Coffee & Wine: North Route of Gran Canaria Tour
Description
Get to know the scents, tastes and places of the northern Gran Canaria and let them conquer your heart. This area is famous for its superb local produce in terms of wineries, fruit trees and coffee plantations. Discover the flavours of this interesting region in a full-day tour.
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Itinerary
We start the route heading north to visit Arucas, a small town famous for its large expanses of banana plantations and its production of sugar cane, considered "white gold" in past centuries. There we will walk through the old town and see the impressive neo-Gothic church of San Juan Bautista, one of the most emblematic buildings on the island.
we will visit Firgas, a charming little village that we popularly define as the municipality of water due to its 30-metre waterfall fountain located in one of the streets in the centre.
We will travel to the northern village of Guía, with its award-winning cheeses in bloom (optional tasting, from €3)
On the way to the far northwest, we will appreciate the agricultural richness of the area, especially the banana, potato and vegetable crops. Our next destination will be Agaete where an explosion of aromas, flavours and colours will flood our senses: fruit trees, coffee plantations, banana plantations, vineyards, and tropical fruits. To experience it, nothing better than a guided visit to the La Laja estate and its Bodega Los Berrazales, (the only coffee producers on the island), a wonderful environment where we include the entrance fee and a coffee tasting.
Our last destination will be Puerto de la Nieves, a fishing village par excellence, where we will have free time for lunch (not included in the price) or a stroll at your leisure
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
This activity only offers pick-up service from Las Palmas City. HOTEL BULL ASTORIA ( CALLE FERNANDO GUANARTEME 54) - 09.10HR HOTEL AC MARRIOT GRAN CANARIA (CALLE EDUARDO BENOT 3 ) - 09.20HR HOTEL CRISTINA BY TIGOTAN (CALLE GOMERA 6 ) - 09.30HR Santa Catalina - BUS STOP TOURIST BUS MONUMENTO ATIS TIRMA (CALLE LEON Y CASTILLO 227) - 09.37HR Ac Hotel by Marriott Iberia Las Palmas - BUS STOP CENTRO INSULAR DEPORTES (AVDA. ALCALDE RAMIREZ BETHENCOURT) 09.40HR. MAIN ENTRANCE VEGUETA MARKET - 09.45HR.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Bring hat, warm comfortable clothes, sunscreen and water
- Minimum age: 6 years old
- Not wheelchair accessible.
Reviews(17)
A lovely day out, even the weather was good for us. Francisco is such a great guide, very knowledgeable about all the places we visited and places en route. The highlight was definitely the coffee and wine tasting, such a beautiful area, and tasty cake and cheese to go with the drinks. There is a shop, fortunately, to buy the only coffee grown in Europe. Dinner is later than on some tours but in one of Spains most beautiful villages, with views of the tallest cliffs and the dragons tail. There is some walking up steep inclines but its mainly a more mature group (snowbirds) so the pace is gentle. Would definitely recommend to people wanting to know more about the north of the island.
An informative tour, with an enjoyable wine tasting, which was payable extra, but good measures and a snack lunch. I didn't find the tour exceptionally exciting, perhaps because I have done others in the Canaries before, but Maria was very organised and explained everything in good detail.
Our tour guide was a source of infinite knowledge. She spoke English and Spanish. Very friendly she led us through the day. It was a very mixed group but also very nice. As with such excursions, you are in a time corset and can't allocate time freely. We would have liked to have stayed longer or walked more in one or the other place. But to comfortably see a lot, the tour is perfect. At the coffee tasting we would have liked to know more about the product and the production. Coffee and wine were very delicious.
Took then opportunity to leave LP and get to see a bit of the island. The focus of the trip was the lovelier places of the north. Nice trip, great guide and pleasant participants. I recommend.
It was a very nice tour, only the part at the banana-plantation was a bit unnecessary, because it was just on the parking lot... The rest of the trip was very nice: an excellent guide, good tasting of wine and coffee, nice places to visit. It is worth taking the trip
Excellent, knowledgeable guide who spoke English very well. A very interesting day. Being based in Las Palmas, we didn’t know how beautiful and varied it was along the north coast of the island.
We were in places, like Aguete valley which we did not visit on our own because they are hidden gem. Also we got some information about every place visited
A day of wonders .A little best of everything: nature, flowers , past, wine, cheese , coffee ,ocean and guidance.
Firstly it appears that we paid over $50 on the now advertised price. The driver and guide were great, but that is as far as it goes. You do not visit a winery or a cheese factory, instead you are taken into an empty shopping mall and offered three slim slices of cheese and a thimble full of wine at an extra cost of 7 Euros per person. A complete rip off. The lunch stop is a very beautiful fishing village and you have 45 minutes to have lunch, which basically meant negating with the local restaurants “what can I have so I don’t miss the bus”. Last point, depending where you board the bus, expect to spend up to 30 mins at the beginning and end of the tour picking everyone up across the city of Las Palmas. Really not worth it.
Excellent guide. Well timed visits. The 40 minute cheese and wine tasting was in a sterile modern characterless hall above a food market. Cost €7 and that gave you 6 thin slices of 3 different cheeses and one minimal glass of red or white wine. Best left out of the trip or move it to the excellent coffee plantation in an amazing valley with it's own micro-climate. Overall then the trip was good value and very enjoyable.
