Explore Sal in Cape Verde

Visit Sal, a great base to explore the Cape Verde Islands

A popular island of the Cape Verde Islands, Sal is a well-established beach holiday location. Located in the Atlantic Ocean in between Portugal and Brazil, Sal enjoys a year round hot climate and stunning natural landscape. White sand beaches on the island give way to clear waters and there are a great many coves and bays to discover.

Holidays in Sal range from luxury first-class hotels and exclusive villas to relaxed family pensions, with something to suit every budget and requirement. On the south coast of Sal the beach of Santa Maria is located which boasts a laid back resort with five miles of white sand and excellent amenities. There are plenty of cafés, bars, hotels and local market stalls to walk around and a friendly atmosphere provided by the welcoming locals of the island. The picturesque resort’s cobbled streets and colonial Portuguese houses lead to traditional restaurants where the delicious authentic cuisine can be sampled, for incredibly reasonable prices. Other up and coming resorts on Sal include Espargos and the pretty port area of Palmeira. There is a great music scene on the island which provides your evening entertainment, perfectly fitting to the easy going atmosphere. There is some busier nightlife in the resort of Sal with several clubs and bars for partygoers to enjoy.

Sal holidays provide the ideal base for island hopping with a trip to neighbouring Boa Vista a must whilst staying on the island. Regular ferries run in between the islands and there is also the opportunity to fly, making it easy to explore the Cape Verde islands. The airport in Sal makes this even easier and is the starting point for most tourists who start at Sal before returning at the end of their trip. The varied landscape of the different Cape Verde Islands makes them all different from one another with some boasting excellent beaches and others that are perfect for trekking with lush vegetation and mountains to explore.

There are some great excursions to enjoy whilst staying on the beautiful island of Sal with trips to Pedra da Lumes’ impressive volcano crater, the salt lake at Santa Maria, deep sea fishing and boating trips, scuba diving, coastal cruises in a 4x4 Jeep safari all being popular choices.