OhiGentle:
Thank you so much for your assistance, you have really helped with very useful information. Please do you have an idea of their currency value compared to naira and how much money will be OK to have a comfortable vacation for 3 weeks.

Ussyberry:


It depends on your lifestyle

Their money, dobras is almost useless, I remember that 8000 naira was about a million dobra, their money is pegged to the euro.

Check booking.com for hotels so you can budget properly. Sweet guest house is not the cheapest but it's very nice.

Food is cheap though, and they don't have stew.

If you ask for beef (bife) they will give you pork so ask for "vaca" which is cow meat and is very very scarce.

They don't have cows there.

gowaga68:

whats the major source of income there?
am more worried on how to get there by boat or so cos am close to Cameroon.

OhiGentle:


My brother I will never advice anyone to travel illegally because there is no life for an illegal immigrant anywhere. This is just a small Africa country I want to visit on vacation so why are you looking to get there on boat

gowaga68:

Never having the intention of traveling illegally, going all those miles to Ghana then board a flight is all stressful to me. My intention of visiting the island is to get little familiarity with their Language.

OhiGentle:


OK boss that will be nice

nairacountry:
Ussburry or any one, kindly attend the questions asked;
Wats their website
Any other flight aside TAP coz tap's flight has no more seats for my desired flight period
Thanks

Ussyberry:
You can get the visa online. Check your bulk mail or spam everyday for a week after applying just in case.

The most "comfortable" flight is from Accra via Tap Portugal.

From lagos with aero and the Tap Portugal flight 120k should do return. That's 4flights.

Bus to accra will make it cheaper, increase the adventure and give you more stamps in your passport. If you haven't done the west African coast road trip before you can go to Accra by road, fly return with Tap Portugal and then return with aero back to lagos. But that will save you less than 20k plus you will need to stay one day in Accra that can be avoided by flying in with the first aero flight from lagos

If you get the visa (entry authorization) online you pay for it on arrival in São Tomé. €20 when you arrive and €20 when you are leaving, make sure you have change when you are leaving. Very important.

They don't speak English and in my opinion don't like Nigerians but it's very safe.

You can also get the visa from the embassy in Asokoro somewhere near force hq and protea but do the online, u know embassy people, police report etc. plus it's more expensive as per fees

Perfume is expensive and you can't buy international chocolate. Mars etc

Local chocolate is far far better though.

Your Nigerian sim will not roam. You can get a local sim easily with your visa and passport.

Stay in pestana equador hotel weekdays and pestana São Tomé weekends because of night life. But these hotels cost wella.

Sweet guest house is the best place to be, free wifi and you feel very much at home.

Hope this helps