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Airport pick and transfer to hotel
Welcome dinner and presentation of itinerary
Accommodation: Capital hotel with swimming pool – 3* or 4* hotel
Visit of Diogo Vaz Plantation
The Plantation Diogo Vaz is a historic plantation on São Tomé and Príncipe. A “Roça” located in a unique landscape between the volcano “Pico de São Tomé” and the Atlantic Ocean. The Roça was founded in 1880.
Traditional lunch at Roça Monte Forte
Hotel in the Capital
Hike to Amelia Lagoon (3 to 4 hours)
Level: moderate (can be slippery after the rain)
Note: bring hiking shoes or boots, extra shirt and light raincoat.
Altitude of departure: 1100 m; Highest point: 1460 m
Cumulated denivelation: about 500 m (we have to go down in the crater…)
Lunch at Almada Negreiros museum restaurant semi-gastro
Visit of Roça Monte Café and museum of coffee.
Continue the tour to Morro Peixe to see and observe the Tatoo programme and consequently watch the release of hatchlings (subject to availability) patrolling the beach. Search for nesting turtles.
Continue the excursion to Morro Peixe to watch the turtles nesting.
Dinner between 20:00 and 21:00 – traditional dinner at the Dona Tété house/restaurant – included in the excursion.
Return to the hotel
When taking part in night activities, we invite you to bring a red torch light (can be downloaded as a phone app), mosquito repellent, mineral water, and to wear comfortable shoes, long sleeves shirt and dark clothes.
Sight seeing
Drive along the East coast in direction of Porto Alegre and get ready for a drive, in luxurious areas, with many short stops at historical and natural sites.
You will check the amazing Mouth of Hell, a natural curiosity coming out of oceanic volcanism activity. You may stop at Agua Izé plantation to visit the former hospital and the Cultural Center F.A.C.A. and enjoy a swim at Micondo beach, bordered with coconut and almond trees.
Half way south, you will stop at São João das Angolares for a delicate lunch menu at pensão Mionga, chef Nelito.
Then you will check out the Praia Pesqueira waterfall and you will stop in the middle of a palmtree plantation to take pictures of the famous Cão Grande (big dog peak) a 663-meter tall phonolitic chimney.
Hotel in Porto Alegre
Hotel check in and dinner (at the hotel, not included)
Boat transfer Rolas Island (turtledove island).
Visit of centre of the world landmark!
Once landed on this tiny 2,5 square kilometer island inhabited by a few hundred inhabitants and coconut plantations, you will take a short walk up to the “center of the world landmark”. There you are, longitude 0º and latitude 0º.
On the way to Coffee beach, you may walk in coconut plantations, discover many local wonders of nature (tattoo leaf, wedding tree, tooth brush leaf..), and enjoy a swim at Bateria beach, after checking its surprising geyser.
Fishermen lunch at coffee beach – Highly recommended!
Swim, relax, sunbathes
Transfer to hotel
Dinner at local family house (Suzanna) (taxi service included)
Early morning Mangrove tour
Hike “Homem da capa” around the southern beaches (Piscina, Jalé…)
Check out and transfer to São João das Angolares
Gastronomical lunch at roça São João das Angolares
Lunch at Praia Cabana
Chill, swim, relax.
Transfer to Roça São João das Angolares
18h30 Gastronomic dinner
Hotel in São João
Hotel check in
Free dinner (taxi service included)
Dolphin watching boat tour
Lunch at Blue Lagoon or Tamarindos beach Swim, relax, sunbathes
Snorkeling with local coach.
Transfer to hotel
Accommodation: Capital hotel with swimming pool
Visit of São Tomé city
Local fruit and fish market, central square, Cathedral, Presidential Palace…
Free lunch
Option: 15:00 or 16:30 Visit of Claudio Corallo workshop (15€ per person/min. 4 pax) (upon availability)
Transfer to hotel for last shower
Late check out
Free dinner (we can stop on a way at Jasmine Café.
The tour ends at the airport for check-in and security formalities and to board the flight to Lisbon.
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Group minimum 04
Rates:
Solo Traveller On request
02 pax EUR1715 Per person
03-04 pax EUR1615 Per person
05-08 pax EUR1515 Per person
09-12pax EUR1445 Per person
Accommodation in Double/Twin rooms, increment 1 single room.
Note:
30% payment required on booking
Remaining payments can be done in 2 instalments with the final payment, 2 weeks before departure.
Cancellation fees apply – for further details see:
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