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Cape Verde - A Tropical Hideaway

Situated only 1 hour south of the Canary Islands, are the warm waters of Cape Verde, 10 tropical islands, with a year round warm climate, hospitable people and a stable environment, this sleepy hideaway offers an opportunity like no other to cut off from the real world. Rhododendrons, fire trees and corn plants decorate the horizon while dolphins, whales and turtles coexist with the coral in the clear water around the shores. Largely hilly and lush, some of the islands of the Cape Verde archipelago are quite flat, with white sand as far as the eye can see. Rich in African, Mediterranean and Latin influence, this former Portuguese colony benefits from thoughtful development and environmental conservation mapped as part of a grand plan to introduce the benefits of its 'real paradise' to the world.

CLIMATE:
With its year round climate, Cape Verde is an ideal holiday destination. On the same latitude as Barbados, it has a perfect tropical dry climate with very little rainfall. There is low humidity and a long dry season from November to July, equally there is no history of hurricanes. The average air temperature is 22-27C and the sea temperature is 21-26C, (3 degrees warmer round than the Canaries) with sunshine levels at 10 to 12 hours per day.

 
ENVIRONMENT:
The natural environment has always been important in Cape Verde. The large green turtles, now synonymous with the islands frequent its beaches to lay eggs. Colourful and unusual birds like the Passarinha kingfisher also call the islands home. There are no large mammals or snakes, but there are green monkeys and geckos. Offshore the ocean is stocked with dolphins, whales and yellow fin tuna.
Though Cape Verde will experience more development in the next decade some of the islands have been earmarked for eco-tourism which means that they will never have many tourist resorts. Equally on the more developed islands like Sal and Sao Tiago the government has strict planning regulations in place which not only stipulate high quality, low rise structures but also require all developments to have their own desalination and sewerage plants along with back up generators.

FLIGHTS:
Cape Verde is five and a half hours from the UK and approximately six hours from Ireland - half the time it takes to get from Northern Europe to the Caribbean! There are currently direct flights from France, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Scandinavia. Direct flights from Ireland are now underway and the UK commence shortly. Currently RHH developments are situated on the Island of Sal. Sal hosts the international airport and transfers to the resorts are in minutes.
There are no mandatory innoculations required for Cape Verde. Visas can be purchased on arrival.

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