Day 1 · Mindelo
Arrive on São Vicente
Your driver meets you at Cesária Évora airport and takes you to your hotel in Mindelo.
8 days · 7 nights
Four bases across Santo Antão and no fixed schedule, so each day takes the shape you give it.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesThere are no set excursions on this trip: hotels, ferries and transfers are arranged, and the days are yours. Start with two nights in Mindelo, then move around Santo Antão from Ribeira Grande to Ponta do Sol and the green Paul Valley before crossing back to São Vicente.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Mindelo
Day 1 · Mindelo
Your driver meets you at Cesária Évora airport and takes you to your hotel in Mindelo.
Day 2 · Mindelo
A free day in the city. A suggested walk runs from the old English Street to Amílcar Cabral Square and its museums, past the Eagle Monument and the market to the house of singer Cesária Évora and the City Hall.
Ribeira Grande
Day 3 · Ribeira Grande
An early transfer to the harbour for the crossing to Santo Antão, where a driver takes you to your hotel near Ribeira Grande. The rest of the day is free.
Day 4 · Ribeira Grande
A free day on this stretch of coast, where high cliffs give way to small sandy coves. Walk the shoreline or simply sit with the view of the Atlantic.
Ponta do Sol
Day 5 · Ponta do Sol
A short transfer to the coastal village of Ponta do Sol. Spend the afternoon by its beach, then take in the valleys and mountains from the Miradouro da Cova viewpoint.
Paul
Day 6 · Paul
Transfer to Paul for a day among the island's greenest landscapes. Walk the valley, wander the old streets of Pombas, browse a local market or head for the coastal views of Tarrafal de Monte Trigo.
Mindelo
Day 7 · Mindelo
Transfer to the harbour and take the ferry back to São Vicente. The afternoon is free in Mindelo.
Day 8 · Mindelo
A last breakfast before your transfer to the airport.
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Mindelo · 3 nights
Your first two nights and your last night. Or similar
Ribeira Grande · 2 nights
Or similar
Ponta do Sol · 1 night
Or similar
Paul · 1 night
Or similar
Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
Cape Verde
8 days · 7 nights
Mindelo → Santo Antão → Ponta do Sol → Mindelo
Begin in Mindelo, the cultural heart of Cape Verde, with a guided walk through its squares and markets. Cross by ferry to Santo Antão for four free days split between the island's interior and the seaside village of Ponta do Sol, then return to São Vicente for a last evening.
There are no set excursions on this trip: hotels, ferries and transfers are arranged, and the days are yours. Start with two nights in Mindelo, then move around Santo Antão from Ribeira Grande to Ponta do Sol and the green Paul Valley before crossing back to São Vicente.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
Other ways to see Cape Verde, closest in length first.
Small group tour | 8 days | Mindelo · Santo Antão · Ponta do Sol
