Praia de Varandinha
Beach
Praia de Varandinha lies on the remote southwest coast of Boa Vista, Cape Verde, north of the headland Ponta Varandinha, and forms part of the protected Morro de Areia Nature Reserve. The reserve status preserves the beach and safeguards nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles. Accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicle across sandy desert tracks, the beach stretches for over a kilometre in near-total isolation. Strong Atlantic swells make swimming risky, but the wild scenery and solitude are the main draw.
