Sal Island: Sea Turtle Experience

Join the Sal Sea Turtle Tour in Cape Verde for an engaging wildlife and nature experience. Learn about sea turtles from expert guides and support conservation efforts by choosing a sustainable company.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Santa Maria - Don’t miss this incredible experience. Watching sea turtles is a unique experience for nature and wildlife lovers while visiting Cape Verde. Join a unique experience with the best atmosphere and respecting the guidelines of the Biodiversity Project biologists.
    Transfer from your hotel at 8:30 pm and arrive at one of the island’s…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Infrared lighting
  • Liability insurance
  • Expert guide
  • Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off service included
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

Join an exclusive experience for small groups to live a unique moment with the best atmosphere and respecting the guidelines of the Biodiversity Project biologists. Professional guides with knowledge and extensive experience, and volunteers in the turtle protection and preservation project. Enjoy the knowledge of a guide specialized in nature tours who…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Trip57217016172
Sep 30, 2024
Fantastic experience with the turtles - We booked the turtle experience for our final night with Sal Experience after having a poor experience doing the same tour with our holiday company. Wish we had booked with booked with Sal Experience from the start! The guide Manie was fantastic, very knowledgeable and informative. He guided us though the whole experience explaining everything as went and while waiting for the right moment to watch the turtle from up close. We watched as the egg’s were laid and covered back up and the turtle head back to the ocean. We were even lucky enough to come a nest of baby turtles that’s had just hatched and see them heading to the ocean. Would absolutely recommend this experience 100%.
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Leilah_h
Sep 29, 2024
Brilliant!!!! - Excellent experience with nature. A must do when visiting Sal! We saw nesting and baby turtles hatching and heading to the sea. So brilliant!
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Cruiser02347710988
Sep 25, 2024
Exciting and unique - Of the most beautiful experiences I've ever lived. It is amazing to see the whole spawning process of the turtles, as they lay eggs, cover them and return to the sea as if nothing were happening. Something unique.
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D4677apsofiaf
Sep 21, 2024
Exciting experience - The experience of a lifetime! I loved taking care not to invade the turtle space too much and preserving their well-being at such an important moment. As a bonus, a nest with eggs was discovered and we could experience the baby's going to the ocean! We loved it! Preserve and respect Nature, please!
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Anja
Sep 19, 2024
The perfect evening! - An absolutely incredible evening with #salexperience and #projectbiodiversity watching a loggerhead turtle 🐢 laying a clutch of eggs before heading back out into the big blue. And some babies running the beach gauntlet past the waiting crabs in a bid for freedom 🥰 Hopefully one of them will make it 🙏
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O3100xffabios
Sep 11, 2024
MORE UNIQUE THAN RARE! - A unique and indescribable experience! Seeing from a few tens of centimeters a turtle lay eggs and then cover them with mastery is a real spectacle of nature! We were surrounded by turtles as if we were surrounded by birds! In a few square meters there were about fifteen specimens that were laying eggs.... If you pass by Santa Maria do not miss this unforgettable experience!!
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L3178mhaudreyl
Aug 16, 2024
Extraordinary - A unique experience! To do and to live absolutely. An adventure out of the how. We Point of Sale in the middle of the night to reach the beach where turtles go to lay their eggs. Our Guide Rony was very smiling, kind and explained the whole laying process very well. With infrared lights we managed to see this beautiful feat of nature and in real life. Thank you Rony for making us live this just magical moment.
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Jpagaspar
Aug 13, 2024
Hope in the future. - Excellent conservation project. Well informed and careful staff. The supervision of the organization ensures the proper operation of the project.
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Scott_r
Aug 12, 2024
Fantastic Experience - A once in a life time experience, watching the turtles, lay their eggs, cover their nest and return to the sea. Great guide and information about their protection program too. Highly recommended.
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Gmccl23
Sep 14, 2024
Very memorable experience - This was a once in a lifetime experience. Being so close to the turtles was incredible and they were the stars of the show. Unfortunately a few minor details detracted slightly from our enjoyment. Although we paid for the English guide, for most of the visit they merged our group with a Portuguese group and almost no information was provided in English until the very end which was a bit discourteous. Some of the terrain was stony and the guide ran on ahead with the light leaving us to negotiate a safe path for ourselves in the dark.
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From $34
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).