Sao Tome and Principe
Iles volcaniques de Sao Tomé et Principe
Iles volcaniques de Sao Tomé et Principe by Bram de Bruin
The volcanic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe cover national parks and islets associated with both main islands.
They present spectacular rock formations, endemic bird species, reptiles, and threatened marine species. As part of the Congolese coastal forests, the lowland rainforests of São Tomé and Principe are also on the list of threatened terrestrial ecoregions of the world.
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On tentative list 2023
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- 2023: Added to Tentative List
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Iles volcaniques de Sao Tomé et Principe
Iles volcaniques de Sao Tomé et Principe (On tentative list)
We visited Sao Tome in 2021, during Covid Time. We did not visit the sister island of Principe.
We spent there one week.
Our journey took place via Lisboa and Ghana/Accra by TAP Airways. For the last leg of our journey from Accra to Sao Tome the flight takes about one hour and twenty minutes.
The airport of the capital Sao Tome (same name as the state) is a small airport with a couple of flights per day.
Sao Tome and Principe is the second smallest African state. with only about 220.000 inhabitants, but the number is fast growing like in other African countries.
Settlement took place in the 15th century by Portuguese people and it was for a long time a center of the slave trade.
But there have always been large plantations, called Rocas, for coffee and cacao.
We have visited some of them (Porto Figo, Generosa, Monte Forte) and they are in a pitiful condition, left to decay (with one or two exceptions as we were told).
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A Roca is like a small village, with a church and hospital. A Roca is a cultural and historical peculiarity, nowadays with a morbid charm.
Sao Tome is an incredible green island with beautiful hikes and long deserted beaches, wonderful swimming.
Impressive is the highest mountain (2.024 meters), the Mount Pico, with an interesting shape.
Interesting is a trip to the small island Rola, only …
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