São Nicolau: Full-Day Island Experience by 4x4 + Françes Beach Tour

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Free cancellation available
7h
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Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

Discover São Nicolau, the island of nostalgia evoked by Cesária Évora, in her most famous music ever, “Sodade”. Discover the historic center of Ribeira Brava, considered National Heritage and wander at Praia do Françes, a famous medicinal sand beach rich in titanium and iodine.

Activity location

Ribeira Brava
- Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

Ribeira Brava
- Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

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São Nicolau: Full-Day Island Experience by 4x4 + Françes Beach Tour

7h
English

Pickup included

Travelers

Languages available

Starting time: 9:00am

Price details

$180.00 x 1 Adult$180.00

Total

What's included, what's not

Private transportation
Entrance fee to Museu de Pesca
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Lunch

Know before you book

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Note that the Museu de Pesca (Museum) is closed on Sundays.
Please bring sandals/flip flops, a towel, a hat, swimwear, and sunscreen.

Activity itinerary

Ribeira Brava

1h

Get picked up at your accommodation in Ribeira Brava or Tarrafal and start your discovery. Pull out of Ribeira throughout one of the most spectacular road of Cape Verde Brava and admire a series of deep creeks cut into the mountainside of the northern coast before the lush Fajã Valley.

Fajã de Baixo

1h

Then, enjoy a scenic drive that gently climbs Fajã de Baixo and Fajã de Cima, surrounded by mountains mixed with green farmland, dizzying streams, rugged peaks and arid landscapes.

Parque Natural do Monte Gordo (Pass by)

Head to Hortelã with incredible views of the southern slope of Monte Gordo Natural Park, one of the seven wonders of Cape Verde.

Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau

1h

Continue to the southwest and find the beautiful fishing village of Tarrafal. There, visit the Museu da Pesca (“Fish Museum”) built with the main objective of "keeping alive the history of the whale fishing race", which occurred between the 17th and 18th centuries. After that, enjoy a dip at Praia do Françes, a famous medicinal sand beach rich in titanium and iodine, recommended for relief from diseases of the bones and joints and sought for this reason.

Carbeirinho

2h

Take a break for lunch at a local restaurant and then drive to Carberinho, an unmissable stretch of dramatic, wavy and smooth rock formations that have created a new wonder of Cape Verde.

Ribeira Brava

30m

The tour concludes with drop-off at your accommodation.

Location

Activity location

Ribeira Brava
- Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

Ribeira Brava
- Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

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