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Best of Fogo Island: Hiking & Discovery, 4 Days 3 Nights
Best of Fogo Island: Hiking & Discovery, 4 Days 3 Nights
Best of Fogo Island: Hiking & Discovery, 4 Days 3 Nights
Best of Fogo Island: Hiking & Discovery, 4 Days 3 Nights
Best of Fogo Island: Hiking & Discovery, 4 Days 3 Nights

Best of Fogo Island: Hiking & Discovery, 4 Days 3 Nights

By Bu Country Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is S$1,457 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Marvel at the island's active volcano, Fogo, with amazing view from top of Cape Verde's highest mountain. Visit Chã das Caldeiras National Park, coffee plantation, Salina's natural pool and taste one of the best wine in the world.

Activity location

  • São Filipe Airport
    • Rua da Central Electrica
    • São Filipe, São Filipe, Cabo Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • São Filipe Airport
    • Rua da Central Electrica
    • São Filipe, São Filipe, Cabo Verde

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Best of Fogo Island: Hiking & Discovery, 4 Days 3 Nights
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00
Price details
S$1,457.02 x 1 AdultS$1,457.02
Total
Price is S$1,457.02

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick up and drop off for all the tours
  • What's includedWhat's includedCustom and private arrival and departure airport Transfers; Luggage trasnfers;
  • What's includedWhat's includedAccommodation (3 Nights); Standard room category in double/twin sharing basis.
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal Assistance 24 hours a day.
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll entrance frees, all Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedTours as mentioned in the programme;
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDomestic and international flights;
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTourist tax (Paid locally: 2 Euros/Person/Night);
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTravel insurance;
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSevices not mentioned in the programme nor Personal expenses.

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Travellers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • • This tour starts in Fogo Island and ends in Fogo Island;
  • • Please bring hiking shoes, sandals/flip flops, comfortable shoes, a towel, a hat, swimwear, and sun cream;
  • • Lunch and dinner includes fish, meet or main dish + dessert + water. Vegetarian food available upon request.
  • • We do not include all meals in the package to make your trip more flexible. Take this opportunity to choose between the restaurants near your accommodation and try Cape Verdean cuisine according to your preference. Your travel representative will be delighted to help if needed.
  • • Not recommended for those who are afraid of heights
  • • For groups with less than 4 travellers, the bilingual driver himself may be the guide.
  • • We reserve the right to claim from the travellers, any additional expenses incurred due to delay or changes in the schedule of domestic flights.
  • • We reserve the right to alter the order of the itinerary or substitute a hotel of similar class if deemed necessary. The same will be informed to the traveller before departure.
  • • A date change fee, as applicable will be levied on passengers who change their date of travel.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Fogo Island: Guided Island Tour from São Filipe Airport – Check in
  • 6 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Casa Marisa 2.0 or similar Check-in starts from 2 pm.
São Filipe Airport
  • 20m
After disembarking, be welcomed by Your travel representative, who will be waiting for you at Fogo Airport with a sign displaying your name, as informed by you. Then, be transferred to São Filipe, the capital of the island.
Sao Filipe
  • 1h
Once there, start your discovery from the Main Square and exploring “Sobrados”, at a charming little town lined with colourful colonial houses.
Municipal Museum
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Next, head to the small Municipal Museum and appreciate the simplicity of the objects that portray the local history.
Achada Fuma
  • 30m
Head inland to the small villages of Achada Furna and Cabeça Fundão. Learn the history of the residents who had their houses submerged by the lava from the recent volcanic eruption of 2014.
Parque Natural do Fogo
  • 30m
Next, head to Chã das Caldeiras National Park and marvel with an amazing view from the foot of Cape Verde's highest mountain, the active volcano, one of the best attractions in the country.
Cha das Caldeiras
  • 1h
After that, take a break for the well-deserved lunch in a local atmosphere and buy or taste at your expense one of the best wines in the world. Overnight in Chã das Caldeiras.
Day 2: Pico do Fogo Volcano Hiking from Chã das Caldeiras
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Casa Marisa 2.0 or similar
Cha das Caldeiras
  • 20m
Get picked up at your accommodation in Chã das Caldeiras and walk with your guide until reaching the foot of the Volcano. From there, marvel with the regular view of its active volcanic cone, where the last eruption occurred in 2014.
Pico Do Fogo
  • 3h
Start the climb and let your local guide adjust the rate of climbing according to your skills. After 3 hours, reach the highest peak in Cape Verde, Pico do Fogo, the third highest mountain in the Atlantic Ocean, with 2829 metres of altitude. Enjoy one of the most steep and spectacular volcanic cones in the world and take a break for the well-deserved picnic, contemplating an unforgettable 360-degree panoramic view over the entire island of Fogo. Start the fun part of the day, feel the sensation of touching the sky above the clouds and then start descending the steep descent of ash for half an hour, sinking your knee-high in Lapilli, a lifetime experience.
Cha das Caldeiras
  • 1h
After doing one of the best things to do in Cape Verde, the tour ends by returning to your accommodation. Overnight in Chã das Caldeiras. DURATION: Every day, from 6 am to 1 pm ROUTE FILE: Extension: 9 Km Ascent: ~2800 m Difficult degree: Difficult Total Walking Duration: 4 – 5 hours Path quality: Tilted, Ramping up steeply through ash and sliding
Day 3: Hiking Chã das Caldeiras – Coffee Plantation – Mosteiros & Dip into a Natural Pool
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Pipi's Guest House In São Filipe (Fogo Island) or similar
Monte Velha
  • 3h
After the breakfast, be picked up at your hotel in Chã das Caldeiras and start your first 5 km hiking adventure along Bangaeira and the crater that will take you through the north's protected forest and some descent path. Cross the steep northeast side of the volcano and be amazed by the unique sea landscape with the sight of the neighbouring Santiago Island. Stick the road and walk through small residences built on lava rock terraces, banana, orange and coffee plantations. Enjoy the local environment and an intact nature filled of the scents of oranges and the noise of children and cockerels.
Mosteiros
  • 1h
After the locality of Pai António, arrive at the centre of the Mosteiros and get to know a predominantly agricultural municipality, whose dominant crops are: coffee, grape, cotton and purgueira.
Estrada Salina
  • 1h
After the walk, enjoy a well-deserved lunch in a local environment and then be transferred to Salinas de São José, and if the weather allows, enjoy a dip into its beautiful natural pool, one of the best swimming spots on the island.
Sao Filipe
  • 20m
Hotel drop-off. Overnight in São Filipe. DURATION Every day, from 8 am to 3 pm ROUTE FILE: Extension: 10 Km Path quality: Steep descents through the hike. Navigationally easy. Difficult degree: Moderated Total Walking Duration: 4-5 hours
Day 4: Goodbye Fogo Island
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
São Filipe Airport
  • 20m
Start your last day with a delicious breakfast at your accommodation and then enjoy your free time according to the flight schedules. Check out from the accommodation in São Filipe and at agreed time be picked up and transferred to Fogo airport. Hotel check-out time: 12h00
São Filipe Airport
  • 10m
Take your flight back and say goodbye to "Ilha de Fogo"!!!

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSão Filipe Airport
    • Rua da Central Electrica
    • São Filipe, São Filipe, Cabo Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESão Filipe Airport
    • Rua da Central Electrica
    • São Filipe, São Filipe, Cabo Verde

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