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Santa Maria, Sal Island Highlights: Visit Salt Lake, Blue Eye and Shark Bay
4.8
197 Ratings
Experience the highlights of Santa Maria, Sal Island with a native and certified guide. Visit Salt Lake, Blue Eye, and Shark Bay for adventures, relaxation, and cultural immersion.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Sal - Get out for an adventurous sightseeing tour that is perfect for discovering the desert and, the hidden treasures of this popular and most deserted destination. This trip will take you to Salt Lake Salinas of Pedra de Lume, the second saltiest water in the world after the Dead Sea, an incredible lake where you can lie down and float, even if you can’t swim, and you will be left with smooth skin as if you had a natural scrub. Next, you will travel to Buracona, where you will see the “Blue Eye”, one of the 7 wonders of the island and its natural pool, where you will have time to swim in its crystal clear waters if the conditions are ideal for bathing.
Then you will move on to Miragem, where you will see the fata morgana effect of water illusions in the desert. Admire the natural reserve of Murdeira Bay and enjoy the beautiful view of Lion mountain. At the end, you will visit Shark Bay, where you will experience lemon sharks in their natural habitat up close.
Enjoy a half-day island tour and visit places like Blue Eye, Miragem, Salinas Salt lake and Shark Bay. Swim in the salt lake and Buracona natural pool with your group, before heading out to sea to see some lemon sharks.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Expert and local guide
- Skip-the-line tickets
- Swim in a natural pool
- Liability insurance
- Entrance fees included
- All fees and/or taxes included
- Visit Shark Bay
- Swim at saline thermal water with spa features
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Water shoes (for shark bay, bring yours or rent it on the place for €2)
Additional Information
Have a Sal experience by visiting all the highlights of Sal island with a native and certified guide, to enjoy adventures and relax within nature while having fun and getting to know the history and culture of the place. Here you will be able to enjoy a half day of unique EXPERIENCES! Live and enjoy Sal through Sal Experiences!
Company and guide certificates, guarantee of quality/customer satisfaction and best price.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(197 Ratings)
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Carlo_g
Jun 22, 2024
Good tour - Very nice guide. Highlights of the island are what they are but the tour does its best for what it is.
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Katrina_c
Jun 16, 2024
Perfect half day tour - Excellent host in Vanny not only acted as a great guide but was happy to talk through the other aspects such as culture of the people, their customs and traditions
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Lilygriffo
Jun 16, 2024
Highly recommend - Highly recommend this trip! Kiki was our guide and he was very knowledgable about the island and funny too. There was great communication about what to bring with you via WhatsApp and the tour was very well organised. Shark Bay was amazing to see!
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Kai_s
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing - Would recommend, nanny was lovely and very knowledgeable it was very interesting learning about the island would do again
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T2362ilaxelb
Jun 4, 2024
Great tour, great guides, great day! - We booked the 4-hour adventure tour of the island of Sal. The group was divided into French and German participants. Our guide (who spoke German) gave us a lot of information and passion about the island. The tour was very well organized. That's why there were no long waiting times at the respective stops. The highlight of the tour was seeing a whale. Thanks to Chan and Vani
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Kathbeck1
May 30, 2024
Great tour with great experiences - We were able to get a very good overview of the island. Because we started early, we were the first to see the sights everywhere. Our guide Vani was very charming, helpful and, above all, funny. He made the tour unique and the snapshots even better. We can highly recommend the tour.
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Richard_p
May 24, 2024
Great day out - We really enjoyed this trip, our guide was very knowledgeable and gave a good overview of the culture of the country. We visited the blue eye, shark bay and salt lake. All 3 sights were great, but swimming in the salt lake was a complete new experience. I’d thoroughly recommend using Sal Experience over the larger holiday tour operators in the resorts. A very good value day out with a local company
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Rich
May 23, 2024
A great day out with Sal Experience - We had an amazing trip out to the blue eye, lemon sharks and salt lake. The tour company communicated very well telling us what to bring and about our hotel pick up. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the local history and culture. Also multi lingual as part of our tour were French. All in all a great value tour. I’d highly recommend using a local tour company like Sal Experiences than going through the bigger holiday tour operators
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Alice
May 26, 2024
Great guide who makes the trip special. - A super enthusiastic guide and storyteller, this guide makes the trip special. He likes to please you. Shows you more and, above all, gives you more information about the special features along the way. Despite a cloudy day so we couldn't see the blue eye, the salt lake and the mirage were worth a visit. You will also get a good impression of Sal during this trip.
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Lindavdbergpronk
Jun 10, 2024
Nice to have seen - Nice to see if you are on the island. Kiki, the supervisor, was very friendly, had a nice story to tell, took her time and made it a party. The roads, outside the main road, are long and very bumpy.
Blue eye beautiful to see, salt bath wonderful to float, the sharks are lured with food, swim along your legs but still fun to see up close.
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