STAY
Type of stay :
Trek with guide
Island(s) :
Santo Antão
Localities visited :
Cha de Mato, Paúl, Janela, Pico da Cruz
Length : 4 days
(included 3 of walking)
Maximum difficulty : 4*
Get ready to dive into a haven of green! Discover the greenest and the most tropical island of the archipelago. You'll encounter thousands of travel partners that will accompany you throughout our wanderings along fertile riverbeds: banana trees, sugar cane, coffee bushes, guava or papaya trees. Enjoy this special journey in a remarkable region!
INFO
Regions covered : click
Level
For all hiking enthusiasts
Departure
9: 00 from Porto Novo harbour
Day 1 (Hike: 3 hours - level 2-3)
Our driver will meet us in the small harbour of Porto Novo. From there, we take the old road to reach a peak with an incredible panoramic view: the starting point of our hike, during which we explore an incredible green, fertile yet untamed valley. The driver is waiting for us at the other end - and we're off to rest in our little hotel, a piece of heaven hanging on the side of a steep mountain slope. Today's hike gave us a foretaste of the country, and a delicious dinner will introduce us to the Cape Verdean gastronomy.
included services:
- Transfer harbour - starting point of the hike
- guided hike Cha de Mato - Ribeira da Torre
- Transfer ending point of the hike - accommodation
- lunchbag and dinner
- ON Hotel Aldeia Manga, Paúl
- (-/LB/D)
Day 2(Hike: 4 hours // +/- 250 m // level 2-3)
We leave our hotel in the morning, bent on the quest of the valley of Paúl. It might include rambling through green sceneries, passing by numerous smiling inhabitants and identifying tropical plants. An invigorating picnic lunch among sugar canes inspires us to be on the lookout for dragon trees.
included services:
- guided hike Passagem - Cabo da Ribeira
- traditional lunch
- ON Hotel Aldeia Manga, Paúl
- (B/L/D)
Day 3(Hike: 5 hours - level 3-4)
A somewhat more physical day awaits us. Our guide will lead us to a small fishing village, through a discreet path that we don't want to miss. While wandering through little hamlets overlooking the ocean, through a green forest irrigated by small streams, we slowly reach the highest point of the Eastern part of the island (1600m/5250ft). We go back to Porto Novo by car and spend the night there.
included services:
- Transfer accommodation - starting point of the hike
- guided hike Janela - Pico da Cruz
- Transfer ending point of the hike - accommodation
- lunchbag and dinner
- ON Casa Espongeiro, Espongeiro
- (B/L/D)
Day 4
Transfer back to the starting point of our adventura on Santo Antão: the harbour of Porto Novo. Here we can or take the ferry back to Mindelo or continue to strive across the island.
included services:
- Transfer accommodation - harbour
(B/-/-)
PRICES
Included
All transfers on the ground
3 days with guide
2 picnics
1 lunch
3 dinners
Accommodation for 3 nights
Luggage transfer
Tourist tax
Optional
Possibility to combine this hike with another tour
Price per person
528 € based on two people
364 € based on four people
Extra charge (optional, price per person)
49 € for a single room (when available)