Cabrer Journey - Live a day like a Cabrer in Boa Vista

This trip is the essence of the spirit of the island! Everything is so genuine and homemade with extra care for the guests. We felt very welcome and were kept being interested and entertained all the time. There was a lot to see and do and learn about the villagers. Everybody was lovely, and very talented with different crafts and unique knowledge. The home cooking was very hearty and delicious!!!! If you are thinking of getting a different excursion rather than this one, I recommend you think twice. Don't miss out on this!

Well what can we say, it was an absolute pleasure to meet Aritson, his family and the local community. This is a real, authentic, experience where they really show you how some of the locals actually live and work. Aritson speaks very good English so we got to ask lots of questions and learnt a lot more than we have from all 5 of the other trips on the island of Boa Vista. We got to see some pigs, get up close with the goats (watering, milking and even helping heard them when they escaped), got to see some baby goats, sheep and there are loads of chickens, ducks, little birds roaming around. We got to try the local Cape Verde dish for breakfast with eggs which was delicious, has some fresh water melon which was also delightful. We toured the family farms to see some of the things they have planted and are growing and also tasted a fruit we’ve never tried before, I can’t recall the name but it was something like Tamarind, which was surprising how tasty it was. We visited one of the family homes to see how goats cheese was made then visited a friends bar to taste the cheese and the local drink, I believe he called it Ponche, which one of the ingredients was grogue (The national liquor of Cape Verde), this was very strong but did have a lovely smooth taste. Overall it was an absolutely brilliant trip, really enjoyed it and 100% recommend it.

I am a solo traveller and booked on to the tour the evening before and they had one going I could join in on. Excellent communication from the start, This really was an excellent tour / experience, you really get to feel the true nature of being a Cape Verdean, the amazing hospitality and nothing was too much trouble! I really enjoyed having the amazing company, learning their traditions and culture, and milking a goat is definitely harder than it looks! ???? the bonus was also the amazing tasting ponche (we enjoyed quite a few!) and the finest goats cheese that Cape Verde has to offer! Truly wonderful day, so laid back and really felt like you were a part of the family! Highlight was all the lovely food that was prepared for us! Huge thanks to Aritson, his mum for her spectacular katxupa, and everyone else we met!