strong>Zipline Cabo Verde offers an accessible zipline in Serra Negra with sweeping views over desert and ocean. It isn’t extreme or long, but it’s memorable for its setting and relaxed atmosphere. It may disappoint if you expect high adrenaline or strong value-for-thrill.

Santa Marilha Horse Excursions offers rides through salt flats and along the beach with a firm focus on horse welfare. Well-cared-for horses, attentive guides and clear rules. It works brilliantly if you accept limits; it may frustrate you if you expect total flexibility or low prices.

Monster Truck Cabo Verde offers a short but exciting desert ride, ideal for families and kids. The circuit is brief, safe, and genuinely fun. It’s not a big excursion, but it adds a surprising and memorable moment to a Sal trip.

Shark Bay is a shallow cove where you walk among baby lemon sharks just centimetres away. Intense and brief. Cheap, but touristy and crowded. Bring water shoes, cash and realistic expectations to enjoy it without frustration.

Salinas of Pedra de Lume is a former salt mine inside a volcanic crater where you float effortlessly in hypersaline water. Entry costs around €6, with paid showers and basic facilities. A curious, striking experience… usually enough with a single visit.

Buracona is the famous home of the Blue Eye: a sun-lit cave, volcanic cliffs and a natural pool sometimes open for swimming. Cheap entry, long queues and a very weather-dependent experience, yet almost always memorable.