How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Cape Verde Islands, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Cape Verde Islands, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Cape Verde Islands are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Cape Verde Islands. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Cape Verde Islandss Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Carnival
Noise, colour, glitter and feathers add up to an unforgettable celebration, at its best in Mindelo. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Faj dgua
A stunningly situated village on Brava, one of the countrys smallest and prettiest islands. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
Alamy
Praia de Santa Maria
Turquoise sea off the coast of Sal, perfect for watersports. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Fontainhas
An impossibly picturesque mountain village on Santo Anto, reached by a winding coastal road. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Parque Natural do Fogo
Cape Verdes only live volcano, Pico do Fogo, is a perfect cone of lava and ash. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Vale do Pal
Lush, green hiking country on Santo Anto, bursting with tropical fruit trees. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Cidade Velha
The cradle of Cape Verdean society on Santiago, with a fort and ruins to explore. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Mindelo
The capital of So Vicente is an invigorating place to experience caf culture, island-style. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Parque Natural de Monte Gordo
A unique mountain region in the shadow of a mighty extinct volcano on So Nicolau. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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Deserto de Viana
Enormous drifts of beautiful, shifting sand, accumulated on Boa Vista over millennia. For more information, .
A Perfect Tour In Cape Verde
Day 1
Santa Maria
Head for Santa Maria and spend half a day at the sandy Praia de Santa Maria beach, sunbathing and swimming in the turquoise water. In the afternoon take a stroll in the village, watch the fishermen unload their catch at the Ponto jetty, then enjoy a relaxed dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 2
Ponta Preta and Pedra de Lume
If youre into surfing, head for Ponta Preta, Cape Verdes most famous windsurfing location, slightly northwest of Santa Maria. Alternatively, hire a car and drive to the east coast to the Salinas at Pedra de Lumes, a rudimentary saltwater spa in an extinct volcanic crater. Float effortlessly on the salty water and treat yourself to a relaxing massage.
Day 3
Boa Vista
Fly to Boa Vista, then hire a 4x4 and go off-roading amidst picturesque shifting dunes and extinct volcanoes. Visit the small, cosy town of Sal Rei and watch Cape Verdeans playing oril , the local version of the game of holes and seeds.