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- Sal International Airport
Sal International Airport
The airport is a 1.3 miles (2km) west of the town of
Espargos in central Sal.
Information & Facts
Car Rental
City Transfers
Taxis are available for transport to hotels and towns throughout
the island, but are expensive. Shared taxis (aluguer) are also
available.
Contacts
Departure Tax
Facilities
The airport has a post office, bank, auto exchange machine,
restaurants, cafeterias, bars, VIP lounge, duty-free shop,
newsagent/tobacconist, gift shop, travel agent, and tourist help
desk.
Language
The official language is Portuguese and a patois known as
Crioulo.
Money
The unit of currency is the Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE), broken
down into 100 centavos. As this is a local currency it cannot be
obtained before arrival and cannot be reconverted outside of Cape
Verde. There is a bureau de change at the airport, and local banks
will change travellers cheques and foreign currency, although there
is a high commission on travellers cheques. ATMs can be found at
the airport and in Sal, Praia and Sâo Vincent. Major credit cards,
particularly MasterCard and Visa are currently accepted in a few
main resort hotels and restaurants. Banks will give cash on credit
cards but commissions are high.
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