The beaches and dunes of Boa Vista
Cape Verde’s third island at 631 km², Boa Vista is known for its large beaches such as Santa Mónica, Chaves or Varandinha, its turtles and its music. The Viana desert and its dune fields cover part of the island.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Sal Rei, the capital, 5 km from the airportBoa Vista (Cape Verde) (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- 16.10000, -22.80000Boa Vista, Cape Verde (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
Direct flights link Europe to the island.
Boa Vista (Cape Verde) (Wikivoyage)The taxi from the airport is best arranged through your accommodation.
Boa Vista (Cape Verde) (Wikivoyage)The main road loops round the north of the island, from Praia de Lacacão to Fundo de Figueiras.
Boa Vista (Cape Verde) (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 2 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Boa Vista, Cape Verde (Wikipedia)
At 631 km2 (244 sq mi), it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago. […] Boa Vista is mainly known for its beaches, turtles and traditional music. Boa Vista is famous for its large beaches like Atalanta, Cabral, Chaves, Ervatão, Gatas, Santa Mónica and Varandinha. […] Boa Vista is also notable for its desert Deserto de Viana and its dune fields. (coordinates 16.1, -22.8)
- Boa Vista (Cape Verde) (Wikivoyage)
Boa Vista is arid with white sand dunes and good beaches, so it’s one of the principal tourist destinations of Cape Verde, with direct flights from Europe. […] The airport is 5 km south of Sal Rei the island capital: a taxi there […] best arranged through your accommodation. […] The main road loops round the north end of the island, from Praia de Lacacão in the west to Rabil, the airport and Sal Rei […] then to Fundo de Figueiras in the east.
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