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Half-Day Diving in Sal: Explore Tropical and Mediterranean Marine Life in Cape Verde
4.8
125 Ratings
Santa Maria
Experience the wonders of Cape Verde’s underwater world with a half-day diving adventure. Discover a diverse mix of tropical and Mediterranean marine life, explore caves, deep walls, and wrecks, and encounter an abundance of marine species.
Experience the wonders of Cape Verde’s underwater world with a half-day diving adventure. Discover a diverse mix of tropical and Mediterranean marine life, explore caves, deep walls, and wrecks, and encounter an abundance of marine species.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cabo Verde Diving Hotel Villa do Farol - You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Sal and you will meet your instructor around 8:30am at the dive center and return to base around 1pm after 2 dives with 2 different tanks (12lt or 15lt) (2 dives - 1st ranging from 18 to 35m depending on dive spot and 2nd shallow max 18m). You’ll be accompanied by up…
- Cabo Verde Diving Hotel Villa do Farol - You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Sal and you will meet your instructor around 8:30am at the dive center and return to base around 1pm after 2 dives with 2 different tanks (12lt or 15lt) (2 dives - 1st ranging from 18 to 35m depending on dive spot and 2nd shallow max 18m). You’ll be accompanied by up to five or six other divers with one guide as necessary depending on level of diver’s experience. The dive usually lasts around 40-60 min. Hotel transfers are provided as a courtesy and are free of charge and all necessary equipment is provided.
Enjoy a family environment, where all the divers are considered friends.
You will share the most beautiful underwater moments in Cape Verde. Everything will be provided with the highest regard for personal safety standards. Respect for the environment and a commitment to the local communities where the tour operates is of prime importance for the team always!
Equipment rental is not included - EXTRA 20€ to pay at the dive center.
What's Included
- Diving tanks, weights and belt
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Diving tanks, weights and belt
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Diving equipment
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Diving equipment
Additional Information
To dive in Cape Verde means discovering a uniquely diverse mix of tropical and Mediterranean marine life. You may find shoals of fish in open water or sheltering in coral covered undercuts in volcanic walls alongside raiser lazily hovering in and around local wrecks. The underwater world of Cape Verde can satisfy the more demanding divers with caves,…
To dive in Cape Verde means discovering a uniquely diverse mix of tropical and Mediterranean marine life. You may find shoals of fish in open water or sheltering in coral covered undercuts in volcanic walls alongside raiser lazily hovering in and around local wrecks. The underwater world of Cape Verde can satisfy the more demanding divers with caves, deep walls and wrecks and the tremendous abundance and variety of marine life.
- Evidence of dive certification is required from all divers wishing to participate in a certified dive
- Diving within 48 hours of flying is not recommended. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
Location
Cabo Verde Diving Aquarium
Meeting point in Aquarium - dive center
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LEx5DaaPMKtpWqpm7
Meeting point in Tortuga - dive center
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Meeting point in Farol - dive center
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(125 Ratings)
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Christellemk8860ax
Sep 25, 2024
Diving Baptism - A team at the top, very patient, caring and very good trainer. Georges photographer and cameraman at the top. We highly recommend this diving center.
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951nicas
Aug 31, 2024
Need for recovery - It was a wonderful new experience for me thank you to the whole team for the great care I felt very comfortable in any situation it will definitely book again
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Tjpinasia
Aug 27, 2024
Great Team and dives! - I did the intro to diving (as it had been four years since my last dive and if it has been more than one year since your last dive they ask that you complete this) along with three ocean dives. The instructors and staff at Cabo Verde Diving were really relaxed, friendly and created a positive atmosphere both above and below water. I saw stonefish, pufferfish, a shark, a ray, turtles and more. it was a brilliant reintroduction to scuba and I would recommend going with Cabo Verde Diving! The whole experience was simply marvellous!
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Joanmf7520nf
Aug 11, 2024
Magic!! - Experience 100% recommended, the team is unbeatable and I recommend paying for the photographer, Jorge does a spectacular job and creates a nice memory in the form of videos and photos!!
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Eunateo2024
Aug 6, 2024
Fully recommended, a 10 - Wonderful! An amazing experience. It was our first time and we couldn’t feel safer and more wrapped up by the whole team.
Stephanie our monitor a 10; super attentive, patient and charming.
They also offer a photographer service that has to be paid for in part but, it is very worth it, the photos are amazing and they even made us a video with all the short videos they recorded us!
Fully recommended:)
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Angelalala193
Jul 27, 2024
Highly recommended for everyone! - In July me and my partner dived with Cano Verde Diving. What struck us immediately was that it is mega relaxed here and the people are super nice and they take time for you - no hurry.
We could immediately go for a swim that afternoon. We could choose whether we were picked up from our hotel. Then we did 2 more dives in a morning. Despite the fact that they could not be told exactly where we were going in advance because of the currents, they took into account the places we had already been.
The explanation and briefing was very clear and was quietly told so you got all the information right. While building up our equipment we also got some tips, which for someone who has not dived very much yet is nice and gives confidence. Also before/during/after the dives we got some good tips and explanations to improve our diving experiences.
We felt nice and at ease because of this we enjoyed our last dives on Sal a lot of the underwater world.
Thank you so much for these experiences Cabo Verde Diving!
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N5417yqoscarm
Jul 22, 2024
Highly recommended! - An amazing experience, very nice and attentive monitors at all times especially mention for Santi and Jeisson. Our dive was 10 to such an extent that we repeated sure!!
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Yomrhan
Jul 1, 2024
Great experience with half-day diving in Sal - Went on two dives in the morning with Cabo Verde Diving. Had an amazing time and was very happy with the dive! The guides provide proper instructions and make the whole experience very fun as well.
I got to see multiple sea turtles, nurse sharks, stingrays, morays, and plenty of beautiful fish. The equipment itself was also in great condition. They also offer the possibility of taking videos/pictures of your dive for 20e which ended up looking great as well!
Would recommend or use this dive center myself again if I'm ever back in Sal.
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Journey40724851617
Jun 16, 2024
Perfect diving for beginners - We were complete beginners, never dived before. The Cabo Verde Diving team looked after us very well from the start. We were taught the theory about equipment and given time to get used to everything -> equipment, breathing, etc. After the test dive in the swimming pool, we went diving for real in the afternoon. It was really great, no pressure, no annoyance, the two diving instructors were there for us the whole time. We also booked a photographer, George. We got very good pictures and videos of our first dive the next day. I can recommend the Cabo Verde Diving team to anyone. Very good support! We would be happy to do it again anytime!!!!
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324esthert
Jun 14, 2024
Recommended diving with Cabo verde diving!! - We were looking for a diving school. We walked from the fishing pier in Santa Maria towards bikini beach and came across this diving school second. Kakau stood at the counter and spoke to us very friendly. Explained all the options and the same day we went on the afternoon dive. Because we needed a quick refresher, he suggested this dive: calm water, quiet dive and room to be helped. We were picked up at our hotel and were able to fit the items we needed at our leisure. Excellent material, well cared for. It was indeed a first wonderfully quiet dive where we saw a lot of fish. During the rest of our holiday here we did the double morning dive three more times. Every day we had a different guide with us. And really everyone is just as relaxed, just as helpful. Both above and underwater. It was also very nice that they all went looking for special underwater life to show it to the divers. In addition to many large and small coral fish, we also saw sister sharks, stingrays, turtles, octopus, lobster, crab, moray eels, stonefish and many puffer fish. Highly recommended to explore the underwater life with this diving school. Thank you staff for an unforgettable time!!
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