Praia Tamarindos, Golden sand beach in Guadalupe, São Tomé and Príncipe.
The beach extends along the northeastern coast of São Tomé island, featuring a band of golden sand bordered by tall palm trees and dense vegetation.
The beach developed alongside the growth of Guadalupe settlement, which emerged as a fishing community during São Tomé's colonial period in the 1800s.
Local fishermen launch their traditional wooden boats from this beach each morning, maintaining fishing practices passed down through generations.
Visitors can reach the beach via a 15-minute drive from São Tomé International Airport, with several local taxi services operating regular routes.
The beach lies at coordinates 0.4095858, 6.6470038, placing it precisely on the equator line, where visitors experience zero latitude positioning.
Location: Guadalupe
Address: Praia dos Tamarindos, São Tomé and Príncipe
GPS coordinates: 0.40959,6.64700
Latest update: March 27, 2025 19:53
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with volcanic mountains, rainforests and Atlantic coastlines. The main island of São Tomé combines natural landscapes with historical traces of colonial cocoa production. Abandoned plantations, known as roças, stand among dense forests, while beaches like Banana Beach and Praia Piscina offer sand and clear water for swimming. The landscape ranges from flat coastal strips to mountains in the interior, where waterfalls such as Cascata de São Nicolau flow through tropical vegetation. Obo National Park protects much of the original rainforest and offers trails through dense vegetation with endemic plants and birds. Pico Cão Grande, a 663-meter (2,175-foot) volcanic rock tower, rises alone from the forest and is visible from several viewpoints. Along the southern coast, a marker near Ilhéu das Rolas marks the equator, which crosses the island. In São Tomé city, the cathedral, Fort São Sebastião and the National Museum recall the Portuguese colonial period, while the Presidential Palace and markets show everyday life today.
Pico Santo Tomé
19.3 km
Estadio 12 de Julio
13 km
Obo National Park
30.2 km
São Sebastião Museum
12.5 km
National Lyceum
13.1 km
Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe
12.4 km
National Library of São Tomé and Príncipe
12.5 km
Forte de São Jerónimo
13.7 km
Our Lady of Conception Church, São Tomé
11.9 km
Supreme Court of São Tomé and Príncipe
12.4 km
São Sebastião Lighthouse
12.5 km
Lagoa Azul Lighthouse
4.1 km
Arquivo Histórico de São Tomé
12.6 km
Saint Nicholas Waterfall
14 km
Hellmouth
23.6 km
Jardín Botánico
14 km
São Sebastião Museum
12.5 km
Praia das Sete Ondas
24.1 km
Roça Água-Izé
23.1 km
Cineteatro Marcelo da Veiga
12.5 km
Igreja do Bom Jesus, São Tomé
12.4 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
4.9 km
Mercado Municipal São Tomé
12.2 km
Praia Picão
19.6 km
Conjuntos Urbanos, São Tomé
12.3 km
Cathedral of São Tomé
12.4 km
Cascata de Bombaim
17.4 km
Rio do Ouro
4.4 kmReviews
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