4 Workshops & Classes in Cape Verde to Build a Day Around

1.Banana Plantation Tour and Cuscuz Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 75 reviews · 4 hours · from $88Our pick

Travel from Praia to Santa Cruz and Orgãos with a local guide such as Bamba or Carlos. Walk through Cape Verde’s largest banana and coconut plantation, then cook cuscuz and fidjós with a local family. The four-hour trip includes transport, hotel pickup, and a scenic mountain drive.

“Une activité très intéressante et enrichissante. Bamba et Ericson ont répondu à toutes nos questions, sont pleins d’anecdotes qui nous ont fait découvrir cette île magnifique,et ont toujours beaucoup d’humour. Mama Luisa est extrêmement gentille et chaleureuse. La découverte de la plantation de banane a été riche de connaissance”

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2.Catxupa Cooking Class with a local family

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 72 reviews · 2 hours · from $41

Join a Cape Verdean family on Sal for a two-hour Catxupa cooking class. With local cooks and guides such as Melissa or Alejandro, you’ll prepare the country’s famous corn, bean, meat, or fish dish, hear about local traditions, and enjoy the meal together.

“Incroyablement surprise par cette belle expérience. Nous avons pu nous glissé dans la culture cap verdienne, on a même eu droit à un petit cours de danse, le partage de l’histoire et le plat typique qui était excellent. Je recommande cette activité et obrigada🤗”

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3.Surf Lessons

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $39Best value

Meet Surf Hub Cabo Verde in Santa Maria for a one-hour Atlantic surf lesson. Your instructor teaches board skills on the beach, then guides you into the waves. Beginners and intermediates are welcome, with a surfboard, wetsuit, and surf shoes included. Ruben may lead some sessions.

“J'ai beaucoup aimé mon premier cours de surf 😍Hâte d'en faire d'autres au plus vite! Le moniteur était top !”

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4.Surf Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 48 reviews · from $40

Meet Surf Hub Cabo Verde in Santa Maria, collect your board, wetsuit, and surf shoes, then walk to the beach for a land lesson and one hour in the water. Ruben and the team adjust coaching for beginners and improving surfers. You must be able to swim.

“We were welcomed and escorted to beach where our guide explained we would practice on dry land first and then proceed into the water once the technique had been explained. He explained to my son when his technique wasn't correct and why, and he quickly learnt the technique required. Once in the water my son was taken out to the required depth and the guide stayed with him. My son quickly got the hang of it and soon he was accompanying the locals, thanks to an expert guide.”

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