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Gran Canaria is not only an island full of beaches, it is also an island with plenty of valleys and mountains and with good weather most of the year. Gran Canaria is like a continent at a small scale and in the middle of the ocean, with a mix of ingredients that make it the perfect place for hiking.
The Unesco has declared it a Biosfhere Reserve.
We invite you to discover this wonder full of forests, dunes, volcanoes and palm groves. A wild nature full of contrasts, considered one of the most valuable ecosystems in the world.
Travel to Gran Canaria to know, along beautiful paths, the solitary and gorgeous mountains and the valleys of the island.
Price. 990 euros. (supplement single room 180 euros)
Day 1. Arrival to Gran Canaria
Reception of participants and transfer to Agüimes
Day 2. The palm grove of Santa Lucía de Tirajana
On our first day we will visit the most important palm grove of Gran Canaria. In the past, the palm groves occupied most of the island, but human activity has caused a retreat. This route goes through one of the best and biggest palm groves of Gran Canaria.
Distance 11 km. Ascent +400 m – 357 m. Time 4h 30min
Night in Agüimes.
Day 3. Tirajana Caldera
Tirajana Caldera is a place of extraordinary beauty, where the high mountains meet the deep gullies. In this circular route we will walk into one of the Canarias pine tree forests of the south that forms part of the region of Tirajanas to get to the edge of the Tirajana Caldera, a hollow carved by the erosion of the rains.
Distance 15 km. Ascent +565 m – 565 m. Time 4h 30min
Night in Agüimes
Day 4. Pico de las Nieves
Today we will explore the summits of Gran Canaria. We will travel by car to Llanos de la Pez to go over the path that connects Pico de las Nieves and Pico de la Catedral. From the heights we will contemplate Tenerife and Teide. The views and the volcanic rock formations are a spectacle worth seeing.
Distance 11 km. Ascent + 756 m – 756 m. Time 5h 30min
Night in Tejeda.
Day 5. Roque Nublo circular route
In today’s route we will visit the Roque Nublo Natural Monument, located at the top of the Gran Canaria island, in the municipality of Tejeda. Roque Nublo is the remains of the plug of a great volcano and it is the most iconic image of the island of Gran Canaria. It is situated in the geographical centre of the island, overlooking Calderas de Tejeda.
Night in Tejeda.
Distance 9 km. Ascent + 525 m – 525 m. Time 4h 30min
Day 6. Tilos de Moya
We can´t leave the island without visiting one of the laurel forests that still remain in the Canarias archipelago. It is situated above Barranco de Moya and forms part of the Doramas Rural Park with the distinction of Special Natural Reserve. It is home to endangered endemic species like cresta de gallo.
Night in Agaete
Distance 10 km. Ascent + 500 m – 550 m. Time 4h
Day 7. Outbound flight.
3 nights in Hotel Rural Casa de Los Camellos (Agüimes) in a double room with breakfast.
2 nights in Hotel Parador de Cruz de Tejeda (Tejeda) in a double room with breakfast.
1 nights in Hotel & Spa Cordial Roca Negra (Agaete) in a double room with breakfast.
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