FAQ
Partners and practical
We work with partners in Cape Verde and Europe to make your trip and stay as easy as possible.
Beach Sport Nederland – Construction of sports fields, sports equipment supplier and promoter.
TUI – Flights to and from Mindelo via Amsterdam,
TAP – Flights to and from Mindelo via Lisbon,
Cabo Verde Specialist Specialized offer of all possible flights to and from Mindelo
Interilhas, Armas For the ferry crossing to and from Santo Antão.
Elemental Water Makers – Supplier of water purification equipment. We purify 20,000 liters of seawater per (half) day. UBED – Air permeable mattresses with variable hardness.
Money and payment
The official currency is the Escudo. 1 CVE is almost 1 euro cent. 1 euro = 110 CVE.
You can sometimes pay with euros; then they simply charge 1 euro = 100 CVE. However, Cape Verdeans are increasingly using their venti4, a type of debit card. European debit cards often work as well, but you still can’t completely rely on them. In our Beach Sport Resort, on the contrary, we go one step further. You always pay the bill digitally: The accommodation costs are normally already paid in advance. In the restaurant and cafeteria you always pay digitally. We have no cash register and no cash. The only cash we see is tips, although those are increasingly being paid by PIN as well.
Tipping
Escudos, euros, dollars, pounds and crowns and all other coins and bills are more than welcome by our staff. The tip they receive is seen as personal appreciation and is therefore a personal reward, which need not be shared with colleagues unless requested by the generous giver.
A pin machine gives a maximum of 2x 180 euros per day. You do quite a long time with that in Cape Verde.
ATMs are plentiful. The most important ones for our guests are at the airport and in the ports of Mindelo and Porto Novo.