Private Guided Turtle Tour in Boa Vista

Join our exclusive Turtlewatch tour in Boa Vista from July to October. Guaranteed sightings or get half your money back. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Boa Vista - Pick up at the respective hotels and drive to the turtle reserves
  • Ervatão - Briefing

Observation of the egg laying and/or hatching of the small turtles

  • Ervatão - Return to the respective hotels
What's Included
  • Certified experienced guide
  • Entry to the protected turtle reserves
  • Part of the excursion money is used sustainably for turtle protection
  • Transport to the turtle reserves by experienced drivers from the Cabokaitours team
Additional Information

This excursion is a must for guests who visit Boavista from July to October!!

We are also giving a guarantee for Turtlewatch in 2024! If no turtles are seen laying eggs or hatchlings on the Turtlewatch tour, half of the excursion fee will be refunded! We run the excursion in a small group. Each guest will see the entire process of egg-laying and has enough time to take photos and/or film.

We run our Turtlewatch tours ourselves and do not pass our guests on to an agency.

Turtlewatch runs from mid-July to October! Reserve your places now!

Location
Boa Vista
Please wait in front of the entrance barrier of the respective hotel - not at the reception! The CaboKaiTours staff welcomes you!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Spatz
Aug 12, 2024
Fantastic experience with the turtles! - We took part in a turtle tour with Kai and Mimis and it was wonderful! We have also seen turtles in other places (Costa Rica, French Guiana), so we were curious how it will be this time... and it was even better! There were only five of us, besides us there were maybe two other small groups at a hugely long stand, so you could enjoy the experience in total peace. Several turtles came to the beach at night and you could observe them extensively from shore to oviposition. An experience! Kai is German and can explain everything about the turtles great. Tip: Simply book!
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Hazelm1061
Aug 7, 2024
Once in a lifetime opportunity to see these beautiful creatures in their natural environment - We had an unbelievable trip with Cabokai Tours to see the turtles whilst on holiday in Cape Verde. Booking was easy via WhatsApp and great advice was given as what to bring on the tour before we set off. The guide was so knowledgeable and told us all about the turtles we were about to see and about Cape Verde and its people and culture. Once in a lifetime opportunity to see these beautiful creatures in their natural environment and find out how the islanders are helping in the protection and conservation. Thank you so much, would thoroughly recommend.
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645skyf
Aug 5, 2024
Very nice experience - Very nice experience as this visit to turtle beach. Mrs Kai took good care of us and provided useful information about turtle life, reproduction and protection in Cape Verde. Travel agencies have a great responsibility for the pedagogy of protection.
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Carinad990
Aug 4, 2024
Turtlewatch in a small round - We can highly recommend a trip with Cabokai, we had a great evening at Turtlewatch!! We were on 01.08. with Kai and Mimis and four other holidaymakers at Turtlewatch. It was an incredible experience as part of a wonderfully organized excursion from Kai (cabokai). Communication from Germany was super uncomplicated from the start and was done via What's app. The pick-up was on time at the hotel, after a little get-to-know-you and a little briefing we also started towards Ervatao beach. The ride was in a pick up. In about an hour we went from the Riu Karamboa through small villages and a longer off-road passage once across the island towards the beach of Ervatao. The ride on the cargo area of the pickup truck was an experience in itself. Arriving at the beach of Ervatao Mimis went carefully and only with a little red light in search of "our" turtle, in that time Kai has already told us a lot about the turtles on Boa Vista. Together, after a short time, we slowly and cautiously made our way to "our" turtle. A great experience, we were allowed to experience the digging of the nest, the laying of eggs, the camouflage as well as going back into the sea of this animal. A natural spectacle, far away from any mass tourism that should not be missed. The starry sky perfectly rounded off this mystical scenery. We had a super nice, unique, personal trip with Kai and Mimis, thank you for that.
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Kevinvc3915rq
Aug 2, 2024
Wonderful experience - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Our turtle tour with CapoKai Tours on Boa Vista was an unforgettable experience! We were incredibly lucky to observe the entire process of laying eggs under a breathtaking starry sky. The tour was excellently organized and our guides guided us through the evening with a lot of knowledge and passion. Their explanations were not only informative but also fascinating and gave us deeper insights into the lives and challenges of these impressive animals. The friendly and loving accompaniment of the guides has made the tour an all-round wonderful experience. We can highly recommend this tour to anyone! Many thanks to the CapoKai Tours team for these unforgettable moments!
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Fn233
Jul 29, 2024
Best Guided Tour to Giant Turtles 2024 - One of the best holiday experiences for my family in a long time. The tour started by the uncomplicated and always approachable quay and a truly reliable local guide in the actually breathtaking Off Road terrain (sea and motion-sickness tablets recommended for movement-sensitive guests) went along the coastline at several conservation checkpoints to the protected oviposition in the middle of nowhere. Very sensitive, conservation-led and always with the right view in the darkness, in which I would not have had a glimmer of place and sight without Kai's leadership skills. The complete procedure of giant turtle reproduction on land is moving and fascinating for all guests with guarantee. The return journey without typical urban light pollution under the starry Milky Way rounded everything off. We will not forget the silent spectacle at night on Cabo Verde. Away from mass tourism trends, CaboKaiTours is the best thing that can happen to a family on a holiday off the coast of West Africa. Thanks to Kai and Mimis for the great and touching experience and see you soon on one of the other tours!
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213tanjam
Jul 27, 2024
This trip is an unforgettable experience - We went on this tour as a group of five - 2 adults, 3 kids aged 12, 14 and 17. we had a brilliant experience and can only recommend this trip. Both our driver and sour guide, Kai, were highly experienced and the ride to the remote spot on the beach marked the beginning of our adventure. We learned a lot about caretta Caretta and when we finally got to the sea we experienced a large turtle first digging the hole before she started laying 82 eggs as it were. When she was done she carefully buried the eggs with sand before trying to hide the "nest“ by throwing sand back and forth to disguise everything. We drove back the way we came and this trip was a fantastic start for our holidays in Cabo Verde.
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Kerstinsn7690lo
Jul 24, 2024
Simply indescribably beautiful - We already booked the trip from home because we made a great trip with Kai and her team years ago and our expectations were fully met. Turtlewatching as we wished, in a small group with many explanations. It was indescribable, you probably only experience it once in your life. Thanks to Kai and also to Mimisch(???) our great driver. I'll see you again. Kerstin and Arnim
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Reeta_k
Jul 23, 2024
Amazing - Kai & Minesh were so respectful of the environment and also the turtle laying her eggs. A real pleasure to watch this magical experience whilst maintaining respect for the beautiful turtle
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S1413azpatrickt
Jul 22, 2024
One-off - A unique experience you must definitely have seen. Super easy booked via WhatsApp Pays directly suburb without stress and a very sympathetic leader who has conveyed everything worth knowing. It was very pleasant as we could observe this natural spectacle up close in a really small group. Thanks Kai it was very nice 🤗
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