Dec 21, 2024
Ask for Admilson!! - Admilson was outstanding! Nicely paced and very relaxed tour. Deatiled explaination of much more than just the stops we made. He detailed the islands history, cultural changes, local customs, languages, foods, schooling, government, standard of living, etc.. He is very proud of his home and his culture and takes great pride in discusiing it. Lunch was fantastic. Wish him all the best with his future plans for himself and his family. He and his family would be welcome to my home anytime and i would be delighted to give him a tour, although I'd have a hard time topping his.
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Dec 4, 2024
Amazing Cultural & Nature Encounter with VERY Reliable Host! - We booked with Ban Be as a cruise ship excursion and from the time of booking Luis reached out to confirm all arrangements including on the day prior and morning of the tour when our ship was unfortunately delayed almost 3 hours. His fantastic communication reassured us & made us feel like VIP clients!! We had Abilio as our guide with excellent English, who shared important social & political history of the island, and re-routed our tour by taking us first to the furthest destination to better time our day and ensure our return to the ship on time with minimal stress. With our private tour we were able to experience daily living in the local villages & even sample local brewed beer at Complexo Mioba...instead of just the more common/tourist stops. Abilio expertly navigated the windy roads with dramatic cliff views, crescent beaches, beautiful jungle w/lush vegetation, & bananas/mangos/palms that cover the steep volcanic mountains. With a little patience, we were rewarded with views of dramatic Pico Cao Grande when its top peaked through the clouds/mist. We also really appreciated at the fishing village how Abilio walked down to where the locals were hauling in their catch and translated so my husband, who is an avid fisherman, could interact with them. We fell in love with Sao Tome, its natural beauty, and its people. We will be re-booking with Ban Be tours!
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Apr 5, 2024
Wonderful Sao Tome - Luis organised all tours for my daughter and I. Each one was wonderful. He personally was there punctually every day at pick-up to introduce us to the guide...I initially booked only one tour but ended up doing 3 (4th was cancelled because of bad weather 😵💫).
Highly recommend this agency. Very good service, always with a smile and ready and willing to accommodate any special requests.
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Sep 21, 2022
Excelentíssimo/ Highly recommended - Excelentíssimo e recomendo vivamente!!!
Thank you Simpson and Luís Afonso for arranging this amazing trip to the South Of São Tomé and Príncipe island.
++ Guide history about the south
++ Boat Trip to Ilhéu das Rolas islet
++Route up to the equatorial line 0° Marquet and down Cafe Beach in the islet
++ Lunch for free entirely complimentary of the agency
We loved it all and will be back soon😎☀️🥰🥰🥰🌺🌸✨
Highly recommended!!!
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Sep 18, 2022
Wonderful Sao Tome! - The whole package organized by Ban Be Non Tours allowed us to experience each region in Sao Tome Island. All of them are worth visiting particularly because of the diverse natural environments they offer to visitors.
Luis maintained at all times an excellent communication and assigned an outstanding driver/tour guide (Vanderley) for our excursions.
I highly recommend booking tours with Ban Be Non Tours based on our very positive experience in September 2022.
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Apr 21, 2021
EXCEPTIONAL! THANK YOU! - Exceptional! Ban Be Non are a true rare gem of a tour agency - these guys are so professional and honestly, like a personal concierge service in Sao Tome! I can highly highly recommend. They're very well-equipped with some of the additional challenges of travel during Covid, and they literally do EVERYTHING to make sure you aren't stressed about that (including even going to the bank to pay for my test so I wouldn't waste time!). They're super flexible, extremely responsive and just top notch experts in every respect.
Thanks to Ban Be Non I had a 10/10 trip to Sao Tome and couldn't have done it without them! Thank you!
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Jan 25, 2020
Fantastic! - The guide was very friendly and professional. He explained a lot about the history of the country and the culture of the people. I was joining two tours and the driver always was arriving punctual at the accomodation to pick me up in the morning. A great experience!
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Dec 10, 2019
São Tomé Island Experience - We had the privilege to be taken on a São Tomé island tour with Flavio de Graca and what a special young man this is. He took great care of us, we very knowledgeable about the history of the island and places on the island as well as current activities on the island. He spoke good English and stood in for our lack of Portuguese.
Flavio was always extremely punctual and always walked the extra mile to make out journey memorable.
We highly recommend a tour with this group and especially with Flavio
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Jul 1, 2024
Good Tour - I had limited time and this tour was a good fit to see highlights on South Sao Tome in a day, I was able to spend enough time where I wanted to. Got some great pics of the big rock (Sao Tome's signature site).
Review provided by Viator
Aug 8, 2022
Fabulous green world - The only tour where Lunch was not included; without lunch we spent only 4,5 hours including all, which was a quite short time for the distance and bad roads we spent; would have liked more time spending in the green areas
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