Visit: Sao Tome & Roça Belo Monte (Principe)
When to go – year round – depends on your interests
7 Nights / 8 days (from £2995 per person – based on 2 sharing full board)
Accommodation: Luxury Heritage Boutique Hotel
Overview
São Tomé: Omani Hotel
Sao Tome and Principe are both fascinating tropicals island lying just north of the equator in the marine rich waters of the Gulf of Guinea. Peaceful, safe and welcoming the islands have a fascinating history and blend of Portuguese and African culture. Remarkably, despite incredible pristine beaches, and rainforests, they remain firmly off the mainstream tourism radar.
A handful of superb luxury hotels, make this the perfect destination for the discerning visitor looking for an adventurous beach, culture, rainforest and marine combination well off the beaten track.
Príncipe: Roça Belo Monte
The tropical island of Príncipe lies north-east of São Tomé. It’s a place where dense rainforests teem with exotic birds, where whales sport playfully off unspoiled, deserted beaches, where crystal-clear waterfalls cascade into the azure blue ocean, and where the people are, above all, friendly and happy to meet you.
Príncipe’s extraordinary landscape, an irregular scattering of soaring volcanic peaks, is 70% covered by primary forest where up to 20% of trees, orchids and birds are said to be endemic. It has still been barely touched by the island’s 8,000 inhabitants or the outside world. Hence it’s nickname ‘The Galapagos of Africa’.
Highlights
- Island Tour of Sao Tome
- Wonderful scenic flight to tropical island of Principe
- Stay in a beautiful restored colonial plantation mansion, elevated to catch the breeze
- Some of the world’s top beaches within walking distance(including famous Banana Beach)
- Hiking and community visits in the surrounding rainforest
- Nature and birding to look for endemics
- Snorkelling and diving off the beach for beginners or to outer reefs for experts looking for larger species
- Whale watching (Jul - Oct)
- Visit plantation museum to learn about the island of Principe, the endemic wildlife and community conservation projects
- Village visits to view sugar cane and cacao farming, artisanal fishing from dug out canoes
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