Day Trips from Santa Maria
Compare 103 day trips from Santa Maria, with prices from €19. Top rated: Quad Tour Sal Island (4.9★). Free cancellation on most bookings.
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3550helle·2026-02-13·
★ 5.0
Can highly recommend👍🏼
We were 6 people going in the age of 18-54 years and it was very fun. Perfectly planned and with appropriate breaks along the way. Good idea to wear dark clothes....It dusts a lot when driving and white clothes are not white afterwards. The 2 guides who are on the tour are really good and attentive.
560teaj·2024-12-08·
★ 5.0
4WD Boa Vista group day tour south and north with sandboarding
Very big recommendation
We did the big Boavista tour and it was just mega! You can see so much of the island - the highlight was the sandboarding. Each stop had its own charm and Kai attaches great importance to everyone being happy. It was nice to see that Kai was not important to follow through with a program here but that everyone should have a great day. We can recommend the tour to anyone:)
Far_n_Wide_Back·2024-08-29·
★ 4.0
As an experience it was amazing….but….
Struggled with this as you’d hope that any tour would be licensed and respect the turtles natural habitat as they come onshore. But this tour never mentioned this and was expensive (£130 for 4 and 16 of us in total) and you will literally driven 1/2 mile to a public beach where lots of other ‘tours’ were using the same beach to take ‘guests’. It was very busy and I saw two turtles abort their approach up the beach because of the sheer number of people and lights around. This needs sorting through an appropriate and policed licensing system. Nothing I saw was ‘eco’. Far from it. As an experience it was amazing….but….
Frequently asked questions
How much do day trips from Santa Maria cost?
Prices start at €19 per adult for the Sal Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game. Most of the 103 options on this page cost between €38 and €138. Private and full-day options cost more.
Which languages are the tours in?
English is the most common, offered by 97 experiences, followed by French, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese and Italian. Use the Language filter to narrow the list.
Can I cancel if my plans change?
Almost all can: 101 of the 103 experiences here offer free cancellation, usually up to 24 hours before the start time. Use the “Free cancellation” filter to see only those.
Will I be picked up from my accommodation?
94 experiences on this page include pickup, such as the Island of the Salt Back to the Island in Pick Up. For the rest, the meeting point is in your booking confirmation.
How much time should I set aside?
Allow about 4 hours for a typical experience here. The longest lasts 4 days; use the Duration filter for shorter ones.
Will my booking be confirmed straight away?
For 84 of the 103 experiences, yes: you get an instant confirmation and a mobile voucher. The rest are confirmed by the operator, usually within 48 hours.
What are the best-rated day trips from Santa Maria?
The 4WD Boa Vista group day tour south and north with sandboarding is rated 5.0 from 124 reviews, the highest on this page among experiences with at least 50 reviews.
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