OUR SHORE EXCURSIONS

Take your time and choose the excursion that suits you best.

ASSOMADA & SANTIAGO’S MOUNTAINOUS HEARTLAND

Duration: 6 hours

Highlights:

I Love Picos viewpoint, completed in 2025

The giant Poilão tree, around 800 years old and approximately 30 metres wide

Assomada Market: Experience the lively fruit, vegetable, fish and spice market and watch local traders at work.

Pedestrian zone, including the Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Praça and Café Central

Complimentary tasting of grogue, beer and fruit juice at the end of the excursion

 

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A must-see: Assomada Market showcases the colour and abundance of Santiago.
Assomada’s main square, with the church and Café Central.
Don measures the impressive width of the Poilão tree, one of the highlights of our excursion.
Santiago’s mountainous interior offers spectacular views. We know the best places to stop, enjoy the scenery and take photographs.

CIDADE VELHA, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, & PRAIA, THE CAPITAL OF CAPE VERDE

Duration: 4 hours

Highlights:

Cidade Velha:

Fortaleza Real de São Filipe, completed in 1592

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, built in the 15th century

Rua da Banana, the historic Banana Street, dating from the 16th century

Pelourinho, the historic pillory once used to punish enslaved people and "other" offenders

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Praia, the capital:

A visit to the historic Plateau, including:

Pró-Catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça, opened in 1902

The Presidential Palace, viewed from outside

Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, with its fountain and neighbouring café

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View across the Ribeira de Cidade valley, the green heart of Cidade Velha.
The fountain in Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, in the heart of Praia.
A peaceful place to pause: the Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário — the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.
The President of Cape Verde resides in this palace — and perhaps he may even have time to greet our group.