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Full Day, Santo Antão from São Vicente, highlights by car
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Duration - 11 hours
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Guide optionsEnglish, Portuguese, Spanish, French
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
Only an hour by ferry from São Vicente, and astonishingly contrasting, Santo Antão boasts of lush green valleys, mountains, vegetation, traditional farming lifestyle, hard working people and rich culture. Our local rum, Grogue, is produced here, visit the distillery to see how it’s made.
Highlights
- Visit the ancient Volcano Crater of Cova de Paúl
- Ascend the mountains driving via the Old cobblestone Road
- Feel the cool mist Above the clouds at Pico da Cruz (1,585m or 5,200ft)
- Stunning views at Mountain ridge of Delgadin
- Ribeira de Torre, Xôxô
- Welcome the arrival of the fisherman to port at Ponta do Sol
- Valley of Pául, visit Grogue distillery and have a taste
Description
Full Day, Santo Antão from São Vicente, highlights by car
Get picked up at your hotel in Mindelo early in the morning for our journey by ferry to Porto Novo.
Santo Antão, Highlights by car:
o Porto Novo o Old Road o Volcano Crater of Cova de Paúl o Pico da Cruz (1,585m or 5,200ft) o Delgadin o Ribeira Grande - Povacao o Ribeira de Torre - Xôxô o Ponta de Sol o Sinagoga o Paúl o Villa das Pombas o Janela
Only an hour by ferry from São Vicente, yet this green Paradise Island boasts of lush agricultural farming, mountain peaks, valleys, charming villages, combined with the hardworking spirit, and simplicity of the people and culture which cannot be justified by words, but must be taken in by your encounter!
Most of our agriculture comes from Santo Antão, also our local Grogue rum is produced here, we will visit a distillery. Santo Antão is an Island you MUST EXPERIENCE you will remember it a lifetime!
Return to Mindelo on the afternoon ferry and enjoy a transfer to your accommodation.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Pick up and drop off at accommodation in Mindelo
- Round trip Harbor transfers
- Roundtrip Ferry Tickets
- Private transportation
- Professional Local guide (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish)
- Entrance into Grogue distillery
- Liability insurance
- Exclusions:
- Lunch
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Mindelo
- Porto Novo
- Cova de Paúl
- Delgadinho mountain ridge
- Ribeira Grande
- Ponta do Sol
- Paul
Begin with an early morning pick up at your accommodation in Mindelo, transfer to the Harbor for your adventure by Ferry to our neighboring island of the mountains, Santo Antão. On your ferry travel across the canal (up to 1 hour on ferry), you may stand on deck; if you’re lucky you will witness dolphins, pilot whales, flying fish, sea birds, and more, you can also relax on the comfortable seating inside. Check out the lighthouse on the rock in the middle of the ocean, Ilhéu dos Pássaros (Bird’s Island)! Arrive to Porto Novo, as you enter the Garemaritima terminal you will be met by your local guide who will take you to all the Island Highlights in one day by car!
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Full Day, Santo Antão from São Vicente, highlights by car duration is 11 hours.
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