Fogo Island: Hiking Portela – 1995 Peak – 2014 Crater – Portela

Overview

Available languages

Portuguese

English

French

Spanish

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a spectacular walking adventure that you have certainly never done before. Leave Portela village on a traceable path passing through sporadically planted fruit trees and vines pushing gently upwards.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Private transportation

Liability insurance

All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Pensao Amizade No Corasao

Monte Grande Cape Verde

Hotel Ocean View & Restaurante Seafood

Bile Baixo Illha Sao Filipe Cape Verde

Bamboo Xaguate Hotel

Rua da Posto, Ilha do Fogo, CP 47 Sao Filipe Cape Verde

Sao Filipe Airport

Cape Verde

What To Expect

Fogo

Get picked up at your accommodation and depart towards the 2014 volcano crater.

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Cha das Caldeiras

Get picked up at your accommodation and be prepared for a spectacular walking adventure that you have certainly never done before. Leave Portela village on a traceable path passing through sporadically planted fruit trees and vines, your path pushing gently upwards. Next, walk across the dusty lapilli that seems to muffle sound and life, then hike to the 1995 peak, before making the short ascent to peer down into the colorful, smoking crater created in 2014. Cross paths where lava has truncated the cobblestone road and take a break for a well-deserved picnic. After that, return down the path, which takes about 45 minutes to reach your hotel.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Hiking from São Filipe

Duration: 7 hours: Usually, the walk takes approximately 5 hours and the round trip transfers 2 hours.
São Filipe - Volcano - São Fil: Get picked up from your accommodation in São Filipe and depart toward the Volcano. After the hiking drive back to the hotel.
Pickup included

Hiking from Châ das Caldeiras

Duration: 5 hours
Chã - Volcano - Chã: Our local guide will pick you up at your accommodation in Chã das Caldeiras. Then, walk until you reach the volcano.
Pickup included

Reviews

4.50

2 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Good tour to hiking Fogo
Hiroyuki M,
May 6, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
It was a good way to visit the volcano in Fogo. When I visit there, there are almost no other travelers. In order not to get lost, you need a guided tour. The view from the mountain was great. The guide was very helpful to support my hiking. This tour is from Cha das Caldeiras. If you stay in Sao Fripe, you can ask for the operater to tranfer in additional charge. This tour is not to the top of the mountain, but the middle of the point.
Great experience
X3454YQdavido,
Aug 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was a great alternative to the more challenging hike to the peak! Our guide led is to the smaller crater of 2014 through some vineyards and we also went into a cave forned by the 1995 eruption inside a cooled down lava stream. You even get the experience of "sliding" down the ashy slope of the volcano!