Jungle, waterfalls, wild plantations, hidden valleys, old volcanoes, trails, lagoons and virgin beaches: High season all year
Some of the dates and festivals in São Tomé and Príncipe: January: New Year’s bath on the beaches, King’s Day Amateur, Santo Izidoro in Ribeira Afonso, breadfruit, turtle spawning, short dry season Gravanita, whale watching. February: short dry season Gravanita, National Day of remembrance of the Batepá Massacre in Fernão Dias. March: Blooming orchids. April: Blooming orchids, breadfruit. June: Frutas Mangostane, World Music Day in the City of São Tomé. July: Frutas Mangostane, Independence Day, Nossa Senhora Perpetuá in the village of Conde, Santa Maria in Madalena.
August:Orchids flourish, Ototó Palma wine party, Floripes Dance Auto Dance and cultural events on the island of Príncipe. September: Blooming orchids, Nossa Senhora de Nazaré in Trindade. October: Season of fresh mangoes, Our Lady in Guadalupe. November: Fresh mangoes. December: Whale watching, Christmas, turtle spawning. All year: palm wine, cocoa (every 3 months), coconut.
