| Duration: | 7 Day(s) - 6 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Adventure Tours |
SHORT PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
Be welcomed by our professional guide at the airport, and discover Boa Vista Island during a thrilling ATV bike tour. Have a relaxing sailing trip through the most beautiful bay of the Island and chill out on the paradisiacal Santa Monica Beach, considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Day 1: Arrival - Airport Transfer (Aristides Pereira Airport to Hotel in Sal Rei) – Check-in
Be welcomed by our professional driver and a licensed guide at Aristides Pereira International Airport. Enjoy a private transfer to your accommodation in Sal Rei, including free waiting time. Our team will also take you from door to door with complete security and professionalism, providing all relevant information about your stay.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Check-in starts at 2 pm. Printed vouchers requested.
Day 2: Full-Day Island ATV Bike Adventure with Lunch
Embark on a coast-to-coast off-road adventure around Boa Vista Island during a thrilling ATV tour. Get picked up from your hotel in Rabil and get kitted out with your ATV vehicle. Drive south along a cobblestone road until you reach a dry river. Then, drive along a dirt track that leads to the beautiful Oasis de Fonte Vicente in the center of the island.
There, observe the leafy fruit trees including giant fig trees, robust almond trees, tamarinds, and an exotic baobab tree. Next, explore the old village of Coral Velho and see the extensive golden dunes. Take the path across the beach and start driving north in the direction of Fundo das Figueiras where you will stop for lunch. After that, drive along a cobblestone road until you reach Cabeça dos Tarrafes and Santinha to admire a charming small chapel.
Turn right in the direction of Bofareira and drive on an asphalt road for 5 km. Then, take the path into the Viana Desert in the northwestern part of the island - a must-see place for anyone visiting Boa Vista. Learn about how the sand forming the dunes originated in the Sahara Desert and has been brought to the island by the wind over many years.
Drive along the edge of the desert on the way back to Rabil. Conclude your adventure with drop-off at your accommodation
DURATION Every day from 9:00 am to 4 pm (6 - hours)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please bring a towel, sunscreen, swimsuit, Comfortable clothes and shoes
For bookings over 1 person, the price is quoted for two people in a single quad.
Day 3: Boa Vista: Viana Desert, Shipwreck, Caves, and Santa Monica Beach Tour
Get picked up at your hotel and depart towards Cabo de Santa Maria Shipwreck, where an old boat has been stranded for 50 years becoming a symbol and a source of inspiration for local painters and photographers. The tour follows towards Viana Desert, from where you will marvel in the sand forming dunes brought from the Sahara Desert to the island by the wind over many years.
Leaving the desert the tour proceeds towards Povoação Velha, the right place to meet locals and get to know the atmosphere of the oldest settlement on the island. Flanking the coast with a wonderful panorama and views, discover the wonders and secrets carved behind the Varandinha limestone caves, formed naturally by the erosion of the sea in the dunes.
Take a break for a delicious lunch at a local restaurant and then cool off with a dip in Santa Monica Beach, considered the most beautiful beach of the archipelago and one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. After you will then head to Morro de Area until arrive in the last spot, Chaves beach. The tour concludes with a drop-off at your accommodation.
DURATION Every day from 9 am to 3 pm (6 hours)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please bring sandals/flip flops, a towel, a hat, swimwear, and sunscreen
Day 4: Boa Vista Island: Full-day Northeast Tour + Ervatão Beach
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. Next, drive through the center of the city and visit the main church of S. Roque, built-in 1806.
Continue toward the Fonte Vicente Oasis, and observe the leafy fruit trees like a giant fig tree, robust almond trees, tamarind, and an exotic baobab tree. Drive toward Curral Velho, and discover an agricultural oasis where the green merges with the aridity of the mountain. Find a large salt mine embellished by extensive golden dunes, palm trees, and date palms, as well as a wild beach about 5 kilometers (around 3 miles) long.
From there, see the islet of Curral Velho, a favorite spot with divers where hundreds of reed-tailed birds live. Following a path along the coast, pass along the beach of João Barrosa until reaching Ervatão beach, a wild paradise and the most important spawning point for loggerhead sea turtles, also known as Caretta Caretta. There, if the sea conditions permit, have the opportunity to swim in the beautiful waters of this paradisiacal beach.
The island tour continues towards the villages in the northeast, with a break for lunch at Fundo das Figueiras, a small village entirely dedicated to agriculture and pastoralism. The tour concludes with a drop-off at your accommodation.
DURATION Every day from 9 am to 3 pm (6 hours)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please bring sandals/flip flops, a towel, a hat, swimwear, and sunscreen
Day 5: Boa Vista Island: Catamaran Sailing (4 Hours)
Get picked up at your accommodation and depart south of Boa Vista aboard "Maximus" to enjoy a relaxing sailing trip. First, enjoy the welcome drinks and receive a brief briefing about the program. Then the trip starts smoothly across the Atlantic until you reach the most beautiful bay of the Island the Bay of Chaves. Dive or swim in the crystal clear and turquoise.
The trip continues through the south filled with amazing views of the Islet of Sal Rei and the beautiful and breathtaking beaches. Snorkel in the islet of Sal Rei and discover the beauty of fauna and flora underwater.
After the snorkel, relax with included delicious snacks while sailing through the bay, with perfect and exclusive navigation, maximum privacy, and attention from our team. After this unforgettable and lifetime experience, the tour concludes with a drop-off at your accommodation.
DURATION: Every day from 9 am to 1 pm (4 hours)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This experience requires good climatic conditions. If canceled due to bad weather, we will offer a different date or a full refund. This experience requires a minimum number of participants. If canceled due to a lack of travelers, we will offer a different date/experience or a full refund.
Day 6: Free Day
Day 7: Check-out and Transfer out - Goodbye Boa Vista
Let our staff know your departure scheduled time and we will customize your private transfer out accordingly. Get picked up at your accommodation in Sal Rei and depart toward Aristides Pereira international airport. Take your international flight back and say goodbye longing for "La Morabeza Crioula"!!!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Check-out time: 11h00
INCLUSIONS:
Accommodation (6 Nights);
Meals included are 6 Breakfast and 4 lunches (Vegetarian food option on request);
Tours as mentioned in the program;
Guiding Service (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish);
Private Transportation
Hotel pick up and drop off
Custom and private airport Transfers;
All entrance fees;
Service charges and VAT;
EXCLUSIONS:
Travel Insurance;
Single supplement fee;
Visa (We recommend checking with your local embassy whether you need a visa or not);
International Flights;
Airport Security Tax fees (TSA);
Pre and post-tour accommodation;
Tourist tax (Paid locally: Per Person/Night);
Sevices not mentioned in the program;
Personal expenses.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION DETAILS:
Standard room category on a double/twin sharing basis.
06 night at Hotel Dunas*** in Sal Rei or similar
