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Ribeira de Barca Bay: Snorkel and BBQ Adventure
Embark on a customary fishing vessel in Ribeira de Barca’s bay to explore distinctive geological structures and native aquatic creatures. Dive into the Àguas Belas cavern and snorkel in its pristine waters, rounding off your day with a beachside BBQ freshly cooked.
Embark on a customary fishing vessel in Ribeira de Barca’s bay to explore distinctive geological structures and native aquatic creatures. Dive into the Àguas Belas cavern and snorkel in its pristine waters, rounding off your day with a beachside BBQ freshly cooked.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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46QQ+MG4 - Spend a day on the water immersing yourself in the beautiful natural world of Cape Verde. After pickup from your hotel, you will depart for the west of the island. On the way, take photo stops at the lovely town of Assomada, before arriving at the small bay of Ribeira da Barca Village.
First, enjoy a 30-minute trip on board a…
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46QQ+MG4 - Spend a day on the water immersing yourself in the beautiful natural world of Cape Verde. After pickup from your hotel, you will depart for the west of the island. On the way, take photo stops at the lovely town of Assomada, before arriving at the small bay of Ribeira da Barca Village.
First, enjoy a 30-minute trip on board a traditional fishing boat and take stunning photos of the crust formed by the volcanic eruption during the formation of the island. Arrive at Pilon de Achada Leite and admire one of the Cape’s seven Wonders, the spectacular rare rocks surrounded by small crabs. Next, head to \’guas Belas (which means “beautiful waters”) and if the sea is not too rough, go swimming and snorkeling inside its caves. Get to know the local marine life while your staff prepares a delicious barbecue on the beach. Relax on the black-sand beach as you enjoy your meal. After lunch, head back to Ribeira da Barca and conclude your tour with drop-off at your hotel.
What's Included
- Cooler with ice for the excursion
- Liability insurance covered
- Lunch included
- Expert Tour Guide
- Water and soft drinks provided
- Transportation arranged
- Life jackets and snorkel gear onboard
- Pickup and drop-off at Praia accommodations
- Cooler with ice for the excursion
- Liability insurance covered
- Lunch included
- Expert Tour Guide
- Water and soft drinks provided
- Transportation arranged
- Life jackets and snorkel gear onboard
- Pickup and drop-off at Praia accommodations
What's Not Included
- Boat trip ticket (€25/Person)
- Boat trip ticket (€25/Person)
Meal Options
- Barbecue
- Barbecue
Additional Information
- Boat rental plus its driver and assistant is not included in the tour price. Therefore, a fee of 25 Euros/person will be required locally. If there is only one participant the fee will be 50 Euros.
- Travelers who want to have specific drinks should purchase them in advance as lunch will take place in a remote area.
- In the event of bad weather, we…
- Boat rental plus its driver and assistant is not included in the tour price. Therefore, a fee of 25 Euros/person will be required locally. If there is only one participant the fee will be 50 Euros.
- Travelers who want to have specific drinks should purchase them in advance as lunch will take place in a remote area.
- In the event of bad weather, we preserve the right to cancel or postpone this experience at short notice. In that case, you will have an alternative date or a full refund.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Deebsahara
Oct 27, 2024
Funn friendly boat tour - awesome trip bu traditionnal fishing boat of cabo verde , navgating throught the shore , then arriving to amazing caves for diving , clear blue water, then amazing tasty barbecue in beautiful black sand beach with cabanes of rastas, & nice snorkelling in the beach
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Surfing-17
Jul 16, 2024
Amazing experience - An incredible experience with passionate guides. We recommend this organization Bu County Tour 100% . Thank you for being so kind and attentive to our needs and for making our stay amazing!!!
THANK YOU <3
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Christian_m
Dec 2, 2023
An unforgettable experience - We celebrated our honeymoon in Praia, Cape Verde and did not expect anything like we have.
We started our trip with Alex and the taxi driver, Zema.
Both very sweet guys and we only took a small car since it was just a private tour for me and my wife.
Alex spoke English very well and was very knowledgeable able to tell us everything we needed to know about the island in Santiago, Praia.
The experience is phenomenal and unforgettable; Thank you Alex and Bu Country Tours!
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Irenetra
Apr 10, 2022
A must! Made memories for life - Alfonso was an amazing guide! Felt comfortable the entire time, got to see great views, the assomada market and of Ribeira da Barca. Such an awesome experience!
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R8094ikstephaniel
Nov 29, 2021
Worth it!!! Do youself a favor and BOOK! - Amazing experience. Our guides made us feel safe and welcome like family. They did their best to translate the multiple languages in our group. My little one had a great time snorkeling and in the caves. The picnic was beautiful and delicious plus you can't beat the views around Santiago. The day was stress free and fun my little one had an amazing time he felt safe swimming around and seeing all of the fish. Water shoes and reef safe spf are a must!
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R
Sep 29, 2019
we love Santiago - Travelling with Admilson Garcia was the best choice we have made for a guide. The trips were well planned with pickup from the airport and a meeting on the day of arrival.
We learnt alot about the Santiago Island in just one day. It was a day's trip full of humor, nice food, music, personal stories and information about the culture as told by our guide.There were gracious mountains,lovely sea shores,and very friendly people.
Remco and Vera
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Amilson
Feb 12, 2019
Fantastic - The bu country tour made my day with a perfect combination of history and adventure, and he mada me fell into the nature of capeverdian lifestyle!
I really recomend to all the travelers!
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Alvaro5000
Dec 31, 2023
Fun day and great BBQ at the beach. - Fun day and great bbq at the beach.
We were picked up at the hotel in Praia at the agreed time by friendly staff. It was about 1hr. 20 mins drive to Ribeira da Barca, from where the boat departs.
The boat ride was easy and the scenery really beautiful. Landscape and rock formations are quite impressive. Unfortunately we could not swim or snorkel in the cave due to seasonal seaweed which was not anticipated.
We continued to the beach where we dedicate snorkel and were able to see plenty of marine life despite some seaweed around, while our guides prepared BBQ. The food was amazing and plentiful.
Altogether a good, fun experience!
Negative: it is quite a drive, and transportation takes a large part of the day. Price is slightly high considering the actual activity, but we still believe it was worth it
Positive: good communication, timely pick up, pleasant and friendly guide & staff, nice beach spot (incl. possible snorkeling), great views, amazing fish BBQ).
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