7 Quad Biking in Cape Verde Worth Booking

1.4h SSV Buggy Island Adventure – 1000cc or 500cc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 363 reviews Our pick

Take a 500cc automatic buggy, with two people sharing each vehicle, across Sal’s desert tracks and coastal roads. Your multilingual guide leads you to Serra Negra, Terra Boa’s mirage, Pedra de Lume, and Feijoal’s lemon sharks. Hotel pickup, water, helmets, belts, glasses, and protective suits are included. A valid original driving license is required.

“Es un Ruta en buggy. Hay paradas para descansar, cambio de conductor, ver la vistas, poco más. Yo he hecho de menos 2 paradas en pueblos para ver la vida más real, ver los mercadillos grandes y estar media hora a tu rollo. En el último tramo sería necesario otra parada Read more”

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2.2h SSV Buggy Desert Adventure – 1000cc or 500cc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 361 reviews

Drive a two-person automatic buggy from Santa Maria across Sal’s sand dunes, salt flats, beaches, and volcanic coast. You’ll stop at places such as Serra Negra, Ponta Preta, Kite Beach, and possibly Murdeira Bay. A valid original driving license is required, and you can choose a 500cc or 1000cc buggy.

“Great experience Amazing views Very professional Bit hot for the all in one suits and didn’t feel they was needed”

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3.Sal Island: 2-Hour Buggy Desert Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 328 reviews · 2 hours · from $170

Take a two-hour, guided 1000cc buggy ride from Santa Maria across Sal’s salt flats, dunes, Kite Beach, Serra Negra, Palha Verde Oasis, and Ponta Preta. You’ll stop for photos and views, with hotel pickup, protective clothing, glasses, a helmet, water, and multilingual guides included. A valid driver’s license is required.

“The drive itself was really good! We got to see so much of the island in just two hours. Spectacular views! 💪The guides were really good and the trip was very well planned allowing all participants to get used to the cars before advancing yo greater hills and tops. I HIGHLY recommend this! If I were to pinpoint one minor things on transport: The company should inform about exact pickup time: we were in the lobby 13:40 by accident and just happened to see the truck. We assumed that the pickup time was 14:00. This might have solved the other minor issue: the delay when starting. People could've gotten there…”

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4.Sal Island: 2-Hour ATV Quad Desert Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 244 reviews · 2 hours · from $106

Take a two-hour guided ATV ride from Santa Maria across Sal’s salt flats, Kite Beach, Serra Negra, Palha Verde, and Ponta Preta. You’ll drive a 500cc quad, with guides such as Rastaman, Primo, David, or Jota leading the route. Hotel pickup, safety gear, fuel, and water are included. Bring your original driving license and closed shoes.

“The very friendly and competent guide named David guided us through the desert with a lot of fun driving on quad bikes.”

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5.Ilha do Sal: Buggy with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 197 reviews · from $61Best value

Drive a powerful buggy from Santa Maria across Sal’s rough trails, stopping at salt pans, Kite Beach, Serra Negra, and Shark Bay. Guides such as Thiago, Dominic, Ari, and Scooby Do explain the route and safety clearly. Choose a shorter 2.5-hour ride or a longer island circuit. Bring water, swimwear, and clothes you do not mind covering in dust.

“well this was well worth the money the Guide was out of this world ... Guys and Girls if you like off roading and like to push your limits this is the trips... Shark Bay 3 euros each not to be missed.... well done guys enjoyed the trip done plenty of trips all over the world and this ranks up there Shaun/Max H UK”

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6.Boa Vista Quad Tour: Shipwreck & Viana Desert (2-Hour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 121 reviews · 2 hours

Join No-Limits Adventure for a two-hour quad ride from Sal Rei to Cabo Santa Maria’s 1968 shipwreck and the white dunes of Viana Desert. Guides such as Vagner, Fabricio, Fabrice, and Mauru lead small groups of up to 10, with equipment, fuel, water, and hotel transfers included. Bring a driver’s license, sunscreen, closed shoes, and clothes you can get dusty.

“I enjoyed the opportunity to take good photographs and see and learn more about Boa Vista”

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7.Boa Vista: 2-Hour Buggy 1000cc North Island Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews

Drive a powerful 1000cc side-by-side buggy across northern Boa Vista with a local guide. You’ll follow off-road tracks through the Via Pitoresca, visit the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, see the Viana Desert, and stop at Ponta do Sol. Hotel pickup, safety gear, water, fuel, and multilingual guides are included.

“The best trip we’ve ever been on! The guys were helpful, informative & really friendly. They helped us with our overalls, helmets & scarfs and made sure to tell us everything we needed to know! The tour itself , wow, stunning. We loved every minute of it you see so much! The views are unbelievable. They have their own photographer who follows u all through the tour, the photos are so good you have to get them at the end! It’s so worth it! We would do the trip again today if we could . Thanks so much Harriet & Jack x”

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