The 5 Best Blue Eye & Buracona Tours on Sal

1.All-Inclusive Salt Lake, Blue Eye and Shark Bay Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,033 reviews · 4 hours · from $53Our pick

Explore Sal with a local guide such as Kiki, Vanessa, Tony or Nani. Float in Pedra de Lume’s salt lake, watch lemon sharks at Shark Bay, see Buracona’s Blue Eye and stop at a desert mirage. Air-conditioned minibus transport, entry fees, hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“We liked most: - our guide Tony. He was just excellent! - the itinerary. The pace was right and we saw and experienced everything! - ac bus. It was the biggest asset since we didn’t have to burn ourselves in the sun and swallow dust on the road! We were lucky to choose the Sal Experience!”

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2.Santa Maria, Sal: All inclusive Salt Lake, Blue Eye and Shark Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · from $52Top rated

See Sal’s main sights in a small group of up to 16 people, with hotel pickup, a local guide, entrance fees, salt-lake floating, Buracona’s natural pool and a close look at lemon sharks. Guides such as Nany, Manny, Chan and Christian add local stories. Bring water shoes and choose a sunny day for the best Blue Eye view.

“Amazing experience. Exactly what we wanted. Not too long but you can see most of the Island treasures. Our guide was great. He had a lot of knowledge about the Island life and history. Shark bay was fantastic. Floating in salt lake is something you need to experience yourself. Can't even describe it. Wrong time of the year and red flag on Blue eye but still great. Our guide told us and show us a lot about the Island, capital city, day to day life. Thank you very much Macau!( hope it's the correct spelling)”

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3.Blue Eye, Salt Lake, Lemon Sharks, Palmeira

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 248 reviews · 7 hours · from $32Best value

Spend about seven hours exploring Sal with a multilingual guide such as Yannick, Rony, Daniel, or Fabio. Swim at Murdeira Bay, see Buracona’s Blue Eye, cross the Terra Boa desert, visit Palmeira and Espargos, wade with lemon sharks, and float in Pedra de Lume’s salt pools. Bring cash for entrance fees and lunch.

“Had a lovely day out Went to lots of different places Highlight was shark bay Was a long day and felt lunch should have been a bit earlier than 3pm as we were picked up at 9. And dropped back at 4.45pm”

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4.Sal Island, Salinas, Buracona and lemon shark

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $34

Spend 7 to 8 hours circling Sal with a local guide, stopping at Santa Maria, Murdeira, Shark Bay, Salinas Relax, Terra Boa, Buracona, and Palmeira. Nelson, Carla, or Evandro may lead the day. Expect pickup, island stories, lemon sharks, salt-water floating, and optional lunch, with about €11 in entry fees extra.

“Pick up was on time and the guide was quite friendly and chatty. There were just 3 of us on this tour, so it felt more personal and less commercial. We covered all the spots mentioned in the itinerary and I never felt rushed. We had ample tRead more”

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5.Sal Island, Salinas, Buracona and Lemon Shark

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 33 reviews · 7h 30m · from $41

Spend 7 to 8 hours crossing Sal by car, from Santa Maria and Pedra de Lume to Buracona, Terra Boa, Palmeira, and Parda Shark Bay. You can swim near lemon sharks in their natural habitat, stop for Cape Verdean food, and travel with guides speaking English, Portuguese, French, Italian, or Spanish. Nelson and Eder are among the guides named in guest feedback.

“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.”

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