What to do and see in Santiago, Santiago: The Best Historical & Heritage Tours

we make the people together with the locals, feel the real life from Cape Verde, make you feel at home like a family

Inclusions: Transportation included, Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Bottled water

 Starting our trip from Praia. First stop is São Jorge dos Órgãos where we attend a couscous workshop at Dona Luiza's place. Here you get the opportunity in the making and tasting of a traditional Cape Verdean breakfast. There will be no shortage of couscous, fidjoz, coffee of Fogo Island and traditional dish cachupa. After, we continue towards Assomada (formerly Santa Catarina), visit the city centre and the famous street market on Wednesdays & Saturdays, the largest and most popular market in Santiago. After a short stroll through the city, we continue our journey to Tarrafal, with a brief stop in Serra Malagueta Natural Park. Visit the former Tarrafal concentration camp, actual Resistance Museum, a must-see landmark of the islands. After a stroll through the village of Tarrafal you have free time to bathe at the most beautiful beach of Santiago Island. We then have lunch at Buzios restaurant, a truly traditional restaurant, where we can enjoy a variety of fish of the day or meat dishes. Finally, we return to the city of Praia via the coast with main stops in Calheta de São Miguel and Pedra Badejo, not forgetting the opportunity to take pictures in the Valley of the Thousand Palms Santa Cruz. 

Inclusions: Main dish, dessert, tea or coffee.

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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.

Inclusions: Lunch, Entrance to Concentration Camp Museum

Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages, Soft Drinks

The trip will be a unique and unworkable trip because we offer a high quality product where you can learn a little about the fantasist island of Santiago also with a driver with years of experience that will ensure that your trip has quality, comfort and safety.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Bottled water, Lunch, Coffee and/or Tea, Private transportation, Guarantee a smooth trip, Return to the hotel, A ride inside the city of Praia, capital of Cape Verde

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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. .

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes, Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water

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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.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch

Explore Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a local guide Visit to the most African and historical city of Cape Verde Take a local guide and discover the former slave market Drive with photo stop around the Natural Park of Serra Malagueta Relax on the most beautiful beach of Santiago Island - Tarrafal Beach

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Pick up and drop off, all entrance fees and guiding service Others: On request.

Exclusions: Drinks

Get your self-involved with local people in this full day Santiago Island tour. Move around Santiago Island in a public bus live a day like locals and get to know some highlights of the island, Take traditional breakfast 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.

Inclusions: : Pick up and drop off, Public transportation, Guiding service, All entrance fees

Exclusions: Lunch, Personal Experience

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.

Inclusions: A local & certified guide, Private transportation

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Visiting the capital of the country means supplementing the historical knowledge of events marked by the arrival of independence. Places such as the Jaime Mota Army House, the cruise, the Presidential Palace, the Municipal Chamber, the courts, the Alexandre Albuquerque main square, show the colonial side of the city. In the Municipal Market you can get to know a lot of the local gastronomy, going down Ponta Belém to the Sucupira Market, where you can buy souvenirs, traditional clothes and much more.

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes, Air-conditioned vehicle, Guide

Exclusions: Lunch