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Sea Turtle Snorkel: Spectacular Eco-friendly Adventure in Mindelo, Cape Verde
An experience in Mindelo that consistently astonishes tour-goers is snorkeling alongside a unique breed of sea turtles. This is an unforgettable encounter - a first ever offering in Cape Verde!! Safety precautions have been implemented in order to safeguard the sea turtles and is fully environmentally friendly.
An experience in Mindelo that consistently astonishes tour-goers is snorkeling alongside a unique breed of sea turtles. This is an unforgettable encounter - a first ever offering in Cape Verde!! Safety precautions have been implemented in order to safeguard the sea turtles and is fully environmentally friendly.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- São Pedro - Every of our customers are impressed with this experience never seen before in Cape Verde, not long ago young sea turtles started to appear in the bay of São Pedro, a small fishing village located 15 minutes from the center of Mindelo, this is now attracting hundreds of nationals and visitors to have a look and to swim with the turtles…
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São Pedro - Every of our customers are impressed with this experience never seen before in Cape Verde, not long ago young sea turtles started to appear in the bay of São Pedro, a small fishing village located 15 minutes from the center of Mindelo, this is now attracting hundreds of nationals and visitors to have a look and to swim with the turtles and learn about the behavior of one of the sweetest creatures on the planet.
After picking you up from your hotel or Porto Grande pier in Mindelo, we’ll drive to Sao Pedro beach and there your highly qualified tour guide will be waiting for you, ready with a greeting and a short safety briefing.
then you will enter the fishing boat slowly and drive away from the beach where the turtles are, after throwing food into the water the turtles start to approach the boat, wauuu!! what a magical moment worth the whole journey.
you will go down in the water and swim with the turtles.
Due to security measures, touching the turtles is not allowed.
some security measures are taken for the protection of the turtles and also for your safety.
At the end of the experience we will take you back to your hotel safely.
What's Included
- Life Jackets
- Transportation
- Liability insurance
- Highly Qualified tour Guide
- Pick-up and drop-off from your accommodation
- Snorkeling Equipments (Fins and snorkeling mask)
- Life Jackets
- Transportation
- Liability insurance
- Highly Qualified tour Guide
- Pick-up and drop-off from your accommodation
- Snorkeling Equipments (Fins and snorkeling mask)
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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Annapn743pv
Dec 8, 2024
Surrounded by turtles! Wonderful, kind Guide - Fabulous experience!! Wonderful tour guide and drivers. It was an me of the coolest experiences I’ve had on excursions for a while. I even got GoPro footage of us swimming with the turtles! Thank you!
For those of you concerned about the negative reviews:
1. Trash in the water: we didn’t see much, but I understand if some was seen. At the time of our visit, the island itself was pretty dirty and I don’t recall seeing a garbage can in town later as we walked. So while I’m sure the island does what it can, this is the nature of the areas I saw. I can tell you that things will only get cleaner as more tourists come!
2. Feeding of the turtles:
They have to attract the turtles and they do so with food. At one point, I was surrounded by FIVE turtles, and it was the coolest experience ever. They remind you not to touch or harass the turtles.
3.Rude or aggressive locals:
Evidently this is the nature of the culture on the island as we encountered it a dozen times or more. They are aggressive to get change or sell you something. It’s all over the island and not specific to this tour. The tour guide and helpers were the nicest people we met!
Helpful hints:
-You’re allowed to bring a small bag on the boat, but do so at your own risk.
-Be a good swimmer
-Bring small change (local, Euro or USD) for tipping drivers, foot washers, or buying shells or fresh coconut water.
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Tour15597570537
Sep 6, 2024
wonderful experience - I spent two days on the island of São Vicente and got to know this unforgettable experience that marked my stay on the island, the first time I saw it up close and saw the sea turtles in front of me in the wide ocean, wonderful experience, very good organization. I can highly recommend this experience.
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Journey23828095784
May 8, 2024
When dreams come true. Up close and personal with sea turtles! - The tour was a great experience. From the pick-up to the information about the turtles to the swimming itself. Perfect!
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Y2800ppjohns
Mar 8, 2024
Excellent experience - It was an excellent experience, I was afraid not to find the turtles on the bay, but was amazed when I get there, plenty of turtles followed us when we got on the water, amazing... worth of money.
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Penny
Jan 10, 2024
A great experience - This was really wonderful. Such amazing creatures and we loved being so close to them. We didn't really swim, we stayed in the same spot and they swam around us. I would recommend this activity.
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Nicole
Dec 1, 2023
Highlight and very special! - I was lucky enough to swim out from the beach alone with Ricardo with fins and goggles (and even a shorty wetsuit). That was perfect because it meant I was much more mobile than the people who "only" went into the water from the boat with diving goggles.
There were always 6 or 7 turtles near the boat the whole time (that's where they were "fed"), and they weren't at all afraid of people and you could really watch them in peace and up close.
Ricardo gave a good introduction and always kept an eye on whether everything was OK. Definitely my highlight after 2 weeks on Bia Vista, Santiago and Sai Vincente.
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Carolinemp9739ef
Nov 29, 2023
Magic moment - Magic moment
We left with the Sana samana boat. Our guide Sa Ricardo gave us confidence.
The turtles came to brush against us.
We were able to caress their shell.
We got there around 9:30 a.m. The sea was calm and turquoise blue.
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Mariepluxembourg
Dec 15, 2023
Magnificent but poor equipment. - Extraordinary place, lots of turtles that brush against you, magnificent in turquoise water but lack of equipment, rough water and waves so a life jacket for safety or even letting yourself float cool would have been good. No fins either.
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Christine_f
Apr 21, 2024
need to be able to get on and off boat without ladder - We were taken to a scruffy beach where we were required to clamber into a tiny rowing boat with 6 other participants. The boat was beached in shallow water and had a small outboard motor. They boat was then forceibly manhandled into the sea. On reaching the turtle area close to shore we were given snorkel kit and told to sit on side of boat and lower ourselves into the water.To get back on we had to be dragged up by our arms. No ladder. Fearing injury only 5 of the 8 on board got into the water. We saw several turtles whilst still sat on the boat. Not worth the money, don't recommend this trip.
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Angelopsychsa
Nov 13, 2024
Rip off - waste of money. - Taxi's ripped us off going there, guys on the beach rude and aggressive, one guy snapped at us for wanting to swim to the turtles, ITS 50M away! You don't need a boat at all! Seabed is dirty they don't even clear waste. This is a total waste of money.
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