Please meet our team at the entrance gate of the Mindelo Cruise Port (just a short 3–5 minute walk from your ship). Our GREEN LINE TOURS staff will be waiting for you, easily recognizable by their company T-shirts and a sign with your name. We’ll be right there to welcome and assist you. Meet your local guide and depart to our island’s Old Fort, Fortim del Rei where you will have a phenomenal view of the Bay City of Mindelo and Laginha Beach. Take a stroll through the city where you will see and hear about the island’s history and culture. Visit the Cultural Center to see the current talent on display and the bustling markets of Mindelo (Closed on Sundays).
Take a scenic drive to Monte Verde, 774m or 2,539ft, the highest peak in Sao Vicente, here you will observe the greenest and most fertile place on the island, as most of it is claylike, you will have the opportunity to take wonderful pictures of the breathtaking panoramic views of the city and beaches that outline the outskirts of the island.
Head to the town of Salamansa, this is a charming fishing town, which we feel many have forgotten, the people are always happy to welcome guests, there is also a beautiful church nestled on a small hill right on the beach, picture perfect! Really, there is no bad place to take a picture and make memories here!
Visit the beach of Baia das Gatas. Here you may take a swim in the clear blue lagoon. Drive on the most beautiful coastal road of North Baia, a small community. The beach has sweeping, majestic white sand dunes. Calhau is a small farming and fishing village and is also home to Vulcao Viana, an extinct volcano. Head to the Valley of Calhau, where we will see vegetation, animals, water wells, old iron windmills, and traditional farming. At the end of our excursion, we will return to Porto Grande.