Day 1 Palmeira, Sal | Embark
Embark this afternoon at the port of Palmeira, Sal. Enjoy dinner on board before departing at midnight towards Boavista. Overnight at sea.
Day 2 Sal Rei, Boa Vista
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Arrive early this morning at Sal Rei, Boa Vista. Boavista offers the most beautiful beaches of the archipelago, and amazing landscapes, both on its coasts and in the heart of the island. Relax on the beach or enjoy an all-day optional excursion to discover the most authentic aspects of the island: its villages with colorful facades, its artisans of ceramics, and its agriculture. Have lunch at a local restaurant, before returning on board to sail towards Santiago island. Overnight at sea
Day 3 Praia, Santiago Island
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Arrival at Praia, Santiago, the largest of the islands of the archipelago. After a leisurely morning and lunch on board, the optional afternoon excursion will bring you to Cidade Velha, the first colonial city built in the tropics and classified by UNESCO. The fort and the nearby settlements were once a thriving transatlantic trade center. Late in the evening, sail north towards Fogo, the island of fire. Overnight at sea.
Day 4 Sao Felipe, Fogo Island
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Arrive early this morning to Fogo, with its dominating sight of the Fogo Volcano which rises 3,000 meters over the sea level. An optional full-day excursion brings you to the top of the volcano, right at the crater edge. You will walk through a landscape of lava. Lunch will be at the crater's village. You will also visit the city of San Felipe with characteristic colonial charm. Late in the evening, sail to Sao Vicente. Overnight at sea.
Day 5 Mindelo, San Vincente Island
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Once a vibrant commercial island, it has evolved into a cultural center and Mindelo is one of the most well preserved colonial cities in Cape Verde. The optional walking excursion will allow you to visit galleries and discover busy restaurants, musical events that give Mindelo its label of the Cultural Center of Cape Verde. It is no surprise that the National Museum of Handicrafts is located in Mindelo. Overnight in port.
Day 6 Mindelo, San Vincente | Porto Novo | Santo Antao
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Early in the morning depart for a short sail towards the island of Santo Antao, the greenest of all Cape Verde Islands with landscapes of verdant plantations of sugarcane alternate old craters. Our optional full-day excursion will include the luxuriant Valley Paul where sugarcane is still exploited and where you will taste the "grogue" the national drink of the Archipelago. You will also reach the Valley of Ribeira das Patas and discover rock formations coming from lava formations. Dinner on board and overnight in port.
Day 7 Porto Novo | Santo Antao
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
This morning, choose from two optional excursions: a) enjoy an optional full day excursion including lunch, discovering the major sites of the island, passing by the famous road of Corda, Água das Caldeiras, Ribeira Grande, Ponta do Sol and, of course, by Paul – a green jewel among the villages of Santo Antão. On the way, you will visit plantations of sugar cane and you will taste in home-distillery “grogue” – the white rum made by sugar cane. Or enjoy an optional half-day excursion, to the south-western part of the island - a safari through volcanic landscapes, pozzolans fields and isolated villages with dropwise agriculture and different kind of plantations. Return on board to depart towards Sal. Overnight at sea.
Day 8 Palmeira, Sal Island | Disembark
Arrive early this morning at Palmeira port, Sal. Disembarkation is at 8-9 am after breakfast.