Wyspy Zielonego Przylądka
Wyspy Zielonego Przylądka Kod hotelu: SIDANTO Cape Verde Islands
Santa Maria • Mindelo • Calhau • Praia Grande • Baia Das Gatas • Monte Verde • Ribeira Grande • Cova Crater • Coculi • Ponta Do Sol • Fontainhas • Sinagoga • Ribeira Do Paul • Porto Novo • Bolona • Ribeira Das Patas • Cha De Morte • Alto Mira • Mindelo • Santa Maria • Shark Bay • Pedra De Lume
A wonderful journey to the country of Cesaria Evora, where the sun shines 330 days a year. The tour takes you through the three islands from the Ilhas do Barlavento group - the Leeward Islands: Sal, Santo Antão and São Vicente. Each of them has its own personality and each is worth discovering. One of the most beautiful islands in Cabo Verde is considered to be Santo Antão - the home of grog, the local variety of rum. Desert in the southern part, in the north, it delights with green mountains up to 1,800 meters. On São Vicente, it will surely charm Mindelo, where Cesaria Evora was born. The city called Little Brazil after the carnival celebrated here is one of the most beautiful in the Islands. Another attraction is the entry to Monte Verde. The island of Sal is, in turn, endless beaches, a paradise for enthusiasts of water sports and salinas, from which it comes its name. It is worth extending your stay on the island of Sal with a holiday in a selected hotel from ITAKA's offer. Route: approx. 700 km.
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Cape Verde Islands
Cabo Verde to 10 wysp i 8 wysepek - każda z nich ma własną osobowość i jest warta odkrycia. Santo Antão to ojczyzna grogu, lokalnej odmiany rumu, São Vicente ma urokliwą stolicę Mindelo, zwaną „Małą Brazylią” od hucznie obchodzonego tu karnawału, jedną z najładniejszych na Wyspach a wyspa Sal – niekończące się plaże i turkusowe morze.
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1. DAY. ISLAND OF SAL: SANTA MARIA Meeting of participants at the airport. Flight to the island of SAL. Transfer to the hotel in SANTA MARIA, accommodation, free time, overnight.
2. DAY. ISLAND OF SÃO VICENTE: MINDELO Breakfast. Check out. Transfer to the airport and flight to the island of SÃO VICENTE. A picturesque island full of charming fishing towns, it is mainly known for its ideal conditions for surfing. Hotel accommodation in the center of MINDELO - the cosmopolitan, dynamically developing cultural capital of the Cape Verde archipelago, the second largest city in the archipelago. The wide streets, cobbled squares and beautiful colonial architecture invite you to wander the city center. Free time at Laginha Beach. Dinner with live music. Return to the hotel, overnight.
3. DAY. ISLAND OF SÃO VICENTE: FREE TIME / CALHAU - PRAIA GRANDE - BAIA DAS GATAS - MONTE VERDE (route: approx. 50 km) Breakfast. Free time or optional (for an extra charge on site): round trip around the island of SÃO VICENTE with a lunch break. Transfer to CALHAU, a fishing village with a beautiful sandy beach, from where you can see the island of Santa Luzia on a clear day. Lunch. Then drive to PRAIA GRANDE with beautiful sandy beaches, and then to BAIA DAS GATAS, a town known for its international music festival. Then the route leads to MONTE VERDE - an entry to the highest peak of the island with beautiful views of the island of Santo Antão. Return to the hotel. Overnight.
4. DAY. SANTO ANTÃO ISLAND: RIBEIRA GRANDE - COVA CRATER - COCULI - PONTA TO SALT (route: approx. 50 km) Breakfast. Check out. Ferry to the island of SANTO ANTÃO (approx. 1 hour). The island is known among mountain hikers for its breathtaking views. There are small villages here with friendly inhabitants where time seems to have stood still. The southern part of the island has a dry climate, while the northeast, separated by a high cordillera that stops clouds, has abundant rainfall and is full of tropical vegetation and the cultivation of exotic fruits and vegetables. This is the agricultural basin of the Barlavento islands and the truly green Cabo Verde. Transfer to RIBEIRA GRANDE. Transfer to the green part of the island of SANTO ANTÃO - the mountain road “Estrada de Corda”, which winds through the mountains and cliffs, sometimes reaching above the clouds. The journey is full of beautiful views, the route is one of the greatest attractions on the island and is considered to be one of the most beautiful roads in the world, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In Pico da Cruz (1500 m a.s.l.) walk through the pine forest, then drive to the COVA CRATER and further to Delgadim, from where you can see Ribeira da Torre on one side, and Ribeira Grande on the other - a breathtaking scenery, where the cliffs both sides of the road reach several hundred meters. Transfer to COCULI, a town located in the widest ravine on the island, surrounded by banana fields and sugar cane plantations. Lunch on the farm. The main course is catchupa, the national dish of Cabo Verde, based on corn, peas, vegetables and meat or fish. There is also a demonstration of cooking this delicious dish on site. During your stay on the farm, you will have the opportunity to learn about the process of forcing local alcohol from sugar cane - grog. Then drive to PONTA DO SOL, the second largest town after Porto Novo in Santo Antão and the northernmost point of the Cape Verde archipelago. Ponta do Sol is an important local fishing center with picturesque architecture of small streets and nooks, and a beautiful waterfront with a small fishing port. Accommodation in the guesthouse, free time, overnight.
5. DAY. SANTO ANTÃO ISLAND: FREE TIME / FONTAINHAS - SINAGOGA - RIBEIRA TO PAUL (route: approx. 50 km) Breakfast. Check out. Free time or optional (for an extra charge on site): a trip to FONTAINHAS. According to National Geographic, this fairy tale place in the north of the island of Santo Antão belongs to the villages with the most beautiful views in the world. The picturesque village hanging on the hillside is made up of colorful houses situated on the edge of a deep cliff, hundreds of meters deep. A visit to a local house, where a local bard will sing with coffee and guitar sounds. Transfer to SINAGOGA - natural pools carved in basalt by the waves of the ocean. Then drive to Vila das Pombas, the town that marks the beginning of the Paul Valley, known as the greenest place in the entire Cabo Verde archipelago, which can be described as the green heart of the island. Due to its unique climatic and geographical conditions, the region is famous for its agriculture. The main crops are sugarcane, bananas, papaya, mangoes, bread trees as well as sweet potatoes and other vegetables. Lunch on the farm with organic products. A walk in the RIBEIRA DO PAUL gorge (total time: approx. 1.5 hours, easy route; transfer possible). A visit to the distillery combined with the tasting of grog - an alcoholic drink (rum with citrus juice), which in the past always accompanied sailors on ships. Transfer to Porto Novo. Accommodation at the guesthouse, free time. Overnight.
DAY 6. SANTO ANTÃO ISLAND: PORTO NOVO - BOLONA - RIBEIRA DAS PATAS - CHA DE MORTE - ALTO MIRA (route: approx. 60 km) Breakfast. Check out. From PORTO NOVO, drive through the Ribeira das Patas valley to BOLON, one of the highest settlements on the island, famous for the production of goat cheese and even Martian landscapes. A walk overlooking the Tope de Coroa mountain - the highest peak on the island (total time: approx. 1 hour, easy route). Transfer to RIBEIRA DAS PATAS, with a large volcanic crater and interesting rock formations with fanciful shapes with a few islands of greenery. Transfer to CHA DE MORTE with stops at viewpoints. Lunch. A visit to the local school. Little students will show their classes, sing their national anthem or folk song and share their smile. Modest gifts will be most welcomed (you can take small writing utensils, crayons, coloring books, etc. for the children; note: holiday break: 15/06–15/09). After a short rest among fruit trees, drive to the amazing ALTO MIRA Pass, from where you can admire the gigantic Ribeira das Patas volcanic hollow with fabulous rock formations, and the entire island of São Vicente in the background. Accommodation at the guesthouse, free time. Dinner with the music of the famous band Cordas do Sol. Return to the hotel, overnight.
7th DAY. ISLAND OF SÃO VICENTE: MINDELO - ISLAND OF SAL: SANTA MARIA Breakfast. Check out. Ferry to SÃO VICENTE. Walking tour of MINDELO, on the way: Mercado Municipal - fruit and vegetable market, Mercado de Peixe - fish market, Praça Estrela market with handicrafts of local artists and craftsmen as well as typical African clothes and jewelry. Then the house where Cesária Évora was born - Barefoot Diva. Her award-winning voice made Cape Verde known all over the world. Transfer to the airport and flight to the island of SAL. Transfer to the hotel in SANTA MARIA. Accommodation, free time and overnight.
8th DAY. ISLAND OF SAL: SHARK BAY - PEDRA DE LUME Breakfast. Check out. Free time (depending on departure time) or optional (extra charge on site): tour of the island of Sal with lunch at a local restaurant. The fishing village of Palmeira, the Magic Eye in Buracona, drive through Terra Boa, a fertile land known for the miraculous phenomena, to Espargos, the island's capital. Return to the hotel. Lunch. Drive to SHARK BAY, a bay where you can see sharks living in the wild. Then a visit to PEDRA DE LUME - picturesque saline-reservoirs, where salt is obtained by evaporation of seawater. Transfer to the airport. Flight to Poland. For people who extend their stay: breakfast, check-out, transfer to the selected hotel.
BENEFITS: 7 nights in hotels / guesthouses ** / ***: 2 on the island of Sal, 3 on the island of São Vicente, 3 on the island of Santo Antão; 2-person rooms with bathrooms • meals: 7 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners, tastings according to the program • flight: Poland-Sal-Poland • transfers, promotion: São Vicente-Santo Antão-São Vicente • pilot care • KL and NW insurance
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