15 Quad and Buggy Tours in Sal Worth Booking

1.4h SSV Buggy Island Adventure – 1000cc or 500cc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 363 reviews Our pick

Drive a 500cc or 1000cc automatic buggy across Sal with a local guide such as Chips, Zé, Valdir, Freddy, or Joseph. In four hours, you’ll visit Murdeira, Palmeira, Regona’s natural pool, Terra Boa, Pedra de Lume, Feijoal’s lemon sharks, and Serra Negra. Hotel pickup, safety gear, and water are included.

“Tour sur l’île de Sal en buggy au top. Nous avons pu voir les différents endroits de l’île à ne pas loupé. Expérience à faire absolument si vous venez à Sal .”

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2.2h SSV Buggy Desert Adventure – 1000cc or 500cc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 361 reviews

Drive a two-seat 500cc or 1000cc buggy from Santa Maria across Sal’s sand dunes, beaches, salt flats, and volcanic coast. You’ll receive a helmet, goggles, belt, water, and protective suit, with guides such as Jason, Edy, or Jota leading the route. Bring your original driver’s license and closed-toe shoes.

“Great experience Amazing views Very professional Bit hot for the all in one suits and didn’t feel they was needed”

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3.2-Hour Buggy Desert Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 328 reviews · 2 hours · from $170

Ride a 1000cc buggy from Santa Maria across salt flats, dunes, desert tracks, and Sal’s south coast. Stops include Serra Negra, Palha Verde Oasis, Ponta Preta, and Shark Bay. Guides such as Patrick, Jota, Primo, and Ricardo have been praised for clear safety briefings and good humor. Bring your original driver’s license and wear closed shoes.

“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.”

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4.2-Hour ATV Quad Desert Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 244 reviews · 2 hours · from $106

Ride a single or tandem 500cc quad from Santa Maria to the salt flats, Kite Beach, Serra Negra, Palha Verde, and Ponta Preta. Guides such as Rastaman, Primo, David, and Jota lead the route in several languages, with hotel pickup, safety gear, water, and photo stops included.

“very organised, friendly staff who were very helpful and excellent route. Nothing to improve”

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5.Ilha do Sal: Buggy with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 197 reviews · from $61

Drive a powerful buggy from Santa Maria across Sal’s rough interior, salt flats, beaches, and mountain tracks. Guides such as Thiago, Dominic, and Scooby Do explain the route and safety steps. The tour includes fuel, insurance, helmet, and city pickup. Shark Bay costs about €3 extra and gets you close to lemon sharks in shallow water.

“It was great fun. One comment: in our aplication it was not said we need to be at pick up point 30 minutes earlier. Maybe You can improve it and avoid further confusions. anyhow we recommend strongly recommend it.”

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6.2h ATV 500cc 4×4 Quad Desert Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews

Take a two-hour guided quad ride from Santa Maria across Sal’s sandy tracks and coastal reserves. You’ll drive a 500cc 4x4 ATV, stop at Serra Negra and Ponta Preta, and visit beaches known for kitesurfing, surfing, and Loggerhead Turtles. Equipment, water, instruction, and most hotel transfers are included. A valid original driving license is required.

“Beaucoups de sensation forte exellent franchement . Je recommande fortement A faire des que vous avez l occasion”

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7.Quad Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · from $58

Drive a quad or buggy across Sal with a local guide, stopping at salt pans, Serra Negra, Shark Bay, Terra Boa, Buracona, and Palmeira. Dominique is one guide praised for calm, safety-first leadership. Bring your original driving license, sturdy shoes, and gloves if you have them.

“Die verschiedenen Orte und die offene und freundliche Art des Guides”

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8.4h ATV 500cc 4×4 Quad Island Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews

Drive a 500cc 4x4 quad from Santa Maria with a local guide, stopping at Murdeira, Palmeira, Buracona, Terra Boa, Pedra de Lume, Shark Bay, and Sal’s beaches. You get instruction, helmet, glasses, belt, suit, water, and hotel transfers. Bring your original driving license and closed shoes.

“Best trip I've ever been on and I'm 57 so I've been on a few. Everything about this trip was amazing . And the guides were so so good. They really put in so much effort to help. This was a faultless day I will never forget for as long as I live. There iRead more”

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9.4-Hour Buggy Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 4 hours · from $305

Drive a 1000cc side-by-side buggy across Sal with a local guide, stopping at Regona’s natural pool, Terra Boa’s mirage, Pedra de Lume, Shark Bay, Kite Beach, and Santa Maria’s salt flats. The small group is capped at 10, with fuel, water, safety gear, and Santa Maria hotel pickup available.

“Haal en breng service vanaf hotel in santa maria was top! Gids giovanni deed het super leuk!”

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10.4-Hour ATV Quad Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 48 reviews · 4 hours · from $187

Ride a 500cc automatic ATV across Sal with a local guide, visiting Murdeira Bay, Fontona Oasis, Terra Boa, Pedra de Lume, Shark Bay, Serra Negra, Kite Beach, and Santa Maria’s salt flats. Guides including Patrick, Rafael, and Freddy have been praised for clear explanations and friendly help. Hotel pickup, fuel, safety gear, and water are included.

“We enjoyed everything about it, the tour guides were lovely and informative always making sure you were happy and having a good time. Maybe the only thing that could be added is the offer of gloves for the ride. Wish I could remember the guides names because they were brilliant on the 7th of February.”

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11.2h SSV Buggy Night Experience 4WD

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews

Drive a light-equipped 4WD SSV buggy through Sal’s southern desert, dunes, valleys, sand, and rocky tracks after dark. A multilingual guide leads a convoy of up to eight buggies, with hotel pickup, safety gear, water, and a non-alcoholic cocktail in Santa Maria. Bring an original driving licence and closed shoes.

“Excellent day and outstanding service! We booked trough travel agency and we were told there would be a pickup, but it was an mistake by the travel agency. Our hotel was located near by so there wasn't need for one, but we didn't know. LovRead more”

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12.4h Turtle Watching with SSV Buggy Night 4WD

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $185

You’ll drive a guided SSV buggy caravan from Santa Maria across salt flats, dunes, valleys, Kite Beach, and Serra Negra. The summer focus is Loggerhead Turtle watching, with guides such as Valdir explaining the nesting process. Hotel transfers, fuel, water, helmets, suits, belts, and glasses are included. A valid license and closed shoes are required.

“La possibilità di poter visitare il deserto di notte con delle guide esperte e competenti e di guidare dei nuovi mezzi mai provati”

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13.Sal Island Tour Off-Road by Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews

Travel from Santa Maria in a private off-road Jeep or Hummer-style vehicle with a professional guide. You’ll see Murdeira, Palmeira, Buracona’s Blue Eye, Terra Boa, Sal’s capital, and Pedra de Lume, with time for lemon sharks and natural pools. Hotel pickup is included, while site fees cost extra.

“Awesome guide, knowledgeable explaining all sites, history and geography. The sites are really unique on this planet, so when you are staying in Sal, go for it. We had a great time.”

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14.Half Day 4×4 Tour with Viana Desert and Villages

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 8 reviews · 4 hours · from $49

Spend four hours exploring Boa Vista by 4x4, with stops at Rabil, a pottery workshop, Povoação Velha, Viana Desert, and Santa Monica Beach. You will taste catchupa, try sandboarding if conditions allow, and travel with an English-speaking guide such as Roberto or Carlos. Pickup is included from selected hotels.

“parfait bonne organisation par Carlos et visites de plusieurs sites.”

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15.Secrets of Sal Island 4×4 Tour with Pedra da Lume Salt Lake

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $46Best value

Set out from Santa Maria at 7:30 am in a covered 4x4 for a four-hour trip across Sal. Visit Murdeira, Palmeira, Buracona’s blue eye, Terra Boa’s mirage, Espargos, and the salt lake at Pedra de Lume. Guides such as Edmillson, Heber, and Rodrigo bring local stories to the drive. Bring swimwear and sunblock.

“Went with Tui. The trip was very rushed as soon as we arrived some where we were given 15 or 30 mins and we were off again. At Murderia we did not even get 5 mins to look around.. the sites were stunning just needed a little time. We can only guess it was because it as a Sunday. We were back at hotel just after 12 and were last drop off.”

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