Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk from the terminal along the mural path to the Avenida Marginal and the fish market (Mercado de Peixe) while the morning catch is in.
09:15
Look at the Torre de Belém replica on the Marginal, which houses the Museu do Mar, then walk up to the Mercado Municipal.
10:15
Praça Nova (Praça Amílcar Cabral), the pink Palácio do Povo from outside, and Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (1862).
11:00
CNAD, the national design and crafts museum with its facade of barrel lids, and the Vhils portrait of Cesária Évora.
12:30
Lunch, for example grilled fish at Restaurante Nautilus on the waterfront.
13:45
Walk to Laginha beach for a swim (15–20 minutes); swim only near the lifeguard and obey the flags.
15:30
Walk back towards the port via the Marginal; last coffee near Praça Nova.
- Latest you can leave Praça Nova (town centre)16:15
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Mindelo day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Praça Nova (town centre)Walk, 10–15 min16:15
- Praia da LaginhaWalk, 15–20 min16:10
- Baía das GatasPre-agreed taxi, about 20 min16:00
- CalhauPre-agreed taxi, about 25–30 min16:00
- Monte VerdePre-agreed taxi, about 30 min16:00
Where people get Mindelo wrong
Taking an unmetered taxi out of town without agreeing the fare and the return time to the port.
Built from our Mindelo guide, checked against 16 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Mindelo to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
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