Private Sal Island Tour Authentische Erfahrung von Santa Maria

Brilliant local company! We arranged an airport pick up with them, then decided to book a full day private tour of the island. Communication has been very easy using WhatsApp and our tour was wonderful. We were picked up on time by a driver Tereesh and guide Clovis. We had a perfect day chatting about the island, its history, attractions and the lives of the people who live here. Sal experiences provide really professional guides (we got picked up from the airport by another guide 'Nani' who was also really knowledgeable). I really recommend using this company, the vehicle was comfortable and in great condition and driven really safely by Tereesh. The tour started in Santa Maria which helped us orientate ourselves for when we want to walk into town. Next we headed to the kite beach and Clovis explained how the beach is used by sea turtles for nesting and also seasonally for kite surfing. We then headed north up the island stopping for photos on the way, then on to the capital Espargos. After that into the desert to see the mirage, then across to the 'blue eye' cave and an opportunity to swim in the natural pool close by. Lunch was taken in the port town of Palmerios, the restaurant seemed to be connected with the local football club and had a nice community feel to it. As someone who is prone to getting an upset stomach, i'm always a bit cautious about eating out, but the food here was lovely and the restaurant clean - I highly recommend the locally caught tuna steak. After lunch we visited the Lemon sharks, this was the absolute highlight of the trip for me. A shark guide took us out into the shallow waters to meet baby sharks (if you don't have beach sandals the guides will rent some for €2). The baby sharks were about 60cm in length and stay close inshore for safety, they literally swam around our legs. Further out in deeper water about six adult sharks could be seen, our guide took us to about 20 meters away but any closer will scare them off. From this distance we could tell the size of the adults as they have 3 very distinct fins per shark, the adults being around 1.5 - 2.0 meters in length. The shark guides explained how the shark area is a protected zone and that the baby sharks are tagged with microchips as part of conservation efforts. Thankfully tourism seems to be helping protect this vulnerable species from fishing. The shark guides clean up a lot of the never ending amount of plastic that washes up on this side of the island and showed me several sacks full of plastic that they had collected the day before. Its well worth tipping the shark guides and encouraging their efforts to preserve the sharks and their habitat. Lastly we visited the old salt mine in the volcano caldera, the water inside is below sea level and 26 times more salty than the sea. Facilities are good and visitors can float in the brine much in the same way as being in the dead sea, feet and arms out in the air! All in all an excellent day out, seeing a fascinating island. Despite things improving since I last visited 10 years ago, there still is poverty on Sal, so it is worth bringing certain basic items such as school stationery to help the poorer people. A big thank you to Enliza at Sal Experiences for arranging for these items to be dropped of with community teachers in Espargos.

Wunderbare Reise mit Clovis. Sauberes Auto, schöne Haltestellen und so viele Informationen vom lokalen Führer Clovis. Machen Sie diese Reise! Kommen Sie den Einheimischen näher, hier über Geschichte, Politik, Schulen, Sport, alles. Danke dir!

Wir haben unsere Zeit auf Sal absolut geliebt. Unser Führer war Nany und wir waren so dankbar, ihn zu haben. Er kannte sich sehr gut mit der Insel und ihrer Geschichte aus und sorgte dafür, dass wir uns von Anfang an wohl fühlten. Ich würde empfehlen, die Tour privat zu machen, da es keinerlei Eile gab. Die Sehenswürdigkeiten waren fantastisch und wir hatten Glück, dass das Wetter am blauen Auge schwimmen konnte. Nany trat wieder einmal auf und machte Fotos für uns und positionierte uns sogar in einigen coolen Fotos in der Wüste. Ich kann ihm nicht genug für diesen unvergesslichen Tag danken!