After specialising in travel to the Cape Verde Islands for 12 years, we thought it was time to find a new, exciting and relatively untouched destination and that’s when we came across the Archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe.

These islands are located in the Bay of Guinea, approximately 250km from Gabon on the West Coast of Africa. They can be best described as the greenest oasis in the Atlantic and most certainly ‘off the beaten track’. The islands are untouched by tourism, and offer white palm fringed beaches so desirable, one was even the setting for the Bacardi Rum advert, crystal clear waters and tropical jungles with exotic birds, trees and flowers. The islands are extremely close to the equator, in fact the islet of Rolas actually straddles the equator.

The islands are made up of Sao Tome, Principe and Ilheu das Rolas with a few more tiny islets. The islands, once a Portuguese colony, are now an independent country, one of the smallest in the world and the second smallest country in Africa.

International flights operate via Lisbon and land on the island of Sao Tome. In order to reach Principe you must take a 50minute internal flight across, whilst the island of Rolas can be reached by a 20minute boat ride from the Southern tip of Sao Tome and there are weekly flights from Cape Verde so there is the possibility to combine a week in Sao Tome and Principe with a week in the Cape Verde Islands – perfect for the beach and nature lovers.

The islands are steeped in history, rich in flora and fauna and offer stunning beaches with a tropical climate – what more could you want?

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