Boa Vista, Cape Verde

Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to June; turtle nesting runs June to October
- Budget
- $$
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
An island of dunes and near-empty beaches, including the 18-kilometre sweep of Santa Mónica. Loggerhead turtles nest on its sands in summer, humpback whales pass offshore in spring, and the interior desert of Viana feels almost Saharan.
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