The Blue Eye at Buracona in Sal: The 10 Best Tours

1.All-Inclusive Salt Lake, Blue Eye and Shark Bay Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,033 reviews · 4 hours · from $53Our pick

Float in Sal’s salt lake, watch lemon sharks at Shark Bay, and see Buracona’s Blue Eye on a well-paced half-day island tour.

“I had a great half day . pickup is on time with comfort minibus. The guide is very nice and informative. With the mini group we visited shark bay , salty lake , desert illusion, blue eye where I had a relaxing swim in a natural swimming pool . It was great fun ! I would highly recommend the tour!”

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2.Blu eye, Salt lake, Lemon Sharks & Palmeira

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,003 reviews · 6 hours · from $35

See Sal Island’s Blue Eye, salt lake, desert mirage, Palmeira, and lemon sharks on a lively small-group tour for $35.

“A big "thank you" goes to our tour guide Yannick, who was helpful, fun, and really nice. And he kept the group including a 4 year old entertained during the day. We enjoyed all the places we saw, our highlight was definitely the baby sharks. Value for the money was really good, we really, really enjoyed the day.”

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3.Santa Maria, Sal: All inclusive Salt Lake, Blue Eye and Shark Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · from $52Top rated

Review of Sal’s 4-hour tour to Salt Lake, Blue Eye, Miragem, Murdeira Bay, and Shark Bay, with transfers, fees, and local guide included.

“The lemon sharks at Shark Bay were amazing, the salt lake was fabulous but a big cheer for our guide who made our trip fun and interesting, also our driver for his skiful knowledge of the difficult terrain, all in all it was a wonderful trip”

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4.Blue Eye, Salt Lake, Lemon Sharks, Palmeira

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 248 reviews · 7 hours · from $32Best value

Explore Sal Island’s Blue Eye, lemon sharks, salt lakes, desert mirage, fishing villages, and coastal views on a full-day tour.

“Nice day out on a small island. Bus was good, driver and guide (Fabio) were great. Nice group vibe, Germans, French, English and even a few Portuguese. Shark bay is cool, basic but really authentic. Lunch in local restaurant was nice, local cooking and friendly people. Other stops weren’t super exciting, but it’s all a part of the day. Only gripe would be that €6 entry each for salt flats is a little steep for what it is. All in all worth the money and we would recommend a first time visitor to do it once.”

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5.Sal Island, Salinas, Buracona and lemon shark

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $34

Explore Sal Island from Santa Maria to Buracona, with lemon sharks, salt flats, mirages, local towns, and pickup included.

“Pga "dåligt" väder såg vi aldrig "blue hole". Inte på något sätt kopplat till operatör då väder, tyvärr, ligger utanför allas kontroll”

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6.Sal Island, Salinas, Buracona and Lemon Shark

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 33 reviews · 7h 30m · from $41

Explore Sal’s salt mines, desert mirage, Buracona, fishing villages, and wild lemon sharks on a full-day island tour with local guides.

“Aucune interaction avec le guide Babacar qui s’est contenté de nous transporter d’un point à un autre sans aucune explication. Sur les questions posées, pas de réponse à donner . Sûrement un guide PAS local qui était constamment avec son téléphone et ses oreillettes et qui n’en avait clairement rien à faire . Arrêt requins de 10 minutes à peine, moyennant 3 euros par paire de chaussures. Toujours aucune explication sur la faune observée . Ni sur l’exploitation de la mine de Sel. Finalement excursion sans trop d’intérêts. Quel dommage !”

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7.Full-day tour – Salt Mine, Blue Eye, Shark Watch and Kite Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $45

Explore Sal’s salt crater, Blue Eye, lemon sharks, desert mirage, fishing village, and kite beach on a small-group day tour from Santa Maria.

“Firstly, we were truly disappointed to see a minibus arrive 25 mins late. & it was a minibus instead of the back of truck that we ordered. Our 12 yr old son was inconsolable & cried for the 1st hour. We were put in with 3 French strangers. WenRead more”

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8.Full day excursion Salinas, Shark Bay, Blue Eye

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 15 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $33

Explore Sal’s salt lake, Blue Eye, Shark Bay, Miragem, and Palmeira on a flexible 4 to 6 hour guided island tour.

“Amazing and with the best guide, we highly recommend this trip”

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9.Sal Island tour: Blue Eye, Salt Lake, Sharks w/ Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 14 reviews · 6 - 7 hours · from $58

Explore Sal Island’s Blue Eye, salt crater, baby lemon sharks, desert mirage, and local towns on a 6 to 7 hour guided tour.

“Obtenu les bons pour effectuer l’excursion mais pas de retour du prestataire. Nous nous sommes présenté au lieu de rendez-vous 30 min avant et avons attendu 1h30 sous le soleil et il n’est jamais venu. Heureusement que j’ai réussi à capter un peu de wifi comme notre hôtel était à proximité autrement nous serions encore en train d’attendre…”

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10.Sal Private Tour: All inclusive Salt Lake, Blue eye and Shark Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews

Review of Sal Island’s private half-day tour to Pedra de Lume, Blue Eye, Miragem, Murdeira Bay, and Shark Bay.

“Perfect with our guide Dekiki. He was so kind and friendly. We enjoyed a lot with private bus in family. Nice places for visit”

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