Praia de Chaves Kitesurf Apartment - Sal Rei, Boa Vista. Cape Verde
INTRODUCTION
The Atlantic Ocean is the home of paradises found, yet left almost intact, by humans. And the 10 islands of Cape Verde fit this description better than any others. Sunny weather, warm African winds, fantastic seafood and melodic morna music make it the perfect place to relax and get in touch with Nature.
Boa Vista stunning island is located in the Cape Verde chain and is its easternmost territory. There is no shortage of great views to be seen. There is gorgeous scenery at every turn and the tourist experience at Boa Vista is simply unparalleled.
Professional and experienced instructors will guaranty you a great progression during lessons and will get you kiteboarding in short time and with 100% of safety and fun!
The school uses the latest kitesurf equipment, with the newest security systems. Every student has helmet, harness, floating vest and wetsuit. Everything is included in the price. Kite school offers kitesurfing courses for all levels, also for children over 10 years old.
Beautiful Apartments are located in Sal Rei. All units feature a seating and dining area. Some units include a terrace and/or balcony with sea views. There is also a kitchen, equipped with a refrigerator. There is a private bathroom with a bidet in each unit.
Guests can enjoy a drink at the on-site bar. The property also offers grocery delivery. The property has a private beach area and bike hire and car hire are available.
THE ACCOMMODATION
Beautiful Apartments are located in Sal Rei. All units feature a seating and dining area. Some units include a terrace and/or balcony with sea views. There is also a kitchen, equipped with a refrigerator. There is a private bathroom with a bidet in each unit.
Guests can enjoy a drink at the on-site bar. The property also offers grocery delivery. The property has a private beach area and bike hire and car hire are available.
1 Bedroom Apartment
Apartment size: 45 m²
Capacity: 1-3 People.
Bedroom 1: 1 large double bed
Living room: 1 sofa bed
Apartment facilities:
✔ Sea view or Garden view
✔ TV
✔ Seating Area
✔ Fan, Mosquito net
✔ Private entrance
✔ Sofa bed
✔ Wardrobe/Closet
✔ Equipped bathroom and free toiletries
✔ Equipped kitchen and refrigerator
✔ Dining area with dining table
✔ Outdoor furniture
✔ Towels and linen
2 Bedroom Apartment
Apartment size: 76 m²
Capacity: 1-4 People.
Bedroom 1: 1 large double bed
Bedroom 2: 1 large double bed
Living room: 2 sofa beds
Apartment facilities:
✔ Sea view or Garden view
✔ TV
✔ Seating Area
✔ Fan, Mosquito net
✔ Private entrance
✔ Sofa bed
✔ Wardrobe/Closet
✔ Equipped bathroom and free toiletries
✔ Equipped kitchen and refrigerator
✔ Dining area with dining table
✔ Outdoor furniture
✔ Towels and linen
THE ACTIVITIES
Kitesurfing in Boa Vista
Kitesurf School
All the instructors speak English, German, Spanish and Portuguese fluently, are highly qualified by IKO and VDWS and have several years experience in teaching of kitesurfing. Professional and experienced instructors will guaranty you a great progression during lessons and will get you kiteboarding in short time and with 100% of safety and fun!
The school uses the latest 2015/16 kitesurf equipment, with the newest security systems. Every student has helmet, harness, floating vest and wetsuit. Everything is included in the price.
The school offers kitesurfing courses for all levels, also for children over 10 years old. As a safe kitesurfer, you can rent equipment or buy the latest or second hand gear in our Kitesurf School.
Boa Vista Kite Spots:
- TURTLE BAY – BAHIA: The trade winds cross off from the right, while the waves are small rights.
- ERVATÃO: Ervatão, a large bay with left-side waves
- VARANDINHA: Right-side waves up to 3 meters and a constant side shore wind.
- CHAVES: Side shore wind with big and strong shore-break.
- RIU KARAMBOA: The trade winds cross off from the right, while the waves are medium to large rights.
- PONTA ANTÓNIA: Large sandy bay with flat water and constant on-shore wind
Windsurfing in Boa Vista
Windsurf School
Come October, the winds start blowing on the paradisiac islands of Cape Verde. And, until April, the little archipelago and windsurf fans fall in love.
However, one of its islands, Boa Vista, sets itself apart by the great characteristics every kite or windsurfer will love, from beginners to the pros.
Why is Boa Vista so special?
Boa Vista is very windy between October and April, when the northern winds from the Canary Islands drop to the southern hemisphere. So, when most goto places for surfing lack the perfect wind for water sports like kite and windsurfing, Boa Vista becomes a treasured destination.
The island is also noted for the variety of water conditions it offers: from buttery flat and shallow spots, suited for beginners, to extraordinary clean waves just awaiting for water riders.
Windsurfing Spots
If you’re a beginner, you will most certainly enjoy the flat water spot close to town of Sal Rei. Protected by a smaller island that blocks the waves, this is a safe spot for all those who are just finding a new passion for kitesurfing or looking to improve their freestyle moves. Here the water is quite shallow, between 1 meter (low tide) to 2 (high tide).
If you’re a pro, you will enjoy many of our wave spots. Stronger winds and extraordinary clean waves are common around the unprotected coast of the islands, as you’ll see in Funana, a wavespot between the harbour and the offshore island, or in Turtle Bay, a charming place of turquoise water and, yes turtles.
If you’re an adventurer, there are quite few spots just waiting to be discovered not too far from the hotels. Talk to your hosts and they will tell you all you need to know like only a local would.
Quad Tours
Quad Tours
Do you want to experience the beauty of Boa Vista in a fun, new and exciting way? Well, we’ve got you covered with our incredible all-terrain quad tours.
Why not get to experience the beauty of the Boa Vista countryside and nature without the pesky large tourist crowds?
Thee quad tours aim to help you experience as much of the island as possible. You’ll get to see these wonderful places:
✔ The Santa Monica Beach
✔ The Cabo Santa Maria (including the Shipwreck)
✔ The Viana Desert
✔ The Morro de Areia
LOCATION & GETTING HERE
LOCATION
Boa Vista stunning island is located in the Cape Verde chain and is its easternmost territory. There is no shortage of great views to be seen and while the majority of Cape Verde visitors head to Sal, we recommend heading to Boa Vista instead. There is gorgeous scenery at every turn and the tourist experience at Boa Vista is simply unparalleled.
The island’s surface area is a mere 600 kilometers and the longest distance from north to south stands at 30 kilometers. Sal Rei is the main town and it is located on the northwest side of the island. The town has all of 3,000 residents to its name.
Boa Vista offers a completely different experience from Sal, as Boa Vista maintains its untouched beauty. The area has a very barren appearance and all you’ll see are rocks, at least initially. But these rocks soon give away to a hidden gem and this gem is the reason why we are here in the first place.
Simply put, Boa Vista has some of the most beautiful beaches that we have ever had the pleasure of laying our eyes on. These beaches are your reward for spending hour after hour driving an all terrain vehicle down an extremely rocky road. They are comprised of beautiful white sand and some of the bluest water known to man.
Perched in the Atlantic, these beaches are responsible for picking up the marauding swells of the ocean. There is an absence of road networks that makes it difficult for travelers to make their way around the island. You’ll need to rent a quad bike or a 4 x 4 in order to navigate the terrain. But, as an added bonus, this makes most of the spots that you will come across fairly empty.
You can spend some quality time with the sand and the water, without worrying and simply enjoying this beautiful getaway.
Weather and Wind
The windy season begins in the month of October and can carry on into May or June. During the first few months of the rainy season, only about 50 percent of the days are windy, but this is when the waves also begin to pick up. Windless days are the best time to go surfing and explore the beaches. After the first few months have passed, 90 percent of the days are windy.
Visa & Tourist Tax
You must pay for your entry visa on arrival in the Cape Verde Islands. Entry visas can be paid in cash at passport control at a cost of 25€ per person.
Starting from 1st May 2013 (due to law 23/8/2012) the government of Cape Verde will charge a Tourist Tax of 220 Cve (2 €) per person and per night, for all persons over 16 years. The hotel acts only as an intermediary in this process.
Vaccination
Travelling directly from Europe there are no vaccinations for Cape Verde required for entry. It is a Yellow fever risk region but there have been no cases for many years. Other vaccines need to be considered against food and water borne diseases such as Hepatitis A & Typhoid.
Getting Here
With more and more airlines offering direct flights to Boavista from a wide range of Europe cities, traveling by plane has never been easier. Planes arrive on a daily basis at Boavista’s tiny airport.
Domestic Flights
Flying is the most practical way of travelling from island to island however it should be noted that TACV (Cabo Verde Airlines), providing the island’s internal flights, can and do change schedules and flights are sometimes delayed, cancelled or even depart early. For this reason we recommend an overnight stay on Sal or Boa Vista for one night following or prior to an international flight.
There is a regular ferry service that operates between São Vicente and Santo Antão.
International Flights
A flight from Europe could get you here in about 6 hours and you’ll want to look into the deals being offered by Thompson and Tuifly. Those who are flying from the UK will appreciate the help they can offer with your excess baggage.
- Portugal – www.flytap.com
- Sweden – www.tuiflynordic.se
- Norway – www.tuiflynordic.no
- Luxebourg – www.luxair.lu
- Italy – www.neosair.it
- The Netherlands – www.tui.nl
- Germany – www.tui.com
- Finland – www.tuiflynordic.fi
- France – www.xl.com and www.transavia.com
- Belgium – www.thomascookairlines.be www.jetairfly.com
- United Kingdom – www.thomson.co.uk and www.tuifly.com
PRICES & PACKAGES
KITESURF LESSONS
Beginner Kitesurf Lessons (1 day)
- Include: All equipment (helmet, buoyancy aid, harness, kite and board)
- Course Locations Boavista: Bahia the Beach bar
- Duration: 2h
- Price: 150€ per person
Beginner Kitesurf Course (3 days)
- Include: All equipment (helmet, buoyancy aid, harness, kite and board)
- Course Locations Boavista: Iberostar Hotel
- Duration: 6h
- Price: 380€ per person
Zero to hero Kitesurf course (5 days)
- Includes: All equipment (helmet, buoyancy aid, harness, kite and board)
- Course Locations Boavista: Iberostar Hotel
- Duration: 12h training
- Price: 500€ per person
WINDSURF LESSONS
If you’re a beginner, you will most certainly enjoy the flat water spot close to town of Sal Rei. Protected by a smaller island that blocks the waves, this is a safe spot for all those who are just finding a new passion for kitesurfing or looking to improve their freestyle moves. Here the water is quite shallow, between 1 meter (low tide) to 2 (high tide).
If you’re a pro, you will enjoy many of our wave spots. Stronger winds and extraordinary clean waves are common around the unprotected coast of the islands, as you’ll see in Funana, a wavespot between the harbour and the offshore island, or in Turtle Bay, a charming place of turquoise water and, yes turtles.
If you’re an adventurer, there are quite few spots just waiting to be discovered not too far from the hotels.
| Baptism | Duration | Price |
| Kid ( up to 12 years ) | 1 hour | 40€ |
| Adult | 2 hours | 70€ |
| Beginner Courses | Duration | Price |
| Kid ( up to 12 years ) | 6 hour | 140€ |
| Adult | 8 hours | 190€ |
| Step by step (advanced) | 2 hours | 115€ |
| Step by step (advanced) | 4 hours | 190€ |
| Private lesson | 1 hour | 60€ |
ACCOMODATIONS
1 Bedroom Apartment
Apartment with one bedroom and two sofá bed. Breakfast included. Max 3 persons.
- Apartment size: 45 m²
- Bedroom 1: 1 large double bed
- Living room: 1 sofa bed
- Apartment facilities: Sea view, Garden view, TV, Seating Area, Fan, Private entrance, Sofa, Tile/Marble floor, Mosquito net, Wardrobe/Closet, Shower, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Bidet, Refrigerator, Kitchen, Dining area, Kitchenware, Dining table, Outdoor furniture, Towels, Linen, Upper floors accessible by stairs only.
| Period | One person | Two persons | Three persons |
| Week | 505€ | 576€ | 648€ |
| 9 Days | 550€ | 696€ | 840€ |
| 10 Days | 485€ | 720€ | 864€ |
| 14 Days | 582€ | 936€ | 1080€ |
2 Bedroom Apartment
Apartment with two bedroom and two sofá bed. Breakfast included. Max 3-4 Persons
- Apartment size: 76 m²
- Bedroom 1: 1 large double bed
- Bedroom 2: 1 large double bed
- Living room: 2 sofa beds
- Apartment facilities: Balcony, Sea view, Garden view, Terrace, TV, Seating Area, Fan, Private entrance, Sofa, Tile/Marble floor, Mosquito net, Wardrobe/Closet, Shower, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Bidet, Refrigerator, Kitchen, Dining area, Kitchenware, Dining table, Outdoor furniture, Towels, Linen, Upper floors accessible by stairs only
| Period | One person | Two persons | Three persons |
| Week | 792€ | 840€ | 936€ |
| 9 Days | 864€ | 912€ | 1038€ |
| 10 Days | 906€ | 960€ | 1128€ |
| 14 Days | 1080€ | 1152€ | 1296€ |
