
We will have a privilege to end this walk in Cidade Velha which is the crade of all capeverdean people, the first settlement where everything began. After visiting the main attractions here (Rua Banana, Church, Pilori) we will bring you back to your accomodation.

 Hike to Cidade Velha

-» Guarantee of safety during the trip;
-»Professional driver with wide experience;
-» Peaceful journey with modern vehicle;
-»High quality product very comfortable;


Transfer from Old Town to Porto from Praia

Enjoy a high-quality private transfer from Praia Airport to your accommodation in the Cidade Velha or Vice Versa, including free and unlimited waiting time. Our professional driver will take you from door to door with complete security.

Experiences in Praia, Cape Verde Republic Of