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 Cruises in West
Africa
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 When Chaka is in West Africa between
Senegal ans Cape Verde islands, you can come inboard for a few hours or a
few days of cruises.
Many other opportunities, from half day to more long-term
residence. The journey is « à la carte » for durations ranging
up to a month in Senegal, Gambia, Bijagos islands and Cape Verde islands
area.
Certain cruises, as those
in Green Cape, are more maritime and more athletic and imply long
crossings : they suit more to the initiated sail than to beginners.
Other as the rivers, are a lot calmer one : they privilege the discovery
of the crossed regions in the biggest respect of the ecosystems and local
customs.
Well heard it is possible
to arrive or to set off directly of certain ones of these countries or
again to establish a mixed program (crossed, river, 4x4, camp, surfing…)
Do not hesitate to contact us, sufficiently in advance, to help
you design your best possible stay.
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 Go & Back "Pedra Badego - Vila
de Maio"
40miles - 8
passagers max
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 Chaka offers the go & back
from Pedra Badego on the island of Santiago to Vila on the island of
Maio, so you can easily plan to spend one or two days on the island of
Maio...
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Program type
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J1
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9h
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Welcome on board in the fishing
port of Pedra Badego to travel 20 miles until Maio , it’s 3 to 5
hours sailing according to weather conditions...
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13h
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Anchorage front of the beach of
Vila de Maio -
Swimming, relaxing, dining on board supplement ability -
Landing "rock'n roll" at grand pier of trade in Vila de
Maio or on the beach when the sea allows it....
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15h
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Home on board at the Vila de Maio
anchorage to travel 20 back to Pedra Badego
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19h
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Arrival at Pedra Badego. Landing.
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Price* per person (mini 2 - max 8)
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Go & Back
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One way
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70 €
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35 €
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15% discount
for 4 peoples
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60 €
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30 €
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20% discount
for 6 peoples
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55 €
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27 €
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* Non-contractual
indicative prices
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One day trip "Pedra Badego -
Tarrafal"
35miles - 8
passagers max
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 One day
cruise with Chaka
to follow the north coast of the island of Santiago until the superb bay
of Tarrafal de Santiago... 
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Program type
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J1
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9h
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Welcome on board in the fishing
port of Pedra Badego to browse 35 miles up to Tarrafal, it’s 7 to 10h
of sailing
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13h
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Anchorage in a bay at north of the
island according to the weather - Swimming, relaxing, meals on board
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19h
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Anchorage at Tarrafal de Santiago
and landing on berth or on the beach depending on weather conditions.
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Price* per person (mini 2 - max 8)
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90 €
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15% discount
for 4 peoples
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75 €
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20% discount
for 6 peoples
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70 €
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*Non-contractual
indicative prices
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Residence
"Leeward islands: Santiago - Fogo - Brava"
180 miles -
4 passagers max
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 In 7 days and 6 nights, including 2
nights of navigation in Chaka, you will discover the islands of Fogo and
Brava...
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Program type
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J1
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9h
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Welcome on board in the fishing
port of Pedra Badego to browse 90 miles to Sao Felipe on Fogo island passing
north of Santiago and Fogo island, it’s 18 to 24hours of sailing. We
spend a night at sea
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J2
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morning
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Anchorage at Sao Felipe in Fogo
island. Landing for excursions and 2 nights on land
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J3
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Visit of Fogo island
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J4
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15h
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Return on board to go 15 miles to
Furna, it’s 2 to 4 hours of sailing
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19h
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Anchorage at Furna on Brava
island. Landing for excursions and 2 nights on land
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J5
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Visit of Brava island
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J6
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15h
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Return on board to go 75 miles to
Praia of Santiago passing south of islands, it’s 15 to 20 hours of
sailing. We spend a night at sea.
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J7
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morning
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Anchorage in Praia on Santiago
island. Landing
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The price of this stay do not include excursions ashore, 2 nights
and accomodation and meals on Fogo island and 2 nights lodging and
meals on Brava island.
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Price* per person (mini 2 – max. 4)
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365 €
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*Non-contractual
indicative prices
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Residence
"Festival of Santa Maria on Sal island "
200 miles -
4 passagers max
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 6
days and 5 nights with 2 or 3 nights offshore with Chaka, you
attending the festival of Santa Maria and discover the beautiful
beaches of Sal island...
This festival to place each year to mid September. And be anchored in
front of the stage occur from great artists like Alpha Blondy, Kassav,
and many more for 2 days and 2 nights... is an unforgettable
experience!
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Program type
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J1
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9h
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Welcome on board in the fishing
port of Pedra Badego to travel 100 miles up to Santa Maria on the
island of Sal, it’s 20 to 30 hours of sailing. We spend a night at
sea
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J2
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evening
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Arrival on the island of Sal
offers multiple possibilities of anchorage
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J3
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Visit of Sal island- Festival of Santa Maria- Night and breakfast on
board
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J4
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Visit of Sal island- Festival of Santa Maria- Night and breakfast on
board
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J5
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10h
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Departure to travel 100 miles up
to Pedra Badego , it’s 20 to 30 hours of sailing.. We spend a night
at sea
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J6
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morning
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Anchorage at Pedra Badego.
Landing
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This stay prices do not include excursions ashaore, Festival
entries and meals taken ashore.
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Price* per person (mini 2 – max. 4)
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430 €
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*Non-contractual
indicative prices
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Residence
"Festival of Mindelo on Sao Vicente island"
300 miles - 4 passagers max
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 In
7 days and 6 nights, including 3 nuits of navigation with Chaka, you
attending at the Carnaval of Mindelo
and discover the desertic island of Santa Lucia...
This stay is both for Carnaval of Mindelo end February as for Festival of
Baia Das Gatas end August
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Program type
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J1
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9h
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Welcome on board in the fishing
port of Pedra Badego to browse 140 miles to Mindelo on the island of
Sao Vincente, it’s 28 to 40 hours of sailing. We spend one or two
nights at sea with a possibility of a halte for relaxing/discover on
the desertic island of Santa Lucia.
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J3
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Visit of Sao Vincente- Festival of Mindelo-
Night and breakfast on board
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J4
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Visit of Sao Vincente- Festival of Mindelo-
Night and breakfast on board
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J5
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Visit of Sao Vincente- Festival of Mindelo-
Night and breakfast on board
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J6
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morning
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Departure to browse 140 miles until
Pedra Badego, it’s 28 to 40 hours of sailing. We spend one or two
nights at sea
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J7
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evening
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Anchorage at Pedra Badego. Landing
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This stay prices do not include excursions ashore, Festival
entries and meals taken ashore.
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Price* per person (mini 2 – max. 4)
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480 €
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*Non-contractual indicative prices
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Navigation from Cape Verde to Sénégal
350 miles - 4 passagers max
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 In 3
days and 3 nights Chaka
will transport you from Cape Verde to Senegal… a beautiful offshore
navigation of 350 nautical miles in the trade winds of NE and the great
atlantic swell.
Then we offer you a set of cruises
in Senegal
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Program type
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J1
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9h
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Home to Pedra Badego to browse 350 miles
to Dakar in Senegal – Police formalyties from the Praia border police
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J2
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Navigation
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J3
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Navigation
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J4
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morning
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Anchorage in Dakar Hann bay.
Landing at the Dakar’s sailing circle – Arrival formalyties at the
Dakar border police
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Price* per person (mini 2 – max. 4)
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330 €
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*Non-contractual indicative prices
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 Cruises in Senegal and
in Gambia
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 From Dakar in Senegal‚
Chaka
offers cruises from half day residence to long cruises.... We present
here some examples of cruises with an overview of many possibilities.
 Cruises on the river Saloum
Cruises on the river Gambia
Cruises on the river Casamance
Navigation from Dakar to Cape
Verde
Do not hesitate to contact us,
sufficiently in advance, to help you design your best possible stay.
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Cruises on the river Saloum
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 For
example, plan 5 days from Dakar or Banjul to discover, 70 nautical miles
of Dakar and 40 of Banjul, the charms of the delta of Saloum river, its
islands and its national park… and back to Dakar or Banjul.
The delta of the Saloum
mixes harmonious earths and waters of the Saloum river and Atlantic. A
national park with its classified forests, hundreds of islands in a maze
of creeks. A cruising where one sees pélicans, cormorants, eagles
fishermen, aigrettes, hérons, pink flamants, perroquets, perruches,
tisserins... Villages of fishermen doing to dry or smoke-dry their fish.
The harvest and the tasting of the palm wine. Every island offers his
spectacle and his typical landscape: virgin beaches of tourists,
mangroves where one «gathers» oysters or shells, a bush subsaharienne
where one becomes aware of the monkeys in the branches of a baobab or
jackals fleeing in the mangrove.
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Cruises on the river Gambia
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 Envisage for example 7 days in Gambia
for a cruising on the river from Banjul to Georgetown, 300 km towards the
interior of the country of them 4 days of navigation at the peaceful
rhythm of the winds and tides, and return towards Banjul and the beaches
of the Atlantic coast of them 1 day of bus or taxi bush.
In more of
navigation pleasure inside West Africa to the meeting of the mangrove,
hippopotamuses, monkeys and thousands of birds. Many possibilities of
excursions : National parc of Gambia river, discovered « stones
circles », safari warthogs and gazelles, hiking in the rice paddies,
sport fishing…
If you have more time the
cruise on the river can lead you farther still inside lands, until Bassé
in 400km of Banjul, with possibilities of excursion towards the national
park of Niokolo Koba to Senegal…
 
These cruisings in Gambia
can also be done at the beginning of Dakar and/or return until in Dakar: it
is then necessary to envisage 2 days additional for the navigation from
Dakar to Banjul (90 miles nautical) and the formalities of entry in
Gambia.
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Cruises on the river Casamance
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At least envisage 8 days
starting from Dakar to discover this very beautiful Senegalese river at 140
miles nautical and its let us bolons until in Ziguinchor the soft one and
return towards Dakar.
 After
a very beautiful 24 hours navigation, from Dakar to the mouth of
Casamance where you will be accomodated by the dolphins, you will
appreciate the beauty and peace of this area and its inhabitants.
Villages of fishermen such as Djogué and Elinkine, rice plantations and
palm plantations on the side of Nioumouneye and Kachiouane  , the tropical forest and immense orchards of
Afiniam, the great market and the heats musical nights of Ziguinchor,
splendid beaches of the Cape Skiring…
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Navigation From Dakar to Cape Verde
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 At
least envisage the minimum of 3 days from Dakar to join Santa Maria on
Sal island in Green Cape… a beautiful offshore navigation of 350 nautical
miles in the alizes of NE and the large atlantic swell.
Next we propose you a set of cruises
in Cape Verde Islands
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Cruises in the archipelago of the Bijagos Islands in
Guinea Bissau
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  Envisage 2 weeks
from Dakar to join and discover the wild beauty of the archipelago of the
Bijagos Islands in Guinea Bissau with 250 nautical miles in the south of
Dakar.
 A group
of around fifty flat smal islands,
form of big sand benches and of black vulcanics rocks, trimmed
inextricable mangroves, with in background a luxurious tropical
vegetation.
Only about ten islands
shelter some villages where life remained such as she always had to be,
or almost. The anchorages are true ecological festivals. A wildlife and a
flore of a wealth astonishing.
 The wild beauty of these islands
classified by Unesco in the world heritage of the humanity, the
difficulty of the navigations between  islands with strong tidal ranges and
currents up to 4 knots, the diversity of sites to be visited, the nature
reserves or one can cross sea hippopotamuses, crocodiles or turtles, the
supernatural peaches in exceptionally full of fish waters, the
possibility of going alongside to the bijagos peoples and their ancestral
lifestyle in the heart of a vegetation luxuriant and difficult to
penetrate...
So many very good reasons
to plan a relatively long stay from 3 to 4 weeks...
 Also
the possibilities of going on islands by plane, with our friend Georges who
does not hesitate to settle on beaches at low tide with its small 6
seat’s plane…
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For
the spring (starting at month of May)