Shark Bay in Sal: The 15 Best Ways to See It

Sal: All-Inclusive Salt Lake, Blue Eye and Shark Bay Tour - Pedra de Lume salt lake and the world’s easiest float

★★★★★★★★★★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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From Sal Island: Blu eye, Salt lake, Lemon Sharks & Palmeira

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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Sal Island: Shark Bay Experience from Santa Maria

3.Shark Bay Experience from Santa Maria

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 345 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Walk into Sal’s warm shallows to see lemon sharks at Shark Bay, with hotel pickup, water shoes, and a guide for $35.

“The sharks were amazing and the guide didn't just answer our questions but also questions we would never have thought about.”

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

4.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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Sal: Salt Lake Tour, Shark Bay and Pedra de Lume Village

5.Salt Lake Tour, Shark Bay and Pedra de Lume Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 274 reviews · 3 hours · from $36

Meet lemon sharks at Shark Bay, float in Pedra de Lume’s salt crater, and explore Sal with a local guide on this useful half-day tour.

“Guide was excellent very friendly and informative during entire trip. Picked up on time and back at resort exactly when they said we would be. Fantastic service and would recommend this to everyone. Take plenty of water especially to wash your face with after the salt lake. Deffo need crocs or sea shoes for shark bay as is very stony and sliders or flip Flops just ain’t gonna do it. There were stalls at shark bay but no pressure to buy souvenirs there . Great day”

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From Sal Island: Blue Eye, Salt Lake, Lemon Sharks, Palmeira

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

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

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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Santa Maria: Salt Mine, Natural Pool, and Shark Bay Tour

7.Salt Mine, Natural Pool, and Shark Bay Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 165 reviews · 6 hours · from $34

Review of Sal’s 6-hour tour from Santa Maria, with salt mines, Buracona’s Blue Eye, Miragem, Palmeira, and Lemon Shark Bay.

“Loved every bit of it. Highly recommend, very well organised. Tour guide Taroza (sorry I know I spelt it wrong)was very charismatic and helpful. Loved sitting at the back of the truck got the full experience. Literally toured the whole Island in a short space of time, right time as well to have lunch. Photophrapher Jay took amazing pictures for a good price too. If you come Sal you must take this tour, hundred percent worth it.”

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Sal Island: Shark Bay Shark Watching Experience from Santa Maria

8.Shark Bay Shark Watching Experience from Santa Maria

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 97 reviews · from $34

Meet lemon sharks in their natural habitat at Shark Bay on Sal, with hotel pickup, local guides, water shoes, and time in the shallows.

“Well organised. Fun. Collected from the hotel. The lemon sharks were fascinating. Enjoyable all round.”

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Sal: All inclusive Salt Lake, Natural pools and Shark Bay

9.All inclusive Salt Lake, Natural pools and Shark Bay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 39 reviews · 4 hours

Review of Sal’s private half-day tour to Pedra de Lume, Buracona Blue Eye, Miragem, and Shark Bay, with practical booking advice.

“Gostaríamos de dizer que adoramos a experiência e fomos muito bem conduzidos pelo Jackson. Ele foi incrível!! Recomendamos o servico”

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Lemon Shark Experience from Sal

10.Lemon Shark Experience from Sal

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · from $34

Wade into Sal’s shallow waters with lemon sharks, guided by a marine biologist on a practical, close-up half-day outing.

“Wonderful experience to walk in the sea among baby lemonsharks! To catch a glimpse of the bigger male sharks a bit further away was also exciting. Would advise everyone to use swimwear on this excursion (the waves reached up to my waist now and then :) Do this- you won’t regret it!”

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Sal Island, Salinas, Buracona and lemon shark

11.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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Sal island: Salt Lake Tour, Shark bay & Pedra de Lume Village

12.Salt Lake Tour, Shark bay & Pedra de Lume Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $36

See lemon sharks at Shark Bay, float in Sal’s volcanic salt lake, and explore Pedra de Lume on a practical half-day tour from Santa Maria.

“Visiting the Salt Lake and seeing the lemon Sharks were enjoyable experiences. The guides were informative and helpful. The transport was an old bone shaker of a minibus which didn’t make you feel completely safe.”

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Sal Island, Salinas, Buracona and Lemon Shark

13.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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Sal: Lemon Shark Bay and Pedra de Lume Salt Lakes Tour

14.Lemon Shark Bay and Pedra de Lume Salt Lakes Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 30 reviews · 3 hours · from $40

Review the Sal shark and salt lake tour, with baby lemon sharks, Pedra de Lume, costs, transport, and practical booking advice.

“Great tour! You pay for the entrance separately (3€ sharks, 6/8€salina), but that was clear from the start. The driver and guide were very friendly and helpful.”

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3-Hour Shark Bay and Salt Lakes in Sal Island Guided Tour

15.3-Hour Shark Bay and Salt Lakes in Sal Island Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $37

See juvenile lemon sharks at Shark Bay, then float in Pedra de Lume’s salt crater on a guided Sal Island tour.

“We zijn correct op tijd opgehaald voor onze rondleiding,vriendelijke gids. Het is de moeite om de baby citroenhaaien zo eens langs je benen te zien zwemmen. Daarna naar de zoutmijn waar we gaan zwemmen zijn in de zoutmijn. Wel eens leuk als je dit nog nooit gedaan hebt.”

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