El Guayadeque ravine is located east of Gran Canaria. This is one of the ravines longest in the Canary Islands and divides the municipalities of Ingenio and Agüimes. It is characterized by its greenery and number of cave houses where you can enjoy very good canarian food and even stay. In the same way, there are several picnic areas with picnic areas, trails and an Interpretation Center of the ravine. Likewise, it has a craft shop and local products inside one of its cave houses.
What to see and do in Guayadeque
First of all, you should know that just by taking a drive along the ravine you will be impressed with the beauty of this site. How we see it, Guayadeque is one of the essential places what to see in Gran Canaria. Note that in the ravine there is no coverage, so you should have your guide on what to see and do in Guayadeque well learned. Below we detail everything that we recommend visiting. If you didn't have a car this excursion through the south of Gran Canaria with visit to Guayadeque from the capital It has very good ratings.
✔ Canyon Interpretation Center
At the beginning of the road that runs through the ravine we find a Interpretation Center of the Natural Monument of the Barranco de Guayadeque. Here you can have more information about the archaeological monuments that exist in the ravine, as well as other other environmental and cultural data of the area.
✔ Handicraft Canarian Cave House
If we look at the promenade with views of the ravine from the La Era restaurant (the last of all), we will pass by several cave houses. One of those houses is Canarian Cave House, a super nice craft store that you can visit. Here you can buy pure honey from Guayadeque among other local products. If you follow the small path, you will pass several cave houses where you could stay the night. You will also pass in front of the Tagoror, Vega and La Era restaurants. That is, it is a circular path. At the end we will tell you about our favorite place to eat in Guayadeque.
✔ Hiking through the Guayadeque ravine
Below we would like to share with you an advanced level circular hiking route, since It is about 15 km, 6 hours and with almost 1000m of elevation gain.. It starts from the beginning of the ravine, very close to the first restaurant we find. From here we will cross the entire ravine on foot next to a ditch until we reach the last restaurant where we take a dirt track in the direction Los Marteles Caldera, but we won't get to this. Just a few meters before we will take the path of return along the crest of the Montaña de Las Tierras with views of the ravine.
| Distance | 15 km |
| Approximate duration on foot | 6 hour and 20 |
| Total promotion | 992 m |
| Level | Advanced |
| Circular | Yes |
| Picnic zone | Yes |
Download the route track
Now, You can download the track of the circular route in .gpx format so you can follow it on your own without getting lost. If you don't know how to download it and follow it from your GPS-watch or smartphone with the app Guru Maps, here we explain it to you. If you want support us So that we can continue creating content for you about Gran Canaria, we will appreciate it if you purchase any of our tracks, either to enjoy incredible routes or as a donation. At the end of this article we show you a video of this hiking route with more details, don't miss it!
As I said, a path for fit people. It does not have major technical difficulties, but you must have the capacity to last 6 hours walking with unevenness. Ah! And keep in mind that there are areas where there are no trees along the trail, nor places to buy water or food, so it is very important that Bring enough water and provisions, as well as good protection from the sun. And finally, the right hiking gear.
We also have this other one hiking route through Ingenio with views of Guayadeque at a more moderate level. We leave you with the views that this route to the ravine offers in case you want more information.
✔ Stay in a cave house in Guayadeque
As we commented, in the ravine there are cave houses where you can stay. A unique experience in a totally rural environment. The two options for sleeping in Guayadeque are Rural houses of Guayadeque and Casa Juani Guayadeque. These two houses are almost at the end of the road that crosses the ravine and bordering the path that we mentioned before the souvenir cave house.
Guayadeque Restaurants
In Guayadeque there are several restaurants, all of them inside caves. We list them all: Restaurant Vega, Tagoror, La Era, El Centro and the Guayadeque restaurant. Personally, the one we like the most is La Era, since it has good cuisine, views of the ravine and few tables, so the treatment is closer and there is less noise. The Vega is not bad, but it tends to be a bit scandalous. The La Era restaurant also has a spectacular terrace for less cool days.
The last time we went we ordered a doomed wine, that is, sweet wine and red wine mixed. We also tested the Ingenio cheeses and grilled meat for two with Padrón peppers and natural fries. All very rich.
How to get to the Guayadeque ravine
To get to Guayadeque you will have to do it by car, since there is no public transportation that will take you here.. From the center of Agüimes to the first restaurant it is 6 kilometers. On the other hand, from the historic center of Ingenio It is 5,2 kilometers to the first restaurant, practically the same distance. In reality you can walk from both municipalities following the road. However, if you want to get to the top of the ravine where the Vega and La Era restaurants are, we are already talking about almost 9 kilometers (one way).
Our videos of Guayadeque
If you don't feel like reading this entire article, In the following video we give you all the details about this route hiking in Gran Canaria.
We also have another video in which we visit Guayadeque and eat in one of its cave restaurants, as well as the ravine Las Vacas, Agüimes and Ingenuity. You can subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more videos of Gran Canaria like this one.
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Hello! I am Ruth, Canarian with a traveling soul. With training and experience in the tourism and digital marketing sector. In this blog I tell you all the tips you need to get to know the most authentic side of Gran Canaria on your own. I also share my travel guides to all the places in the world that I am visiting so that you can discover the destinations like a local and save time planning. In addition to traveling, I love gastronomy and sports. I run and hike in the mountains with my “dog-children” (Silver and Plata). In all these adventures my partner accompanies me, Jorge, which you will also see a lot on this blog.
For me this information is very useful. Greetings from Poland.
Magnificent and useful content
Thank you very much
Good afternoon, first of all I want to congratulate you for your work and for helping us to get to know the island better with your routes. Regarding the restaurants in Guayadeque, the Vega restaurant for me is the best by far, the Tagoror the most beautiful and the Guayadeque restaurant the cheapest! Thanks greetings!
Hello Juana!!! Thank you very much for your support 🙂 Have you been to La Era? We have been in the Vega and we like it too, but it seems more like a battle and very noisy. La Era is in a special corner of the ravine and has a terrace. Also, being smaller, the treatment is closer 🙂 In any case, we have always eaten well in Guayadeque, in any of the caves. By the way, thank you also for sharing your experience with other readers. a hug!
Well! Well! Well! What a cool and special place. I've heard you on the podcasts, I've read you on the blog, and I knew I couldn't miss it. And of course IT DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. Being in such an arid and desert area, coming across this ravine is like transporting you to another place and gives it even more value.
Although I had the idea of eating at "La Era" because you recommended it so much, in the end. We ate in Tagoror. We went on a daily day and there was no hustle and bustle. There were people but many free tables, on a fabulous summer day, people preferred to be on the terrace (which was luxurious) but we wanted to eat in the cave. We were with three small children and eating in a cave, on a stone table, “Flintstones” style, was very cool. It was late, it was hot, we stopped, there was room and we stayed. (That later we were aware that La Era was immediately around the corner). In any case, we ate very well, very calmly, and it was a pleasant experience.
What I also recommend is that you do the circular path on foot. Although it seems that it never ends or that it doesn't get anywhere, go around the block and you will get to Tagaror again. And in the souvenir shop you have to snack (it is at number 33 on the path)
For us it has been a very special day and we really liked it. All thanks to all the recommendations from local Guider Gran Canarias. Thanks guys, very accurate!
Hello Victoria!! Thank you very much for your comment! We who have eaten in almost all the restaurants in Guayadeque can understand that for the first time you prefer to enjoy the experience of the caves. Fortunately, you can eat well in all the places in Guayadeque 🙂 We are happy to know that our blog has been helpful to you 🙂 remember that the island is called Gran Canaria :):) Greetings and we hope to have you back soon!