Cape Verde travel blog
Practical answers to the questions travellers ask before and during a trip to Cape Verde, from the time difference and the cost of a holiday to Carnival, food and the local language. We check the facts against official sources and update the articles when dates, prices or rules change.
In this section
- Christmas and New Year Weather, traditions, New Year's Eve parties and fireworks, prices and the best island for the festive season in Cape Verde. Read →
- All-inclusive in Cape Verde Is an all-inclusive holiday in Cape Verde worth it? Sal or Boa Vista, what is included, the extras and the festive season. Read →
- Is Cape Verde expensive? What a holiday in Cape Verde really costs in 2027: packages, food and drink, excursions, transfers, fees and daily budgets. Read →
- Cape Verde or the Canaries? Winter sun compared: temperatures, sea, wind, flight times, entry rules, prices and what else there is to do on each. Read →
- Sal or Boa Vista? The two beach islands compared: towns and resorts, beaches and swimming, wind, excursions, turtles, flights and who each one suits. Read →
- Carnival in Mindelo 2027 Dates, the big parade on Carnival Tuesday, mandingas and street parties, São Nicolau and Praia, and how to plan a trip around it. Read →
- Where is Cape Verde? Where the islands are on the map, how far they are from Europe, flight times from the UK and Europe, and the time difference. Read →
Plan your trip
- Best time to visit Cape VerdeBeach, wind, hiking, turtles, whales, Carnival and prices: which months suit which trip to Cape Verde.
- Cape Verde weatherWarm and dry all year, windy in winter, hottest from August to October: the climate of the islands, the sea and every month.
- Safety, visa & EASE feeIs Cape Verde safe, do you need a visa, and how the mandatory EASE pre-registration and airport fee work in 2026.
- Currency & pricesThe Cape Verdean escudo and its fixed rate to the euro, paying in euros, cards and ATMs, tipping and what things cost.
- Airports & transfersCape Verde's four international airports and three domestic airstrips, flights from the UK, arrival and the EASE fee, and transfers to the hotels.
- Island hopping: ferries & flightsHow to travel between the Cape Verde islands: CVsky flights, CV Interilhas ferries, crossing times, reliability and combinations that work.
- Where to stay in Cape VerdeWhich island and which base: all-inclusive resorts on Sal and Boa Vista, town hotels in Santa Maria, Mindelo and Praia, and guesthouses in the mountains.