r/CapeVerde

Morning. Im travelling to Bao Vista later this year. I read that vapes are not sold on the islands. May I bring them with me? I dont want to break any rules

Boa tarde!!

I’ve just booked a holiday to CV in November. I would love to do some island hopping (Sao Vicente, Sao Antao, Sal) but am struggling with flights. Google and multiple blogs say there are lots of flights per week but I’m struggling to find more than one/two flight from Praia to SV per week (and return) and NONE between Sal and SV (again contrary to what the internet says). I know there is a long ferry that connects SV to Sal but does anyone have any info on flights within Cabo Verde??

TLDR: best way to get from Praia to Sao Vicente and back to Sal

We spent 3 weeks on Sal last Christmas, the first 5 days in an all inclusive resort then the rest of our trip we stayed at 3 different apartments in Santa Maria. Our kids age 7 and 13 loved the pools and buffets at the resort but my husband and I really didn’t enjoy it, all the staff seemed overworked, undervalued and miserable. We much preferred being in the apartments in town.

We loved the beaches, the bars, the weather, the taxi drivers, the Strela and Caipirinhas, the airport and the stray dogs. There were a couple we’d have loved to take home they were so sweet 🥰

We didn’t like the near constant and sometimes quite aggressive pressure to buy from vendors on the beach and when passing gift shops in town. We found food and drinks quite expensive compared to Portugal where we live and other than watersports we didn’t think there was much to do once we’d visited all the usual tourist places.

I’m not sure we’ll return to Sal in future, but we’d like to visit other islands after hearing about the hometowns of the taxi drivers we spoke to. São Vicente and Santo Antãu were highly recommended. Flights over Christmas aren’t cheap and it’s our only family holiday of the year as where we live is hot and sunny most of the year with lots to see and do.

So my question is where should we spend our 3 week trip and why? We can’t afford flights between the islands so we’d be flying into São Vicente. I know it’s easy to get from there to Santo Antão by ferry so we’d definitely want to visit there. Other than that we’re completely open to suggestions! We’re not opposed to getting ferries to other islands too, but not really long journeys.

I also wondered if anyone has been anywhere else in the world that’s warm and sunny in December, is reasonably affordable, has great food, nice sandy beaches and plenty of things to do for both adults and kids?

Are there any shops to buy SIM caras there ?

Hi there, we´ve been to Cape verde twice now. We love all oft the islands we've lived to see by now. Next time we´d like to dicover the smaller ones, like Maio, Brava, and Fogo. We love beach life, but not for more than 3 days in a row, and we do hikes up to 5 hrs long, seek nature´s beauty in general, and prefer cosy accomodation (which does not depend on the level of luxury). Anybody out there with some tips on the island(s)? Would be very welcome !

I'll be moving out to Cape Verde for a year in a few months and I'm wondering what are some things to do that's beyond basic tourism and what I should know when going there for longer than a trip.