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Signature Experiences & Guided Tours at Príncipe Collection

Whether you’re following the cocoa route, visiting secluded beaches, or getting to know the communities that make this island so special, our carefully crafted experiences are designed with conservation in mind and honouring this remarkable island.

We offer a variety of activities, divided into Signature Experiences, Independent Excursions, and on-request adventures. Signature Experiences are included in all of the packages at Sundy Praia, Bom Bom and Roça Sundy hotels and are led by an experienced guide. You will enjoy one experience per day, shared, and the plan will be delivered upon arrival, allowing time to immerse yourself in the life and nature of Príncipe.

Signature experiences

Independent Excursions

Additional Guided Experiences

EXPERIENCES

Signature experiences

Hand holding a cracked-open cacao fruit

Cacao route

2 hours, walking, available all year

Includes: Cacao plantation tour, chocolate factory presentation and tasting.

Aerial view of a person floating in the waters of Oque Pipi Waterfall

Oquê Pipi waterfall trail

4 hours, light hiking, available all year

Includes: Transfer to and from the trail, informative walk, swimming.

Person on a blue boat crossing the ocean toward Príncipe Island

Northeast beaches

4 hours, boat, available all year

Includes: Boat trip, free time for swimming and snack.

Man on a boat pulling up its anchor on Príncipe Island

Bay of Needles

4 hours, boat, available all year

Includes: Boat trip to Baia das Agulhas, swimming, snorkelling and snack.

Person walking through a lush forest on Príncipe Island

Rainforest to Beach Hike

4 hours, hiking, available all year

Includes: Transport to and from trail, informative walk, swimming, snack.

Local man in a hat and jeans weaving baskets on Príncipe Island.

Discover Príncipe Guided Tour

4 hours, cars and walking, available all year

Includes: Transportation, short informative walks, visit to local artisans.

Independent excursions

Explore the island on your own terms.

Person walking on the beach at Praia Boi on Príncipe Island

Stand-up paddle boarding

Watersport, available all year

Enjoy a view of Príncipe Island’s coastline while balancing on a stand-up paddleboard.

Many fish and corals underwater near Príncipe Island

Snorkelling

Watersport, available all year

Two children laughing at the camera, with local huts and laundry hanging to dry in the background.

Discover Santo António

3 hours, sightseeing, available all year

Two hikers on a trail through the jungle on Príncipe Island

Sundy Praia to Praia Marmita

20 minutes, walking, available all year

Aerial view of the sea, beach, and small huts in the green forest at Sundy Praia

Sundy Praia to Roça Sundy

30 minutes, walking, available all year

Ruins of an old stone building surrounded by lush greenery

Roça Sundy to Sundy Praia

20 minutes, walking, available all year

Additional guided experiences

These extra experiences, requiring a little more technical skill and time, are available on request.

Person standing in a jungle using binoculars

Bird watching

4 hours, hiking, available all year

Newly hatched baby turtles heading to the ocean on Príncipe Island

Turtle watching

Evening or day experience, only available at certain times of the year

Waterfall flows over rocks on Príncipe Island, partly covered in green moss.

Maria Correia waterfall trail

6 hours, hiking, available all year

Hiker on a trail walking through a lush jungle toward Praia Margarida

Parrot Peak Trail

6 hours, hiking, available in the dry season

Two people hiking through the lush forest of Príncipe Island

Roça Infante trail

6 hours, hiking, available all year

Secluded beach with turquoise water on São Tomé and Príncipe island

Northeast beaches

6 hours, boat, available all year

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