Boa Vista Island: 4-Hour Rabil, Viana Desert & Shipwreck Tour
Description
Explore Boa Vista Island on a 4x4 tour with hotel pickup and drop-off. Discover Rabil and visit a local handicraft production center. Admire the Deserto de Viana, see the rusted Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, and stop at the Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima.
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Itinerary
Get picked up at your hotel and depart towards Rabil, the second most populated village in Boa Vista. There, meet locals, visit a local handicraft production, and appreciate the work of artisans who dedicate themselves to making decorative pieces with clay from the Barreiro.
Take path into the Viana Desert in the northwestern part of the island, a must-see place for anyone visiting Boa Vista. Marvel in the sand forming dunes brought from the Sahara Desert to the island by the wind over many years. Feel the African wind, the tropical sun, and enjoy the landscape that offers different beauties. Experience walking barefoot on the warm sand and rolling off the dunes and see the curious gaze of goats that live there and feed on the acacias that borders the desert.
The tour Proceeds towards Cabo Santa Maria, where an old boat can be found “Cabo Santa Maria" has been stranded for 50 years on the sands of "Santa Maria" beach. This old boat is a symbol of Boa Vista and Cape Verde and a source of inspiration for painters and photographers. In Cabo Santa Maria, you have time to enjoy this nice beach.
The tour follows towards Sal Rei where you will visit the Fatima Church recently renovated, a breathtaking view of the beautiful sandy coves in the middle of the volcanic rocks.
The tour concludes with drop-off at your accommodation.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
For guests staying at the Hotel Riu Touareg the pick-up and drop-off are not included in the tour price, it will be required to pay an extra fee to be picked-up and dropped-off at the Hotel Riu Touareg. Pick-up will take place at the main entrance outside the hotel. Not at reception as it can be crowded.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(37)
thank you to the whole team for this really nice trip around the north
Had an amazing day today with our guide Clive, he made the day so much fun, driving in the sand dunes really was an adrenaline junkies dream, the food was really good and got to see the turtles, I would 100% recommend this activity when in Boa Vista
The guide was very nice. He has responded to individual wishes and was always helpful. It was a great experience.
Excellent day around Boa Vista. Me and my girlfriend went with another group and as we all had seen Sal Rei we were offered a slightly adjusted route. We went to the white chapel, ship wreck, Bofafeira farm, Viana Desert and Rabil to see how the pottery is made. Highly recommend the farm and pottery. Big shout out to Clayton who offered the route change and explaining every question we asked. Very chill and enjoyable day 10/10
It was brilliant and we saw most of what there was to be on Boa Vista. The guide (Cleiton, from Bu Country Tours) was extremely knowledgeable and highly informative, as well as clearly knowing the roads (and dirt tracks) around the island like the back of his hand. We really could not have had a better guide - exceptional. We spent half the day looking round at the main sights, and even had some additional aspects, such as sand boarding in the desert when my daughter and I asked if we could and Cleiton went over to another party nearby to ask if we could borrow their sand boarding. Everywhere is so laid back, and the trip was an utter delight. Well done to all involved and enormous thanks to Cleiton.
Very good trip. In the morning we were brought to a wrong place(st. Monica beach instead of shipwreck), but they fixed on the same day afternoon. Very friendly driver and tour guide . Very special experience in the desert
You will enjoy it. Our guide Laurie, was very engaging, told us loads around each stop we made, is a very bubbly character, which made a trip all the more enjoyable. Our driver Elton, was an excellent driver, we felted very safe on some tricky roads/tracks. The car had air-conditioning which we were most grateful for. We did the morning four hr trip, although my fault as we were not where we thought the pick up would be, every way had been made to contact me ( no internet) but once we made our way back to reception Laurie was happy to see us, and laughed at the error ( mine) Viator is an excellent company to book your trips though, I have now booked in Cape Verde, Japen, Australia with no problems at all. Would definitely recommend this trip for a nice break from hotel, to see a little of Cape Verde.
Great half day trip. English speaking guide very good and knowledgeable. Brilliant service. Allowed enough time in each place but not too much
Morning trip around Boavista in 4WD. Vistes a pottery place (underwhelming), the deserto de viano (great), the north coast ship wreck which is where you get the massage enroute in the back of the 4WD and finally to the coastline north of Sal Reí to the Chapel of Fatima. Clayton our driver and tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. A coffee in Sal Reí would have been nice! A morning well spent and recommended.
We had a tour in an open jeep with Clayton. It was a lot of fun. Clayton gave us a lot of information about the island.
