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4x4 Tour - Sandboard, Shark & Green Turtle's Bay, Snacks & Drinks
Embark on an exhilarating sandboarding adventure in Mini Sahara, spot Green turtles and Lemon Sharks on the west coast, and indulge in local delicacies in Boavista’s first village.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Sal Rei - Welcome to the west coast of Boavista, where nature did an amazing job! We’ll start our journey by collecting you from your hotel in a 4x4 pickup truck and then head off to Morro de Areia “mountain of sand”, for the first stop. You’ll be amazed with the beauty of this “mini” Sahara!
To be more involved, you’ll experience the new activity of the island: Sandboarding to feel free like a child!
After this enjoyment, we then drive between the Dunes and along the coast to reach the Turtle’s bay “baía de tartaruga”.
There is nothing better than watching animals in their natural habitat having normal behavior, that means they re happy! We keep going and just a few minutes later we reach de Shark’s bay “baía de tubarão” where depending the sea level we can be lucky to sea this amazing Lemon Shark specie!
After this amazing experience we
go to the Old Village “Povoao Velha”, the first village of Boavista, inhabited by agricultures, fishermen and goat harders. There you’ll have chance to taste the local specialities in a comfy place.
The Rum (Grogue) and Licor (Pontche) are a must to try
This tour was designed to be nice and cool combining Nature, Adrenaline and Local taste.
See you soon!!
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What's Included
- Snacks
- Sand Board
Additional Information
Boavista is synonymous with nature, and this excursion is designed to prove just that!! We’re going to surf down the grand dunes in our ‘Mini Sahara’, before heading to the west coast where we might see Green turtles and Lemon Sharks in their natural environment. We’ll wrap up the trip with a sampling of local delicacies in Boavista’s oldest village.
Don’t hold back, let’s embark on this adventure together!!!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ashleighxy
Jul 12, 2024
10/10!! - We had an amazing day, sand boarding on untouched sand with an incredible view over the water 😍 the next stop was spotting turtles, which definitely didn’t disappoint! We then went onto seeing the baby sharks. Fortunately was able to dip our feet in and see them closer.
We stopped at a local restaurant, had a few snacks and tasted some local spirts. A few offered were enough to take the hairs off your chest 😅
Fredy and Christian then drove us to the old town, was lovely to see local culture and hear about the schools and way of life. We had the option to browse the local souvenir shop where we purchased some gifts.
We were very fortunate to have Fredy and Cristian as our guides! My sister and another group member in the other 4x4, fell unwell, all the team were very accommodating and ensured they were ok! 🥰
I couldn’t recommend these two and the trip more! It’s worth every penny 😁🤩
(I won’t ruin it by adding photos)
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Martin_h
Jul 11, 2024
Well worth the effort - Brilliant excursion Fredy made the trip with his local knowledge and friendly manner the tour lasted longer than stated so was a good day out would recommend this to anyone who wants to escape the hotel for the day
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B6149hymichaelb
Jul 10, 2024
Amazing opportunity to experience the culture and history of the island - Freddy our tour guide was amazing from pick up to drop off. We raced through the sand dunes in the 4x4 stopping to sand board which was great fun. Although be prepared for a good leg work out on the way back up! We travelled along the coast to see turtles swimming along with juvenile lemon sharks, all from safety of a cliff edge and non intrusive to the wildlife. We stopped off at small village where we experienced local drinks (I’d recommend a hearty breakfast to soak up the alcohol!) with some delicious home cooked snacks. We then explored the village, learning its history and more about the islands of Cape Verde. All in all a 3-4 hour round trip but well worth the time and money to explore and learn from the locals.
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Alex_g
Jun 27, 2024
Well worth it! Fredy is the star of the show! - We had a great time on this excursion! We went as a group of 4 and were joined by another couple. We got picked up from our hotel in a pick up truck, which was a great experience sitting in the back! Our first stop was the Sanderson which was great fun, we managed to get a few runs in before our time was up! A word of warning, 3 of our group are aged 27 or under, and we could only manage 3 turns as it’s very hard work getting up the dunes! So not for the faint hearted. We then went onto turtle bay, where we saw two young Green Turtles feeding! Our next stop was shark bay where we saw about half a dozen baby Lemon Sharks! On the day we went, the water was quite murky but we still managed to see a fair few sharks! Our last stop was a small village where we were supplied with some local dishes and was shown around the village where there are some souvenir shops. Most of the travel to and from each destination is off road so it can be a bumpier ride! That brings me onto our driver, Carlos! He drove very safely navigating through the dunes and didn’t go too fast when we were on the back of the pick up truck! However the star of the show was Fredy! He was friendly, funny and instantly made us feel at ease! He was very easy to talk to and was always up for a laugh! So thank you to Fredy and Carlos for making our trip so memorable! A great trip spent with great people!
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Rosiedf6135mj
Jun 17, 2024
The best trip of our visit to Boa Vista. - I was a bit hesitant to begin with as we were on a TUI holiday and this was a tour separate from them. However I really wanted to see the turtles and this tour was not offered by TUI so we decided to just go for it and I am so pleased we did. From booking online we received confirmation and was able to communicate via WhatsApp so knew who was picking us up from the hotel and when. The driver didn’t really speak English so we thought we were not going to enjoy the day but once we met up with other trucks we found the guide who spoke English and was very good and knowledgeable at each stop.
The first stop was to go sand boarding and this was just the best fun ever. It was brilliant going down but hard work walking back up again. They suggest you take your shoes off but we went in trainers which I found easier to walk in. You can get a bit sandy so wear something you don’t mind getting a bit dirty.
After that we went to spot the turtles which is what I particularly wanted to see and they were amazing, you have to really watch out for them as they are in the distance and tiny but you get to see them as they come up to breathe. From there we went to see the Lemon sharks which was the highlight of my day and we were able to go down and stand in the water and they swam right by us, this was the best experience ever.
The trip was finished off by visiting a restaurant to try some of their alcoholic shots, coffee, passion fruit, coconut to name a few but there was also orange juice if you are not a drinker and also a good time for a toilet break. We then walked round the village and was ideal if you wanted to buy any souvenirs.
After being hesitant to begin with I am so pleased we booked. This has by far been the best out of all the trips we booked while we were in Boa Vista and seeing the turtles and sharks really made my day. Thank you so much especially to the staff on the tour who were fantastic.
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Stephen_b
May 27, 2024
Highlight of our trip - We absolutely loved our tour. The sand boarding was great fun. We saw turtles and were lucky enough to see some baby and more grown up lemon sharks as well.
The trip to the village was lovely and we learnt a great deal about the islands as well
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Darren_g
May 19, 2024
A Must Do!!!! - Exceptional guide who made the trip totally amazing, with an excellent knowledge. Sand boarding was amazing just not walking back up the dune🤣. Seeing both turtles and sharks in natural habitat was perfect.
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Graham_h
May 10, 2024
Boa vista - All off it we saw everything on the trip that we went to see
Guide very knowledgeable
Very helpful had a really enjoyable day
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Thomas_n
Mar 10, 2024
Lovely family morning trip - Absolutely fantastic. We went with our two children (2 years and 3 months). We were well looked after throughout and had a brilliant experience. Thank you
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Debbiew457
Mar 2, 2024
Fantastic - Wow, what an experience. Had a brilliant time from start to finish. Both of us in our 60’s but thoroughly enjoyed surfing the dunes. We were the only 2 on this trip which was a bonus. Learnt so much about the area. Saw turtles but not the sharks, as tide was too high. Finished off with a visit to a small village for snacks and some grogue. Definitely book with Go Tours and you won’t go wrong. Thanks again for a wonderful time.
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