5/5 Edward D. 1 year ago on Google
Brilliant
local
company!
We
arranged
an
airport
pick
up
with
them,
then
decided
to
book
a
full
day
private
tour
of
the
island.
Communication
has
been
very
easy
using
WhatsApp
and
our
tour
was
wonderful.
We
were
picked
up
on
time
by
a
driver
Tereesh
and
guide
Clovis.
We
had
a
perfect
day
chatting
about
the
island,
its
history,
attractions
and
the
lives
of
the
people
who
live
here.
Sal
experiences
provide
really
professional
guides
(we
got
picked
up
from
the
airport
by
another
guide
'Nani'
who
was
also
really
knowledgeable).
I
really
recommend
using
this
company,
the
vehicle
was
comfortable
and
in
great
condition
and
driven
really
safely
by
Tereesh.
The
tour
started
in
Santa
Maria
which
helped
us
orientate
ourselves
for
when
we
want
to
walk
into
town.
Next
we
headed
to
the
kite
beach
and
Clovis
explained
how
the
beach
is
used
by
sea
turtles
for
nesting
and
also
seasonally
for
kite
surfing.
We
then
headed
north
up
the
island
stopping
for
photos
on
the
way,
then
on
to
the
capital
Espargos.
After
that
into
the
desert
to
see
the
mirage,
then
across
to
the
'blue
eye'
cave
and
an
opportunity
to
swim
in
the
natural
pool
close
by.
Lunch
was
taken
in
the
port
town
of
Palmerios,
the
restaurant
seemed
to
be
connected
with
the
local
football
club
and
had
a
nice
community
feel
to
it.
As
someone
who
is
prone
to
getting
an
upset
stomach,
i'm
always
a
bit
cautious
about
eating
out,
but
the
food
here
was
lovely
and
the
restaurant
clean
-
highly
recommend
the
locally
caught
tuna
steak.
After
lunch
we
visited
the
Lemon
sharks,
this
was
the
absolute
highlight
of
the
trip
for
me.
A
shark
guide
took
us
out
into
the
shallow
waters
to
meet
baby
sharks
(if
you
don't
have
beach
sandals
the
guides
will
rent
some
for
€2).
The
baby
sharks
were
about
60cm
in
length
and
stay
close
inshore
for
safety,
they
literally
swam
around
our
legs.
Further
out
in
deeper
water
about
six
adult
sharks
could
be
seen,
our
guide
took
us
to
about
20
meters
away
but
any
closer
will
scare
them
off.
From
this
distance
we
could
tell
the
size
of
the
adults
as
they
have
3
very
distinct
fins
per
shark,
the
adults
being
around
1.5
-
2.0
meters
in
length.
The
shark
guides
explained
how
the
shark
area
is
a
protected
zone
and
that
the
baby
sharks
are
tagged
with
microchips
as
part
of
conservation
efforts.
Thankfully
tourism
seems
to
be
helping
protect
this
vulnerable
species
from
fishing.
The
shark
guides
clean
up
a
lot
of
the
never
ending
amount
of
plastic
that
washes
up
on
this
side
of
the
island
and
showed
me
several
sacks
full
of
plastic
that
they
had
collected
the
day
before.
Its
well
worth
tipping
the
shark
guides
and
encouraging
their
efforts
to
preserve
the
sharks
and
their
habitat.
Lastly
we
visited
the
old
salt
mine
in
the
volcano
caldera,
the
water
inside
is
below
sea
level
and
26
times
more
salty
than
the
sea.
Facilities
are
good
and
visitors
can
float
in
the
brine
much
in
the
same
way
as
being
in
the
dead
sea,
feet
and
arms
out
in
the
air!
All
in
all
an
excellent
day
out,
seeing
a
fascinating
island.
Despite
things
improving
since
I
last
visited
10
years
ago,
there
still
is
poverty
on
Sal,
so
it
is
worth
bringing
certain
basic
items
such
as
school
stationery
to
help
the
poorer
people.
A
big
thank
you
to
Enilza
at
Sal
Experiences
for
arranging
for
these
items
to
be
dropped
of
with
community
teachers
in
Espargos.