What To Wear In Sao Vicente
To sum it up - A complete contrast from the main tourist islands
- Our advice would be to travel light, Capri pants or skirt work well with flip flops.
- The roads and paths are very uneven so flat shoes are far more suitable than heels when out and about.
- What ever class of hotel or pension you are staying in dressing up really doesn't happen here, everyone is very casual.
- Seasonal packing - From Oct to March the islands are cooler and we would recommend that you pack a cardigan, fleece or pashmina for the evenings.
- This is a very young holiday destination and it will be difficult to get good quality sun cream and it will be expensive.
- Books or newspapers in English are not available at the moment.
- Take Mosquito repellent.
- We would suggest that you don't bother with travellers cheques as they are not widely accepted. Take instead a combination of Euros and credit card as the Euro is accepted everywhere. However we would recommend changing your Euros into the local currency, Cape Verde Escudos (cve) at the bank when you arrive as you will find that you will get around 110 cve for 1 Euro whereas most shops and restaurants will convert at 100 cve to 1 Euro.
- Be sure to visit the new marina - very chi chi and if you have time take the ferry across to Santo Antao, you won't be disappointed.
Anything we missed?
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