Cape Verde · SHIPWRECK & KITE BEACH TRIPS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 14 shipwreck & kite beach trips worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Explore Boa Vista’s shipwreck, desert dunes, quiet bays, and pottery chimney by 4x4 with a local guide in four memorable hours.
“it was great, worth the money. the guide named Tchips was great and funny.”
Ride from Sal Rei to Boa Vista’s 1968 shipwreck and Viana Desert on a guided two-hour quad tour with hotel pickup.
“Amazing trip!!!!! No words for what we saw: ocean, off road, desert and part of the city of Rabil and Sal Rei. The ride provided a dose of adrenaline and fun. Our guide Vagner did everything very well, was very nice and took care of safety! I recommend to everyone who wants to experience the “real Boa Viste”!!!”
Explore Boa Vista from Sal Rei to Santa Monica Beach, with dunes, caves, a shipwreck, local lunch, and a multilingual guide.
“Super nette Tourenleitung mit Nicole, die uns geduldig alle Fragen auf Deutsch beantwortet hat. Auf den Pickup‘s ist es teils schon sehr anstrengend, vor allem Richtung Schiffswrack. Ansonsten kann ich die Tour allen für den ersten groben Überblick empfehlen - alles drin. Das Essen am Strand von Santa Monica: top! Nur leider über die GJG-Buchung nicht inklusive, bei den Locals wäre sie inbegriffen. Haben wir leider zu spät gecheckt…”
Explore Boa Vista from Sal Rei on a 6-hour 4x4 tour with Santa Monica Beach, desert dunes, sea caves, and the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck.
“Great way to explore the island's west coast and inland desert. Starting with sand boarding the dunes on the beach, visiting the most beautiful beach with a turtle and shark spotting along the way. Then heading inland to the desert dunes followed by the famous shipwreRead more”
Explore Boa Vista by 4x4, from Rabil pottery and Sahara sand dunes to the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck and Fatima Church.
“Découverte plus sauvage de ce côté de l ile Bon expérience Sensations garanties dans les dunes du desert”
Explore Boa Vista’s 1968 shipwreck, Sal Rei, Viana Desert, and Rabil pottery on a relaxed half-day tour with local guides.
“We didn't have an experience as the guide never turned up.We were given a telephone number to call but nobody answered.”
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”
Explore Boa Vista’s Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, Viana Desert dunes, Rabil crafts, and Sal Rei on a small-group half-day tour.
“Se suponía que la actividad era en inglés, pero han dado todas las explicaciones en alemán y a nosotras nos hablaba 5 minutos en inglés, tuvimos la suerte de que el chofer hablaba español y nos dio algunos datos. En Sal Rei no pudimos ni encontrar el mercado. Bastante decepcionadas.”
Explore Boa Vista by 4x4, from Rabil pottery and the Santa Maria shipwreck to Sal Rei, local snacks, and Cape Verdean drinks.
“Bellissima esperienza insieme a Tatiana e Christian! Bravissimi.. tutto bello e buono da assaggiare…”
See Sal’s kite beach, volcanic salt flats, Buracona lagoon, villages and local food on an 8-hour island tour with a guide.
“Our guide Javier was very knowledgeable about the history and culture of the places we visited.”
Explore Boa Vista by 4x4, from Rabil pottery and Viana dunes to Sal Rei, Turtle Bay, Varandinha caves, and Santa Monica Beach.
“The tour was awesome, the tour guide spoke great German. An absolutely perfect day And everything according to the motto of Boa Vista "No Stress" I (we) can only recommend.”
Explore Boa Vista’s Viana Desert, Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, Fatima Chapel, Rabil pottery, and Sal Rei market in four hours.
“Die Sehenswürdigkeiten waren top! Leider hat unserer Fahrer jedoch den Besuch der Fatima-Kapelle ausgelassen. Was auch gestört hat war, dass selbst in der tiefsten Wüste Souvenir-Verkäufer von Decken aus ihre Kleinigkeiten verkauft haben und der Local Guide steuert natürlich genau auf deren Standpunkte drauf zu. Man muss dann echt viel diskutieren um die Verkäufer wieder loszuwerden. Viana-Wüste und das Schiffswrack sind jedoch absolut sehenswert. Evtl kann man diese Highlights etwas einfacher auf einer Quad-Tour ansteuern.”
Explore Sal in one day, from Kite Beach and Buracona to Pedra de Lume, local lunch, Espargos, and a float in saltwater lakes.
“Had a really good day out. Lots of amazing views and experiencing floating in the salt lake was great.”
Explore Boa Vista by 4x4, from the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck to village food, goat cheese, local lunch, soap making, and wildlife.
“it was all very good and out girld was excellent”
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