 | Cape Verde Warnings or Dangers 
 
|
Cape Verde Travel Guide
Best Cape Verde Travel Deals Cabo Hotels Cabo Resort Cabo Vacation Package Hotels.com Official Site Cabo Hotels Sponsored Links |
 | Cape Verde Warnings or Dangers | Tips 1 - 10 of 15 |  | ||
Popular Warnings or Dangers | Other Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (15)
Sort By: Most Recent | Best Rated
 |  | ||
 | Quite expensive...    |  | |
 |  | ||
 |  on January 10, 2003 |
well, at least for a portuguese girl like me, or even for portuguese wallet. 100 escudos cabo-verdianos is around 1€, and things like bottled water are expensive. I was quite chocked with the thought that how do people who live there and work there get around with those prices... and i found out the don't easily... People told me that, for a start, they have different (cheaper) eating habbits, and they count a lot with the help of family living abroad. Wich is one of the most important sources of incoming currency. |
 |  |
Visiting Cape Verde?
Read reviews about Cape Verde Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
| | ||
| it's a safe destination. | | |
| | ||
 |  on August 26, 2002 |
cape verde must be the safest place in africa. i walked home a couple of nights after several drinks around 4 o'clock in the morning and had no problems. once a car even stopped and gave me a lift home. i heard that praia-the capital has a crime problem, but as i haven't been there i can't say. |
| |
| | ||
| Baggage weight | | |
| | ||
 |  on February 25, 2003 |
Be extremely careful on internal flights since they carefully check your baggage weight; check for allowance before reaching the airport !!!!!! You can get info from local hotel/resort managers. |
| |
| | ||
| Surfing... | | |
| | ||
| on February 25, 2003 |
in Santa Monica beach can be dangerous (so a cape verdian windsurfer told us) cause the sea is very strong there, and the rocks are ver near. |
| |
| | ||
| Be careful with water, try to... | | |
| | ||
 |  on August 26, 2002 |
Be careful with water, try to drink it only from pluming or bottled... Avoid wells and small streams... |
| |
Visiting Cape Verde?
Read reviews about Cape Verde Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
| | ||
| Airport in the capital city -... | | |
| | ||
 |  on August 26, 2002 |
Airport in the capital city - Praia: There are aggresive boys who want to carry your luggage in or off the airport (for the tip). Be prepared! It is very short distance from arrival/departure hall to the taxi stand and you can use for free baggage carts... It was the only bad experience from Cabo Verde for me... |
| |
| | ||
| ...and then we went ashore and... | | |
| | ||
 |  on January 1, 2005 |
and then it was finally my turn to enter the tender and we went ashore and I realized, my last film was finished and I had just a very short time ashore, before I had to be back onboard. And of course there was no shop, selling films - and so I had a little walk of maybe 20 minutes, I saw colorful houses, nice and friendly people, who obviously will not see tourists every day... Cape Verde is still an almost unspoilt groupe of islands - just have a look that not a lot of VT-members yet saw it at all ! |
| |
| | ||
| DO NOT drink the water! They... | | |
| | ||
 |  on August 25, 2002 |
DO NOT drink the water! They say it's purified but if I were you, I wouldn't drink it anyway. I didn't drink it and still was sick in the end. I guess that it was the water that I used to wash my teeth :) |
| |
| | ||
| If you feel like buying some... | | |
| | ||
 |  on August 24, 2002 |
If you feel like buying some truly African gifts for your family and/or friends, do not forget that all of those you can buy on Cabo Verde were imported from other parts of Africa and therefore are not only unoriginal, but also very expensive. If you insist on buying some though, go to the port in Santa Maria. |
| |
| | ||
| Take care of your belongings... | | |
| | ||
 |  on August 24, 2002 |
Take care of your belongings in the towns. Pickpocketing and thieving is a problem, it is often carried out by children. Tourists are especially targeted so keep your wits about you and keep your wallet somewhere safe. |
| |
 | 1 | 2 |  |
 |  |
More Cape Verde Tips
| Overview | General Tips Tips: 42 - Photos: 39 |
| Restaurants Tips: 23 - Photos: 14 | Hotels and Accommodations Tips: 34 - Photos: 29 |
| Things To Do Tips: 78 - Photos: 89 | Nightlife Tips: 12 - Photos: 3 |
| Off the Beaten Path Tips: 22 - Photos: 20 | Tourist Traps Tips: 7 - Photos: 3 |
| Warnings or Dangers Tips: 15 - Photos: 5 | Transportation Tips: 32 - Photos: 20 |
| Local Customs Tips: 16 - Photos: 18 | Packing Lists Tips: 6 - Photos: 1 |
| Shopping Tips: 4 - Photos: 1 | Sports Travel Tips: 5 - Photos: 4 |
 | |
 |  |
Best Cape Verde Travel Deals
$289 Cabo Vacation Pkg
6 Days in a Luxury Studio Room Five Star Beach Front Resort!
Cheap Hotels at Expedia
Expedia Special Rates Means We Guarantee Our Low Rates on Rooms.
Rent Luxury Cabo Mansion
Private Home with full staff Single Nights & Packages Available
Sponsored Links