Sal Island Experience Tour with a native and certified guide (including Shark experience)
Overview
Join an adventure tour around the island and visit places like Espargos city, Kite Beach, Santa Maria, Miragem, Palmeira fisher man village and the natural bay of Murdeira and take in the view from Lion mountain. Relax and float in the Salinas, the second saltiest water in the world after the Dead Sea. Have lunch at a local restaurant before heading out to sea to see lemon sharks up close in their natural environment.
Whether you wish to emphasize culture, education, history or sport, our expert will combine these elements with adventure activities to create exciting travel opportunities for you. Have an authentic experience, get to know the island with a native and professional guide, with all comfort and safety.
Description
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Buracona - Olho Azul, Sandstrasse von Palmeira Richtung Norden, Ilha do Sal Cape Verde
Admire the blue eye Buracona, one of the seven wonders of the island, and if the conditions are ideal, swim in its natural pool!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pedra Lume Salt Crater, Pedra Lume, Ilha do Sal Cape Verde
Salinas, the only salt lake inside the caldera of a volcano in the world, with its warm waters, serves to forget the stress of everyday life, you should not leave the island without bathing in the thermal water salinas, where spas, hydro-massage and relaxation are available to all.
Scientifically, the medicinal action of its salt waters is recognised for its healing, detoxifying and metabolic stimulating power, due to the mineral substances it contains. In popular knowledge, there is an even greater healing power in this water.
The place has a fascinating lake, where anyone can float, even without knowing how to swim, and your skin becomes soft as if you were doing a natural exfoliation.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Shark Bay, Santa Maria, Ilha do Sal Cape Verde
Have the experience to see the lemon sharks in their natural environment very closely.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Murdeira Village Resort, Murdeira, 0345, Cape Verde
Admire the Murdeira Bay nature reserve, which has a great diversity of corals and fish, and we can enjoy the beautiful view of Mount Leon.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Port of Palmeira, Q248+7PC, Palmeira, Cape Verde
Discover the fishing village of Palmeira, a simple place where people make their living from fishing and working in the port. We can see the arrivals of the handicraft boats and see all the activity around the sale of fish. And we also walk among the colourful colonial houses and beautiful street art.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Pedra de Lume Beach, In The Beach Of Hotel Belorizonte, Pedra de Lume, Ilha do Sal 4110 Cape Verde
Visit Pedra de lume, the first town of Sal, founded in 1804, to learn about the history and development of the local economy that began with the exportation of salt.
Also to see the secular houses, boats and the cable car used in the old salt transport.
Stop At: Miragem, R2FX+5QG, Espargos, Cape Verde
Admire the Mirage to see the fata morgana effect of water illusions in the desert.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Ilha do Sal
Discover Santa Maria, the most touristic city in Cape Verde, learn about the history of the city that transformed itself from salt mining to the biggest touristic city in Cape Verde.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kite Beach - Sal Cape Verde, J473+R4R, Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Discover Kite Beach and explore its white sand dunes. Kite beach is one of the best places in the world to practice kite surfing and, where the world kite surfing championships are held in Cape Verde.
Duration: 10 minutes
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Native Guide and Certificate
- Hotel Pick up and drop off
- Stop for a swim in a natural pool
- Shark bay
- Liability insurance
Exclusions
- Lunch
- Photos (optional)
- Entry/Admission - Buracona - Olho Azul
- Entry/Admission - Pedra Lume Salt Crater
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Please bring a bottle of water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, swimsuit, water shoes (if you have one) and towels.
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- We will prioritize contacts by phone, email or other means of online communication to avoid direct contacts. It will be enough to show the reservation on the mobile phone, without having to print it.
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Operates
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
We did the Sal Experience Tour with Chan and cannot say enough positive things about him and the tour. He works hard and is extremely accommodating and attentive to his guests. His communication is perfect and he answers every question patiently. He really goes the extra mile because he cares abo...
We did the Sal Experience Tour with Chan and cannot say enough positive things about him and the tour. He works hard and is extremely accommodating and attentive to his guests. His communication is perfect and he answers every question patiently. He really goes the extra mile because he cares about his job and that we have a great time. There are many companies who do this trip - Sal Experience is the one to big with. We had booked this trip after having a bad experience in the booking process with another company and were very glad that we had issues with someone else, so we could end up doing this tour with Chan. It was a great value and a great time.Great trip with professional guide whose name Nanny. I recommend to everyone who wants to see Sal island and have fun, who wants to have great day with a lot of attraction in 6 hours.
Great trip with professional guide whose name Nanny. I recommend to everyone who wants to see Sal island and have fun, who wants to have great day with a lot of attraction in 6 hours.We had a fantastic day with an informative and funny guide (Nanny). Each individual experience was great fun, the swimming at the blue eye, the mirage and walking around towns getting a flavour of authentic Cape Verde. The lunch was the best meal we had in holiday. This trip was the highlight of...
We had a fantastic day with an informative and funny guide (Nanny). Each individual experience was great fun, the swimming at the blue eye, the mirage and walking around towns getting a flavour of authentic Cape Verde. The lunch was the best meal we had in holiday. This trip was the highlight of our holiday and we would highly recommend.Had a great time. Met some really nice people and had fun exploring the island. Chan is full of stories and very knowledgeable. He knows everyone on the island! Would definitely recommend.
Had a great time. Met some really nice people and had fun exploring the island. Chan is full of stories and very knowledgeable. He knows everyone on the island! Would definitely recommend.We initially booked a taxi from airport and just prior to our flight met a couple who wanted to taxi with us. Text them as we had a confirmation text day before and they confirmed they could pick the extra 2 people for an extra €10. During drive to hotel Chan was friendly and informative about th...
We initially booked a taxi from airport and just prior to our flight met a couple who wanted to taxi with us. Text them as we had a confirmation text day before and they confirmed they could pick the extra 2 people for an extra €10. During drive to hotel Chan was friendly and informative about the island.Had a fabulous day with Chan, who was interesting, happy, funny and very knowledgeable. The trip was well organised, not a large group so everyone got to enjoy the day, great experience of visiting the island of Sal, loved the views and the salt lake was great, lemon sharks were fascinating...
Had a fabulous day with Chan, who was interesting, happy, funny and very knowledgeable. The trip was well organised, not a large group so everyone got to enjoy the day, great experience of visiting the island of Sal, loved the views and the salt lake was great, lemon sharks were fascinating. Chan helped everyone with photos and chatted and explained the culture of Cape Verde as well as its history. Fabulous in every sense , amazing value for money, would recommend to any age group