Boa Vista, Cape Verde

December 2022

In 2022 while we were trying to relocate to the Caribbean (and having to wait for a house sale to go through) we escaped a little of the English winter by going to the Riu Touareg Hotel for 28 days in December. We had a lovely time and hopefully, these articles will give you an overview of what the hotel is really like. After being there for this length of time, there isn't much we didn't have an opinion about, so if the answer to your question isn't found below, then feel free to send me a message.

The hotel is BIG but with this real time video you can check out the location of the key areas in the grounds before you even set foot on the plane!

Winter Sun - Getting sick and overall final thoughts of the Riu Touareg

Feeling unwell while I’m on holiday seems inevitable for me, even though I had a face mask on all the way on the plane. It was no...

Winter Sun at Riu Touareg - Daily activities and evening shows

Since the hotel is so remote you don’t have lots of entertainment options in the area, unless you want to go on an organised trip. See my...

Winter Sun at Riu Touareg – Christmas at the hotel

I’m not a big Christmas person. I might even go so far as to say I don’t like it. Most of my working life I have volunteered to work...

Winter Sun at Riu Touareg – TUI Day trip (well, night trip)

Our travel agent, Tui, have a variety of excursions advertised for your stay in Boa Vista and the welcome talk from one of their seven...

Winter Sun at Riu Touareg – When the sparkle wears off

The saga of the pillowcases and the cricket in the wall We are just over halfway through our stay and have settled into a routine....

Winter Sun at Riu Touareg – First Impressions

Arrival at Boa Vista’s airport was quick and straight forward, you just walk over from the plane to the mostly outdoor airport building....