Fogo: Half-day São Filipe Experience with local coffee tasting

São Filipe Airport - After disembarking, be welcomed by Your travel representative, who will be waiting for you at Fogo Airport with a sign displaying your name, as informed by you. Then, be transferred to São Filipe, the capital of the island.

Sao Filipe - start your discovery from the Main Square and exploring “Sobrados”, at a charming little town lined with colorful colonial houses.

Municipal Museum - Next, head to the small Municipal Museum and appreciate the simplicity of the objects that portray the local history. At the local market, mingle with locals and admire the vibrant colors of the local fruits and vegetables there.

Ponta da Salina - Move on to Salinas, a small fishing port with no beaches, but there is a spetacular natural pool, sculpted by nature in volcanic rock. Enjoy a dip into Salina’s natural pool and watch fishermen returning to shore with the day’s catch.

Achada Fuma - Enjoy a photo stop at Achada Furna and Cabeça Fundão along the way. Cross Chã das Caldeiras National Park and admire uninterrupted views of the volcano and rugged surrounding landscape.

Fogo: Full Island Perimeter tour & Dip into a Natural Pool + 30 min Ferry Fogo - Brava

Port Vale Knights - After the tour, enjoy free time according to the ferry scheduled time, then be picked up in São Filipe and depart towards the Harbour. Enjoy a 30-minute ferry trip from Fogo to Brava.

Porto Furna - Arrival and transfer to Nova Sintra.

Nova Sintra - Hotel Check-in. Overnight in Nova Sintra.

Brava Island Tour: The Routes of “Morna” with locals

Nova Sintra - After breakfast, be picked up at your accommodation and depart towards Nova Sintra. Make your first stop at Eugénio Tavares main square, and learn about the history of Morna, a Cape Verdean musical genre internationalized by Cesária Évora and considered Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Take pictures of empty colonial houses and drive through the pretty village of Cova Rodela and reach Mato Grande Village.

Mato Grande - Visit Miradouro and enjoy a stunning view looking out over Nova Sintra towards Fogo Island.

Mato - Your tour progresses to Mato, from where you will see Fontainhas Mountain, the highest peak on the island.

Tantum - Then, head to the west of Brava and reach Lomba in Tantum, a fishing village where locals go when they want to buy some fresh fish.

Ferry Trip to Fogo & Volcano Discovery Tour

Nova Sintra - After breakfast, be picked up from your accommodation in Brava and depart towards the harbour. Enjoy a 30-minute ferry trip from Brava to Fogo.

Achada Fuma - Arrive in Fogo and head inland to the small villages of Achada Furna and Cabeça Fundão. There, learn about the history of the residents who had their houses submerged by the lava from the recent volcanic eruption of 2014.

Cabeça do Fundão - Scenic drive to this beautiful village.

Cha das Caldeiras - . Arrive at Chã das Caldeiras National Park and admire un interrupted views of the volcano and rugged surrounding landscape. Marvel with an amazing view from the foot of Cape Verde’s highest mountain, the active volcano, one of the best attractions in the country. After that, take a break for the well-deserved lunch in a local atmosphere and buy or taste at your expense one of the best wines in the world. Overnight in Chã das Caldeiras.

Pico do Fogo Volcano Hiking from Chã das Caldeiras

Cha das Caldeiras - Get picked up at your accommodation in Chã das Caldeiras and walk with your guide until reaching the foot of the Volcano.

Pico Do Fogo - Start the climb and let your local guide adjust the rate of climbing according to your skills. After 3 hours, reach the highest peak in Cape Verde, Pico do Fogo, the third highest mountain in the Atlantic Ocean, with 2829 meters of altitude. Enjoy one of the most steep and spectacular volcanic cones in the world where the last eruption occurred in 2014, and then, start the fun part of the day; feel the sensation of touching the sky above the clouds and then begin descending the steep ash descent for half an hour, sinking knee deep in Lapilli, a lifetime experience. After doing one of the best things to do in Cape Verde, the tour concludes with drop-off at your accommodation in Chã das Caldeiras. Overnight in Chã das Caldeiras.

Goodbye Fogo

Sao Filipe - Transfer out São Filipe - Mosteiros

São Filipe Airport - Say Goodbye to Fogo and take your flight back.

Mosteiros - Most of the Mosteiros territory is covered with lavas resulting from a series of volcanic eruptions that happened over time.

Sao Filipe - Hotel Drop-Off. Overnight in São Filipe.

Goodbye Fogo

Sao Filipe - Start your last day with a delicious breakfast at your accommodation and then enjoy your free time according to the flight schedules. Check out from the accommodation in São Filipe and at agreed time be picked up and transferred to Fogo airport. Catch your flight back home and say goodbye to “La Morabeza Crioula”.

• Ferry Tickets (Brava - Fogo - Brava)
• Accommodation (6 Nights)
• Local Assistance 24 hours a day
• Lunch
• Breakfast
• All fees and/or taxes
• Tours as mentioned in the program
• Custom and private airport/Port transfers
• Luggage Transfers

• Flights;
• Tourist tax (Paid locally: 2 Euros/Person/Night);
• Travel insurance;
• Alcoholic beverages;