Wreck boat on the coast of boa vista in Cape Verde, Cabo Verde; Shutterstock ID 256852069; your: Erin Lenczycki; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: Destination Update

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Boa Vista

With its feathery lines of peachy dunes, stark plains and scanty oases, the island of Boa Vista looks as if a chunk of the Sahara somehow broke off the side of Africa and floated out to the middle of the Atlantic. Though the island offers some fantastic if wind-blown beaches, incredible windsurfing, the pretty little town of Sal Rei and an ever-increasing number of resorts and hotels, it's this desert interior that is the best reason for venturing out here. Be ready for some rough off-roading, as most of Boa Vista's roads are treacherous.


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