Sal Island Diving: Explore 24 Amazing Dive Spots in Half a Day
4.8
33 Ratings
Santa Maria
Discover the beauty of Sal Island's underwater world with Sal Island Diving. Dive into 24 amazing dive spots in just half a day and experience the richness of marine life and crystal clear waters. Book your adventure now!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Santa Maria Dive Center - A whole professional diving team will organize your double dives at morning and our Dive Instructors will lead you to the best diving spots on Sal Island to have an excellent dive experience. 24 marked dive spots to discover!
What's Included
  • Diving Tanks (12lt - 15lt), weights and belt are included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off is included in the price
  • Dive Instructor will lead the dives
  • Dive Equipment Rental - 6€ each dive
  • Group size is limited to seven or fewer divers
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

24 Unbelievable Underwater Sites!
The abundant oceanic life, the pristine white shores, the pure, azure sea, and the perpetual summer season of Cape Verde make Sal Island a premier dive spot in Africa and the Atlantic Ocean.
Optimal diving conditions - The range of water visibility fluctuates between 10 and 40 meters, and water temperature varies from a cool 23º in winter to a warm 29º in summer.
Vibrant marine life - Experience diving alongside numerous tropical fish species, explore coral reefs or fascinating shipwrecks, all under the watchful and safety-conscious oversight of our team.

Location
Santa Maria Dive Center
we are located in Santa Maria beach next to the pier of Santa Maria (~60 meters).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.8
(33 Ratings)
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Yllen_y
Apr 24, 2024
Great first experience of diving - I did a first try dive here. Very knowledgeable and friendly instructors, I had a great time and saw a lot of different fish. Wish I had more time to do more dives here!
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Anthonyjohn_m
Apr 19, 2024
Must do - This was the best tri ever great teachers good company and a fantastic dive experience recommend a must do on everyone list my thanks to the instructor 100% safe and secure training good clean equipment and best ever time well done all
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Christykho
Apr 5, 2024
Just simply great, honest, simple solid dive center. Highly recommended. - I’m an experienced diver and I have a young child did a try dive with, Joana Santos, the owner of the dive center. I communicated with Bea few weeks before our trip to organise everything. She was prompt and kind and easy going. All prices was fixed and no surprises. Joao picked me up from the hotel and back to the dive center to get kits all sorted. Everything was organised and we only had small group. I did two boat dives with Fernando and we saw countless of fish, a few large lemon sharks, turtles and stingrays. The small cave dive was simply great. Fish everywhere and don’t move and no stress like the locals on land. It is not a luxurious pimped up dive school but solid authentic dive school who knows their stuff. If you are expecting a luxurious yacht and aircon transport this is a center not for you. I love everything about them and my little boy felt confident and safe in Joao’s try dive lesson. It was almost two instructors to one for my son which I cannot ask for more. When they both surface with a beaming smile on their faces I cannot be a more happier mother. Thank you Joao and your team. You’ve made our holiday special and some great memories. PS we have a dive center right by our Hotel Meliá Dunas and I carefully weighted up and went with SMDC due to their friendliness and focus on scuba diving rather than hard selling other trips.
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317jensb
Mar 11, 2024
5 quality stars out of 5 stars. - I enjoying diving with this dive center. They are very good and reasable in price. They empasize safelty. The staff are very nice. I can recomment this dive center. / Jens- Frankfurt/ Germany
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Luunaadrn
Feb 19, 2024
Incredible!! It repeats itself yes or yes! - An incredible experience in this center. Thanks to Fernando and the others, we managed to swim with turtles and have unforgettable moments. Everyone at the center is super friendly. The equipment is well taken care of and helps you with everything. Thank you for these beautiful memories that we take with us!
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G5746armanfredm
Feb 3, 2024
The diving was great, very good service, jacket and bottle new, the other material is getting old i - The diving was great, very good service, jacket and bottle new, the other material is getting old, I have never seen schools of fish this size
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Koen_h
Feb 4, 2023
Nice and helpful diving experience - Very nice diving centre. Helped me with clear instructions and underwater guidance was very good. Nice people and was picked up and brought back tot the hotel. Hadn't been diving in 12 months so they helped.me refresh a bit as well.
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Rhd93
Oct 30, 2022
Amazing dive! - Had an amazing experience diving down to a shipwreck followed by a few small caves. I'm quite a novice diver and was a bit nervous at first, but Miguel was incredibly patient and ensured that I decended as safely as possible. He also pointed out so many beautiful creatures including lemon sharks and stingrays making it unforgettable experience, I highly recommend!
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Luisp033
Sep 21, 2023
Low cost vs satisfaction - The staff was friendly but the experience does not justify the price. It was about 20 minutes of diving, the place where we entered the water was a little complicated with lots of rocks, the water was very turbid, full of algae where I practically saw 2 or 3 fish during the entire time. I had already done something like this in Brazil where the experience had been wonderful, another thing is that there are no cameras to take photos or videos, which ends up losing a little interest for those who are doing the experience and are left with no memories.
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S6261udsarab
May 9, 2024
Cancellation without any explanation - They cancelled on me few days priors without any explanation. I booked in advance though…I tried many times to reschedule or rebook again but no luck. Too bad.
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