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  We found Joao and his Tours through tue Internet anti booked him for a full day Trip through Sao Vicente for our family of 5 Adults. We had high expectations... read more because of the good Reviews but what we got was even more amazing than we expected.
It was very very easy to communivatw with Joao via E-Mail and when we finally met Joao was very lovely and welcoming from the very beginning.
He showed us around Sao Vicente in a way we ever expected... amazing off road parts that were really adventurous sometimes but so much fun. We have to stay he is an amazing driver and thank to that he showed us parts you nornally don't get to see.
Plus all the Information he gave us... He had great stories to all questions we had and toll us so much about Sao Vicente in a really interesting was, there was not one boring second on the whole Trip.
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND JOAO AND HIS TOURS and we will definitely book again with him when we come Back.
THANK YOU JOAO for a way we will neben forget

  In May of 2016,we have visited Mindelo,Cabo Verde, took 3 days safari tours by Cabo Verde Safari.The first day was a 4 wheel car drive through out the desert of... read more San Vicente Island,visiting secret beach,highest point of the Island. Next day,we went to Santo Antaon Island by ferry. Our mighty car brought us to the incredible scenic road above the cloud.We took 2 hours trekking on the stone paved mountain road,starting from the 1,200m high cliff to down to the valley under the cloud.It was an amazing experience.
Our guide,Joan was so helpful and informative.
We highly recommend to take this adventure tour in Cabo Verde.
You will find so many hidden treasures there.

  We took an all day tour from Mindelo in connection with a cruise. You will see some beautiful country, but this is a somewhat primitive tour, and we were... read more not prepared for that. First you will tour the downtown area, which is quite depressing. Next you will visit the 1st of 2 beaches, but we wore shorts and the wind whipped the sand so hard, it stung our legs (and we were there in the calm wind season they said!). You will also be warned that there is only 1 restroom stop and it is very early in the tour. Unfortunately, most people did not really believe that, but it is absolutely true. At the 2nd beach stop, the first order of business for everyone was to find a secluded spot, which, given the number of people on the tour, was impossible. Lots of public bathroom use to be seen.You will visit several great vistas, but by mid-afternoon most people had had enough. If this guide offers a half day trip, that might be a better choice.

  This is really the only way to see this island - get a guide and let them show you. The island is spectacular once you leave Mindelo, but the roads... read more are non existent. If you really want to see the land, you need a four wheel drive vehicle, nerves of steel to drive some of the twisting narrow paths to the back country, and a map of where to go. The tour will take you through some pretty barren yet beautiful scenery - it looks like a moonscape. You see mountains, hills and ocean that are barren except for a few plants that have managed to gain a foothold in what little soil exists. When contacting the tour company make sure that you will be accompanied by a guide that speaks English - you really need someone who can explain what you are seeing. This is an amazing part of the planet - if you get a chance to see it make sure you do.

  I have a friend who works got the Safari Company and enjoyed the experience thoroughly! I would suggest it to any first time visitors to Cabo Verde. You get... read more to see a lot of the island that is less populated and focuses more on that natural habitat instead. This is my fourth year in arow traveling to CV from California and I love it every time!

  My wife and I went on a full day tour of Säo Vicente at the beginning of March 2012. It was an excellent tour. Through our travel agency we managed... read more to have João Coelho as our tour guide even if his Cabo Verde Safari is currently closed during reconstruction of the company. João is a very good guide - and he and his driver took us in an off road car to places near the south coast, that most visitors to the island do not even know exist. Vast and beautiful lava fields, spectacular mountains and long empty beaches. Do not miss this tour if you are ever on São Vicente. According to João the Cabo Verde Safari website should reappear by May this year - and when it does, he is expecting to include similar round trips on the island of Santiago in his selection of tours. Going to these off road places was just great, definitely our best experience during our visit to Cabo Verde.

  Not sure how the safari is but the excursions I did on Sal and Santo Antao were great. Traveling to the islands of cape verde is a fantastic voyage. Cape... read more Verde is pratically untouched my tourism which makes it all the more attractive. The lands are rugged and beautifully breath-taking. My stay at the hotels and resorts were great. I was provided with amazing customer service. The sun is always shining and the temperature is perfect. So, if you are looking for an escape from all the hyped up touristy things and just want to get away from it all and relax, Cape Verde islands are the perfect destination.

  We have just been in the Island of Sao Vicente - Mindelo and decided to do the Safari Tour. We were 7, since we have 5 kids from 9 to... read more 19. I really recommend the tour for those who want to have a different and more local view of the Island. Joao (the guide) is great and makes the difference. He knows the places and the people. We wanted to do some snorkeling and he basically adapted the tour to do a 1 hour swimming in a nice beach. He even came with us in the water. Then we had a nice lunch and finish the day by going all round the island. Very nice and important to assure the presence of Joao.

  If we would not have been recommended to take this opportunity we might have left this great option to experience the island with a 4-wheel drive aside. For sure we... read more would have regret it.

Some years ago Joao, a Portuguese in his mid-forties, moved permanently to Sao Vicente and runs a very nice service for touring the island of Sao Vicente (plus Santo Antao and Santa Luzia).

As a couple with a little baby we spent the whole day with him in his comfortable 4 wheel-drive and were not sure whether we would be shown corners that we may have explored with our rental car as well... Besides the spots that we assume everybody would head for (e.g. top of monte verde) we got to see destinations that we certainly would neither have found nor would we have dared to drive there without the experience and the suitable car. Especially the tour along the cost in the South-East of the island was simply breathtaking.

We were absolutely glad that we did the tour and anybody that would like to experience the island in a unique tour, listen to exiting stories about the island, Cape Verdes and its people... Joao is your man!