Independent travel article describing the Boa Vista grotto as beginner-friendly and about 20 minutes from Sal Rei.
Cabo Verde · Boa Vista
Beginner-friendly Boa Vista grotto with nurse sharks and rays.
Beginner-friendly Boa Vista grotto with nurse sharks and rays.
Bodega De Tchoko is a shallow sandy-bottom Boa Vista dive where calm sessions can feel beginner-friendly, but the site still rewards steady buoyancy and a little planning. Expect a grotto-like setting with rocks and crevices, plus nurse sharks, stingrays, moray eels, cuttlefish, lobsters, porcupinefish, amberjacks, sea bream, crabs, and nudibranchs. It is best on settled days when the approach and entry are straightforward.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Check conditions before entry, keep buoyancy tight in the grotto sections, and stay conservative if surge or suspended sand builds.
Access Restrictions
Use the local access plan for the day; treat it as a managed dive site rather than an improvised swim-in.
Legal Notes
Follow local dive-operator instructions and any site-specific guidance that comes with the day plan.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Max depth around 14 m and described as suitable for all divers.
Freediving
Not the primary use case, but confident freedivers may enjoy the shallowest calm sections.
Snorkeling
Better as a scuba site; snorkeling is limited unless the water is very calm and you stay in the shallowest parts.
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Independent travel article describing the Boa Vista grotto as beginner-friendly and about 20 minutes from Sal Rei.
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