The 15 Cape Verde ATV & Quad Tours That Earn Their Price

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 363 reviews Our pick

You’ll drive a two-seat 500cc or 1000cc buggy across Sal’s desert tracks, stopping at Terra Boa, Pedra de Lume, Shark Bay, Regona, Palmeira, and Serra Negra. Local guides such as Chips, Zé, Valdir, Freddy, and Joseph lead the route, with safety gear, water, and hotel transfers included.

“Super Tourguide, viel Spaß gehabt. Tolle Leute und schöne Orte gezeigt bekommen. Immer wieder mit euch. Vielen Dank 🌸”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 361 reviews

Drive a 500cc or 1000cc two-seat buggy from Santa Maria across dunes, salt flats, beaches, and volcanic coast. Guides such as Jota, Jason, and Edy have been praised for friendly, safety-focused service. Hotel pickup, gear, and water are included, but bring your original driving license.

“All of it was perfect. The crew, the service, the Tour! Happy that I‘ve found this one! Beautiful Island-we had a lot of fun”

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3.Sal Island: 2-Hour Buggy Desert Adventure

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

Drive a 1000cc 4x4 buggy from Santa Maria across salt flats, dunes, Kite Beach, Serra Negra, Palha Verde Oasis, and Ponta Preta. Guides such as Patrick, Jota, Primo, and Ricardo lead multilingual groups, with water, safety gear, hotel pickup, and photo stops included.

“Was amazing. Highly recommended doing it you not regret it.”

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

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

Ride a powerful 500cc quad from Santa Maria through salt flats, dunes, Kite Beach, Serra Negra, Palha Verde, and Ponta Preta. A local guide such as Rastaman, Primo, David, or Jota leads the route, with hotel transfers, safety gear, water, and photo stops included.

“Amazing from start to end all the staff was very helpful what a experience 100% would do this again amazing”

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5.Ilha do Sal: Buggy with Local Guide

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

Drive a two-seat buggy from Santa Maria across dusty trails, salt flats, Serra Negra, and Kite Beach before reaching Shark Bay. Guides such as Thiago, Dominic, Scooby Doo, and General explain the route, manage safety, and help you get the most from this lively off-road outing.

“it was amazing!!!! the guides were very kind and professional. we had a really really great time!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 121 reviews · 2 hours

Ride from Sal Rei to the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck and Viana Desert on a two-hour quad tour. Guides such as Vagner, Fabricio, and Mauru provide safety support, while hotel pickup, fuel, equipment, and bottled water are included.

“Really great experience! Our guid Mauru was amazing! We had so much fun and felt very safe and looked after - would definitely recommend:)”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews

You’ll drive a 4x4 side-by-side buggy through northern Boa Vista with a local guide, stopping at Cabo Santa Maria, the 1968 shipwreck, Viana Desert, and Ponta do Sol. Hotel transfers, helmets, goggles, overalls, fuel, and water are included. Guides may include Mario, Djeu, Giovanni, or Josiel.

“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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8.Boa Vista: 2h North Buggy Adventure 1000cc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews

Drive a powerful 1000cc buggy through Boa Vista’s Via Pitoresca, stop at the remote Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck, then enjoy southern views from Ponta do Sol. The two-hour trip includes fuel, helmets, glasses, water, hotel pickup, and return transport.

“Be aware you need to bring your driving licence and the pick up is at 1 from your hotel - this isn’t sign posted anywhere. It seemed one rule for one another for others apart from that the guides were friendly, informative . There isn’t much to do on the island so this was something good fun for a few hours”

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9.Sal Island: Quad Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · from $58Best value

Drive a quad with a local guide from Santa Maria across salt flats, mountain trails, desert mirages, and coastal roads. You’ll visit Shark Bay, Buracona’s Blue Eye, Palmeira, Serra Negra, and more. Dominique may lead your outing, with safety advice, island stories, fuel, insurance, helmet, and city pickup included.

“Die verschiedenen Orte und die offene und freundliche Art des Guides”

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10.Boa Vista 4h South Buggy Adventure 1000cc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews

Take a four-hour, small-group buggy ride from Sal Rei along Boa Vista’s south coast. You’ll drive a powerful 1000cc buggy past Praia de Chaves, Morro de Areia, Praia de Verandinha, and Santa Monica Beach. Helmets, glasses, water, fuel, pickup, and drop-off are included.

“What a fantastic time we had, we were a bit apprehensive over the cost but decided to take the plunge and were were so glad that we did. What value for money we had, a great group of adrenaline junkies who all put their foot down and enjoyed the sheer thrill of the varioRead more”

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11.Sal Island: 4-Hour Buggy Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 4 hours · from $305

You drive a 1000cc side-by-side buggy across Sal with a local guide, stopping at Regona’s natural pool, Terra Boa’s mirage, Pedra de Lume volcano, Shark Bay, Kite Beach, and Santa Maria’s salt flats. Pickup is available in Santa Maria, and guides may speak English, French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.

“Recomendo a 100%! Que forma perfeita de conhecer a ilha do Sal! Os guias são incríveis. A melhor atividade que fizemos na nossa viagem! Não se vão arrepender!”

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12.Boa Vista: Off-Road Quad Bike to Santa Monica & Caves

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 50 reviews · 4 hours · from $117

Drive an automatic quad from Povoação Velha to Varandinha Caves, Santa Monica Beach, and Morro de Areia. You’ll ride with a local guide, stop for views and photos, and finish covered in some Boa Vista dust. Bring your license, cash, and clothes you do not mind dirtying.

“The trip was great. I highly recommend it to everyone”

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13.Sal Island: 4-Hour ATV Quad Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 48 reviews · 4 hours · from $187

Take a four-hour, coast-to-coast ATV tour from Santa Maria with a local guide. You’ll ride a 500cc automatic quad past Murdeira Bay, Terra Boa, Pedra de Lume, Shark Bay, Serra Negra, Kite Beach, and the salt flats. Guides may include Patrick, Rafael, or Freddy.

“Même si nous avions déjà effectué l’excursion du tour de l’île de Sal cette balade en quad est complémentaire et on a des points de vues différents et des explications complémentaires du guide qui parlait bien Français. Le reportage photo est un bon souvenir 🤩 . Top 👍”

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14.Boa Vista 2h Buggy Death Valley Adventure 1000cc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews

Drive a 1000cc buggy from Sal Rei toward Rabil, across Boa Vista’s Cape Verdean Death Valley, and on to an oasis, Fonte Vicente, and a baobab tree. Guides such as Wagner, Marvin, Giovanni, and Mario lead the route. Pickup, fuel, helmets, glasses, water, and overalls are included.

“Absolute Surprising! We were looking for a tough experience, beside the standard tours and we found it at the Death Valley tour. Our guides Wagner and Marvin were so friendly and professionell. At this tour you feel yourself and the landscRead more”

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15.Boa Vista Buggy Tour: Death Valley Adventure (2-Hour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 31 reviews · 2 hours

You’ll drive a powerful 1000cc side-by-side buggy from your hotel through Rabil and Boa Vista’s Death Valley. A local guide leads the small group to an oasis, Fonte Vicente, and a baobab tree. Elvin is one named guide, and tours run in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French.

“Absolutely loved this two hour buggy excursion. Our guide was Elvin, who was very friendly and looked after us the whole time! Constantly checking we was ok while letting us have the best time. Would highly recommend, especially if your lucky enough to get Elvin. 👍🏾”

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