Cape Verde Car Hire
Car Hire or Rental by the week
This is available on Sal and with more difficulty on most other islands.
Most hire cars break down and all are dirty as they are not maintained or
cleaned. Do not expect any reply to emails in English. Do not expect the
desks to be manned after mid-day. Brand name firms are no better than the
locals just more expensive as they are all franchised and none are policed
by HQ. You need a 4x4 to get anywhere interesting on any of the islands
and Suzuki Jimnys cost £300 plus per week but come with aircon which
is a help.
E from Grenoble used a small company
"We hired a car and found it at the airport, but there was nobody
to explain it to us as they could only speak Portuguese. When the time came
to return it there was no paper work and we did not know where to take it.
Fortunately one of the tour reps, spoke Portuguese and was able to find
the owner and find out where to take it. We wanted to pay, but they should
not be so trusting. "
K&C from Sussex had a narrow escape from marauding police out for money
" We hired a car from Santa Maria- nice fleet of white jeeps, deposit
was 100 euros cash, rate was 47 Euros a day if pay cash or 50 if credit
card. Best to go 09.00-10.30 to catch George the man who is in charge of
it all. The police had their version of a road block outside Murdeira checking
foreigners driving licences and fining you if you didn't have yours about
your person "
Avoid Hertz and Avis
Car Hire Contacts