It won’t be too long before you come on and feel the leve-leve in these two tiny islands that comprise Africa’s second smallest nation. As soon as you touch down amid the palm-fringed beaches, crystal-clear water and barely explored jungles, you’ll become infected with the pervasive national mood that translates to ‘slowly, slowly’ and loosely means ‘it’s all good, take it easy’.
And because you’ll have this Portuguese-Creole flavoured tropical paradise almost to yourself (only about 20 tourists per week venture here), you can sip some of the world’s best coffee, eat fresh fruits and seafood, delight on gourmet chocolate, stay in the crumbling roças (houses) of the old colonial plantations in São Tomé Town, dive and snorkel in uncharted waters, trek the endlessly biodiverse jungles and explore sleepy fishermen’s villages at your own, leisurely pace, away from anything that resembles hustle and bustle. And in Príncipe, with one town and a total population of under 5000, you might be tempted to check your own pulse every few hours.
Time GMT/UTC
Population 193,000
Borders Gabon lies 300km to the east
Seasons Dry (June to September), wet (October to May)
Telephone Country code 239; international access code 00
ATMs There are no ATMS; come with cash
Budget US$85 per day
Visas Required by all; costs around US$50
Capital São Tomé
Area 1000 sq km
Language Portuguese
Money Dobra; US$1 = 6740Db
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