"Cape Verde - Sal Island" Top 5 Page for this destination Cape Verde by tere1

Cape Verde Travel Guide: 555 reviews and 1,124 photos

Cape Verde is a country in Africa formed by several islands. The best known are the Sal, the Boavista and the St. Vincent islands.
It was once a Portuguese colony, but since it got its own independence, back in 1975, it became a major beach destination for many Portuguese people.

It has wonderful warm weather all year around and great beaches and it's less than 4 hours flight from Lisbon.
The capital od the island is a small town/village called Santa Maria do Sal.
There is not much vegetation in the Sal island as it doesn't rain much.

The beach is very nice there, there a a few good resorts, though none of them is luxurious, they provide nice accomodation at good prices.
Food is mainly fish and the tuna beef there and the lobster are the best dishes.

More Cape Verde pictures in my travelogues.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Good weather, nice beaches, good water sports
Cons:Much poverty and not much too offer

Last visit to Cape Verde: Nov 2003
Intro Updated Jul 18, 2006
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Reviews (14)

Watch the sunset! Things to Do (7)

The sunset in Sal Island was one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. I used to go to the beach or sit at the beach... more travel advice

Kite/Wind/Surfing Things to Do (7)

Sal's beach front area offers one of the best Kite and Wind Surfing environments in the world. With pure turquoise... more travel advice

Scuba Diving Things to Do (7)

Explore Sal Island’s amazing underwater world. The Scubateam Diving Club was founded 10 years ago and has all of the... more travel advice

the comfortable beach chairs - Cape Verde

Strech out at the beach! Things to Do (7)

The beach in Sal Island is really great, with turquoise water. There is also always much sun so one of the best things... more travel advice

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African dances
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A legend in Sal Island
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Written Jul 18, 2006

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Comments (9)

hunterV Mar 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM Report Abuse

~ Hello, Teresa! You've seen a lot! Good for you!
balhannah Jan 9, 2010 at 4:46 PM Report Abuse

Sounds like the Hotel needs to improve for the money you pay!
BruceDunning Aug 16, 2009 at 2:52 PM Report Abuse

This was featured on television the other day,. and you show it off very well. Thank you for the tour
iwys Aug 13, 2008 at 6:17 PM Report Abuse

Good page with nice tips and photos. Cape Verde seems surprisingly unexotic, but I should go there as I really like lobster.
JLBG May 5, 2008 at 10:58 AM Report Abuse

Cabo Verde is one of my dream destinations! Wow, the food looks great... Thanks for sharing!
Zarasher Jan 23, 2008 at 7:43 AM Report Abuse

Great tips, very useful! I am thinking of going to Cape Verde this summer
SabrinaSummerville Jul 27, 2007 at 3:12 PM Report Abuse

Cape Verde was new to the Irish holiday market last Winter. I'd love to go! Thank you for the tips.
Minstrelette Sep 6, 2006 at 3:41 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for sharing some of your experiences. I hope to get to Cape Verde one day.
wandeljp Aug 3, 2006 at 9:43 AM Report Abuse

Nice work you done. You must as good time there as iI have to read it... and more! Jean-Pierre