Do you want to discover the The most authentic side of Gran CanariaWe know that organizing a trip on your own can be exhausting: searching for reliable information, planning routes, avoiding ending up in a restaurant with fake reviews… Save yourself hours of planning and get straight to the point with our digital guides. Designed by locals (Jorge y Ruth), we'll guide you to the places we frequent. Take a look below: you'll find everything from day-by-day itineraries to our Savings Packages (Itinerary + Restaurants + Beaches) to have your trip sorted in just one click. All our guides are updated to January 2026.
📲 100% Digital Format: Interactive PDF guides (available in Spanish and English). Upon purchase, you'll instantly receive the download link in your email. Carry them on your mobile device and Check them out anywhere!
All our Gran Canaria Guides
💡 Tip for a smooth trip ✅️
Choosing your base guide is the first step, but trust us: Eating badly or ending up on an overcrowded beach can ruin your dayThere's no point in arriving in a beautiful town if you then have lunch in a poor-quality tourist trap, or going to the coast and not finding that little-known beach to relax on.
⚡ Money-Saving Trick: Don't buy the guides separately, take advantage of the bundles and pay less!
- 🔹 If you prefer the Complete Guide: You have the option of taking the Total Combo (Complete Guide + Beaches + Restaurants) with a special discount.
- 🔹 If you choose the Day Itineraries: Look for the Savings Package (Route + Restaurants) to ensure a successful shot at every meal.
- 🔹 If your plan is pure relaxation: Choose Beach + Restaurant PackageSun, unique swimming spots, and great food. What more could you ask for?
1. Complete Guide to Gran Canaria: The Island Your Way
Don't like being told what day to go to each place? This is your guide. We've compiled 35 local plans classified by municipality So you can build your own puzzle. It includes everything from hiking trails and cultural visits to markets and hidden gems. Of course, each plan comes with a restaurant recommendation (where we eat). It's the ideal option if you're going to be there for more than a week or if you like to improvise on the safe side.
2. Day-by-Day Itineraries: Your route ready to enjoy
Do you prefer that we do everything for you? We've designed Step-by-step optimized routes based on the duration of your trip. We'll tell you the logical order of the visits so you don't waste time on the road, where to park and where to stop for lunch each day. Choose how many days you're coming and download your perfect plan:
🏝️ Long Stays
To explore the island thoroughly and at a leisurely pace.
✈️ An ideal week
The essentials and a little more. The perfect balance.
⚡ Express Getaways
Intense and to the point. Don't waste a minute.
3. Guide to beaches and natural pools: escape the crowds
Gran Canaria is much more than Maspalomas y The pitsIn this guide we reveal more than 80 bathing areas (many of them unknown even to locals). If you're looking for secluded beaches, volcanic pools, nudist areas, or pet-friendly beaches, this is your treasure map. PD: We do not share these locations on social media to protect them from overcrowding.Just for your eyes. Plus, you can combine it with the restaurant guide for Eat well on your routes.
4. Restaurant Guide: Eat like a Local (not a tourist)
This is undoubtedly the best investment you'll make on your tripFor the price of a couple of beers, you can avoid the typical tourist traps with frozen food and inflated prices. We've selected more than 80 restaurants that we frequent: from local Canarian eateries to special places with sea views. Includes prices, contact information, and what dishes to order at each place. You won't miss a single meal!
5. Bachelor party in Gran Canaria
If you are organizing your bachelor party for your best friend and you want it to be epic, we have many ideas for you in our guide to hen & stag do in Gran Canaria to options for all tastes and budgets.
6. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by bike
Undoubtedly, The best way to get to know Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is by bike. In addition to not polluting and saving time, you can tour and visit the most characteristic sites of the capital. We tell you everything about the route in this video.
Who are we and why should you trust us?
We are Jorge y RuthAvid travelers and lovers of our land. We created Local Guide Gran Canaria with a clear mission: that no one leaves the island thinking that this is just "sun and beach".
We've spent over 10 years documenting every corner, trail, and restaurant on our blog and social media. These guides aren't just a generic internet compilation; they're Our real-world experience, our successes, and our secretsPackaged for your peace of mind. If you want to see what our daily life is like on the island and meet us in person, find us on Instagram. @welovegrancanaria.
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Hello! I am RuthTourism expert, Canary Islander and traveler. Although I write, Local Guide Gran Canaria has two engines: Jorge (my partner) and I.
Here we merge my academic training (Graduate and Master in Tourism) with his mountain experience (MTB) to show you the real Gran Canaria: trails, landscapes and local off-the-beaten-path gastronomy.
Besides being your hosts on the island, we share guides to our trips so you can plan your getaways with the confidence of Follow routes that are 100% validated by us.
If we're not traveling or "tasting" restaurants, look for us in the mountains with our fur babies, Silver and Plata.
Shall we discover (and devour) the world together?
Hi, I would like to know which area of the island has the most techno and liberal atmosphere, if possible, so we can stay for 4 nights, taking advantage of the surroundings during the day and going out a bit at night.
Hi Patiño! The Yumbo Shopping Centre area is an LGTBI shopping centre and is full of places to go out! I don't know what the atmosphere is like now, because I haven't been there for ages!
Good morning:
We intend to go to your island for a week, and your guides have caught my attention. I have a question:
What I like is the Complete Guide, because whenever we go to a new place, we like to know as much about the destination as possible. But on the other hand, I really like the idea of the 7-day guide together with the restaurant guide, because I understand that you select what you consider best, since you know it. But I don't think it's necessary to take both.
My question is if there is also information of that type in the complete guide, or if you can include a kind of "travel program" without specifically developing it (as I understand you will do in the 7-day guide) that has the complete guide as a reference . I don't know if I explain myself.
Hello Paco!
I tell you, as we explained, the complete guide describes 35 one-day plans to discover each of the 21 municipalities that make up the island. In this way, depending on the number of days you come and your pace, you can choose the 7 one-day plans that best suit your interests and tastes, area of stay, etc. Within this complete guide we include the places that we would go to eat en route.
On the other hand, the 7-day guide is a closed itinerary with the essentials that we would recommend visiting if it is your first time on the island in our opinion. Here we also include places to eat en route. These 7 plans are also included in the complete guide (although not marked as such, it is up to the traveler to choose). They are also not distributed as is in the 7-day guide, since in the 7-day guide everything is compressed and adjusted so that you can make the most of your days.
Finally, in the restaurant guide we include more than 80 restaurants, bars and cafes to eat in Gran Canaria classified by area and type of food. So you can choose which restaurant to visit based on the type of food you want and where you are.
I hope I have helped and I hope to help much more with our guides :)
Greetings and enjoy!
Witam. Jak to działa i funkcjonuje? Jak kupić? Jestem z Polski. Czy będą po polsku?
Witam! Przewodniki są dostępne wyłącznie w języku angielskim lub hiszpańskim, są to cyfrowe przewodniki w formacie pdf, z których można korzystać na telefonie komórkowym, komputerze lub tablecie. Wszystkiego najlepszego
Hello, I wanted to tell you that the trip to Gran Canaria has been wonderful.
I purchased your 14 day guide and all the information has been very helpful.
The tracks have also served to facilitate our excursions.
I hope to repeat and delve deeper into your surprising island.
A greeting.
Hello Loli! Thank you very much for your comment, we are very happy that our guides and tracks have been helpful to you and that with this you have been able to enjoy Gran Canaria as a local. We hope to have you back soon, there are always corners to discover. Greetings and thanks again 🙂