What kind of Transportation is available in Cabo Verde?

This article is about land transportation in Cabo Verde as opposed to flights and ferries. I mostly discuss taxis and the little minivans/pickup trucks, collectively known as ‘aluguers’. You can also rent vehicles like scooters/quads/4WD cars on some of the islands. Since this is a hitchhiking blog, I also included some information on hitchhiking.

What is the emergency number in Cabo Verde?

Option 4 (‘NNM Mes’ – 500 CVE) gives you 1GB, Option 5 (‘NNM Mes Plus’ – 800 CVE) gives you 2GB, and option 6 (‘NNM Premium’ – 1250 CVE) gives you 5GB of data. – The emergency number of Cabo Verde is 112, like in many parts of Europe. You call this number regardless of whether you need medical assistance, the fire department, or the police.

Are taxis expensive in Cabo Verde?

Cabo Verde has plenty of taxis roaming around on the paved roads. They’re neither cheap nor very expensive. But as anywhere around the world, taxi drivers prey on your lack of local knowledge; you pay them a higher price so you don’t have to put in any effort to figure out the way. If that’s your thing, this is of course perfectly fine!

Which SIM card is best in Cabo Verde?

With help of my partner, our research concluded that CVTelecom’s ‘CVMóvel’ is the best SIM card in Cabo Verde. They have the best coverage – which is really important as I intend to go to a lot of remote areas – and quite good prices. If you want to check whether there’s reception where you’re going, here’s a map of the coverage of CVTelecom.