Nowadays there are few unspoilt beaches left in Gran Canaria, and Güigüi beach is one of them. This is due to its difficult access, making it an earthly paradise where you can enjoy immense and beautiful beaches practically all to yourself. It is also located in an area of great environmental value, as it is one of the main centres of the territory of Gran Canaria, which is a World Biosphere Reserve. Don’t worry, in the following lines we’ll help you find out how to get to Güigüi beach.
Where is Guigui beach?
Güigüi, Güi güi, Guguy, Guigui or Güy-güy belongs to the municipality of La Aldea de San Nicolás and is located in the west of Gran Canaria. As you can read, everyone calls it what they want. Here we find one of the less populated and less touristic areas of the island of Gran Canaria. The beach of Güigüi and its surroundings have been declared a Special Nature Reserve and Area of Ecological Sensitivity due to its special characteristics. Therefore, if you are going to visit this place, we ask you to collaborate by taking any waste that you may generate after your visit.
How to get to Güigüi beach on foot
One of the hiking routes to Guigui beach starts from Tasartico. As far as the path is concerned, we’re not going to deceive you, the route is a bit difficult if you’re already used to doing sport, but don’t be discouraged, if you’re well prepared, you’ll reach paradise and, believe us, it’s worth it. Along the way you will see native species such as the giant cardon, which we show you below, a unique landscape in Gran Canaria.
To get to Güigüi, enter the village of Tasartico in your navigator or Google maps. From Las Palmas de Gran Canaria it is about an hour and a half by car and from Maspalomas about an hour. When you are approaching Tasartico, go along the road until you reach a dirt road and see the posts marking the start of the path. Here you have to park your car wherever you can.
Route characteristics and track from Tasartico
In principle, the trail is perfectly marked, but we leave you the track in case you would like to download it. As you can see, the distance is not very long, the problem here is that it is quite hot (there is no breeze) and the total ascent is about 600 metres. If you are in good physical shape, don’t worry, you will be able to do the walk to Guigui, but it is important that you follow the advice we give you at the end of this article to avoid heat stroke.
| Distance | 8,5 km |
| Estimated duration | 3-4 h |
| Total ascent | 877 m |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Circular | No |
| Provisioning en route | No |
It took us three and a quarter hours (there and back). It should be noted that we left Tasartico at around 9 a.m. to avoid the sun, so the climb was not so hot. We also walked at a very good pace, occasionally jogging, and did not take long breaks. We also recommend that you check the weather forecast and prepare your hiking kit before you go. Below, you can download the track of the trail for free. If you are downloading the map from an Android device and are having problems with the file, here is the solution. In that article we also explain how to follow a track with an app.
Tips for visiting Gui gui beach on your own
- 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 shade 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.
- 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 or take lanterns with you as the sunset here is awesome.
- 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. Our dogs enjoyed a lot the trail, but even for them it was too hot. Take water for them too!
Güigüi Grande and 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 beach or even other questions, you can leave us a comment! We hope you enjoy this Canarian paradise!
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We used to do mountain hiking but are not nowadays fit enough for that and would really love to visit Gui Gui by boat. Is there a boat trip at this time of the year that would mean we could spend an hour or so on the beach? Do hope so.
Hi Griselda! If you write in Google “taxi boat Guigui” you will find some options. We haven’t used any as we have always gone there walking…
Sorry that I can not recommend you any in particular.
Have a good night!
Hi Ruth. Thanks for the post! My girlfriend and I are thinking of doing this on New Year’s Day. Do you know the best website where we can check the tides? Thanks in advance!
Hi Luke! You are welcome! You can check the tides here: https://tablademareas.com/es/islas-canarias/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria
It is in Spanish. You have to have a look at the heading “MAREAS” and then “PLEAMARES Y BAJAMARES”. The low tide is bajamar and the high tide pleamar.
I hope that this will help you and enjoy your day at the paradise! Happy New Year!
Hey guys, great article! Regarding camping, I wanted to go back to that subject: do many people do it? do you mean camping as in pitch a tent or just enough to bring a pad and a sleeping bag?
Is pitching a tent legal?
If we stay overnight in late December is there a chance we’ll be alone?
Hi Lukasz! Thank you for your comment. To be honest it is actually prohibited to camp in Güigüi, although we know that people stay there with their tents (it is difficult to control it). In case you want to do it, you will be needing a tent, as it is by the sea and quite fresh and wet then. It is usually windy also, so you might be cold. If you go during the week you have more options to be alone, but I can not confirm you as we are not there everyday to check it.
Please respect the area and take all the rubbish with you if you decide to camp, as it is a virgin spot which we would like to preserve 🙂
Best regards,
Thank you for your article but I think you should really point out the difficulty of the trail. Perhaps you are in top shape but my family and I did this trail recently and it was physically challenging for us. It took us about 3 hours each way. Constant stops. No place to rest. A long, hard uphill climb. The trail is rocky and you have to constantly be looking at where to step. Although for me there will not be a next time, i wish I had known ahead of time about the boat option.
Hi Caroline! I guess that you haven’t read our article before doing this hike. Do you think that it isn’t clear that the hike is tough and that there is a boat to get there? Moreover, at the end of the post we even leave some tips for beginners. Regards!
Hi All, I have also done the trail and cannot wait to come back again but I dont have a car. If anyone wants to go there and has a car give me a shout pls! I live in Las Palmas and my email is Cech1987@gmail.com
Also a small correction of your text; dont say “shadow” :-)) – it is called “shade” in English when you want to hide away from the sun 😉
Hi Martin!!!! We are glad that you have enjoyed the trail! I hope you find someone to get to this little paradise again 🙂
PS: Thank you for the correction, our English is not that perfect 😛 Cheers!
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!
Hi Martin, living in Maspalomas with car. ENJOYING ME? LEAVING EARLY. NUDISTA
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