Cape Verde · LUNCH EXPERIENCES

Top 15 Lunch Experiences in Cape Verde

26 tours  ·  from $65

The 15 best lunch experiences you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is there for a reason, so start at the top.

Sal Island: Guided Full-Day Highlights Tour with Lunch - Murdeira and Lion Mountain: a quiet opening stop
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Sal Island: Guided Full-Day Highlights Tour with Lunch

1.Guided Full-Day Highlights Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 414 reviews · 6 hours · from $69Our pick

Travel Sal by minibus with guides such as Alejandro or Miguel, visiting Murdeira, Palmeira, Buracona, Espargos, Shark Bay, and Pedra de Lume. You’ll eat a Cape Verdean lunch in a local home, swim when conditions allow, and walk among lemon sharks. Bring water shoes and budget €8 for entrance fees.

“Great day trip to visit the sites of Sal. Plenty of stops and excellent guide and driver. Really enjoyed our day and gave us a good insight into the island. Enjoyed the lunch at the home of a local family too.”

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All inclusive full-Day Tour in Sal Island (Lunch and all fees included) - Murdeira shows Sal’s calmer coastal side
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All inclusive full-Day Tour in Sal Island (Lunch and all fees included)

2.All inclusive full-Day Tour in Sal Island (Lunch and all fees included)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 216 reviews · from $81

Spend about seven hours touring Sal with a local guide such as Danilson, Hamilton, John, or Cula. Visit Ponta Preta, Murdeira, Espargos, Palmeira, Buracona, Terra Boa, Shark Bay, and Pedra de Lume, with hotel pickup, transport, lunch, and entry fees listed as included.

“The right tour to visut the island no need for more than this. Calu the tour guide was amazing loved the tour. I do recommend it!”

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Sal island: Secrets of a Native Guide Day trip with Lunch - Santa Maria shows Sal’s change from salt to tourism
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Sal island: Secrets of a Native Guide Day trip with Lunch

3.Secrets of a Native Guide Day trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 139 reviews · 7 hours · from $65Best value

Travel across Sal with a local guide such as Kiki, Chan, Jackson, or Kristian. Visit Santa Maria, Buracona, Palmeira, Shark Bay, and Pedra de Lume, with lunch, swimming, island history, off-road roads, and guide-shot photos included.

“the Guide was very friendly, complete with the explanations and spoke very well. definitely worth the price paid”

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Sal: Full-Day Trip Around the Island with Lunch - Ponta Preta and Monte Leão: black rock, white sand, and big waves
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Sal: Full-Day Trip Around the Island with Lunch

4.Full-Day Trip Around the Island with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 117 reviews · 8 hours · from $78

Spend eight hours seeing Sal with a local guide, from Ponta Preta’s black rocks to Buracona’s Blue Eye, Terra Boa’s mirage, lemon sharks, and Pedra de Lume’s salt lake. Hotel pickup, transport, a guide, lunch, and one drink are included on the group tour.

“Deze tour zou ik echt iedereen willen aanraden die naar Sal gaat. Je kijkt je ogen uit, vanaf het moment dat je opgehaald wordt totdat je weer terug bij je ophaalpunt bent. Complimenten aan onze tour guide Antonio D. want hij wist op alle vragen antwoord te geven en maakte zelfs grapjes als: kom we gaan nú zwemmen (bij Miragem/Fata Morgana). En dat in 4 verschillende talen! 👌🏼”

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Serra Malagueta: Principal Valley Hike & Lunch with Locals - The first hour: hillside homes, streams, and early settlements
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Serra Malagueta: Principal Valley Hike & Lunch with Locals

5.Serra Malagueta: Principal Valley Hike & Lunch with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 64 reviews · 7 hours · from $111

This seven-hour trip takes you from Serra Malagueta National Park down to Principal Valley on a moderate 4.5-kilometer trail, followed by lunch with a local family. Guides may speak English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish. Expect a steep descent, plantations, village life, and an east-coast drive.

“I really enjoyed this tour if you want to see the locals life closer and enjoy the very tasty meal of a local family and the beautiful nature and animals and plantations you get to book this hike plus Peter the Guide was the cherry on top making everything so smooth, helping in every detail and gave so much information about the whole country and history and fauna and Flora, it was overall perfect!! Thank you :)”

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From Tarrafal: Serra to Principal Hike & Lunch with locals - The trail is beautiful, but it is not soft underfoot
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From Tarrafal: Serra to Principal Hike & Lunch with locals

6.Serra to Principal Hike & Lunch with locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 41 reviews · 5 hours · from $70

You’ll hike downhill from Serra Malagueta Natural Park to Principal Valley with a guide such as Alex, Ivana, Luis, or another multilingual local expert. Expect mountain views, plant and wildlife notes, a Cape Verdean lunch with a family, and a scenic drive back to Tarrafal.

“Luìs est un super guide !! Il nous a permis d'en apprendre beaucoup sur l'histoire de son magnifique pays et particulièrement de Santiago. Grâce à lui nous avons pu faire la rencontre d'habitants très chaleureux et généreux. La randonnée est incroyable. Et le petit plus de Luìs au-delà de sa gentillesse et son authenticité est son niveau de français ! Mille mercis Luìs !”

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Serra Malagueta Natural Park: Hike to Gongon Valley & Lunch - From Praia to the 1,000-meter trailhead
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Serra Malagueta Natural Park: Hike to Gongon Valley & Lunch

From Tarrafal: Verdant Valley Hike & Lunch With Locals - Walking through Cape Verde’s protected mountain country
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From Tarrafal: Verdant Valley Hike & Lunch With Locals

8.Verdant Valley Hike & Lunch With Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · 5 hours · from $82

From Tarrafal, hike downhill through Serra Malagueta with a local guide such as Ely, spotting endemic plants and birds before lunch with a family in Principal Valley. Expect mountain views, rural life, and a moderate trail that can turn slippery, so wear shoes with firm grip.

“Notre guide Ely était très à l’écoute. Très attentionné. Souriant et très interessant. La Rando a été extra grâce aux paysages et à notre guide. La pause dans son « jardin d’Eden » était inattendue et tellement bienvenue. Une belle expérience pour découvrir les paysages et le mode de vie à la montagne.”

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Boavista: 4x4 Island Tour, Santa Monica, Dune, Caves & Lunch - The 4x4 ride from your hotel
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Boavista: 4×4 Island Tour, Santa Monica, Dune, Caves & Lunch

9.4×4 Island Tour, Santa Monica, Dune, Caves & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 7 hours · from $135Top rated

Spend seven hours touring Boa Vista in a 4x4 pickup with a multilingual guide. You’ll visit Santa Monica Beach, Povoação Velha, Varandinha’s caves, Morro de Areia for sandboarding, a local restaurant, and the Cabo Santa Maria shipwreck. Guides have included Anna, Arthur, Julie, and Christian.

“La guide Julie comme son chauffeur Miny étaient très agréable et super pros! Très belle journée passée en leur compagnie !”

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Full-Day Island Tour in Santo Antão with Lunch Included - Cova Crater and Santo Antão’s high country
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Full-Day Island Tour in Santo Antão with Lunch Included

10.Full-Day Island Tour in Santo Antão with Lunch Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $118

Spend 7 to 9 hours touring Santo Antão with a local guide, visiting Cova Crater, Delgadinho, Ribeira Grande, Ponta do Sol, and Paul Valley. Coffee, tea, bottled water, lunch, and a short valley walk are included. The route can be adjusted to suit your group.

“Lovely quick tour around the Eastern Part of the island with super tasty lunch included. If I knew the island was this beautiful, I would have stayed longer!”

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Full Day Postcards of Sal Tour with Kite Beach and Lunch - Kite Beach and Murdeira Bay show two sides of the coast
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Full Day Postcards of Sal Tour with Kite Beach and Lunch

11.Full Day Postcards of Sal Tour with Kite Beach and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 12 reviews · 8 hours · from $93

Spend eight hours crossing Sal with a local guide such as Javier, Toni or Maria. See Kite Beach, Murdeira Bay, Palmeira, Buracona, Terra Boa and Espargos, then float in Pedra de Lume’s salt crater before lunch and a Ponta Preta cocktail.

“Our guide Javier was very knowledgeable about the history and culture of the places we visited.”

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Full Day Adults Only Tour of Sal with Lobster Lunch and Salt Lake - Buracona and the Blue Eye
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Full Day Adults Only Tour of Sal with Lobster Lunch and Salt Lake

12.Full Day Adults Only Tour of Sal with Lobster Lunch and Salt Lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $135

Spend about eight hours touring Sal with an adults-only group, visiting Espargos, Buracona, Palmeira, Pedra de Lume, and Viveiro. Expect hotel pickup, bottled drinks, a Cape Verdean lunch with meat, fish, or vegetarian choices, and time to float in the salt lake. Lobster is advertised but may not always be available.

“This trip was amazing, we booked it through TUI as we were staying at the RIU palace.”

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Boa Vista: Lobster Lunch at Santa Monica Beach - Getting there from your hotel
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Boa Vista: Lobster Lunch at Santa Monica Beach

13.Lobster Lunch at Santa Monica Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 4 hours · from $111

Travel with Boavista Go to Santa Monica Beach for a charcoal-grilled lobster lunch at Boca Beach Club, a former fishermen’s boat and net house. Guide Evandro may handle your transfer. You’ll have time for swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling near the reef, or walking the 12-kilometer beach.

“Un très bon moment sur un soit magnifique. Je ne regrette pas d’avoir pris cette demie journée plutôt qu’un bref passage. Le repas de langouste était délicieux et nous avions une table face à la mer le top. Je recommande.”

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Praia: Guided Historic Walking Tour & Lunch with Locals - Walking through Plateau’s colonial center
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Praia: Guided Historic Walking Tour & Lunch with Locals

14.Guided Historic Walking Tour & Lunch with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 9 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $88

Let a local guide lead you from Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse through Plateau’s colonial center, Municipal Market, and Sucupira Market. You’ll hear Praia’s story, see street art, and finish with a Cape Verdean meal of fish or meat, rice, vegetables, and water. Choose a shared or private outing.

“Wir wurden vom Führer zunächst durch Praia geführt. Es wurden viele Sehenswürdigkeiten gezeigt. Danach ging es auf den Markt, danach zu einem privaten Kochevent in den Bergen. Das anschließende gemeinsame Essen mit den Gastgebern hat uns sehr gefallen.”

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Praia: Guided Historic Walking Tour & Lunch with Locals - Walking through Plateau’s colonial center
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Praia: Guided Historic Walking Tour & Lunch with Locals

15.Guided Historic Walking Tour & Lunch with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $88

Start with pickup in Praia and the Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse, then walk through Plateau past City Hall, the Presidential Palace, markets, and historic monuments. Guide Maria may lead you through the city before a local fish or meat lunch overlooking the sea. Groups are limited to eight.

“Je suis heureuse d'avoir fait une si belle rencontre, Maria la guide qui m'a accompagné lors ce de cette visite etait super et meme au top de mes attentes. 🥰”

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