Northern São Tomé Tour

Northern São Tomé offers a very different side of the island, with fishing villages, old plantation routes, Atlantic viewpoints and some of the easiest coastal stops to reach in a single day. The route combines cocoa history, village life, beaches and sea views, with time to stop and take in places most visitors miss.

The day heads first to the Amílcar Cabral cocoa plantation, where you can see fermentation and drying areas and get a sense of how cocoa still shapes life on the island. From there the route continues through Fernão Dias and Roça Agostinho Neto before opening out into the coastal scenery that defines this part of São Tomé.

Stops at Praia dos Tamarinhos and Lagoa Azul offer a quieter coastal contrast to the plantation sections. Lunch is taken in Neves, one of the island's most well-known fishing towns, before the route continues to the Padrão de Descobrimento and finishes at the Santa Catarina Tunnel.