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Where to Walk: the 7 Best Cape Verde Hiking Tours

7 hikes  ·  from $51 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a walking friend: 7 cape verde hiking tours that justify the airfare, each with its price, its distance and the one thing to know before you commit.

Fogo Island: Pico do Fogo Volcano Summit Hike - The early pickup and ride toward Chã das Caldeiras
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Fogo Island: Pico do Fogo Volcano Summit Hike

1.Fogo Island: Pico do Fogo Volcano Summit Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 92 reviews · 6 - 7 hours · from $51Our pick

You’ll hike Pico do Fogo with a local guide, reaching Cape Verde’s 2,829-meter summit after roughly three to four hours. Expect volcanic views, active crater areas, and a playful descent through loose ash toward Chã das Caldeiras. Hotel transfers are included, but bring your own water and picnic.

“Our guide, Junior, was excellent, he took the pace nice and steady, having regular short breaks and checking we we ok. He spoke excellent English and had a passion for the volcano and surrounding area, would highly recommend him.”

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Santo Antão: Day Trip by Car or Trek - The early ferry from Mindelo
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Santo Antão: Day Trip by Car or Trek

2.Santo Antão: Day Trip by Car or Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $104Best guided

Cross from Mindelo to Santo Antão by ferry, then tour the island by private vehicle with a local guide such as Madu or Danny. Visit Cova Crater, Pico da Cruz, Ponta do Sol, Paúl, and a grogue distillery. Choose a car sightseeing day or ask about a custom walk or trek.

“Santo Antao is a very beautiful island and the tour is perfect to visit it from Sao Vicente, if you don't have time for a longer stay. The tour is very well organized. Our guide was great. He told us so much about the island and Cabo Verde and stopped with us the best spots. SaRead more”

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Serra Malagueta: Principal Valley Hike & Lunch with Locals - The Principal Valley’s farm country
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Serra Malagueta: Principal Valley Hike & Lunch with Locals

3.Serra Malagueta: Principal Valley Hike & Lunch with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 64 reviews · 7 hours · from $111

Travel from Praia into Serra da Malagueta National Park for a 2 to 3 hour, 4.5 km downhill hike through streams, plantations, and rural villages. Meet local families, eat lunch in Mato Dento, and return along Santiago’s east coast. Guides speak English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish. Peter and Elton have earned special praise for their guiding.

“I really enjoyed this tour if you want to see the locals life closer and enjoy the very tasty meal of a local family and the beautiful nature and animals and plantations you get to book this hike plus Peter the Guide was the cherry on top making everything so smooth, helping in every detail and gave so much information about the whole country and history and fauna and Flora, it was overall perfect!! Thank you :)”

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Santiago Island: Serra Malagueta & Tarrafal Beach Trek Tour - The drive from Praia to Serra Malagueta
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Santiago Island: Serra Malagueta & Tarrafal Beach Trek Tour

4.Santiago Island: Serra Malagueta & Tarrafal Beach Trek Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 61 reviews · 8 hours · from $106

Spend three hours walking a moderate loop through Serra Malagueta Natural Park with a guide such as Carlos, Elton, or Americano, then swim or rest at Tarrafal Beach. Hotel pickup, transport, picnic, and insurance are included. The 8.5-kilometer trail gains about 280 meters and reaches 1,075 meters.

“I ended up being the only one attending the hike. So it was me, the guide and 2 trainees. The guide was very knowledgeable and all of the guys were very nice to spend time with. I booked the hike during the rainy season, so no views for me, but it was still a nicely spent day.”

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Praia: Baobab Mysterious Tree, Green Valley & Old City Hike - Farms, fruit trees, and the everyday life of Santiago
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Praia: Baobab Mysterious Tree, Green Valley & Old City Hike

5.Praia: Baobab Mysterious Tree, Green Valley & Old City Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 53 reviews · 4 hours · from $53

This four-hour, small-group hike links Praia with Santiago’s green interior and historic Cidade Velha. You’ll walk about 4 km downhill through banana, sugar cane, mango, coconut, and papaya trees, look for the island’s symbolic kingfisher, learn about grogue, and visit a remarkable 400-year-old baobab. Guides may include Antonio, Alex, or Americio.

“We loved this walk, its about 2 hours of actual walking but gets you out the city and into nature from Praia. Not a long drive to the starting point and they pick you up at the end of the walk (point to point, not a loop) The area was beautiful and peaceful. Lots of fruit trees and the Kingfisher bird and a money we spotted! Very stoney ground but not too strenuous. Good to wear shoes with proper support for the stones.”

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Santiago: Calabaceira Valley Trek & Visit to Cidade Velha - Baobabs, birds, monkeys, and working farms
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Santiago: Calabaceira Valley Trek & Visit to Cidade Velha

6.Santiago: Calabaceira Valley Trek & Visit to Cidade Velha

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Travel from Praia to Calabaceira for an easy but sometimes narrow downhill trek through sugar cane, banana trees, baobabs, and local farms. Meet a rum maker, then explore Cidade Velha with guides such as Katia, Mario, Ivana, Soraya, or Riccardo. Lunch is separate, and São Filipe Fortress costs €5.

“Mario notre guide était vraiment sympa et un puits de sciences quant à la connaissance des lieux visités et de son pays en règle générale. La randonnée et les visites étaient très intéressantes et instructives. Valérie et Christophe.”

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Santiago: Monte Tchota Natural Park to Pico d'Antónia Hike - The climb toward Pico d’Antónia
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Santiago: Monte Tchota Natural Park to Pico d’Antónia Hike

7.Santiago: Monte Tchota Natural Park to Pico d’Antónia Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 43 reviews · 6 hours · from $100

Leave Praia or São Jorge dos Órgãos for a demanding 9-kilometer trek through cool, biodiverse Monte Tchota Natural Park. With a guide such as Elder, you climb to Pico d’Antónia, Santiago’s 1,394-meter summit, then descend on a narrow, tilted trail. Clear weather may reveal Maio and Fogo’s volcano.

“To była fantastyczna wyprawa. Elder był znakomitym, pomocnym i pełnym empatii przewodnikiem. Jego wiedza na temat otaczającej nas podczas wyprawy przyrody była imponująca, ale przekazywał ją w bardzo przystępny sposób. Podczas całej wędrówki Elder zarówno czuwał nad bezpieczeństwem naszej grupy jak i wspierał w trudniejszych momentach. Choć droga na szczyt Pico d'Antonio momentami łatwa nie była, to krajobraz widziany z góry wynagradzał wszystko. Dziękuję Elder za tą wyprawę.”

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