Sao Tome and Principe Honeymoon: 9 Days with Flights from Lisbon

This São Tomé and Príncipe honeymoon costs from €3,000 per person, with international flights from Lisbon, a domestic flight to Príncipe Island, travel insurance, 6 nights' accommodation with breakfast (Hotel Omali and Bom Bom Resort), food experiences, cocktails, transfers, guide and a 4x4 with driver. The final price varies with the season and hotel availability.

The dry season, from June to September, is the most popular — it coincides with summer holidays in Portugal and the humpback whale season. If you want to see turtles nesting, choose between September and April.

Ideally 8 to 9 days, so you can visit both islands calmly: a few days in São Tomé and the rest on Príncipe Island, without feeling you are always on the move.

No vaccination is mandatory to enter São Tomé and Príncipe. Even so, we recommend seeing your doctor before the trip — the travel health consultation is included in the package. And talk to our São Tomé specialist first.

No. Portuguese citizens do not need a visa to enter São Tomé and Príncipe. You just need a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry.

Yes. It is considered one of the safest African destinations to travel to, with low crime and very hospitable people. As on any trip, travel insurance and some basic caution at night are recommended.

For a honeymoon we always recommend including both islands. São Tomé offers culture and history; Príncipe Island, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, is where the real romance is — secret beaches, untouched forest and Bom Bom Resort.

If you want exclusivity without the price and crowds of the Maldives, yes. São Tomé and Príncipe offers almost deserted beaches and secluded luxury resorts, with a direct flight from Lisbon and without the usual Maldives prices of over €4,000–5,000 per person. And think about it: you have just got married, the party was beautiful and you can feel the tiredness. São Tomé is about 6h30 by direct flight, with no time difference — you arrive and start your honeymoon straight away, with no jet lag.

Zanzibar is already a widely known honeymoon destination, with resorts that are increasingly busy. São Tomé and Príncipe offers a similar experience — beaches, African culture, tropical nature — but still as a destination to discover, with far fewer tourists.

The Seychelles are an established destination, but with high prices and longer, more expensive flights from Portugal. São Tomé and Príncipe has a direct flight from Lisbon, resorts with the same level of exclusivity and a final price that is usually lower.

Cape Verde is better known and has more tourist infrastructure and nightlife. São Tomé and Príncipe is wilder and more intimate, with dense rainforest and less development — ideal for couples looking for a complete disconnect rather than entertainment.

It is not a resort-style all inclusive with buffets and wristbands: there are no buffets in São Tomé and Príncipe. This honeymoon package includes flights, accommodation with breakfast, food experiences in restaurants we hand-pick (such as the one at Roça Saudade, in the Almada Negreiros House Museum), cocktails, transfers, guide and a 4x4 with driver. Wine is not included.

It is not the cheapest honeymoon destination, but it is one of the best for value versus exclusivity. For around €3,000 per person, flights included, you get four nights at a luxury resort on a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve island — something that costs considerably more in the Maldives or the Seychelles.

Yes. There is a departure on 14 February 2027, for those who want to start their honeymoon on Valentine's Day. As the trip is private, just for the couple, we can also book it for whatever date suits you after the wedding, depending on flight and hotel availability.

Yes. We can add nights on Príncipe Island or in São Tomé, a private dinner by the sea, a couples massage or room decoration for your arrival. Tell us what you have in mind and we will have everything ready before you arrive.

A typical local meal costs under €15 per person: grilled octopus, peixe-azeite or croaker, massada with grouper, arroz à moda da terra (rice the local way) or tuna. Grouper (cherne), the island’s most prized fish, costs over €15 per person. These are the everyday dishes, as Sao Tome cooking is mostly fresh fish. Meat is available too, but most of it is imported: if it matters to you, let us know in advance and we will arrange it.

Cocktails are included on this honeymoon. Wine and other drinks are paid separately, but they are cheap: the local Rosema beer costs about 25 dobras (around €1) in many places, and 75 dobras or more in hotels, just over €3.