Lemon Shark Experience from Sal
Overview
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4 hours
Mobile ticket
Living in the coastal subtropical waters around Sal, lemon sharks are one of the easiest sharks to spot in their natural habitat. You'll venture out to Shark Bay with a marine biologist to interact and learn about these fascinating creatures on this half-day trip.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Tour includes walking on rocky ground
Bring a towel
Bring suitable footwear
Our office opening hours are Monday - Friday from 9h - 17.15h, Saturday and Sundays closed.
Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Shark Bay
After pick-up from your hotel, you'll drive to Shark Bay over on the east coast of Sal where your lemon shark experience will begin. You'll wade out into the water with a marine biologist, who will guide you step by step and teach you all about this incredible species. Spot their yellow-tinted skin – ideal for camouflage in the sandy shores – and watch them as they go about their business, twisting and turning, and looking for fish just a few feet away. You'll see their fins cutting through the surface of the water and get to know these sharks closer than you could imagine.
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Lemon Shark Experience from Sal
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Reviews
55 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great trip
Lily S,,Dec 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Carla was a great guide with loads of facrs, respectful of nature and very kind. We saw loads of baby and teenage lemon sharks, too many to count! And the guide didn’t even bribe them with food which made it even more special. Tour lasted 2 hours, just over 1 hour round trip and 45 minutes at shark bay.
Shark Bay - Sal, recommended!!!
Voyage61800887668,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience!! The guidance was top notch, professional and passionate in everything they do & tell. Definitely recommended!!
Fat trip to the shark “children’s garden”
880anjak,,Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The driver drove nice and the guide showed a lot, we think it was a really nice trip, and we will take our young people with next time
Great tour !!
hansgeorgf520,,Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00On 14.11.2025 we were on the lemon shark experience tour. It was a great tour with Marlene. Marlene gave us a lot of information during the bus ride about the lemon sharks. She also gave us interesting information about the Caretta turtles as well as about other marine life and nature. We can only recommend this tour with Marlene. Marlene is a very nice, personable and competent marine biologist. Ute, Hans and Jacqueline
Disheartening numbers in comparison
James A,,Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Chelsea took us on a short excursion to see the lemon sharks, sadly due to her beliefs not wanting to feed the sharks, I totally get her reasoning, our tour had minimal interaction with fewer sharks. While 2 other groups had plentiful numbers swarming. Quite disheartening
Best trip ever, 100%Awesome
martabR9271BA,,Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Such a fantastic experience, our guides Anjelica and Chelsea were not only very knowledgeable about the sharks but also about the whole island. The commentary en-route to the sharks was informative and interesting. When we arrived, they made sure everyone was safe and comfortable. No question about it, this was the trip that made the holiday, and thanks again to the guides we now love rather than fear sharks. Great job girls
Amazing shark experience with an eco focus
Hollie T,,Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00A must do if visiting the island! Prompt pick up from our hotel. The excursion is run by the company explore Cape Verde which is an eco friendly excursion company. They are marine biologists so very knowledgable about the sharks. If you’re eco conscious choose this excursions instead of other ones, they don’t feed the sharks because it’s bad for them as they only feed at night. Some other excursions while we were there were feeding them and if we hadn’t booked with explore Cape Verde we wouldn’t know this was wrong. We saw so many sharks of all different sizes it was amazing, some even brushed past our legs as they swam! Brilliant excursion. Was about 30 mins from Santa Maria once we picked everyone up. There is a toilet at shark bay though you have to pay €1.
AWESOME
173aleynad,,Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was very special to see the baby sharks in their natural habitat, and very nice that we were allowed to visit them! The guide explained everything nice and clear. Here they also didn't feed the baby sharks so they learn how to hunt prey themselves. All in all a super nice experience 🦈🍋
Wonderful experience .
Elaine D,,Sep 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lizzie was very warm, engaging and knowledgeable . She made the experience very enjoyable. Thoroughly recommended. The driver was very personable and punctual
Totally recommend to see the sharks in skilled hands
Peter D,,Sep 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Pick up was punctual, we were in a decent sized group of 15. Tour guide knew his stuff, was attentive. Couple on the group needed extra help waning into the water and was there to provide support. You need rock shoes, you can rent if you don't have. Recommend you take some dry shoes to travel back in, and you do get wet, so wear swimwear. We got to see many types of fish and many baby sharks. We were lucky enough to photograph so of the larger sharks in the distance.
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