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• Guided trip to Ilhéu das Rolas with lunch

  Fugee007,

  Sep 27, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Our group of 5 adults booked Luis Miguel for a guided trip to Ilhéu das Rolas, the tiny island off the southern tip of Sao Tome where you can straddle the equator. Miguel collected us from our accommodation in Santana in his 4x4, which has plenty of room, and we set off south. Miguel gave us a history of Sao Tome and a running commentary covering the areas we were passing through. Miguel is friendly, always smiling, knowledgeable and very passionate about his homeland. And he speaks very good English. The tour included the boat trip to Ilhéu das Rolas, a lovely lunch on the island and the return transport to our accommodation. I'd thoroughly recommend Miguel as a guide.

• Great way to see this...

  Amy S,

  Aug 30, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Great way to see this GORGEOUS island. Prettiest tropical vegetation I have seen. Wear water shoes with good grip to explore the rocks and beaches.

• Best São Tomé Tour Guide!

  MGesq1,

  Aug 15, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Luis was an excellent tour guide! His professionalism and speedy responses to my inquires made me feel at ease. His teammate Ayres was superb and safely drove me to various tourist points across the island, while also giving me a history lesson via his knowledgeable answers to my various questions. I highly recommend Luis for your tourism needs on São Tomé! Muito obrigado pelo tudo.

• Genuine contact with Sao Tomé south coast

  Nomad21830977723,

  Jul 15, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  Luis Miguel picked us up at the hotel and drove us to the various villages of the South Coast until we arrived in sight of the Cao Grande. Competent, kind, multilingual and helpful. You feel that he knows and loves his country.

  

  

• DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS DRIVER. TOUR BASIC

  marshap1919,

  Jun 8, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  1.00

  DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY WITH THIS MAN. To book his tours you pay a very small deposit and the rest in cash on the day - DON'T GO THERE. The tour is NOT worth it, which ever tour it might be with him. In over twenty five years of travelling the world this is the WORST tour we have ever done. I emailed Luis, but after he had taken the money for the tour, which he does up front before you leave the port, he doesn't want to know. And needless to say he has not bothered to reply to my email. The tour guide / driver (same man) we had understood more English than he spoke. The van we had, which is described as an air conditioned vehicle, is not, the A/C didn't work, so we had to have the windows open. The van kept breaking down, it was old and really not fit for purpose and we did doubt we would even get back to the ship. The driver / guide phoned Luis a number of times, but he wasn't helpful and left the driver / guide to get on with it. The driver / guide himself kept loosing concentration / falling asleep and veering off the road, or into massive pot holes. Each time he did that the van stopped working. Not safe. Fortunately there is very few vehicles on the roads outside of the city. All six of us on this tour were disgusted. If you stop at this port you will be better off, when you finally make it off the ship, in booking a tour with one of the people standing there trying to get your attention, in a vehicle you can see and a person you can speak with and negotiate the price. Other people we know did this and paid less for much better than we did by booking in advance. I hope this review will help other not waste their money with this time waster.

• Do not book on a day trip

  Peacock-Travel3,

  May 23, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  2.00

  Miguel was a nice and patient person but very unreasonable to ask me to wait after standing there for 1.5 hours for all passengers to get off ship which was 2.5 hours at least. He wanted to cut down the tour for same price. I ended up getting my own transport. I was livid. I'm on a private tour why should I wait? He said as the owner he has to make sure all of the tours go smoothly but that's not fair for a private tour to not start until well after 2 hours of meeting time. Never again!!!! Further he says this tour is only available for 4 days. So why say full day tour after I arrive it changed

• LGBTQ Tour to South Africa

  williamsU6783RC,

  May 18, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  I can't recommend Detours based in Vancouver and Out Of Office in London for arranging a most exciting two weeks in South Africa covering Cape Town, The Wineries, Kruger Park Safari and then Jo'berg. This was my first group travel and the leader - Darren Frances - was brilliant. The hotels and restaurants were excellent and all the trips were smooth running and seemed faultless due to Darren's professionalism. These companies arrange tours throughout the year and I look forward to using their services again

  

  

• Super day very impressive

  Gerd K,

  Mar 27, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  A perfect day with a great driver. A delicious beer on the beach. You must have seen the Pico. In addition, the work on palm oil extraction. Several beaches, the market and the city visited. A great impression of the island.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• It is a very exiting tour

  Kai Z,

  Mar 24, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  It was a very exiting tour. We visited Equator on a small island. We were the only 4 passengers in our cruise ship come to this place! Many thanks to our driver Jeremias Monteiro. The road is very rough and we had very tight schedule, but he managed to let us came back on time. We had a great time!

• Super recommend!

  larissaterumi,

  Mar 10, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  I made the south tour of the island of São Tomé with Luis Miguel during a visit in February 2025. She was traveling alone, but Louis was extremely caring and respectful. The tour on the Ilhéu das Rolas is really worth it! He adapted the tour based on what I wanted to see and according to my availability of time, showing itself quite flexible to serve the customers. The boat transport and lunch on the island were paid apart, but everything very well organized. If you are on the island looking for an experienced guide, I recommend the tour with him!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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