Cape Verde · GUIDED
Good guided tours fill up weeks ahead in high season and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Sal’s salt crater, Blue Eye, fishing villages, Kite Beach, and lemon sharks on a seven-hour guided island tour.
“ot was an amazing day around cape verde secrets and our guide was simple thebest”
Explore Sal Island with a certified local guide, from lemon sharks and salt lakes to Buracona, Palmeira, Espargos, and Santa Maria.
“Great day out, entertaining and informative guide. Safe driver as well. Good lunch, plenty of choice”
Review of Sal’s Santa Maria snorkeling tour, with reefs, turtles, rays, fish, a wreck, safety advice, price, and practical booking tips.
“Wow what a great trip guide was amazing , got some great videos of turtles 🐢 close up made my day 😊”
See Sal’s salt lagoons, lemon sharks, Blue Eye, fishing villages, and local lunch on a small-group island tour from Santa Maria.
“All the most important spots on the island visited, nice home made meal and good guide :)”
Explore Sal’s beaches, dunes, salt mines, and Santa Maria by powerful e-bike on a guided four-hour tour with a swim stop.
“great flexible tour - just me and my friend with the guide. we went along the beach, over to the windsurfing beach, through santa maria. we stopped at a few places that would have been nice to go back to. do this earlier in your stay for ideas on interesting bars/restaurants in santa maria.”
Ride Sal’s rough trails by buggy, visit salt flats, Kite Beach, Serra Negra, and see lemon sharks at Shark Bay with a local guide.
“It was great fun. One comment: in our aplication it was not said we need to be at pick up point 30 minutes earlier. Maybe You can improve it and avoid further confusions. anyhow we recommend strongly recommend it.”
Explore Sal Island in one day with shark watching, Buracona’s Blue Eye, salt lakes, local culture, lunch, and a native guide.
“the walking with lemon sharks was definitely the highlight of the trip. Nany was a great guide”
Cross Santo Antão from São Vicente by ferry, with Cova de Paúl, Ponta de Sol, Vale de Paúl, local food, and a bilingual guide.
“It was an unforgettable experience. The tour guide, Maira, and the driver, whose name we don't remember, were lovely people and made our visit a unique experience. We saw breathtaking landscapes, ate at a very good restaurant, and they were very kind and affectionate.”
See Santiago Island from Praia Port with a German-speaking guide, Batuque music, villages, mountain views, and easy cruise-day transport.
“Hervorragende Insel-Tourguide Louisa (deutsch) - informativ, lustig, offener Umgang”
Explore Praia and UNESCO-listed Cidade Velha in four hours, with markets, Banana Street, São Filipe Fortress, and a local guide.
“Ofrece una visión completa de la capital y alrededores, recomendable para hacerte una idea de la ciudad”
Explore Sal by quad from Santa Maria to Shark Bay, Buracona, Terra Boa, and Palmeira with a local guide for $58.
“Die verschiedenen Orte und die offene und freundliche Art des Guides”
Explore Cidade Velha from Praia with a local guide, fortress views, slavery history, cathedral ruins, Banana Street, and a black sand beach.
“We had a great tour in cidade velha with Ailton! He was an amazing tour-guide, very friendly and knowledgable. He was able to give us more insight in the history and modern day culture of Cape Verde. We definitely recommend this tour to anyone coming to Praia.”
Watch loggerhead turtles lay eggs on Boa Vista’s Ervatão beach with a small group, hotel pickup, and expert guidance from July to November.
“We attended this trip as a group of 4 and from start to finish found it equally enthralling and informative. The drive to the nature reserve, through stunning countryside and talking in small villages, was spectacular and saw dusk descend. We thRead more”
Explore Boa Vista by 4x4, from Santa Monica Beach and Varandinha caves to Povoação Velha, Chaves Beach, and local crafts.
“les paysages et activités étaient magnifiques et notre guide top et le chauffeur très professionnel”
Explore Espargos and Santa Maria with a local guide, tasting Cape Verdean life, markets, churches, crafts, and island culture in four hours.
“Gostamos muito da tour. Com pouco o nosso guia João e o nosso motorista Vitor tornaram o nosso passeio excelente 😊”
Pick an island, a boat or a dune.
