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By Bu Country Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €55 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Discover Praia historic center's wonderful colonial architecture
    • Visit Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    • Explore the Royal Fortress on a tour with a certified guide
    • Take a walking tour and learn the history of slavery from your expert guide

Activity location

    • Praia
    • Praia, Praia, Cabo Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Praia
    • Praia, Praia, Cabo Verde

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Shore Excursion: 3-Hour Praia & Cidade Velha Historic Tour

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€55.00 x 2 Adults€110.00
Total
Price is €110.00
Until Sun, 15 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pickup and drop-off at Port of Praia
  • Inclusions
    Transport
  • Inclusions
    Tour guide
  • Inclusions
    Small group tour
  • Inclusions
    Third-party insurance
  • Exclusions
    Entrance fee (€5 for Fortress)

Know before you book

    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Enjoy a pickup from the port of Praia and start the day with this historical tour to discover Santiago Island heritage sites. Get off your cruise ship and walk for 2 minutes until you reach the only exit from the small Porto da Praia.

    Meet your expert guide who will be waiting for you with your name on a sign, then head towards the historic centre of Plateau and take a guided tour through the Jaime Mota Military Barracks, Presidential Palace, Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, to the Municipal Market (closed on Sundays).

    Next, move on to Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the first city built by Europeans in sub-Saharan Africa. Upon arrival, take a guided walking tour of the São Filipe Fortress, explore the ruins of the first Cathedral built by Europeans in Sub-Saharan Africa, the former slave market and the famous Banana Street with its thatched houses.

    After learning about the local history, take a scenic drive back to Praia and the tour ends with drop-off at Praia Harbour.

Location

Activity location

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    • Praia
    • Praia, Praia, Cabo Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Praia
    • Praia, Praia, Cabo Verde