Cape Verde · BOAT TRIPS IN SANTIAGO
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 11 boat trips in Santiago worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Explore Santiago from Praia with mountain views, local music, Tarrafal beach, and easy cruise-port transfers on a seven-hour small-group tour.
“gut , länger als geplant ,hätte es für uns nicht gebraucht”
Explore Santiago Island from Praia Port with a German-speaking guide, Batuque music, mountain views, villages, and easy cruise-day transport.
“Hervorragende Insel-Tourguide Louisa (deutsch) - informativ, lustig, offener Umgang”
Explore Santiago by fishing boat, swim in Águas Belas cave, snorkel, and enjoy a beach BBQ from Praia, with practical cost and comfort tips.
“Experiência espetacular, “wild and free”. Tour incrível e recomendo 200%. Guia Cátia e Dany foram incríveis e super prestáveis 🇨🇻❤️”
See Santiago Island from Praia to Tarrafal on an 8-hour cruise excursion with local guides, mountain views, markets, beaches, and coastal villages.
“Interesting overview of Santiago Island. our Guide Ricardo was very friendly and informative, giving lots of background information, and we felt safe with our driver.”
Explore Santiago’s Ribeira da Barca by boat, snorkel in Aguas Belas caves, and enjoy a beach seafood barbecue with hotel transfers.
“We celebrated our honeymoon in Praia, Cape Verde and did not expect anything like we have. We started our trip with Alex and the taxi driver, Zema. Both very sweet guys and we only took a small car since it was just a private tour for me and my wife. Alex spoke English veRead more”
Review of Santiago’s Aguas Belas Cave boat trip, with cave swimming, a black sand beach, local barbecue, guides, price, and practical tips.
“Everything was great. The tour, the boat trip, swimming in the cave, the barbecue... The tour guide, Edmilson, was really nice. He stopped at interesting spots for us to take pictures and talk about the places. He went out of his way to make everything as pleasant as possible. Just ask him anything, and if he can do it, he will!”
Cruise Tarrafal Bay for 90 minutes, with drinks, swimming, snorkeling, and coastal views aboard a small private-group boat.
“Excellente activité ! Nous étions en couple et avons passé un super moment inoubliable à deux ! Je recommande.”
Explore Tarrafal Beach from Praia with a lighthouse boat trip, snorkeling, fresh tuna barbecue, mountain views, and a relaxed beach afternoon.
“Everyone was very helpful and professional. Very good boat tour, the boat guide was from Tarrafal and he really knew the area history and had a real proud for his land. The lunch with fresh tuna was amazing. The driver and the guide were always available and very professional. Congratulations to the organisation. It was a great family moments knowing Trarrafal and his culture.”
Review of Tarrafal Bay’s 8-hour beach and boat day from Santiago, with lighthouse views, lunch, snorkeling, transport, costs, and practical tips.
Explore Santiago’s wild west coast from Tarrafal, with Aguas Belas snorkeling, desert beaches, drinks, and possible dolphin sightings.
“Snorkeling was beautiful-saw so many different fish! “Eagle” and his assistant were great guides, providing snorkel gear, drinks, and showing us some of the local favorites around Tarrafal shores. We even saw a flying fish on the trip back! Would go again. (Heads up-there was some confusion finding them until we realized it was the jet ski company on the beach that takes us out to the boat on their jet skis, for this tour)”
Explore Palanga and Klaipėda from your cruise ship with gardens, Baltic views, castle tunnels, local history, and round-trip transfers.
“Excelente excursion. La guía estaba interesada en que conociéramos y disfrutaremos el paseo a Chipre. Y lo consiguió.”
Every kind of day out across the islands, and the best of each.
