Santo Antão Tour: Island Highlights & Treks

Embark on a full-day tour from São Vicente to Santo Antão, including a ferry ride and lunch. Explore charming villages, lush green mountains, and captivating cultural sites.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Passenger Ferry Terminal - Option including Ferry Tickets: Start your day with an early morning pick-up from your accommodation in Mindelo and transfer to the Harbor for a ferry adventure to the mountainous island of Santo Antão. During the ferry ride across the canal (up to 1 hour), you can stand on deck and possibly see dolphins, pilot whales,…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Pickup and drop-off at starting point
  • OPTION: *Ferry Tickets (roundtrip) included from São Vicente, excluded beginning in Santo Antão
  • Local Professional guide (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese)
  • Entrance: Grogue (Rum) distillery
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Personal expenses
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

Explore the stunning landscapes of Santo Antão with our adaptable full-day tours. A knowledgeable local guide will lead you on an island adventure, sharing captivating stories along the way. Choose from four distinct options to match your itinerary and preferred activity level.
2 Island Highlights by Car:

  • From São Vicente: Includes harbor…
Location
Bar Gare Marítima
Avenida Marginal
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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329anikaf
Nov 4, 2025
Highly recommendable - This Trip was truly Amazing and Perfectly Balanced between a beautiful hike, local cuisine and a stunning view Along the Coast Ride Our Host Madu was absolutly georgious and very authentic
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Laverdure1972
Nov 3, 2025
An unforgettable hike in Santo Antao - A day of discovery of Santo Antao from Mindelo. Ferry, small bus to climb to the top of the volcano. Then 3:30 of magnificent hiking in a lush and unique nature in Cape Verde. Perfect organizational, pick up at our accommodation. Driver and guides pro and friendly, fluent English and French
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Goplaces53720675924
Oct 24, 2025
The Best Guide - The Madu is an amazing guide! Original Cover and always very helpful. The restaurant where we stopped for lunch serves even homemade food. We loved it and would do it all again!
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Oliviapb8566cs
Oct 1, 2025
I had a great day - I recommend 100% this agency! I booked my excursion only two days before the scheduled date, and everything was perfectly organized. I chose a day on the island of Santo Antão from São Vicente (ferry, guide and taxi included). They picked me up on time at my accommodation to take me to the port, then when I arrived in Santo Antão, my guide Maduino was waiting for me with a sign in my name. I had an exceptional day: Madu passionately conveyed to me his pride in his island, which made the experience even more rewarding. On the way back to São Vicente, Rachel and Paulo were waiting for me to take me home. It was a short trip, but full of beautiful encounters and kindness. I absolutely do not regret this experience and recommend it to all those who wish to discover Santo Antão in the best conditions.
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Jeremymy6929qy
Aug 29, 2025
The best tour on Santo Antao - The tour was breathtaking. Our tour guide has an almost endless wealth of knowledge about the island of Santo Antao, its inhabitants, nature, Cape Verdean culture and much more. Moreover, he was very interested in cultural exchange without showing any trace of intrusiveness. He is also a very good photographer, important for anyone who would like to be photographed in front of surreal natural backdrops. The nature in the mountains is indescribable and offers unique views of the green valleys below. With our excellent driver, the partly quite narrow, old cobblestone road was also comfortable to drive on. The short excursions on foot and the coffee in the mountains were my personal highlights, a certain sense of belonging was created by the locals and their open nature. Fresh fruit and other small items such as drinks and island typical food are also available at every corner. It is important to mention that the guide, whose name unfortunately came to mind, speaks very good English, which is not a given in the Cape Verde Islands. He also speaks Portuguese, French, and Spanish for those who prefer other languages. Also the lunch at the local restaurant was very varied and tasted excellent. I could still tell so much good, but all I have to say is that the tour was worth every penny and even more and that I will immediately recommend it to anyone who is planning to travel to this paradise place.
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Fátima
Jul 8, 2025
Fantastic!!! - I took the day trip to Santo Antão from Sao Vicente today and it was a fantastic experience. From the very first moment of booking, communication has been constant, with the peace of mind that this entails. They take care of absolutely everything (transfers, pick-up and drop-off at accommodation, ferry tickets, etc.). On the other hand, both the driver and the guide (Madú) make you feel part of the most beautiful island in Cape Verde.
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Trail61666869912
Jul 4, 2025
Superb day with Madu! - Superb day spent with Madu! Great guide, kind who knew how to answer all our questions. We were very happy to have had a guide passionate about his island and especially passionate to pass it on to us and show us around! I recommend!
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Bas
May 14, 2025
Wonderful hike - Very beautiful hike and a very friendly and good guide. A much different island than the others in cape Verde, so a must see!
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Christophv930
Apr 27, 2025
Great people, great experience - Highly recommend! Everything ran seamlessly, making it a stress-free experience. It was incredibly informative and felt truly experiential. A special thank you to Medu, our guide, who was absolutely amazing and made the tour even better!
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Joostbreda
Apr 24, 2025
Morabeza - Amazing Tour to Santo Antão - Green Line Tours Cabo Verde - Green Line Tours organized our 11 hour car and (little) hiking tour to Santo Antão. Everything was perfectly arranged. In the morning Paulo a very friendly guy and the companies owner picked us up at our hotel in Mindelo. He brought us to the ferry while explaining us how the day would look like and what we could expect. After some time on the ferry we arrived on the Island Santo Antão where Madú our guide was waiting for us. Madú explained us the Island mentality and way of living. MORABEZA meaning friendly, hospitality and most important No Stress! Also here everything was taken care of and within 5 minutes we were in a huge car that showed us coming hours all the island hotspots. Immediately came forward the passion we saw with Paulo was also there with Madú and you could see he knew a lot. 13 years of experience and hé really knew a lot about the island, plants, fruits and trees. During the day we saw dry parts on a Volcano and also really tropical parts of the Island Santo Antão. Mango, Papaya, Sugar Cane, Passion fruit and lots of Banana trees grow in the moisty upper area. The first hours of the tour we stopped at many extreme green areas were we could make pictures or walk around. During lunch we stopped at a local restaurant that cooks a beautiful tasty meal. It ended with some Icecream and due to some other holiday experiences we had some doubts. This food is tourist safe and amazing with different herbal notes most Europeans never experienced. Not spicy or such but just an amazing experience. After lunch we continued our tour and passed by the main village and saw the fisherman came in with Dorade, Barrakuda, Tuna, Gropper and many others. We ended in a Distillery where from sugar cane liquor was produced. The full old and new process of the distillation was shown. Of course we tasted the famous local Grog liquor and many others. This trip even with the 11 hours shown is for all. People who are not so fit go through via car and if you want to hike some parts also that is possible. I would 100% advice this day our when visiting Sao Vicente. It is an experience you will not forget. I just have shown 5 pictures but we made over 300. You need to see for yourself. Thank you Madú, Paulo and Angela for this amazing day!
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From $93
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).