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.
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 French
Pickup included
Guide in Portuguese
Pickup included
Guide in English
Pickup included
Saturday and Sunday
Pickup included
Guide in Spanish
Pickup included
Reviews
1,259 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A great and fun tour,...
Julia N,,Dec 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00A great and fun tour, perfect for the first days of your stay on the island. You can see all the sights within a one day and get a basic information about it from the local guide. Approved and recommended 😀
The entire island of Sal in one day!
Bernd H,,Dec 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was a lot of fun and Nanny was a great excursion companion! Always in a good mood and we received a lot of information between the many stops! About getting stuck in the terrain, various beaches and fishing villages, the black eye, the mirage; shark encounters and swimming in the salt lake was all to experience in one day!
A brilliant full island tour of Sal
Ashley D,,Dec 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00A great tour if you want to really get under the skin of Sal in just one day. You cover pretty much the whole island, and the guides are excellent. Christian in particular was brilliant, sharing loads of stories and background that really brought each stop to life. I would definitely recommend this tour if you want to see and do most of the highlights in a single day.
The guide was great and...
Bruno M,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The guide was great and very fun and knowledgeable. The tour visits the most interesting points of Sal (apart from Santa Maria), which is great. We went through some difficult terrain which would be hard to do with a rental car. Although the weather was not the best, we went to the kite surf beach, then to the other side of the island where we can see the lion mountain, then we went to buracona (blue eye), and then to Espargos where we had lunch and also took nice pictures in the plain. We had lunch at a local restaurant and then went to see the sharks which was a really fun experience.
Sal Experience – Tour of the Island of Salt
Cheilasoveral,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I made a tour of Sal Island with the company Sal Experience and I was extremely welcomed from the beginning. Our guide, Johnny, was simply amazing — super dear, polite and always available to explain everything clearly and interestingly. We visited several points of the island: sharks, Salinas de Pedra de Lume, Buracona, besides knowing better Santa Maria and Espargos. Each stop was a unique experience and very well accompanied. Johnny made the experience even more special. He has a very good energy, knows the island very well and even above it is top to take photos – they were all beautiful! I recommend 100% the Sal Experience and, of course, the guide Johnny. It was an unforgettable day!
Excursion over island
andreabX6274GE,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Was a very nice trip. Have seen a lot of Sal and our guide was great. It was a lot of fun
Incredible adventurous day out in Sal
Rizwan A,,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Full day starting at around 9am and finishing just before 5pm. We went to explore various parts of Sal island in cars with outside seating which added to the adventure during the day. A total of ~16 joined the tour with Christian guiding us around, an incredible guide with good knowledge of the island. I was able to float in the salt waters within a crater, a new experience for me. I also was in the waters with baby sharks, something I was nervous about, but it was an incredible experience being able to be so close to such creatures. We had 11 Euro lunch, which included vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes. We also visited a fishing village, Buracona where we saw the "blue eye" and spectactular views of the ocean. I also experience an optical phenomenan in the middle of the island. Certainly value for money experience and certainly worth experiencing when in Sal Island.
Great experience
TFC09,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was fantastic from beginning to end, we went with Ari and Daniel, Ari is a spectacular guide, explains everything in detail, is super fun and friendly. We adored was a lively tour from morning to late afternoon. When we return with more family we want to do the tour again with Ari and Daniel. Ps : Ari takes only the best photos of the trip to Malta!
NO STRESS
nunol911,,Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Experience the island of Sal with the Sal Experiences and it was just fantastic! All super well organized, fun and full of unforgettable moments. The guide was impeccable, friendly, attentive, knowledgeable of the island and always concerned to provide the best possible experience. We visited the most amazing points: Shark Bay, Lume Stone, Blue Eye, local villages and stunning viewpoints. It was a full day, with very good mood, culture, nature and that special energy that only the Salt has. I recommend this tour 100%! If there’s something you can’t miss on Sal Island, it’s this experience. Thank you for showing us the best of the island!
Friendly guide, adapted...
Titouan B,,Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Friendly guide, adapted to the rythme of the group. Interesting activities and program with a schedule that makes sense. Thank you for the experience I recommend a lot
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