activities
Would you like to discover the island of Santiago during your stay at the Terra Sagrada Festival?
Book optional activities with us and immerse yourself in the local culture and landscapes.
Scuba diving - Calheta de São Martinho
Dive into the depths of Calheta de São Martinho, in the municipality of Ribeira Grande where you can find the ruins of the building of the mythical French airline, Aéropostale, leader of the routes from Toulouse, a city in southern France to Santiago de Chile. In this small village, you will find the base of the powerful crane, the instrument that was used to move the seaplanes to land, as well as remains of the machinery and half a dozen houses that belonged to the company's engineers. And at the bottom of the sea lies a vessel that may have belonged to Aéropostale.
NOTE: If you dive deeper than 15 meters, wait 24 hours before traveling by air.
détails
- Duration of 2h30
- Groups of 4 people maximum
- Diving till 16 - 18 meters of depth
- The package includes the necessary diving equipment and a professional instructor
- Departures are subject to weather and tide conditions
Local Boat Tour and Free-diving
A boat tour along the coast of Praia and free-diving within the small bay of Calheta de São Martinho, in the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.
NOTE: If you dive deeper than 15 meters, wait 24 hours before traveling by air.
détails
• Duration of 2h30 • Groups of 4 people maximum • Package includes necessary free-diving equipment, fins, goggles and snorkel • Diving till 16 - 18 meters of depth • Professional guide • Departures subject to weather and tide conditions
Boat Trip - Baía do Inferno – Visit to the Caves
Known for areas of difficult access, located south of the fishing village of Porto Rincão, Baía do Inferno on the Santiago Island is an area rich in diversity, in terms of seabirds, dolphins and fishes. The area ranges from coral walls to caves, tunnels and channels and is now part of the National Network of Protected Areas.
détails
• Duration of 4h30 • Groups of 8 people maximum • Professional Guide included • Departures subject to weather and tide conditions
Urban Tour in Achada Grande Frente
Explore one of the largest suburban neighborhoods of the Capital of Praia, Achada Grande Frente, located east of the city center, which for many years was known as one of the most socially problematic neighborhoods of the city. Meanwhile, with the Urban Art Program, promoted by the NGO Africa'70 in partnership with the Association Pilorinhu and the Municipality of Praia, eight workshops were held over a period of 3 years with international and Cape Verdean artists, such as Vhils, Alexandre Keto, Bankslave, Dreph, Yuran Henrique, Falko One, Ananda Nahú, Finok, Paula Plim as well as workshops with national artists such as Sabino & Fico, Tutu Sousa Ider da Lomba & Hibrarin Dias, Gilda Barros, Carlos Lopes, Talin Neves, EGarcia, ISilva, Zurk, and more.
After touring the neighborhood, you can experience the traditional wood-fired cooking and try the typical meat plate Cachupa, where corn and beans are the main ingredients, made by the famous Dona Júlia, the cook of the neighborhood's festivals.
détails
- • Duration of 3 hours
- • Group of 10 to 30 people
- • Community guide (English and Portuguese)
- • Traditional lunch included at the Pilorinhu Community Association: Cachupa (beans, pumpkin, carrots, beef and pork, English potatoes and sweet chorizos, cassava, sweet potatoes), accompanied by a natural seasonal fruit juice
Trekking in São Domingos
Just 18 km from the capital of Praia, you will discover a beautiful acacia forest at the bottom of a cultivated valley and visit two brandy distilleries, a grog house, a botanical center where you can observe endemic plants and a panoramic view over the valley and the mountains. You may walk to the village of Rui Vaz (3 km), a magnificent village at an altitude of 800 meters, which offers a superb panorama of the island of Santiago.
détails
• Duration of 3 hours • Level 2 of difficulty • Group of 30 people • Picnic included (drinks not included) • Professional English-speaking guide • Return transfer from Praia