About Principe
Things you should know before travel to Príncipe
Facts & Info
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Hotels & Resorts
Accommodations
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Must do and see
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Principe Island Northern Belt
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The NORTH

It seams as if that the Island of Príncipe had stopped in time. It is an absolute quietness distributed in 19km by 15km and is in the north that there is some life. The only existing road is a tarred highway of 12 kilometres length that connects the airport to the city of Santo Antonio, the Islet of Bom Bom and the plantation Sundy. The remaining are rails of beaten earth or of earth badly beaten. But those who arrived by lowpowered aircraft have a surprising eyesight from the air that provides them an idea of what they are going to discover. And as they approach the runway, they can see the bungalows of Bom Bom, the small houses of the city and the velvety turquoise colour of the sea close to the coast.

How to move around

There aren’t several possibilities walk is the most probable. As supposed, the Island doesn’t have more than 30 automobiles; the reason why to rent one is out of any expectation.
One possibility is to be booked at the Bom Bom Island Resort and enrols in the organized excursions. A part from that, in terms of public transports there is a bus with the capacity for 30 passengers. It departs from the Municipal Market and travel through the roads that are fit for traffic. The ship, in the other hand, can be a solution to visit the Island: or to make recourse to the fishermen services or a safest way and more expensive, it also possible to be booked in the nautical centre of Bom Bom Island Resort. They will carry you to where you want.

How to reach Principe

Príncipe Island lies 146 km north of São Tomé Island. There are only two ways to reach the Island of Príncipe. The fastest way is by plane (45 minutes' flight from the main island, Sao Tomé). STP Airways have regular flight that departs Sao Tome (TMS) to Principe (PCP) on Mondays, Wednesday, Friday and saturdays.

Flights from Africa’s Connection:
Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday

The other way is by ship, but although being cheapest this option is much slower (about eight hours) and without a regular schedule. In fact, we are talking about ships for goods transportation that make available some seats for passengers. Usually the connections are made two or three times a week, but the real schedule is not known because they don’t exist.