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Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Things to do over the New Year's Day long weekend in Tarrafal (Updated 2026)
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Recent tour reviews
MadanGopalM, Nov 2025
A great day trip.
The tour started promptly, the guide Alecandra is quite knowledgeable and polite,his narrations with historical facts, life and times of Cape Verde was very informative and educative. The introduction to the local family, traditional breakfast, dance with music was the most beautiful experience. We stopped at the scenic viewpoints and could capture enchanting moments, the visit to concentration camp set up by colonial portugese regime is an eye opener to the brutalities and heroic struggles of people, the time given at Tarrafal Beach was quite sufficient, all together it's a great day trip.
Codissou, Nov 2025
Nice experience
The experience was beautiful and the guides were super pro and kind. From start to finish, everything was done to make the experience perfect
Wale_O, Oct 2025
Great Day tour from Praia
The tour was fantastic. The guide Elton and the driver were both amazing. Elton was knowledgeable and he kept us informed
Simon_T, Sep 2025
Wonderful tour of Santiago island
Excellent tour of this beautiful island. Ricardo was an excellent guide and made us want to see more of this friendly country🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻
lebretdavid, Aug 2025
Exceptional
Exceptional day faithful to the description... and the good surprise was bamba our football guide from ivory side that brightened our day..
Not to be missed
David
40aferditah, Jun 2025
Great Santiago tour with all the highlights Spots
We had a very nice tour of Santiago.
Our guide told us a lot about the places and the island.
We would book this tour again anytime.
Destination278133, Mar 2025
Good tour de lile
Good contact information before the visit. Pick up on time at my hotel. Nice visit consistent with the description. I recommend.
mirelaelena_t, Mar 2025
Recommended
Very organized tour. The guide tour Ricardo was amazing full of knowledge.
All our question got answered
Iryna_S, Dec 2024
Great trip and nice guides
This is probably the best way to explore the island in one day. Many interesting places, tasty food, and unforgettable memories!
984nafissaa, Nov 2024
Agency on top!
very beautiful island, the most beautiful Cape Verde, very beautiful setting, with very good activities.
The meal was delicious, I loved the cake activity and the music played.
Autocaravanista, Nov 2024
Terrafal beach, old town, culture, warm land, street art.
The whole island and fantastic, but old town, terrafal and warm land, for me the most fantastic places!!
Beach of the cherry cherry on top of the cake 😜.
We had the pleasure of meeting a taxi driver Aidy!! Wonderful person, who led us to know the whole island...
Fantastic holidays!!
tenthlisten, Sep 2024
Excellent and Fun Tour of Santiago Island
This is an excellent tour of Santiago Island. It stops at key highlights and includes a cooking experience where we were able to eat two local foods. The only thing to note is that the roads are quite windy, so come prepared if you are prone to car sickness.Our group consisted of people who spoke French, Spanish, and English, so we had three separate guides who spoke each of those languages. As my friend and I were the only two who spoke English, it almost felt like a private tour with our guide. Ricardo was excellent. He showed us our route on the map throughout the journey, went out of his way to show us around, and made sure that we were comfortable. He walked us through a local market, ordered lunch on our behalf, and guided us to the beach at Tarrafal. The conversations in the car with him were very easy and his English is excellent. Thanks for a great day, Ricardo!I highly recommend this tour for a comprehensive overview of Santiago's beautiful culture and nature.
roryjdoyle, Jul 2024
Santiago Island
Best way to see the island is to hire a driver and car and to drive you up through the island and down the right side of the island coast. So much overwhelming natural valconic beauty. Highly recommended
988aurorel, Jun 2024
Great excursion to discover Santiago
We had an excellent time in the company of the two guides as well as our excursion companions. The first stop at Mama Luisa’s was great! Preparation of traditional cuscuz and banana fidjós. Then we were able to taste it all together. The ride with the view of the mountains and valleys is incredible. And our favorite from the Tarrafal excursion. A magnificent setting, a beach with very few people. The water is perfect for swimming!
Thanks again to our guide who started recently and who taught us a lot about Santiago and the history and culture of Cape Verde. We wish you the best for the future, you are a wonderful person.
Julia_D, Jun 2024
magical experience
beautiful one day trip. i enjoyed everything, starting with the workshop through the beautiful Tarrafal beach and lunch. multiple photo stops just made it more memorable. and my tour guide Ivana was amazing! i would do it over and over again.
Finn_P, May 2024
A very fun day out
I had a fantastic time with this day tour. They fit in lots of things and the cooking workshop and market visit are particular highlights. Ivana and Nilton were really friendly and knowledgeable guides. Would recommend to anyone looking to visit Santiago island.
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