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Boy on a handmade wooden bicycle on a tropical road, Príncipe Island

Independent excursions

Discover Santo António

~3 hours, sightseeing, available all year

Walk through the picturesque streets of the island’s capital, the self-proclaimed smallest city in the world, Santo António. Discover Príncipean traditions and stop in at family-run restaurants to savour delicacies such as octopus with boiled banana, or grilled fresh fish.

Group of local children laughing and embracing, Príncipe Island

Chicks feeding from a coconut shell on the ground, Príncipe Island

Street scene with colonial buildings in Santo António, Príncipe Island

Street mural with the local expression leve-leve in Santo António, Príncipe Island

Artistic illustration of tropical flowers in dark red from the Príncipe Collection Hotels.

Children fishing with hand lines from the harbour wall in Santo António, Príncipe Island

Coffee beans being roasted in a pot over a wood fire, Príncipe Island

Outside view of the Church of Santo António, the capital of Príncipe Island

Artistic illustration of a handprint in dark yellow from the Príncipe Collection Hotels.

Group of local children laughing and embracing, Príncipe Island

Chicks feeding from a coconut shell on the ground, Príncipe Island

Street scene with colonial buildings in Santo António, Príncipe Island

Street mural with the local expression leve-leve in Santo António, Príncipe Island

Artistic illustration of tropical flowers in dark red from the Príncipe Collection Hotels.

Children fishing with hand lines from the harbour wall in Santo António, Príncipe Island

Coffee beans being roasted in a pot over a wood fire, Príncipe Island

Outside view of the Church of Santo António, the capital of Príncipe Island

Artistic illustration of a handprint in dark yellow from the Príncipe Collection Hotels.

Santo António harbour with colonial buildings and a red and white lighthouse, Príncipe Island

Southern Príncipe Discovery

~3 hours

Hand holding a cracked-open cacao fruit

The Cacao Route

~2 hours, walking, available all year

Includes: Cacao plantation tour, chocolate factory presentation and tasting.

Aerial view of a person floating in the waters of Oque Pipi Waterfall

Oquê Pipi Waterfall Trail

~3 hours, light hiking, available all year

Includes: Transfer to and from the trail, informative walk, swimming.

Local guide walking through the dense Príncipe forest

Rainforest to Ocean Trail

~3 hours, hiking, available all year

Includes: Transport to and from trail, informative walk, swimming, snack.

Local man in a hat and jeans weaving baskets on Príncipe Island.

Príncipe Island Discovery

~3 hours, cars and walking, available all year

Includes: Transportation, short informative walks, visit to local artisans.

Mystic trail through the dense forest in Príncipe Island.

Ribeira Izé Lost City Trail

~3 hours, hiking, available all year

Includes: Informative walk, swimming.

HBD Príncipe Island

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