Sotavento Beaches

AUTHENTIC AFRICAN RELAXATION

Playas de Sotavento is an itinerary that covers the best beaches of the islands of Santiago and Maio. In Santiago we will enjoy the beaches of Praia to move to the best of the island, Tarrafal. A small white sandy bay where the locals go to spend the weekend and ideal for kayaking, snorkeling or scuba diving. The second part of the trip takes place on the beaches of Maio, the small neighboring island that offers long, clean and secluded beaches in a natural environment virtually untouched.

Relaxation trip

Departures 2 days / week

8 days 7 nights

From 2 persons

from

790€ +

Summarized itinerary:

Day 1. Hometown – Praia (Santiago)
Day 2. Praia – Assomada – Tarrafal
Day 3. Tarrafal.
Day 4. Tarrafal.
Day 5. Tarrafal – Praia – Maio
Day 6. May
Day 7. May
Day 8. Maio – Praia – Hometown

*Departures two days a week (Please consult)

Day 1: City of origin – Praia (Santiago)
Departure by scheduled flight with stopover in Lisbon. Arrival in Praia, visa formalities and transfer to the hotel in Praia. Once installed, we can go out for a visit to the city center and the Sukopira market. Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 2: Praia – Tarrafal
Breakfast. In the morning we recommend a transfer to Cidade Velha, the first settlement of the island and a UNESCO heritage site for a visit and get to know this historical place. In the afternoon transfer to the north of the island, in the beautiful bay of Tarrafal. On the way we will stop at the natural park of Serra Malagueta and in the village of Assomada, the third city of the country. Overnight at the hotel. Hotel accommodation in Tarrafal.
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Day 3. Tarrafal
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day in Tarrafal to discover this beautiful fishing enclave. We can enjoy the beach as well as snorkeling, sea kayaking or diving (diving center). We recommend to go to the beach to see the arrival of the fishermen and the boats on the beach and then share it among the different families; a postcard of the Cape Verde Islands. Possibility to relax on the beach and/or do water sports such as snorkeling, diving or kayaking. Accommodation at the hotel.
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Day 4. Tarrafal
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day in Tarrafal to continue enjoying this beautiful fishing village. Overnight at hotel.
Optionally we can do some trekking in Serra Malagueta with guide and picnic included.
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Day 5. Tarrafal – Praia – Maio
Breakfast at the hotel. At the agreed time transfer to Praia airport, with destination to the small and neighboring island of Maio. Arrival and transfer to accommodation in Vila do Maio for the next 3 nights. The island of Maio is very special. Connected to the rest of the country only twice a week, it remains authentic and with a character of its own. Maio’s secluded, white sandy beaches invite endless relaxation, while the island has a lot of biodiversity and very interesting places to visit and get to know the local community better. Accommodation in apartment.
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Day 6. Maio
Breakfast. Day dedicated to get to know the island of Maio hand in hand with the local communities. We will take a trip around the island discovering the biodiversity and the daily life of the island’s communities. We will have the opportunity to have lunch in a local family’s house and immerse ourselves in the daily life of Maio. Return to Vila do Maio and accommodation in apartment.
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Day 7. Maio
Breakfast. Free day to continue enjoying the beaches of Sotavento.
Optionally: In the morning and with a local guide we will visit the cooperative of the salt mines and learn about the artisanal production of goat cheese (famous throughout the country), we will also have the opportunity to take a walk through the village and discover its most unique corners. Accommodation in apartment.
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Day 8. Maio – Praia – City of origin

Breakfast. At the agreed time, transfer to the airport for flight back to Praia to take the international flight back to Spain.
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End of the Playas de Sotavento trip and of our services.

Includes

Assistance on arrival at RAI (Praia).
1 night accommodation in Praia in AD. Double room.
3 nights accommodation in Tarrafal in AD. Double room.
3 nights accommodation in Maio in AD. Double room.
All transfers described in the program in private transportation.
Internal flights Praia – Maio – Praia. Taxes and baggage included.
Full day tour of Maio Island( social ecotourismexperience )
24-hour local business assistance phone number
*Tourist tax of 2€ / person and night is NOT included.
*Entry fee NOT included. 31€ to be paid online(https://www.ease.gov.cv/)

Accommodations

Accommodations available in the Windward Islands:

Praia: Hotel Praia Confort (cat. Economy) // Hotel Pestana Trópico (cat. Superior)
Tarrafal: Hotel Vistamar (Tourist cat.) // King Fisher Village (Superior cat.)
May: Stella Maris Apartments (cat. Tourist+)

*We manage fully customized trips, please consult us for other types of accommodations.

Prices

Price of the trip per person without international flights:

2px from 825€.
4px from 675€.
6px from 640€.

*Indicative prices in tourist category and in Double/Twin room.

Do you want to know a total price right now?

You can calculate the approximate overall price of your trip to the Leeward Islands by checking the price of flights. To do so, click on the following TAP Portugal link and enter the dates and cities.

Important information

How do we work?

In Oi Cape Verde we design completely customized trips to the African islands, managing all services (including internal flights and ferries), from your arrival to the archipelago until you take the return flight. We do not manage international flights, but don’t worry, we will explain below the easiest way to book them. In addition, with Oi Cabo Verde you will enjoy 24/7 support in all the islands to travel with total peace of mind.

Reservations

Once you have decided that you want to travel to Cape Verde we make it easy for you. Click on “I want to travel” or “Contact” and we will offer you different ways to design your trip. We can do it by phone or video call, so that we can meet each other face to face! During this consultation, you explain to us the type of trip you have in mind, the dates, days, accommodation category, type of experiences, etc. After this, we will look at the best travel proposal to design, how many islands to visit and advise you on international flights. A few days after the consultation you will receive your travel proposal and later you will be able to formalize it.

In advance

In order to ensure the best available services we recommend you to book your trip several months in advance, ideally between 3 and 6 months. At Oi Cabo Verde we do not manage “last minute trips” less than 30 days before departure. We tell you in much more detail in the following link:

Individual services

We only manage integral trips and all the services we include are part of a tailor-made itinerary designed according to your needs. We do this because in this way we have total control of everything that happens in Cape Verde. Also, by traveling with Oi Cabo Verde you will enjoy 24/7 support on all the islands.

Responsibility

We work with local operators always trying to promote family businesses that offer good working conditions and fair wages. Our tourism proposal is to have as positive an impact as possible, always respecting people as much as possible and trying not to interfere in the daily life of the local population.

International flights.

As we have already mentioned, Oi Cabo Verde does not manage international flights, but here we explain how they work.

The options for travel to Cape Verde from Spain are still somewhat limited. However, this fact preserves the archipelago as a sustainable tourist destination, somewhat exclusive and in many corners still emerging.

The best option to travel from the mainland is offered by TAP Portugal, which with a quick stopover in Lisbon, we can access the archipelago from different cities. From the Canary Islands, the company Binter offers direct flights to Sal. Between June and September, Vueling offers direct flights from Spain to the island of Sal. There are other options such as Royal Air Marroc, which although offering lower prices, we do not recommend it due to its continuous delays and cancellations.

At the price level, as you know it is impossible to predict the fares of the tickets, but we can show a tendency of them. In no case we would speak of low cost prices. We can travel from 325€ in months like March or October or up to over 900€ in special seasons like Christmas, New Year or some weeks of August.
Below, we present an approximate graph of the average price to travel to CV.

The stopovers in Lisbon have an approximate duration of 1h 50min. The peninsular flight has a duration of 1h 15/50min (BCN/MAD) and the long flight takes about 4 hours. The tickets include snack during the short flight, menu on the long flight, and normally luggage.

We recommend checking the tickets directly on the airline’s website, as other portals show unreal prices with surcharges added later. You can access through their website or by clicking on the airline logo shown below.

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Click on the following link of TAP Portugal and calculate the amount of the tickets on your desired dates.

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