Top Santa Maria Hiking Tours

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 will tell you everything about their evolution, characteristics, the historical relationship with turtles and interesting facts about turtles. The guides will ensure an ecological and environmentally conscious experience for the turtles and visitors. Sea turtle watching is a unique experience for all nature and wildlife lovers while visiting Cape Verde. By choosing Sal Experience, a local sustainable company, you will support our beach cleaning program and sea turtle preservation and protection efforts.

Certified company and guides, guarantee of quality, comfort and best price, local guide, knows the island, its history and culture well. Discover the beautiful island of Sal, as well as the island's highlights, local places, street arts and more with your expert local guide. Discover volcanic pools, salt deserts, see lemon sharks in their natural environment, relax and float in the Salinas, the second saltiest water in the world after the Dead Sea. Have lunch at a local restaurant and visit places such as the city of Espargos, the kite beach, Santa Maria, Miragem, the fishing village of Palmeira and the natural bay of Murdeira and enjoy the view of the Leão Mountain. Whether you want to emphasize culture, education, history or sport, our specialist will combine these elements with adventure activities to create exciting travel opportunities for you. Have an authentic experience, get to know the island with a native and professional guide, with all the comfort and safety.

On this excursion to Espargos from Santa Maria we'll discover the relaxed and carefree way of life of the capital of the island of Sal. We'll also explore its streets in the hunt for fascinating street art! Meet the locals and experience the morabeza of Sal island. Learn more about this island with your expert local guide and taste typical local flavours.

Experienced riders and beginners alike will find their match on this Sal Island horseback riding tour. Choose between a 1-, 1.5-, or 2-hour ride and set off in a small group with a maximum of eight participants. You’ll ride along white-sand beaches and through the salt flats of Sal, with the opportunity to continue to Kite Beach and beyond. Helmets, round-trip hotel transport, and safety briefing all included.

Enjoy a private tour and discover the city of Espargos and the relaxed way of life of the capital of Sal island. Explore its streets and go on the hunt for fascinating street art. Meet the locals and experience the Morabeza, the hospitality of Sal. Learn more about Sal island with your expert local guide and taste the typical tapas - local flavors.

Spend a day out on the Atlantic Ocean aboard a spacious catamaran during this excursion from Santa Maria. Board your vessel and grab a seat on the sofa, lounge beds, or nets to begin your journey to sea. Your day is spent swimming in clear waters, observing marine life with your snorkel, and soaking up the warm sun.

A native and professional tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and after an informative transfer trip of approximately 25 minutes you will arrive at the eastern part of the island, on the beach with the natural nursery rife of the lemon sharks, which is a brown shark. clear, sand-colored, in its natural environment. These sharks pose no threat to humans. To enter the water you must wear water shoes or crocs for walking on rocky surfaces. The Lemon Shark is medium to large in size and its scientific name is Negaprion Brevirostris. After spending 40 minutes learning all about sharks, you will be taken back to your accommodation or hotel where you were picked up. Water shoes suitable for the surface of the place included for your safety and comfort.