Sal island: Private Santa Maria City Tour, Street Art and Tapas

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What You’ll Experience
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2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
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Explore Santa Maria with a guide, uncovering vibrant street art, local stories, and historic sites. Enjoy Cape Verdean tapas and sample drinks at the best local spots. Unforgettable!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Join one of our experts to discover the city of Santa Maria. Get to know the stories related to the village and discover the best places (the hottest places and local places) that you can visit during your stay on Sal island.

We will visit the pontoon and other historical monuments of the city, we will walk through the streets and admiring the colourful street art on its walls, reflecting the culture and daily life of its inhabitants. We will stroll through the streets where we will get to know the hottest bars and restaurants in town, we will make a stop at a local restaurant where we will enjoy an aperitif with drinks and typical Cape Verdean snacks.

Get to know the best of the city of Santa Maria.

Sample Menu

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typical Cape Verdean juices, coffee, tea and coffee cakes and pastries, cuscuz

What You Get

Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Licensed local guide

Good To Know

  • This tour involves a 30 to 50 minute walk through the city, so a moderate level of fitness is required for the group tour. The private tour can be personalised for you if you have mobility issues.
  • The tour includes tapas tastings and Cape Verde local flavours.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

We will pick you up from your hotel to drive to the town of Santa Maria, the most touristy town in Cape Verde. There we will visit the emblematic Pontão, once used for the export of salt and today the port of arrival of artisanal boats with fresh fish, you will see the movement of fish sales, locals jumping off the bridge and admire the crystal clear turquoise water and the sandy beach of Santa Maria, one of the seven wonders of Cape Verde and one of the most beautiful beaches in Africa. Next we will visit the city's historical monuments, strolling through its streets and admiring the colourful street art on its walls, reflecting the culture and daily life of its inhabitants. We will walk among the streets where you will get to know the hottest bars and restaurants in town that worth visiting during your stay. During this tour, we will stop at a local restaurant where we will taste typical flavours of Cape Verde. After this break, we will see an exhibition of old photos and utensils and have a splendid view of the city. From here we will see authentic Cape Verdean arts and souvenirs, where your guide will teach you how to distinguish them. Finally, we will return to your hotel.

Meeting & Pickup

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You will be picked up at your hotel lobby or designated pickup address. Look for a yellow sign written Sal Experience . If you can't find the name of the hotel in the list above, send us an email or WhatsApp and we'll arrange the transfer. Transfer only on Sal island. If you will be more than 5 minutes late to the pickup location, please contact the check-in person via call or WhatsApp using the contact number provided on your confirmation voucher.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Nice experience
July 13, 2024
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This is a great tour. Chan my tour guide is knowledgeable and shared the story of Sal as well as detail about daily life and culture of Sal with me

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Tolle Stadtführung einschließlich Besichtigung der Salinen
March 28, 2024
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Sehr informative Tour. Unser Guide war super, wusste viel über die Stadt und die Insel. Toll auch die Idee, zum Abschluss des Rundgangs landestypische Tapas probieren zu können. Wenn man Santa Ma...read more

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Highly Recommended! :-)
November 30, 2023
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Our tour guide Chan first drove us to the salt lakes, where he told us a lot about the history of the island. Then we went through the streets of Santa Maria, where he talked about local artists. O...read more

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Super interessant
March 11, 2023
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Toller Ausflug mit Reiseleiter Chan. Die Abholung im Hotel erfolgte überpünktlich. Es gab ein abwechslungsreiches Programm, Salzseen, Kultur Geschichte im kleinen Museum. Fragen wurden kompetent b...read more

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great ecperience
February 21, 2023
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the city tour with chan was a great experience. he had many stories to tell about the saltlakes, the history of the city and the people who live in santa maria. he shows great effort and we learned...read more

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