Oct 31, 2024
Amazing tour with an amazing guide! - Amazing tour company, so easy to organise via WhatsApp., professional throughout.
Our guide made the trip what it was. Bonifacio has a wealth of knowledge he is ready to share with you. His knowledge of the local flora and its use as medicinal or culinary ingredients was impressive. Everywhere we went, he was waved at and greeted, apparently "if you grow up on Sao Tome, you know a lot of people!"
The south island tour was perfect for us. We visited all the places itemised in the tour schedule and more, but never felt rushed or hurried.
Bonifacio's linguistical talents were second to none, speaking four languages and keen to further develop those he was not as confident in.
If you want to see the south coast, stand on the equator, visit beautiful beaches and generally experience island life, then don't hesitate to book this tour with this company - you'll not be disappointed.
Memories to last a lifetime, thank you.
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Oct 29, 2024
An impressive day - It was a very impressive experience for us! The guide was very competent and friendly. He took care of everything We have gained impressive photo subjects, information and impressions. Thank you so much!
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Oct 17, 2024
Amazing Tour Guide, Perfect Itinerary - Sipson:
Excellent, Advanced level of English
Passionate, kind and welcoming
Polite, humorous, energy level matched ours
Genuine!
The itinerary was perfectly balanced and timed. I would highly recommend the south tour.
We quickly found out so many people on the island knew and respected him. Smiles, toots and friendly conversations with boatmen, locals, we choose the right tourguide
He weaved in anecdotes whilst talking about Sao Tome nature, people and current affairs of Sao Tome, he related the tour to our interests and was always on hand to take our photo!
Sipson was attentive and made sure we had plenty of breaks / bottles of water well taken care of throughout the day. His care, great driving and mindful approach to the island made us feel welcome.
If you're looking to make the most of your time in Sao Tome, I highly recommend booking a tour with Sipson.
Thank you!
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Oct 17, 2024
Great tour with a brilliant guide - We had a wonderful time exploring the south with Simpson. He's a very kind, helpful and informative guide who showed us all the sites we wanted to see and taught us lots about the island. He was also very patient and helpful when it came to taking pictures, and went above and beyond the call of duty to meet our needs. Highly recommended!
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Oct 13, 2024
Sympathy, knowledge and trust. The best Guide of São Tomé, according to everyone! - Spectacular! Sipson made my trip to St. Thomas much more complete. It is a very friendly Guide, knows everything about your country, reliable, punctual, with a very prudent conduct (fundamental!), which shows the natural beauties of the island, but also the human and historical face of the archipelago, as well as places for safe and diverse Shopping. It is an intelligent, polite and available boy to help, to adapt tours and talk about various topics. Do not hesitate, because even according to other people I talked to, the Sipson is the best Guide of São Tomé.
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Aug 24, 2024
Recommended - Our visit was with Sidney
At the moment we scored, Sipson immediately sent a message to mark everything and match all the details to speed up with Sidney. The visit was spectacular, the Guide was great and led us to different points, adjusting the routes according to our tastes and what we had visited too. Clearly he is a person who is passionate about the country and tries to show the best that São Tomé has to offer. Even after the visit, he was always available to help us and help guide the remaining days on the island of São Tomé. Everything was articulated and it was very easy.
I find the program a little extensive for just one day, but we had already visited some of the points. The road to a certain point is good, but the final part... prepare the stomachs for the most sensitive, which has nothing to do with the guides.
I recommend!
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Jul 22, 2024
5 stars!! - I did the island tour with Sipson and I loved it! He was a great professional and led super well on the most troubled roads! 100% recommended
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Jul 21, 2024
5 ⭐️ - Sipson was the best person to help us get to know Sao Tome and Principe. He showed us every corner of this wonderful island, always with a lot of sympathy and patience. Great professional and driver and an excellent person. Thank you very much for this experience, I highly recommend!! ⁇
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Jul 8, 2024
great trip - We had a fabulous time in Sao Tome and it was all thanks to Sipson for immaculate planning and organization.
Sipson, was extremely responsive to our needs from the moment of first contact via email several months ago, to picking us up at the airport, organizing great meals at restaurants to final drop off
We got to see both the north and south parts of Sao Tome including the equator point and took away precious memories of our time there.
Thank you Sipson
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Sep 26, 2024
Great Tours to the North & South of Sao Tome - I organized two day trips with Sipson - one to the north and one to the south of Sao Tome. His communication is excellent. He always responded promptly with very helpful answers to my questions about his tours and Sao Tome & Principe in general. When I initially contacted him, he responded very quickly with an itinerary for the north, south, and center of Sao Tome along with prices.
I took both day tours with his friend Sidney as Sipson wasn't available. Sidney spoke excellent English, was always on time, brought water, drove safely, and was great with photography. He was flexible with what I wanted to see and did his best to ensure that everything went well. He even helped me exchange cash and stopped at a supermarket on the way back to my guesthouse after a long day tour to the south. He was great about identifying opportunities to see highlights, including some that weren't on the itinerary, and always called ahead to organize things.
There were two points during the trip that came as a bit of a surprise. The first was that we weren't able to complete everything on the southern itinerary. Fortunately, there were sights that I was fine skipping (e.g., plantations) because I was going to see them in the north. I'm not sure that it's possible to complete everything that was included in the itinerary that Sipson sent because we arrived back in Sao Tome in the evening even with the sights that I had omitted. Perhaps it's possible if one moves through the sights quickly, but I felt like we were moving at a realistic pace as we kept meeting up with the same tourists at some key sights. The second surprise is that it seemed to be an unspoken assumption that I was responsible for Sidney's meals each day. The first day was ok as our lunch had been prepared before we arrived and there was more than enough to share. On the second day, we ordered lunch at a restaurant and ended up sharing my meal as he didn't order anything for himself. Maybe this is common in Sao Tome, but it would have been helpful to know that this was expected.
Overall, I would highly recommend contacting Sipson when traveling to Sao Tome because his communication is so strong and the tours went well for me as I was pretty flexible. Sidney was great too. It just might be advised for others to understand expectations a bit more clearly, especially if one is on a tight timeframe or budget.
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