Travelling alone is not the same as travelling lonely.
This is an organised trip for people who are going on their own — for anyone tired of postponing trips waiting for company, of paying a supplement for travelling solo, or of landing in a group where everyone else came as a couple. The group is designed for solo travellers over 50, capped at 12 people, and at the first dinner everyone is in exactly the same position: they arrived alone.
The destination is not an accident. São Tomé and Príncipe is a two-island archipelago in the Gulf of Guinea, 6h30 direct from Lisbon, with no time difference and beaches that are still empty. It is not a resort destination and there are no crowds — it is the kind of place where a small group genuinely gets to know each other in three days, because you share the same 4x4, the same table and the same jokes.
Eleven days crossing both islands end to end: the coffee plantations inland, the paradise beaches of the south, the Equator marker on Ilhéu das Rolas — where you stand with one foot in each hemisphere — lunch at chef João Carlos Silva's plantation, and three final nights at Hotel Bom Bom on Príncipe Island, with its two beaches joined by a wooden walkway over the sea.
Rooms are twin, shared with another traveller of the same sex — that is what keeps the price at €3,100 with flights, hotels, guide, vehicle with driver and half board included. Anyone who prefers their own room can book a single with a supplement.
An agency guide is with the group from the first day to the last. This is not a singles event or a matchmaking programme: it is a real trip, for people who want to see an extraordinary place and would rather not do it alone.
Flights depart from Lisbon; travellers coming from elsewhere connect through Lisbon and we can arrange it.
Day-by-day itinerary
Meet the group at Lisbon airport and fly direct to São Tomé, arriving in the late afternoon. You are met by the agency guide, helped with currency exchange and transferred to Roça Santa Luzia, inland. The first dinner is the introduction dinner: 12 people at one table, all of whom arrived on their own. That is where the trip really begins.
What's included
- Twin room shared with another traveller of the same sex — no solo supplement to pay
- Return flights Lisbon–São Tomé, taxes included, 1 x 23 kg bag and an 8 kg cabin bag per person
- Domestic inter-island flight (São Tomé–Príncipe–São Tomé), taxes included
- Small group of people travelling on their own, capped at 12 participants
- Agency guide on site, present from the first day to the last
- Modern 4x4 vehicle with insurance and driver, and all transfers
- Group welcome dinner on the first night and farewell dinner on the last
- 5 guided excursions: São Tomé city and Monte Café, the Coffee Route, the southern Paradise Beaches Route, Ilhéu das Rolas and the Gastronomy Route
- Boat crossing to Ilhéu das Rolas and the climb to the Equator marker
- Príncipe Island: one excursion each morning, with free afternoons
- Accommodation at the listed hotels: Roça Santa Luzia, Inhame Ecoresort, Hotel Omali and Hotel Bom Bom
- Half board: 17 meals (8 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 7 dinners), including lunch at the Almada Negreiros Museum restaurant and the tasting lunch at chef João Carlos Silva's plantation
What's not included
- Single room supplement, for anyone who prefers not to share (on request)
- Drinks with meals
- Tourist tax of €2.10 per person per night, paid in cash on arrival at the airport
- Travel insurance (recommended; we can arrange it)
- Personal expenses, laundry and gratuities
- Excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
- Anything not listed as included
Frequently asked questions
Terms and conditions
Preço por pessoa em quarto duplo partilhado: 3.100€. O quarto é partilhado com outro viajante do mesmo sexo, atribuído pela agência. Quem preferir dormir sozinho pode reservar quarto individual mediante suplemento, sob consulta e sujeito a disponibilidade.
Grupo reservado a viajantes que viajam sozinhos, pensado para maiores de 50 anos. Grupo reduzido: máximo de 12 participantes; a partida realiza-se com um mínimo de 2 inscritos.
Sinal de reserva: 1.600€ por pessoa. A reserva só fica confirmada após o pagamento do sinal, e a viagem deverá estar totalmente paga 30 dias antes da partida.
Documentação: passaporte válido e, quando aplicável, visto ou registo eletrónico. Cidadãos portugueses estão isentos de visto para estadas curtas. A vacina da febre-amarela é recomendada e pode ser exigida consoante o país de origem ou de escala.
Esta é uma viagem de descoberta em grupo, não um evento de encontros nem um programa de emparelhamento.
- Adult price
- 3100€
- Single supplement
- +650€
- Book for
- 1600€
Departure dates
- Guaranteed departure08/06/202712 seats
- Guaranteed departure06/07/202712 seats
- Guaranteed departure22/09/202712 seats
- Guaranteed departure06/10/202712 seats
- Guaranteed departure24/11/202712 seats
- Guaranteed departure01/12/202712 seats