Santa Luzia day boat from Mindelo

Santa Luzia has no hotels and no village. Boats leave Mindelo when the channel is kind. You land, walk dunes, snorkel if the water is clear, leave before the afternoon wind.

Rules of the day

Licensed skipper. Water, shade, a bag for rubbish. Branco and Raso islets are stricter — often look, don’t land. If the skipper cancels, that is the weather, not a sales trick.