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Reviews

• Excellent guide

  Deb B,

  Nov 27, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  So much history and heat. Be prepared to walk some, some children in need but very respectful . Great guide, wonderful explanations and obliging to guests requests.

• Great guide for showing u all the scenic spots and great knowledge

  DebW832,

  May 30, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Just did an excellent trip to the central and northern part of the island with Nilton Paquete .. his English is outstanding which is not too common in the island, I was going to self drive but honestly thank goodness I didn’t of still be driving in circles, Nilton is a super interesting guy with a fascinating story and it gave me such a better feel for the island than if I did it alone. So thanks Nilton .. awesome 🙏🏼 his contact details in the pics ..

  

• Worse tour yet

  Deborah S,

  May 23, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  1.00

  Cruise ship took longer with immigration so we were late starting. Only had 3 hrs for tour. Tour drove 1 hrs 20 minutes to see a peak that we couldn't see because of clouds. Saw1 small waterfall and turned around. Saw nothing else. Guide was informative but we didn't see anything.

• Sao Tome is a very...

  Thomas C,

  Apr 2, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Sao Tome is a very beautiful island. The waterfall was a worthwhile experience in a nice setting. Wonderful experience.

• Just okay

  Adrian J,

  Mar 22, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  3.00

  Long journey out to the peak. Could have done with a stop in the town. Felt a bit rushed in the time we had. Is a tender port and arrival was delayed by over an hour. I would guess this happens a lot, so the length of proposed tour is too much

• Fair.

  jennharber4,

  Mar 21, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  3.00

  Good tour but the drive to see the mountain was too long and unnecessary. We didn’t get to see the city (museum, church, buildings) bc our ship’s tenders took too long. We were 1.5 hours late for the tour. They did their best but I would have preferred to see some city highlights. Also, no need to see the abandoned hospital. Be aware, bus is very basic! No air conditioning

• Sao tome and principe, WOW.

  lars l,

  Mar 20, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Fantastic Island/Country, very good guide, and we saw what we should, during 5 hohours. A great Day.

• São Tomé tour

  Shayne S,

  Mar 20, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  Through no fault of the operator we lost at least one hour of the tour due to complications of getting off the ship. Guide extremely knowledgeable but perhaps included too much information that was hard to take in because of his strong accent. Not sure if bus was meant to be air conditioned? Water provided but not cold. At no time did guide give information regarding bathroom/toilet stops. I’m assuming because of time restraints the stops around the township were skipped but a stop to a chocolate shop was added at a passengers request. Personally I would have preferred to drive around the township to at least see where the cathedral and museum were. I think it would have been useful if the guide used a microphone. He was difficult to hear at the back of the bus, especially taking his accent into consideration.

• Hot, primitive long short day

  Jennifer T,

  Mar 20, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  2.00

  There was no AC (supposedly some once the engine was running on the road but it was minor) so we opened the windows and it was tolerable while moving. Anjeo was enthusiastic at first - but as the morning went on - pretty much no dialog unless we asked questions. His english was passable and you could tell he was very interested in getting the communication right. He was probably disappointed in our group not trying the fried bananas & a required stop along the road for the 90-year old Dad with us who needed to use a restroom - none would be available soon enough. The driver did a good job getting us places. I'm not sure if we didn't get to the waterfall intended due to some mobility challenges with 2 of the 7 of our party - same with the view of Pico Cao. There was no walking/hiking. So not sure why this was labeled that need to be in moderate fitness unless we got cut short. With the hour+ late start & lack of air - I think we cut short the last bit so saw an abbreviated view of town - no souvenir stop. At the chocolate shop - able to use only VISA credit cards or large US$ denomination bills ($50 or $100 etc. Really tried to get some Dobra but seemed no one wanted to give it up for small bills. The drive was long and rough in areas - some beautiful scenery - good view into the local life, but lots of same for the 4 hrs driving up and back. Glad I did it but not sure the others in our group are. I would recommend this for adventurous folks who are willing to tough it out for a good overview of the island, but not for typical cruise ship tourists without the AC.

• São Tomé and Príncipe, an experience!!!!

  230ursulal,

  Mar 20, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  The tour was an absolute highlight! Great driver, perfect tour guide, very informative and always concerned about his guests. It was an unforgettable day! Thank you for that!

  
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