Sal and Brava

Sal Island offers some of the Atlantic's most accessible wreck diving alongside brilliant reef systems fed by upwelling off the Saharan coast, while tiny Brava in the southwest sits so remote that its reefs have never experienced heavy diver pressure and remain among the most pristine in the archipelago. Loggerhead turtles nest on both islands in summer, and the same sandy shallows that serve as their nurseries harbour eagle rays, octopus, and dense schools of chromis. Together the two islands bookend Cape Verde's geographic range and offer a contrasting portrait of the archipelago — working port town wrecks on one end, untouched volcanic reefs on the other.