Cape Verde · DESERT & DUNE ADVENTURES
The Viana dunes on Boa Vista and the black interior of Sal are the two landscapes worth crossing. These 15 are compared on vehicle, route and how far off the road each one really goes.
Ride Sal’s beaches, dunes, salt flats, and volcanic coast in a 2-hour buggy tour with hotel pickup, safety gear, and 500cc or 1000cc options.
“Rien d extraordinaire, très cher pour 1h30 de buggy, pas possible de faire un peu de vitesse, et pourtant j avais un buggy puissant”
Review of Sal Island’s 2-hour 1000cc buggy tour, with desert trails, salt flats, Shark Bay views, safety tips, and honest value advice.
“A must do trip! Pure fun and adrenaline! Very professional and safe. You get full body suits so you do not get so much dust on you. Josiel and Andir make sure you have fun. There is also a photoghapher who rides with you, you can aditionally buy pics, which are really cool.”
Ride a 500cc quad across Sal’s salt flats, desert, beaches, and Serra Negra with hotel pickup, guides, gear, and water included.
“Amazing experience - the guides were friendly, the route was interesting and gave amazing views and the photographer who joined along the way was great too!”
Explore Boa Vista’s Viana Desert, Povoação Velha, Varandinha caves, and Santa Monica Beach on a lively four-hour 4x4 tour.
“Had a fantastic and fun tour led by our driver and guide Nielson. Took us to all the sights on the south tour with a thorough explanation and history at each location. Cannot recommend taking this tour enough especially if you get Nielson as your guide.”
Boa Vista Jeep Expedition review: a four-hour off-road tour to the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, Viana Desert, bays, villages, and more.
“This was actually the second year in a row we took this tour as it is really a great one, highly recommend! And do try and buy banana jam by Ms. Izelda - the best ever :)”
Ride a 500cc 4x4 ATV across Sal’s beaches, desert tracks, and Serra Negra with hotel pickup, safety gear, and a private guide.
“el circuito no es tan fácil como se puede pensar, pero es muy divertido y emocionante, los guias fueron extraordinarios en todo momento”
Review of Boa Vista’s 2-hour quad tour to the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck and Viana Desert, with guides, safety tips, value, and booking advice.
“I enjoyed the opportunity to take good photographs and see and learn more about Boa Vista”
Explore Boa Vista by 4x4, from Rabil pottery and Viana dunes to a shipwreck, ocean views, and Sal Rei for $53.
Explore Boa Vista from Sal Rei to Santa Monica Beach, with dunes, caves, a shipwreck, local guides, and small-group comfort.
“Super nette Tourenleitung mit Nicole, die uns geduldig alle Fragen auf Deutsch beantwortet hat. Auf den Pickup‘s ist es teils schon sehr anstrengend, vor allem Richtung Schiffswrack. Ansonsten kann ich die Tour allen für den ersten groben Überblick empfehlen - alles drin. Das Essen am Strand von Santa Monica: top! Nur leider über die GJG-Buchung nicht inklusive, bei den Locals wäre sie inbegriffen. Haben wir leider zu spät gecheckt…”
Explore Boa Vista from Sal Rei on a 6-hour 4x4 tour to Santa Monica Beach, desert dunes, caves, and the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck.
“The guides were very kind . Clayton and Lory thank you for the visit and the explanations. It was fun to make the trip with you”
Review of Boa Vista’s 4-hour Jeep tour to Santa Monica, Verandinha, Praia de Chaves, desert dunes, and Boca Beach.
“la dernière halte près de l'hôtel Mélia non terminé”
Explore Boa Vista by 4x4, from Rabil pottery and Viana Desert dunes to the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck and Fatima Chapel.
“Jason our guide picked us up on time and we proceeded with tour - pottery visit in village , desert ride with photo stop, shipwreck visit then tour of capital . Jason was very knowledgeable about each point of interest and would highly recommend using Jason as a guide”
Review of Boa Vista’s 4-hour tour to the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, Viana Desert, Rabil crafts, and Sal Rei for $47.
“Wij waren samen met gids Vera en chauffeur Bernardo op stap. De groep bestond mooi compact uit 4 personen. De gids Vera nam alle tijd en wist veel te vertellen over het eiland en Kaapverdië in het algemeen. Chauffeur Bernardo heeft ons op een veilige manier de mooiste plekjes van het eiland laten zien. We bezochten een oude pottenbakkerij in Rabil, waar de gids ook alle tijd nam om van alles over de lokale bevolking te vertellen. Daarna volgens ons het hoogtepunt van de trip: de tocht door de woestijn, onderweg naar het scheepswrak. Erg bijzonder om te zien hoe deze is vergaan door de jaren heen. We sloten de…”
Ride a 1000cc 4x4 buggy across Boa Vista, from Praia de Chaves and Santa Monica to Curral Velho, with hotel pickup included.
“Moin, gleich mal vorweg …… hab ja schon in einigen Urlauben Buggy Touren gemacht. Diese war mit Abstand die beste. Nix mit Kaffeefahrt Charakter. Es ging ordentlich zur Sache. Wir haben schöne Punkte der Insel angefahren. Unsere Guides waren super drauf . Ich kann auch jedem empfehlen ,die Bilder zu nehmen ,die der Fotograf macht. Preis Leistung top.”
Review of Boa Vista’s 2-hour 4WD buggy tour, with dunes, desert tracks, Fatima’s Chapel, Sal Rei, prices, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“We had been with Quad Zone on a TUI quad bike booking so knew how good they were. TUI couldn’t book us on this tour on day we wanted so did this via internet- which worked out cheaper. Honestly Quad Zone has been the best company I’ve ever booked trips with in terms of booking, travel, staff and experience. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.”
Pick an island, a boat or a ridge.
