1.Serra Malagueta: Principal Valley Hike & Lunch with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 64 reviews · 7 hours · from $111Our pick

Guided Serra Malagueta hike with a local Morabeza lunch in Mato Dento, plus sea-land views along Cape Verde’s east coast.

“I really enjoyed this tour if you want to see the locals life closer and enjoy the very tasty meal of a local family and the beautiful nature and animals and plantations you get to book this hike plus Peter the Guide was the cherry on top making everything so smooth, helping in every detail and gave so much information about the whole country and history and fauna and Flora, it was overall perfect!! Thank you :)”

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2.Santiago Island: Serra Malagueta & Tarrafal Beach Trek Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 61 reviews · 8 hours · from $106

Trek Serra Malagueta Natural Park and unwind at Tarrafal Beach on Santiago, with hotel pickup and picnic on this 8-hour tour.

“Elisanto was an awesome guide and I will rate it a 10/10”

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3.Santiago: Calabaceira Valley Trek & Visit to Cidade Velha

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Trek Calabaceira Valley and explore Cidade Velha in Cape Verde, with UNESCO sights, a rum distillery stop, and seafront lunch.

“Lovely trip and beautiful surroundings, Ivana, the guide, was extremely nice and friendly, absolutely recommended:)”

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4.Santiago: Monte Tchota Natural Park to Pico d’Antónia Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 43 reviews · 6 hours · from $100

Hike Santiago Island’s highest point, Pico d’Antónia, through Monte Tchota Natural Park for cool air, big views, and a real workout.

“Great tour and guide went mostly in our pace and was well informed and helpful”

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5.Serra Malagueta Natural Park Hike & Relaxing Swim at Tarrafal Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $104Top rated

Serra Malagueta guided hike from Praia plus Tarrafal swim and picnic. Moderate 8.5 km loop, endemic birds and plants, small group value.

“Guide très sympathique, parlant parfaitement le français et très cultivée (biologie, histoire etc...). Expédition relativement facile, marche d'environ 3 heures, très venté, brumeux et relativement frais vers les sommets. Paysages magnifiques. Visite d'un village tenu par une communauté vivant comme les indigènes de l'époque (mais on a vu un poste TV qui fonctionnait...!!).”

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6.Serra Malagueta Natural Park: Hike to Gongon Valley & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 22 reviews · from $106

Challenging Serra Malagueta hike from Praia with wildlife spotting, valley crossings, and a mountain family picnic lunch.

“A fantastic nature experience, if our guide hadn't tried to set a running record. 12 kilometers in about 3.5 hours! There was no picnic as described, just a quick stop to eat papaya! The guide was way ahead and either didn't notice some of our falls or didn't want to see them. The route is very challenging but beautiful, but it also requires a guide who cares about his or her group.”

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7.Santiago Island: 4-Hour Calabaceira Valley Hike & Guided Tour to Cidade Velha

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $81Best value

Hike Calabaceira Valley from Praia and tour Cidade Velha UNESCO sites, churches, pelourinho and pirate fortress views on an easy 4-hour walk.

“Great hike with a great guide. Beautiful views and rich history. Guide had good knowledge of the area and the driver was very accommodating and safe. Appreciated their flexibility.”

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8.Santiago: Trek from Serra Malagueta to Rabelados Community

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $111

Hike Serra Malagueta Natural Park to Rabelados in Cape Verde for endemic plants, a forest picnic, 1,064m views, and thatched customs.

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9.Hiking: Monte Tchota Natural Park – Pico D’Antónia (1394m) – Longueira

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $98

Hike Santiago’s highest peak, Pico d’Antónia, through Monte Tchota Natural Park, with a safe guide, picnic lunch, and Longueira homes.

“Cátia (the guide) and Nilton (the driver) were both wonderful! They are passionate about their country and didn't hesitate answering all my questions and even gave me some nice recommendations. I felt safe at all times, they made sure we were keeping a steady pace but Read more”

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10.Santiago: Longueira, Pico de Antónia & Monte Tchota Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10 reviews · from $106

Guided Santiago trek from Praia to Longueira, Pico de Antónia and Monte Tchota, plus a rum distillery stop and big views.

“Very nice hike, not easy especially the last meters which climb steeply. The very friendly guide as well as her trainee present today.”

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11.Hiking Pico de Antónia – Summit Adventure & Scenic Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $120

Half-day hike to Pico de Antónia with pickup from Praia, a 1,394 m summit, and big panoramic views over Santiago, Fogo, and Maio.

“Great time great guys great share You can true the staff There are professionnal they do know how to have a really good time in this trekking”

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12.Tarrafal: From Praia:Hike in Serra Malagueta Natural Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 6 reviews · 5 hours · from $111

Private 5-hour hike in Serra Malagueta Natural Park, 800 m up, with Fogo volcano views and mountain lodge lunch from Praia.

“On the trail to the viewpoint Viracão we had great views on both sides of the island. It was rather an easy walk. After 2 1/2 hours we were back at the office of Serra Malagueta Nature Park and I found 80USD per person is a bit too much for the tour.”

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13.Boat Trip to Aguas Belas Cave+Barbecue

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $141

Swim inside Cape Verde’s Aguas Belas cave by small fishing boat, then enjoy a black-sand beach BBQ on Santiago Island.

“Mijn man en ik hadden een gezellige en avontuurlijke dag met gids Kevin en zijn collega’s. We werden per taxi naar Ribeira da Barca gebracht door Kevin en onze chauffeur. We konden stoppen waar we wilden voor een foto of om wat te drinken te halen. De boottocht was heel mooi, we konden zwemmen in de grot Aguas Belas en hebben veel foto’s gemaakt. Daarna volgden een privéstrand waar we een smakelijke (op ons verzoek vegetarische) maaltijd kregen. Kevin was een kundige gids en sprak goed Engels. De rest van het team waren vrolijke en hulpvaardige mannen. We raden deze trip aan.”

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14.Hikking Natural Park/Serra Malagueta

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $87

Private guided hike in Serra Malagueta Natural Park from Praia, with pickup, snacks, and panoramic views. Great pacing, weather matters.

“We had a very nice day with Adilson (the driver) and José (our guide). The day before, we made some arrangements with Adilson on WhatsApp to extend our trip with a lunch in Assomada and a visit to the famous Assomada market, which waRead more”

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15.Hiking Águas Belas Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $105

A 3-hour private hike to Águas Belas Cave near Praia. Sea breezes, possible turtles, and a brief, free cave visit.

“I liked very much the 3-hour hike through the stark landscape, first to the cave and then on to Ribeira de Barca: the sea turqoise near the land and dark blue further away, the land ochre with dark red to black and dotted with green bushes, anRead more”

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