Adventure

Sal: 6-Hour Experience Tour with a Local Certified Guide

Adventure

Sal: 6-Hour Experience Tour with a Local Certified Guide

From US$ 40.95 per person

Enjoy an island tour and visit places like Espargos, Blue Eye, Kite Beach, Santa Maria, Miragem, and Murdeira. Swim in Salt Lake, and see lemon sharks.

About this activity

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Duration 7 hours
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Live tour guide
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Audio guide included
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Pickup included
You will be picked up at your hotel lobby or designated pickup address. The guide will have a yellow sign saying "Sal Experiences". If you will be more than 5 minutes late to the pickup location, please contact the check-in person via call or WhatsApp using the contact number provided on your confirmation voucher.
Private or small groups available

Experience

Itinerary
6 hours
  • Sal

  • 30 minutes
  • Murdeira

  • Santa Maria, Cape Verde

  • Kite Beach

  • Palmeira (walk)

  • Pedra de Lume Salt Pans

  • Lunch

  • Sightseeing, swimming, shark viewing

  • Pedra de Lume Salt Pans (swimming)

  • Buracona

  • 30 minutes
  • Sal

Pickup included
Main stop
Other stop
Highlights
  • Explore Sal Island with an expert, local guide and explore exciting locations
  • Visit the island's highlights including Murdeira and marvel at Lion Mountain
  • Watch lemon sharks swimming in their natural environment
  • Admire the Blue Eye, one of the seven wonders of the island
  • Unwind and relax in the world's second saltiest water in Pedra de Lume
Full description

After being picked up from your accommodation, make your way to Santa Maria. Once there, get to know the history of this city, which has transformed from the extraction of its salt to the biggest tourist city in Cape Verde.

Next, make your way to Kite Beach, which is one of the best places in the world to practice kite surfing (from October to April) and is usually chosen to hold the world kite surfing championships. 

Then visit Porto Palmeira, which is a simple place where people take their sustenance from fishing and working in the port.

See the arrival of the crafts, as well as all the activity around the sale of fish. Take a walk among the colorful colonial houses and check out the beautiful street art. Next up, go to Pedra de Lume Beach, Pedra de Lume, and Ilha do Sal. 

There, visit the first village on Sal island, which was founded in 1804, to learn about the history and development of the local economy based on the export of salt.

Continue to Miragem, where you will see the effects of Fata Morgana water illusions in the desert. Travel then to Buracona, where you will see the Blue Eye, one of the 7 wonders of the island. Swim in its natural pool if the conditions are ideal for bathing.

Following the pool, explore the Pedra Lume Salt Crater, where you will learn all about the nourishing benefits this salt center has for the locals. Make a stop to experience floating in this thermal water which is inside an inactive volcanic caldera.

Discover Shark Bay, where you will have the experience to see lemon sharks in their natural environment up close. Travel to the village of Murdeira that lies in a natural reserve in the bay. Finally, visit Espargos, the economic center of the city.

Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private transportation
  • Licensed, local guide
  • Liability insurance
  • Swim in a natural pool
  • Baby seat (on request)
  • Swim at saline thermal water, where spas, a whirlpool, and relaxation are available to all
  • Shark Bay
  • Entrance fees (€3 for Blue Eye, €5 for Salinas)
  • Optional lunch menu (€11 per adult, €6 children) with one drink included. Delicious fish, meat, and seafood options.
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Important information

What to bring

  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat
  • Swimwear
  • Towel
  • Sandals
  • Camera
  • Sunscreen
  • Flip-flops
  • Water shoes

Not allowed

  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • Most travelers can participate in this tour (however this tour is not wheelchair accessible)
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Children under two years old are free on the private option
  • Optional lunch menu (€11 per adult, €6 children) with one drink included. The restaurants offers an array of traditional dishes, as well as vegan and vegetarian options. Please advise at the time of booking if you have any dietary requirements
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.9 /5

based on 528 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Value for money
    4.8/5
  • Service
    4/5

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The activities were super interesting and unique, with the guide Hernâni taking us through various sightseeing spots while explaining the history and culture of the places with his genuine kindness and sense of humour. The bathing near the Blue Eye and in the Salt Lake, as well as the seawalk with the sharks were awesome.

March 26, 2023

The Sal experience tour was excellent- we really enjoyed the tour. Everything was well organised and Clovis was a great guide, who was attentive and knew a lot about the island. Most of all, he has a wonderful sense of humour and positive energy and we really liked that! Everything was done on time and overall, we really recommend this tour.

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March 26, 2023

Awesome tour, would definitely recommend to everyone. Hasn't expected to see so many in one day, we have been in all possible places in the island. Not only salt lakes, shark bay, blue eye, but also very fascinating mirage, local market, local people living conditions, lion rock, surf beach, sea port town and so on. Pick up time and travel condition was also great, you could choose to be inside the car or outside in the back. Tour guide was very pleasant, all story's was informative and funny, it was nice to hear local history and details about Cape Verde. All in all we got very much for so little 🙂🙂

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March 26, 2023

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