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Boa Vista Island 4x4 Tour: Explore Rabil, Viana Desert & Cabo Santa Maria Shipwreck
4.9
36 Ratings
Rabil
Embark on a thrilling 4x4 adventure across Boa Vista Island, with convenient hotel collection and return. Travel to Rabil and tour a local artisan craft production facility. Marvel at the Deserto de Viana, behold the weathered Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, and make a stop at the Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima.
Embark on a thrilling 4x4 adventure across Boa Vista Island, with convenient hotel collection and return. Travel to Rabil and tour a local artisan craft production facility. Marvel at the Deserto de Viana, behold the weathered Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, and make a stop at the Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rabil - Begin your journey with a pickup from your hotel and head to Rabil, the second largest village in Boa Vista. Here, engage with the locals, explore a local handicraft workshop, and admire the artisans’ dedication to crafting decorative items using clay from the Barreiro.
- Deserto de Viana - Venture into the Viana Desert located in the…
- Rabil - Begin your journey with a pickup from your hotel and head to Rabil, the second largest village in Boa Vista. Here, engage with the locals, explore a local handicraft workshop, and admire the artisans’ dedication to crafting decorative items using clay from the Barreiro.
- Deserto de Viana - Venture into the Viana Desert located in the island’s northwest, a must-visit for anyone in Boa Vista. Be amazed by the dunes formed by sand carried from the Sahara Desert by the wind over the years. Enjoy the African breeze, the tropical sun, and the diverse beauty of the landscape. Experience the sensation of walking barefoot on the warm sand, rolling down the dunes, and observe the curious goats that graze on the acacias bordering the desert.
- Cabo Santa Maria - Continue the tour to Cabo Santa Maria, where the historic “Cabo Santa Maria” ship has been stranded on the sands of “Santa Maria” beach for 50 years. This iconic ship is a symbol of Boa Vista and Cape Verde, inspiring artists and photographers alike. At Cabo Santa Maria, take time to relax and enjoy the lovely beach.
- Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima - Proceed to Sal Rei to visit the recently renovated Fatima Church, offering stunning views of the beautiful sandy coves nestled among volcanic rocks.
- Rabil - The tour concludes with a drop-off at your accommodation.
What's Included
- Liability insurance
- Tour Guide
- Transportation
- Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation
- Liability insurance
- Tour Guide
- Transportation
- Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation
Location
Rabil
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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K9407vmnicolasn
Mar 29, 2026
Beautiful tour of the south-west of the island. - The guide was very nice. He has responded to individual wishes and was always helpful. It was a great experience.
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Marc_l
Nov 17, 2025
Great tour! - 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
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Emmasv5710op
Jul 24, 2025
Very good experience - 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
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Valerie_e
Jul 21, 2025
Culture, charm, giggles - 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.
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I5875edsharons
Mar 11, 2025
Great half day trip - Great half day trip. English speaking guide very good and knowledgeable. Brilliant service. Allowed enough time in each place but not too much
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Lee_in_wokingham
Mar 9, 2025
Free Massage in the 4WD - 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.
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450ulfg
Dec 18, 2024
Open Jeep Tour - 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.
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Kmy-rsx
Nov 13, 2024
Amazing!! - Great excursion, the guide was amazing, adorable, we learned a lot about the island and its history! I highly recommend:)
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Brinleysalzmann
Jul 25, 2025
Great trip with a fantastic guide - well worthwhile - 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.
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711agnesv
Dec 16, 2024
Boa vista north - The desert is beautiful. The wreck is a curiosity and the return via "Sal Rei" (less visited side) very informative.
The young woman who served as our guide was very friendly and gave us a lot of explanations.
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