Santa Maria, Sal Island Highlights: Visit Salt Lake, Blue Eye and Shark Bay

Experience the highlights of Santa Maria, Sal Island with a native and certified guide. Visit Salt Lake, Blue Eye, and Shark Bay for adventures, relaxation, and cultural immersion.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sal - Get out for an adventurous sightseeing tour that is perfect for discovering the desert and, the hidden treasures of this popular and most deserted destination. This trip will take you to Salt Lake Salinas of Pedra de Lume, the second saltiest water in the world after the Dead Sea, an incredible lake where you can lie down and float, even if…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Expert and local guide
  • Skip-the-line tickets
  • Swim in a natural pool
  • Liability insurance
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Shark Bay
  • Swim at saline thermal water, where spas, a whirlpool, and relaxation are available to all.
  • Entrance fees (€3 for Blue Eye, €6 for Salinas)
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Water shoes (for shark bay, bring yours or rent it on the place for €2)
Additional Information

Experience the wonders of Sal Island by exploring all its highlights with a local, certified guide. Enjoy thrilling adventures and unwind in nature while learning about the island’s rich history and culture. This half-day tour offers a collection of unique experiences that allow you to truly immerse yourself in Sal. Discover and enjoy Sal through Sal…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Lachlan_b
Apr 21, 2026
A great half-day seeing Sal - Really enjoyable half-day tour seeing a the best sites on Sal. Tour was on time, spent the right amount of time in each location and great staff.
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166lsl
Apr 16, 2026
What an experience!! - Great guide Harry, and great driver Vani; ask him he is really top. nice, funny, he loves his island ....he made us discover the island and its wonders. Health Maria, The Blue Eye, Bay of Required, Fisherman’s Village, Mirage, local market, espargos and finally, salt flats with swimming.
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Poonam_g
Apr 13, 2026
Great experience for small children & adults. - Great half day tour with Kyle aka Kiki! Very informative and humorous. All areas were equally beautiful and a great tour around the island. Lovely to also see and learn about the local culture. We travelled with our toddler and young child and this was perfect. The lemon sharks in particular were great 😊- highly recommend.
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Claire_y
Apr 9, 2026
Great Experience - Great morning out, really well organised and our guide Kiki was very good. The three stops were brilliant. Be ready for a bumpy journey in the minibus but worth it.
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Anja
Apr 9, 2026
Unique experience at Shark Bay, Blue Eye and Salt Lake - Great experience. Our guide told us a lot about the island. A stop in a shop was also there😊. But nothing had to be bought.
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Joanne
Apr 7, 2026
Sal Island tour - A great morning out around the island. Tony our guide was excellent, he told us about the history of the island and gave us lots of information on each area that we visited. We saw the mirage, the blue eye, the lemon sharks and ended with a swim in the salt lakes. This was a great order of events as finished with the wet ones, but we noticed other tours did theirs in different orders. Getting wet first, then staying wet, was not the best order of doing things we felt. So well done Tony and Sal Experiences for an excellent trip!
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Ignacio_a
Apr 5, 2026
Get proper shoes, as... - Get proper shoes, as suggested. Ideally crocks for when you need to be in the water. Follow all instructions from the guide
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X1741yqadamm
Apr 5, 2026
Fantastic tour - Fantastic way to see the island and learn about its history! Tony was a fun guide!
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Discover74383
Apr 3, 2026
Great half day tour - Great way to see the Lemon sharks, salt lake swimming, Blue eye and desert mirage all in a morning. Host Eddie was great, really informative
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Sarah_w
Apr 6, 2026
Ok, but not great - The places we visited were interesting, but my issue with this tour was that we weren't told how long we had in each place, but left to our own devices. It meant that most of us were back at the coach earlier than we needed to be and were then waiting for our guide. The stop at the 'fishing village' was pointless - just a stop to go to a gift shop, really.
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From $53
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).