Romantically ruined colonial plantations and the equator line on an islet. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in São Tomé; Colonial roças; Ilhéu das Rolas; Islet beaches & return.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in São Tomé
14:00 — Arrival in São Tomé
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de São Tomé → São Tomé
15:30 — Hotel check-in — São Tomé
19:30 — Dinner — São Tomé
Day 2 — Colonial roças
Drive to Água Izé — São Tomé → Roça Água Izé
10:00 — Roça Água Izé, a former cocoa plantation with colonial architecture — Roça Água Izé
13:00 — Lunch on the roça — Roça Água Izé
15:00 — Cocoa drying sheds and a living chocolate museum — Roça Água Izé
Back to São Tomé — Roça Água Izé → São Tomé
19:30 — Dinner — São Tomé
Day 3 — Ilhéu das Rolas
Road, then boat to the islet — São Tomé → Ilhéu das Rolas
12:30 — Lodge check-in on the islet — Ilhéu das Rolas
13:00 — Lunch — Ilhéu das Rolas
15:30 — Monument marking the equator line — Ilhéu das Rolas
19:30 — Dinner — Ilhéu das Rolas
Day 4 — Islet beaches & return
09:30 — Snorkelling at Praia Banana — Ilhéu das Rolas
13:00 — Lunch — Ilhéu das Rolas
Back to São Tomé — Ilhéu das Rolas → São Tomé
16:30 — Hotel check-in — São Tomé
19:30 — Last dinner — São Tomé
Day 5 — Departure
09:00 — Breakfast — São Tomé
Transfer to the airport — São Tomé → Aéroport de São Tomé