Nowadays there are not many virgin beaches at Gran Canaria. Güigüi is one of the exceptions. This is because of the difficult access. That is why it is a huge paradise where you can enjoy its wide and beautiful beaches practically for yourself. Moreover, Güigüi is one of the most important parts of the Biosphere Reserve of Gran Canaria. Do not worry, we are going to show you how to reach Güigüi beach and some tips in this post.
Güigüi place is also named Güi güi or Guguy and it is located in the west side of Gran Canaria. It belongs to La Aldea de San Nicolás municipality. Here we find the less populated and touristic areas from the island. Moreover, Güigüi has been declared ‘Special Nature Reserve and Area of Ecological Sensitivity’ because of its special characteristics.
How to get to Güigüi beach
In this post, we are going to show you step by step how to get to Güigüi from Tasartico village. We are not going to lie you, the way is quite tough if you are not used to make some sport. Don’t worry, if you are well prepared, you will get there and it’s worth going.
To get to Güigüi, introduce in your navigator or google maps the village Tasartico. From Las Palmas de Gran Canaria it is around 1 hour and a half drive. From Maspalomas it is about 1 hour. Once you are in Tasartico, keep driving on the main road until you arrive to a dirt road. Keep going until you see the sign shown bellow and park over there. As you may see, the path is marked and it is so during the way until you get to Güigüi beach.
You can check that there are only 5 kilometers per way, but don’t claim victory as there is a big hill to walk up. The only way to avoid the high hills is taking a boat. If you have enough time and you fill fit, we will always recommend you to go on foot. We don’t think you’ve seen a landscape like this. As we told you before, the signage on the trails is good, you will not get lost.
It took us 1 hour and a half to go and 1 hour and 45 minutos to return. In total 3 hours and 15 minutes. You have to consider that we started at 9 in the morning from Tasartico to avoid the sun. We were also walking fast and even sometimes jogging. We didn’t make long stops either. Likewise, we recommend that before going you check the weather forecast and prepare your basic hiking kit.
Main tips
-At Güigüi beaches you won’t find any place to buy food or drinks. You can’t buy anything at all.
-You have to depart before 9:00 am in the morning from Tasartico and during summer time even before. The sun at 11:00 am is so severe and there is no breeze or shadows during the trail.
–You should take enough water to the round trip, at least 2 liters per person. You can even leave a small portable fridge with ice and water in your car in order you can drink water when you finish the round trip. It is true that reaching Güigüi grande beach there is drinking water coming from a black hose. However, we never know if it will always work. It might be broken or whatever. So please take enough water with you!
–You should take enough food to spend the day there. Also water… (again)
-In winter you will have daylight until 6:00 pm. This means that you have to leave Güigüi beach about 3:00 pm. Unless you are planing to camp there…
–There is not network at the beach, so you might not be able to make phone calls or use internet.
-Nudism is permitted.
-Take with you only the necessary stuff. We recommend you a lightweight backpack.
-Access with pets. We took our dogs with us, Silver and Plata. They enjoyed a lot the trail, but even for them it was too hot. Take water for them too!
–Access by boat. There is an excursion by boat to Guigui beach which includes a meal and free time to enjoy the beach.
Güigüi Grande y Güigüi Chico
Güigüi beaches are two: Güigüi grande (big) and Güiguï chico (small). Concerning the first one which you will see after the trail is the big one. The small one is only reachable when the tide is low or if the sea is calm you can go swimming. The sea could be brave sometimes here watch out. We had luck since the tide was super low when we arrived and there was nobody at the beach 🙂
We hope that the information is useful for you. If you have any question about how to get to Güigüi or even other questions, you can leave us a comment! We hope you enjoy this Canarian paradise!
Get to know our list of favorite beaches of Gran Canaria here and more nudist beaches on the island here! And if you want to be an expert of the island beaches, you can not miss our beaches and natural pools guide.
Finally, if you want to discover places like this we have prepared some local guides of Gran Canaria. Do not miss them by clicking on the following picture!
Note, it is on exactly west part of Gran Canaria, not southeast. We can safely say that this is the westernmost place of the island.
You are absolutely right! We will modify this mistake! Thanks!
Hello. Thank you for a nice description of the beach and getting there. You mentioned camping, and I was wondering if you yourselves camped there overnight, or saw anyone else get ready for camping there? Thanks!
Hi Victoria! Thank you for your comment! It is nice to read that it is helpful for you! We have never camped there, but we have a lot of friends that have done it. What do you need to know? Regards! Ruth