Mindelo, Cesária Évora's hometown and cultural capital of the Cape Verdean carnival. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Mindelo; Historic centre & Laginha beach; Monte Verde; Calhau's wild beaches.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Mindelo
14:00 — Arrival in Mindelo
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de São Vicente → Mindelo
15:30 — Hotel check-in — Mindelo
19:30 — Dinner with live morna music — Mindelo
Day 2 — Historic centre & Laginha beach
09:30 — Mindelo's colonial historic centre — Mindelo
13:00 — Lunch — Mindelo
15:00 — Laginha beach, right in the town centre — Mindelo
19:30 — Dinner — Mindelo
Day 3 — Monte Verde
Drive to Monte Verde — Mindelo → Monte Verde
09:30 — Hike to the summit of Monte Verde, the island's highest point — Monte Verde
13:00 — Picnic lunch — Monte Verde
Back to Mindelo — Monte Verde → Mindelo
19:30 — Dinner — Mindelo
Day 4 — Calhau's wild beaches
Drive to Calhau — Mindelo → Calhau
09:30 — Calhau's black volcanic sand beaches — Calhau
13:00 — Lunch — Calhau
Back to Mindelo — Calhau → Mindelo
19:30 — Last dinner — Mindelo
Day 5 — Departure
09:00 — Breakfast — Mindelo
Transfer to the airport — Mindelo → Aéroport de São Vicente