After disembarking, be welcomed by Your travel representative, who will be waiting for you at Fogo Airport with a sign displaying your name, as informed by you. Then, be transferred to São Filipe, the capital of the island.

Sao Filipe

start your discovery from the Main Square and exploring “Sobrados”, at a charming little town lined with colorful colonial houses.

Municipal Museum

Next, head to the small Municipal Museum and appreciate the simplicity of the objects that portray the local history. At the local market, mingle with locals and admire the vibrant colors of the local fruits and vegetables there.

Move on to Salinas, a small fishing port with no beaches, but there is a spetacular natural pool, sculpted by nature in volcanic rock. Enjoy a dip into Salina’s natural pool and watch fishermen returning to shore with the day’s catch.

Enjoy a photo stop at Achada Furna and Cabeça Fundão along the way. Cross Chã das Caldeiras National Park and admire uninterrupted views of the volcano and rugged surrounding landscape.

Be transferred to Salinas de São José, and if the weather allows, enjoy a dip into its beautiful natural pool, one of the best bathing spots on the island. Take beautiful pictures of the houses carved over the sea, the great neighbor island Brava and have the opportunity to watch fishermen returning to shore with the day’s catch.

After a delicious lunch in a local atmosphere, drive northwards to the village of Mosteiros and stroll up the lava flows created by the 1951 eruption, a succession of jagged, dark intrusions on the landscape.

After the tour, enjoy free time according to the ferry scheduled time, then be picked up in São Filipe and depart towards the Harbour. Enjoy a 30-minute ferry trip from Fogo to Brava.

Arrival and transfer to Nova Sintra.

Nova Sintra

Hotel Check-in. Overnight in Nova Sintra.

Nova Sintra

After breakfast, be picked up at your accommodation and depart towards Nova Sintra. Make your first stop at Eugénio Tavares main square, and learn about the history of Morna, a Cape Verdean musical genre internationalized by Cesária Évora and considered Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Take pictures of empty colonial houses and drive through the pretty village of Cova Rodela and reach Mato Grande Village.

Visit Miradouro and enjoy a stunning view looking out over Nova Sintra towards Fogo Island.

Your tour progresses to Mato, from where you will see Fontainhas Mountain, the highest peak on the island.

Head to Cachaço Village and have chance to see local goat's cheese production, which the tiny production is usually exported to Santiago Island.

Then, head to the west of Brava and reach Lomba in Tantum, a fishing village where locals go when they want to buy some fresh fish.

If sea conditions permit, take a break and swim in the beautiful warm natural pools of at Fajã D'Água. At lunch, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the city and taste some local delights in a typical restaurant.

Overnight in Nova Sintra.

Nova Sintra

After breakfast, be picked up from your accommodation in Brava and depart towards the harbour. Enjoy a 30-minute ferry trip from Brava to Fogo.

Arrive in Fogo and head inland to the small villages of Achada Furna and Cabeça Fundão. There, learn about the history of the residents who had their houses submerged by the lava from the recent volcanic eruption of 2014.

Scenic drive to this beautiful village.

Cha das Caldeiras

. Arrive at Chã das Caldeiras National Park and admire un interrupted views of the volcano and rugged surrounding landscape. Marvel with an amazing view from the foot of Cape Verde's highest mountain, the active volcano, one of the best attractions in the country. After that, take a break for the well-deserved lunch in a local atmosphere and buy or taste at your expense one of the best wines in the world. Overnight in Chã das Caldeiras.

Cha das Caldeiras

Get picked up at your accommodation in Chã das Caldeiras and walk with your guide until reaching the foot of the Volcano.

Pico Do Fogo

Start the climb and let your local guide adjust the rate of climbing according to your skills. After 3 hours, reach the highest peak in Cape Verde, Pico do Fogo, the third highest mountain in the Atlantic Ocean, with 2829 meters of altitude. Enjoy one of the most steep and spectacular volcanic cones in the world where the last eruption occurred in 2014, and then, start the fun part of the day; feel the sensation of touching the sky above the clouds and then begin descending the steep ash descent for half an hour, sinking knee deep in Lapilli, a lifetime experience. After doing one of the best things to do in Cape Verde, the tour concludes with drop-off at your accommodation in Chã das Caldeiras. Overnight in Chã das Caldeiras.

Sao Filipe

Transfer out São Filipe - Mosteiros

Say Goodbye to Fogo and take your flight back.

After breakfast, be picked up at your hotel in Chã das Caldeiras and start your hiking adventure through the north's protected forest and some descent path. Cross the steep northeast side of the volcano and be amazed by the unique sea landscape with the sight of the neighboring Santiago Island. Stick the road and walk through small residences built on lava rock terraces, banana, orange and coffee plantations. Enjoy the local environment and an intact nature filled of the scents of oranges and the noise of children and roosters.

After the locality of Pai António, a predominantly agricultural municipality, whose dominant crops are: coffee, grape, cotton and purgueira.

Mosteiros

Most of the Mosteiros territory is covered with lavas resulting from a series of volcanic eruptions that happened over time.

Sao Filipe

Hotel Drop-Off. Overnight in São Filipe.

Sao Filipe

Start your last day with a delicious breakfast at your accommodation and then enjoy your free time according to the flight schedules. Check out from the accommodation in São Filipe and at agreed time be picked up and transferred to Fogo airport. Catch your flight back home and say goodbye to "La Morabeza Crioula".