Private Tour Packages
Build Your PrivateSão Tomé Tour Package
Private multi-day São Tomé packages built around what you want to see and how you want to travel.
Choose the private tours and experiences that interest you, tell us how many days you have, and decide whether you want us to arrange accommodation or build the package around hotels you have already booked.
We can combine private tours, trekking, special-interest activities, Rolas Island, airport transfers, accommodation, restaurant arrangements and self-drive car hire into one organised itinerary.
Every tour in your package is private.
One Package, Your Whole Trip
One Private Package for Your Time in São Tomé
This is for travellers who want more than one individual tour.
Instead of booking each part of your stay separately, you can ask us to build a complete private São Tomé itinerary around your travel dates, interests, preferred pace and budget.
Your package can cover several days or your complete stay on São Tomé. It can include accommodation arranged by us, accommodation you have booked yourself, or a combination of both.
You do not need to decide the exact route before contacting us. Tell us what matters to you and we will use that information to develop a practical itinerary and quotation.
Your package can include
- ✦Private sightseeing tours
- ✦Trekking and guided walks
- ✦Wildlife, birdwatching or photography activities
- ✦Cocoa, coffee, plantation and cultural visits
- ✦Rolas Island
- ✦Private airport transfers
- ✦Private transfers between accommodation
- ✦Restaurant arrangements and selected food experiences
- ✦Self-drive car hire for independent days
- ✦Accommodation research and booking
- ✦Free days with nothing organised
No Shared Tours
All Tours Are Private
Every sightseeing tour included in your package is private.
Your package is built for your party. There is no shared-tour option and you will not be added to a group of unrelated travellers.
This allows the itinerary to reflect your interests, your preferred pace and the amount of time you have available.
If you want independent days, we can also include self-drive car hire. Sightseeing days remain organised private tours rather than driver-only sightseeing.
Accommodation
Choose How Accommodation Is Handled
We Arrange Your Accommodation
Tell us:
- ✦Your travel dates
- ✦Number of rooms
- ✦Required room arrangement
- ✦Preferred accommodation level
- ✦Budget
- ✦Essential facilities
- ✦Preferred locations
- ✦Any specific properties you want checked
You Arrange Your Own Accommodation
If you prefer to book your own hotels, tell us where you will be staying and on which dates.
We will build the private tours, transfers and other services around your confirmed accommodation.
Combine Both Options
If part of your stay is already booked, we can work around those reservations and arrange accommodation for the remaining nights.
This can also be used when you want to stay in more than one part of São Tomé.
The Itinerary
Private Multi-Day São Tomé Tours
A multi-day package allows different parts of São Tomé to be combined without forcing everything into one day.
Your itinerary can include existing private tours from The Chocolate Islands, with each day selected and organised as part of the wider package.
Depending on your interests, this may include:
São Tomé City
Explore the capital, its markets, waterfront, historic buildings and other places relevant to the city tour.
Northern São Tomé
Visit northern landscapes, plantations, coastal scenery, Lagoa Azul and other stops included in the selected private northern itinerary.
Central São Tomé
Explore the island's higher and greener interior, including coffee, plantations, forest, botanical sites and waterfalls according to the private tour selected.
Southern São Tomé
Travel through the south of the island for coastal scenery, plantations, Pico Cão Grande viewpoints, beaches and other places included in the selected private southern itinerary.
Waterfalls and Rainforest
Include private tours or walks focused on forest, waterfalls and São Tomé's interior.
Cocoa, Coffee and Roças
Build part of the itinerary around plantations, agricultural history, cocoa, coffee and the island's historic roças.
Beaches and Coast
Include selected coastal routes, beaches, viewpoints and swimming opportunities where appropriate.
Food
Add restaurant reservations, food-focused visits or lunch at Roça São João dos Angolares where it fits the itinerary.
Rolas Island
Include Rolas Island as part of the wider package rather than arranging it separately.
You can tell us exactly which private tours you want, choose the regions and subjects that interest you, or ask us to recommend a balanced combination.
Trekking
São Tomé Trekking Packages
Your package can be built around trekking or combine walking days with private sightseeing tours, lighter activities and rest days.
Tell us:
- ✦How many trekking days you want
- ✦Your walking and hiking experience
- ✦The length of walk you prefer
- ✦Whether you are comfortable with steep, muddy or uneven terrain
- ✦Whether you want demanding routes or easier walks
- ✦Whether you need rest days between treks
- ✦Any health or mobility information that affects the route
Possible interests include rainforest trekking, waterfall walks, Lagoa Amélia, Vale do Rio and other suitable walking routes.
We will use your answers to avoid proposing walks that are too easy, too demanding or unsuitable for the pace of the rest of your trip.
Special Interests
Special-Interest São Tomé Packages
If your trip has a specific purpose, the itinerary should be designed around it rather than treated as a general island tour.
We can use the package enquiry to understand interests including:
Tell us what you want to see, photograph, study or experience. If you have target species, subjects, locations or specialist equipment, include that information in the form.
The more precise you are, the more accurately the proposed itinerary can reflect the purpose of your visit.
Honeymoon
Private São Tomé Honeymoon Packages
A São Tomé honeymoon does not need to be an inflexible pre-designed package.
We can build a private honeymoon itinerary around the balance you want between organised experiences and time alone.
Your honeymoon package can include:
- ✦Accommodation research and booking
- ✦Private airport transfers
- ✦Private tours of São Tomé
- ✦Rolas Island
- ✦Beaches and swimming
- ✦Rainforest and waterfalls
- ✦Cocoa and coffee experiences
- ✦Selected restaurant arrangements
- ✦Trekking or nature walks
- ✦Free days
- ✦Self-drive car hire for independent time
Tell us whether you want a relaxed honeymoon, an active trip, a mixture of private touring and free days, or a complete itinerary covering most of your stay.
We will use your accommodation preferences, room requirements, budget and priorities when preparing the quotation.
✦ Plan your private São Tomé honeymoonStructure
Mix Private Tours With Independent Days
You do not have to fill every day with an organised activity.
A package can combine:
- ✦Full-day private tours
- ✦Half-day private tours
- ✦Trekking days
- ✦Rolas Island
- ✦Completely free days
- ✦Self-drive car hire for independent days
- ✦Arrival and departure transfers
This works well for travellers who want to see São Tomé properly without committing every day of the trip to a fixed programme.
The form asks how many organised days you want, whether you need free days and the pace you prefer.
Rolas Island
Rolas Island as Part of Your Package
Rolas Island can be included as one part of a longer São Tomé itinerary. Tell us whether you want:
- ✦A private Rolas transfer
- ✦A private guided half-day visit
- ✦A private guided full-day visit
- ✦A recommendation based on the rest of your itinerary
You can also tell us whether your priorities are the Equator, beaches, swimming, snorkelling, walking around the island or a general visit.
We will place the Rolas visit within the wider itinerary rather than treating it as an unrelated booking.
Getting Around
Transfers and Self-Drive Car Hire
Your package can include:
- ✦Private airport arrival transfer
- ✦Private airport departure transfer
- ✦Private transfers between accommodation
- ✦Self-drive car hire for independent days
If you request self-drive car hire, tell us how many days you need it, your preferred transmission and where you want the car delivered.
Car hire is offered for the days you want to explore independently. Organised sightseeing days are supplied as private tours.
Your Priorities
A Package Built Around Your Priorities
You can approach the package in different ways.
You Already Know What You Want
List the private tours, places, treks and experiences you want included.
You Know Your Interests but Not the Route
Tell us that you want, for example, rainforest, cocoa, beaches, trekking and Rolas. We will use those priorities to create a practical itinerary.
You Are Visiting São Tomé for the First Time
Give us your dates, number of travellers, preferred pace, accommodation needs and main interests. We will recommend a suitable structure.
You do not need to understand the geography of São Tomé or decide which places can sensibly be combined before submitting the enquiry.
Process
How the Package Process Works
Tell Us About Your Trip
Complete the form with your travel dates, group size, accommodation requirements, interests, preferred pace and budget.
We Review the Complete Request
We look at the private tours, trekking, Rolas Island, transfers, accommodation and independent days you want included. If you want us to arrange accommodation, we check suitable properties and current prices.
We Build the Itinerary
We combine the requested services into a practical multi-day programme. We do not expect you to design the route yourself.
You Receive a Quotation
The quotation sets out the proposed itinerary, included services, exclusions and total package price.
Pricing
How Private São Tomé Package Pricing Works
The price depends on the complete request, including:
- ✦Number of travellers
- ✦Number of private tour days
- ✦Tours and experiences selected
- ✦Trekking or special-interest requirements
- ✦Rolas Island
- ✦Transfers
- ✦Self-drive car hire
- ✦Accommodation requirements
- ✦Room arrangement
- ✦Travel dates
- ✦Services included in the final itinerary
We do not use one invented starting price for every package.
Once we have the information needed to build the itinerary, we will prepare a quotation based on the actual services requested.
Use This Page If
What This Page Is For
Use this page if you want a private multi-day São Tomé package containing more than one part of your trip.
This may include accommodation, several private tours, trekking, Rolas Island, transfers, car hire or a combination of these.
If you only want one existing private tour, you can book or enquire through the relevant tour page.
If you only need self-drive car hire, use the São Tomé car-hire page.
If you only need an airport transfer, use the São Tomé airport-transfer page.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Build Your Package
Request Your Private São Tomé Package Quotation
Complete the form below with enough information for us to prepare the first quotation without returning to you for basic trip details.
Every tour in the package is private.
You do not need to research accommodation prices before contacting us.