Cape Verde · SHARK BAY LEMON SHARKS
Juvenile lemon sharks nurse in the shallows near Palmeira, and you wade out to them rather than dive. These 15 trips are timed to low tide; below is what each includes, what it costs and which combine the bay with the salt crater.
Review of Sal’s half-day tour to Pedra de Lume, Shark Bay and Buracona, with practical tips on price, swimming, transport and what to expect.
“Tony is the best. Great tour with lots of in depth information for each specific area. Fun times with the sharks and bathing in the salt lake. Did not feel rushed at all, everything went smoothly. Great chauffeur too. Thanks guys!!”
Explore Sal Island’s Blue Eye, salt lake, lemon sharks, desert mirage, Palmeira, and Espargos on a friendly six-hour island tour.
“Had a great experience on this trip, really enjoyed it. Yannick the guide was very informative, helpful and made the trip fun to be on. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions we couldn’t go to Blu eye but it was agreed to substitute with another area which was great so no one was disappointed. Our group of people were lovely to share this experience with.”
Review of Sal Island’s Shark Bay trip from Santa Maria, with lemon sharks, hotel pickup, water shoes, guide tips, value, and safety advice.
“Our guide and driver was amazing. The support we received from others with walking over the rocks and pebbles was brilliant, they made sure we were safe. Well worth taking this trip if you want extra time and quality time with the sharks. First class 👍”
Review of Sal’s half-day tour to Pedra de Lume, Buracona, Miragem, Murdeira Bay, and Shark Bay, with practical tips and value advice.
“Excellent. Great value and got a comprehensive trip across the whole island- the itinerary was very well put together. As someone else commented do check the forecast and go when its not cloudy then you can see the blue eye. Our tour guide Manny was extremely enthRead more”
Swim with lemon sharks, float in Pedra de Lume’s salt crater, and explore Sal with a local guide on this useful three-hour tour.
“Very professional and awesome company, they even upgraded my trip from half-day tour to full-day trip with no extra charge. The guide/driver was excelent and funny too. He told us quite some information about the island, places were passed through, history, economy etc. I can recommend 10/10 🤩”
Explore Sal Island for $32 with lemon sharks, Buracona’s Blue Eye, salt lakes, Palmeira, beaches, and a desert mirage in one day.
“We had such a fun day! Yannick is a funny and good vibes guide! The best if you ask us ☺️ Thank you to the driver for making us get safe to every spot and to Neni the photographer who took the best pictures!”
Review of Sal’s $34 island tour from Santa Maria, with salt mines, Blue Eye, shark bay, villages, transport tips, and honest value advice.
“Excellent tour guide, really enjoyable day out and LOVED shark bay! Well worth doing”
Review of Sal Island’s Shark Bay tour from Santa Maria, with lemon sharks, hotel pickup, water shoes, guide tips, price, and practical advice.
“We had a slight issue with response to emails regarding timings etc but this turned out to be just the way that our guide worked. He was early to pick us up from the hotel and in fact the time we got to the bay was perfect just as our guide said as it was alot quieter. We got amazing videos or the sharks and the look on my girlfriends face when we saw them so close made the day and our holiday.A great trip and would happily recommend this to anyone.”
Explore Sal’s salt lake, Blue Eye cave, desert mirage, and lemon sharks on a private four-hour tour with local guides.
“Guide très sympathique, et qui a permis d'éviter la foule. Activité sympa, le côté privé permet de le faire à notre rythme.”
Explore Sal’s salt flats, lemon sharks, Buracona, mirages, and island towns on a friendly full-day tour from Santa Maria.
“Wow what an amazing Sal island tour we had with Mr friend's tour. We were picked up on time and taken on a full day tour around Sal island with the WONDERFUL Nelson and Carla. Both were so lovely, considerate and knowledgeable and tRead more”
Swim with lemon sharks, float in Sal’s volcanic salt lake, and explore Pedra de Lume on a practical three-hour island tour.
“They asked us to change the day of trip which we did and the communication was excellent throughout. Tour was good, tour guide Keke wS very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Shark tour was good saw baby and adult lemon sharks. Salt Lake was very relaxing.great afternoon had by all.”
Explore Sal Island by 4x4-style tour, from Pedra de Lume and Buracona to mirages, shark bay, villages, beaches, and local food.
“O guia Nelson é uma pessoa bastante humorada e divertida , a viagem com ele foi divertida. Fomos a vários locais e levou-nos a almoçar.”
Review of Sal’s Lemon Shark Bay and Pedra de Lume tour, with baby sharks, salt lakes, costs, transport, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Great tour! You pay for the entrance separately (3€ sharks, 6/8€salina), but that was clear from the start. The driver and guide were very friendly and helpful.”
Review of Sal Island’s 3-hour Shark Bay and Pedra de Lume salt lakes tour, with costs, rocky footing, transport tips, and honest value advice.
“We zijn correct op tijd opgehaald voor onze rondleiding,vriendelijke gids. Het is de moeite om de baby citroenhaaien zo eens langs je benen te zien zwemmen. Daarna naar de zoutmijn waar we gaan zwemmen zijn in de zoutmijn. Wel eens leuk als je dit nog nooit gedaan hebt.”
Explore Sal’s salt lake, Blue Eye, mirage, Shark Bay, and Palmeira on a budget-friendly small-group island tour.
“A very full day generally well managed that ran smoothly. Saw everything I wanted to, and enjoyed the energy of the guides, very good tour guides. Perhaps a bit more information could be given at each stop to explain how much time we had and what was on the agenda, but that’s a minor point. I would recommend this tour but if you want to spend a bit longer at any of the sites, for example the salt flats or seeing the lemon sharks, you might be better off doing those separately to give yourself longer to enjoy those activities. For the price, a good excursion, thank you!”
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