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Whale Watching Tour In Principe Island

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Day 1: Meet Greet at the airport and transfer to Hotel Overnight in Omali Lodge Day 2: Fly to Prncipe island, beach day, enjoy the pool, overnight Bom Bom Day 3/4/5: Full day whale watching . .
Country: Sao Tome And Principe
City: St.antonio Príncipe
Duration: 8 Day(s) - 7 Night(s)
Tour Category: Whale Watching Tours
Departure Date: Thu 01 Jan '99
Package Itinerary

Day 1: Meet & Greet at the airport and transfer to Hotel Overnight in Omali Lodge

Day 2: Fly to Príncipe island, beach day, enjoy the pool, overnight Bom Bom

Day 3/4/5: Full day whale watching with a picnic on the boat overnight in Bom Bom

Day 6: Visit Santo Antonio Town, then Belo monte plantation, Overnight in Bom Bom

Day 7: Fly back to São Tomé, visit São Tomé town, souvenir shopping Overnight in Omali Lodge

Day 8: Check out at the hotel and transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

Explore More About Principe:

The duo of far-flung islands that is Sao Tome and Principe is hardly Africa’s best-known tourist destination. Nor is the tiny country the most glaringly of African places. For starters, the whole spot is Portuguese-speaking (save for a couple of pockets of earthy Creole). And then there’s the colonial feel of the towns and villages, which ooze the character of the New World more than that of sub-Sahara.

However, there’s still a vibrant approach to life that’s undeniably African, not to mention a kitchen of spiced fish cuts and banana pap porridge that straddles the culinary traditions of both east and west.

The best times to see humpback whales around Sao Tome and Principe are between July and October, as they migrate to their tropical mating and calving areas. If you’re lucky, it is sometimes possible to see whales from the shore – particularly from Roca Belo Monte and Bom Bom Eco Lodge on Principe, and Mucumbli on Sao Tome.

Worth Visit on Principe Island:

Obo National Park

Covering a vast area of more than 230 square kilometers on the southern side of Sao Tome, the great wilderness ranges from salt-washed mangroves on the shore to virgin Atlantic rainforests in the highlands. And what highlands they are! Crowned by the mighty, needle-like bluff of Pico Cao Grande, the park soars straight into the clouds. And along the coast, the mountains take the form of great square-cut escarpments; lofty and proud above the waves of the Atlantic Ocean below.

Safaris and treks here will reveal beautiful tropical backcountry, along with grey parrots, mona monkeys, and oodles of uber-rare birds!

Jale Beach

For folk who flock to Sao Tome to see the rare phenomenon of turtles clambering over the beaches and laying their eggs, there’s perhaps no better destination than the arc of golden sand that is Jale Beach. Curving its way around the bends of the southern coast, this bay is known as one of the top places to spot endangered sea turtles during the mating season.

It’s also popular with local swimmers, and there’s a clutch of rustic beach huts made out of bamboo and palm boughs – if you don’t mind bedding down to a backing track of crashing Atlantic waves, with no electricity and mod cons, that is!

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