Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean.
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean. Its population is 35,837 (2015), with an area of 476 km2 (184 sq mi). It reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres above sea level at the summit of its active volcano, Pico do Fogo.
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Worth seeing in and around Fogo, Cape Verde
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Fogo National Park
Fogo Natural Park is a protected area located on Fogo Island in Cape Verde, an archipelago nation in the central Atlantic Ocean. Established in 2003, the park encompasses an area of 84.69 km2, representing 17.8% of the island's total landmass.
2.5 km · natural park in Cape Verde · Wikipedia
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Getting to Fogo, Cape Verde
- Airports
- Nelson Mandela (RAI), 92 km · Aristides Pereira (BVC), 204 km · Cesaria Evora (VXE), 223 km
- Praia → Fogo, Cape Verde95 km · quickest by ferry, 6h 16m · $58–201
- Rabil → Fogo, Cape VerdeTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- São Pedro → Fogo, Cape VerdeTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Fogo, Cape Verde
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Fogo, Cape Verde. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere is a ferry from Praia to São Filipe and from Sao Filipe to Brava island.
- Get aroundSimilar to other islands of Cape Verde, shared minibuses called Aluguers run between towns.
- Get aroundMost vehicles seem to be SUVs and off-road vehicles for around $7000 - $9000 per day.
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