Day 1 - São Tomé
Arrive in São Tomé and transfer to your hotel. Overnight Hotel Residencial Avenida or similar.
Day 2 - São João dos Angolares
Drive south to the coastal village of São João dos Angolares. On the way visit the colonial era hospital at Agua Eize and the fishing village of Ribeira Afonse. The journey takes you into the heart of the Caue district at the extreme south of the island, where the road ends and onward travel is difficult. Spend the night in a converted plantation house (roca). (BL)
Day 3 - Porto Alegre – Praia Inhame
Drive to the far south of the island and the stunning wild beaches of Porto Alegre, then continue to Praia Inhame. Hike around the coastline, surrounded by rainforest. In the evening we head to Praia Piscina and Praia Jade to wait for turtles to emerge from the ocean and lay their eggs nearby. Overnight Praia Inhame Lodge. (BD)
Day 4 - Rolas Island
Boat trip to the tiny Rolas Island off the south coast of Sao Tome. Walk to the equator line, have a traditional lunch in the village and swim in clear blue waters from beautiful beaches. Return to Praia Inhame for the night. (BL)
Day 5 - Mucumbli
Travel by boat along the west coast of Sao Tome, arriving at Mucumbli Eco-Lodge around lunchtime. Later we visit a local cacao co-operative to see how this is grown and processed for chocolate – cacao is one of the island’s main exports and integral to its economy. Overnight Mucumbli Eco-Lodge. (BL)
Day 7 - Sao Tome
Travel overland to the north coast of the island. Walk around the Blue Lake and continue to Morro Peixe beach with opportunities to swim and look for birdlife. Continue to Sao Tome where we will spend the night. Overnight Hotel Residencial Avenida or similar. (BL)
Day 8 - Sao Tome
This morning head to the countryside. We explore the pretty town of Trinidad on foot, visit the Roca Monte Café and stop at the Roca Saudades Alemeda Negreiro for lunch. Return to Sao Tome for a city tour, where a day use room is available for you to freshen up before transferring to the airport for your flight. (BL)
Day 8 - São Tomé
Fly to Sao Tome. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel and explore the historic capital, with its impressive colonial era architecture, lively market and a good museum where you can learn about life on the plantations and the country's pre-independence history.
Overnight Hotel Residencial Avenida or similar. (B)
What's included:
Airport transfers - We include arrival and departure transfers regardless of whether you book flights yourself, or we book them for you. If you're booking them yourself, then please let us know the details so that we can arrange the transfers. Please note though that if you arrive earlier than Day 1 of the tour, and leave after the final day, we may need to make an additional charge for an airport transfer.
Accommodation - Accommodation as listed in the dossier. The nature of the destinations that we operate may sometimes mean that we need to change hotels, but we'll always endeavour to keep the same standards. Please be aware that as we operate in many countries where tourism is in its infancy, hotel standards may not be the same as you're used to elsewhere.
Guides - In most cases you will be accompanied by one guide from start to finish. However there may be occasions when this is not practical, for example if your trip covers a number of different countries. In these cases it often makes more sense to include different guides for each place, to take advantage of their specific knowledge of the destination.
Meals - As listed within the itinerary / dossier (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner). These will vary from trip to trip - in some areas it makes sense to include all meals while in others there is a good choice of restaurants and we feel people might like to 'do their own thing' now and again.
Entrance fees - Entrance fees are listed for those sites that we mention within the itinerary. If there are any other sites that you'd like to see, these would be at your own expense.
What's Not included:
Visas - We don't arrange visas for our travellers, but if an invitation letter is necessary then we will arrange this for you. If you need any advice with visas then let us know.
Airport taxes - If there are any departure taxes to pay that are not included within the cost of your ticket, you'll need to pay these yourself.
International flights - Many of our travellers arrive from different destinations and so we don't include international flights in the cost of our tours. If however you would like us to book flights for you, then just let us know and we'll be happy to discuss your options.
Travel Insurance - If you need any assistance with this, then let us know - although we can't arrange it ourselves we can point you in the direction of a reputable provider that can assist.
