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Boa Vista Island: 4-Hour Rabil, Viana Desert & Shipwreck Tour

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Overview

Available languages

English
Italian
French
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Explore Boa Vista Island on a 4x4 tour with hotel pickup and drop-off. Discover Rabil and visit a local handicraft production center. Admire the Deserto de Viana, see the rusted Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, and stop at the Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Liability insurance

Tour Guide

Transportation

Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Por do Sol Apartments & Suites

Cabral Beach Sal Rei Cape Verde

Hotel Dunas

Av Amilcar Cabral, Sal Rei Cape Verde

Barcelo Marine Boa Vista - Adults Only

Praia da Cruz Sal Rei Cape Verde

What To Expect

1

Rabil

Get picked up at your hotel and depart towards Rabil, the second most populated village in Boa Vista. There, meet locals, visit a local handicraft production, and appreciate the work of artisans who dedicate themselves to making decorative pieces with clay from the Barreiro.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
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Deserto de Viana

Take path into the Viana Desert in the northwestern part of the island, a must-see place for anyone visiting Boa Vista. Marvel in the sand forming dunes brought from the Sahara Desert to the island by the wind over many years. Feel the African wind, the tropical sun, and enjoy the landscape that offers different beauties. Experience walking barefoot on the warm sand and rolling off the dunes and see the curious gaze of goats that live there and feed on the acacias that borders the desert.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Private Tour

Pickup included

Shared Group Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.86

35 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Great tour!

    Marc L,

    Nov 17, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Excellent day around Boa Vista. Me and my girlfriend went with another group and as we all had seen Sal Rei we were offered a slightly adjusted route. We went to the white chapel, ship wreck, Bofafeira farm, Viana Desert and Rabil to see how the pottery is made. Highly recommend the farm and pottery. Big shout out to Clayton who offered the route change and explaining every question we asked. Very chill and enjoyable day 10/10

  • Great trip with a fantastic guide - well worthwhile

    brinleysalzmann,

    Jul 25, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    It was brilliant and we saw most of what there was to be on Boa Vista. The guide (Cleiton, from Bu Country Tours) was extremely knowledgeable and highly informative, as well as clearly knowing the roads (and dirt tracks) around the island like the back of his hand. We really could not have had a better guide - exceptional. We spent half the day looking round at the main sights, and even had some additional aspects, such as sand boarding in the desert when my daughter and I asked if we could and Cleiton went over to another party nearby to ask if we could borrow their sand boarding. Everywhere is so laid back, and the trip was an utter delight. Well done to all involved and enormous thanks to Cleiton.

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  • Very good experience

    emmasV5710OP,

    Jul 24, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Very good trip. In the morning we were brought to a wrong place(st. Monica beach instead of shipwreck), but they fixed on the same day afternoon. Very friendly driver and tour guide . Very special experience in the desert

  • Culture, charm, giggles

    valerie e,

    Jul 21, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    You will enjoy it. Our guide Laurie, was very engaging, told us loads around each stop we made, is a very bubbly character, which made a trip all the more enjoyable. Our driver Elton, was an excellent driver, we felted very safe on some tricky roads/tracks. The car had air-conditioning which we were most grateful for. We did the morning four hr trip, although my fault as we were not where we thought the pick up would be, every way had been made to contact me ( no internet) but once we made our way back to reception Laurie was happy to see us, and laughed at the error ( mine) Viator is an excellent company to book your trips though, I have now booked in Cape Verde, Japen, Australia with no problems at all. Would definitely recommend this trip for a nice break from hotel, to see a little of Cape Verde.

  • Great half day trip

    I5875EDsharons,

    Mar 11, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Great half day trip. English speaking guide very good and knowledgeable. Brilliant service. Allowed enough time in each place but not too much

  • Free Massage in the 4WD

    Lee in Wokingham,

    Mar 9, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Morning trip around Boavista in 4WD. Vistes a pottery place (underwhelming), the deserto de viano (great), the north coast ship wreck which is where you get the massage enroute in the back of the 4WD and finally to the coastline north of Sal Reí to the Chapel of Fatima. Clayton our driver and tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. A coffee in Sal Reí would have been nice! A morning well spent and recommended.

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  • Open Jeep Tour

    450ulfg,

    Dec 18, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We had a tour in an open jeep with Clayton. It was a lot of fun. Clayton gave us a lot of information about the island.

  • Boa vista north

    711agnesv,

    Dec 16, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    The desert is beautiful. The wreck is a curiosity and the return via "Sal Rei" (less visited side) very informative. The young woman who served as our guide was very friendly and gave us a lot of explanations.

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  • Amazing!!

    Kmy-rsx,

    Nov 13, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Great excursion, the guide was amazing, adorable, we learned a lot about the island and its history! I highly recommend:)

  • A great morning island tour!

    Mark F,

    Sep 4, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Wow, we had a great morning out! “J” (will never spell your name correctly sorry) our tour guide, loved her country and knew everything about it and was just so lovely. You won’t get a better guide on the island. We took in culture (pottery making and the fish market) landmarks (sand dunes and shipwreck) and ended at a bar at the harbour for drinks, all at a pace and flexibility to suit us. We even had our own private photographer! Great value for money, go on it you won’t be disappointed 👍

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