Experience on Sal Island with native and certified guide (including sharks)
Overview
Available languages
7 hours
Mobile ticket
Certified company and guides, guarantee of quality, comfort and best price, local guide, knows the island, its history and culture well. Discover the beautiful island of Sal, as well as the island's highlights, local places, street arts and more with your expert local guide.
Discover volcanic pools, salt deserts, see lemon sharks in their natural environment, relax and float in the Salinas, the second saltiest water in the world after the Dead Sea. Have lunch at a local restaurant and visit places such as the city of Espargos, the kite beach, Santa Maria, Miragem, the fishing village of Palmeira and the natural bay of Murdeira and enjoy the view of the Leão Mountain.
Whether you want to emphasize culture, education, history or sport, our specialist will combine these elements with adventure activities to create exciting travel opportunities for you. Have an authentic experience, get to know the island with a native and professional guide, with all the comfort and safety.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Car baby chairs are available on request and are free of charge
We accept more than 15 passengers per booking. If you have a larger group, make more than one reservation up to the total number of passengers in your group and we will organize a private tour just for your group.
We make a rest stop where we can have lunch or snack, have a drink and access the Internet.
Optional lunch menu (11 euros per adult, 6 euros per child) with a drink included. The restaurants offer a variety of traditional dishes as well as vegan and vegetarian options. Please inform the guide if you have any dietary requirements.
The tour is not recommended for people with reduced mobility
People are not allowed on the effect of alcohol.
Not allowed: Baby carts, baggage or large bags. A personal item is allowed.
Shoes: Bring your water shoes to rocky surfaces or rent a pair on site for just €2 per person. Essential for safety in the experience with sharks.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Shark Bay
Get the experience of seeing lemon sharks up close in their natural environment.
Pedra Lume Salt Crater
Salinas, the only salt lake inside the caldera of a volcano in the world, with its warm waters, serves to forget the stress of everyday life, you should not leave the island without bathing in the saline thermal water, where spas, hydromassage and relaxation are available. available to everyone. Scientifically, the medicinal action of its salt waters is recognized for its healing, detoxifying and metabolic stimulating power, due to the mineral substances contained in it. In popular knowledge, there is an even greater healing power in this water. The place has a fascinating lake, where anyone can relax and float, even if they don't know how to swim, and their skin will be as soft as if they had a natural exfoliation.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Liability insurance
Local and certified guide
Shark Bay
Photos and videos taken by the guide
Optional lunch 11 EUR per adult, 6 EUR per child (until 7) with fresh fish, meat, and vegetarian options and 1 drink included.
Blue eye
Salt Lake
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Guide in Portuguese
Pickup included
Guide in English
Pickup included
Guide in French
Pickup included
Saturday and Sunday
Pickup included
Guide in Spanish
Pickup included
Reviews
1,335 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Simply a must-do tour
Jennifer P,May 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00This tour gives you a brilliant overview of the island. The tour guide makes sure that the group are very well informed about the itinerary and gives you really good background on each of the sites you visit
Super great tour, worth every penny and only recommended!
Laila A,May 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super nice tour, good insight into the culture and all worth seeing corners of Sal. The guide was very friendly and enriched us with lots of information. Overall just to recommend! Important to know: •You drive with a pickup truck, ie part of the group has to sit on the cargo area (there are extra benches for), in the car there are including driver 4 seats. But you can also change after each stop if you want -> we sat on the loading area and it was really cool! The wind is only quite loud, ie in sensitive ears you should wear earplugs and if necessary take a light jacket •To pay the extra cost cash is necessary, you can pay in euros, but you should definitely have cash with you •If you have bathing shoes or crocs, be sure to take them with you! Then you save 2€ per person Otherwise, just have fun, it's really worth it!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Imre T,May 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00REALLY RECOMMEND THIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!! Our tour guide and driver, Tonny and Ilanir are the best. He knows everything about Cape Verde, history, nature, culture EVERYTHING. It’s a really nice day trip packed with many interesting things. Well worth it, but Tony and Ilanir made it much more fun. If you can, book a local tour and support the locals! 10/10 💯👍🏼
Discover the Island and meet a Senegalese sculptor
BergaminiS,May 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A beautiful day well organized by ZYTours booked via Getyourguide. Zylena introduced us to all the unusual and interesting corners of the Island against the backdrop of Cape Verdean music (baby sharks, blue eye, salt mine, capital). Very informative and exotic. If you are in Santa Maria, come and see the sculptor Halar who makes very nice cheap wooden sculptures. He works on Cascais Street near the Turtle Bay residence.
All top
Z1229VQthomash,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The day trip over the island of sal I can highly recommend to everyone. The tour operator Sal experiences includes a visit to the bay with the lemon halls. Which has to be booked separately with many organizers. Our guide Carlos really answered all the questions and even made some additional stops possible.
Exceptional day ⭐️
mip240,Apr 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We spent an exceptional day with our guide Ari and our driver Rami. Everything was perfect! Thank you 🤗
Perfect day and excursion
mxs2017,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00On an exceptional day, go with your eyes closed, we really saw everything, the guide Harry is great, I think you can not dream better for a day like this, just remember to take cash on you because a lot of things are payable just like that.
Great Island Tour
B8696JBsarahv,Apr 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great day out. Our guide Chris was very informative and fun. Took some great fun photos in the desert in front of the mirage. A lovely way to see the island.
Huge and great experience
593lilyanay,Apr 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was incredible day! We had a guy called Hamilton (Hams) and he did an amazing job! First stop was unique reserve with breathtaking views. Second one was lemon sharks experience. They swam around our legs! I've never had so closed contact with wild animals. The next stop was salty mine. You can't sink! We made exfoliation for our bodies. The next stop was mirage in the desert.We went to the port and we saw the fish market there.We had time for lunch with very tasty local food. The last stop with 180°C view was from the top of the our tour guide home town. Absolutely fabulous day out!
Sal Island tour.
stephendZ7525PI,Apr 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great value day out, Tony the guide was friendly and very informative, definitely recommended. Only downside food wasn't great at the restaurant we visited.
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