Tasarte beach, rural life next to the coast

Visit the Tasarte Beach It is quite an adventure, since it is one of the furthest points from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, just on the opposite side. Tasarte beach is located about 15 minutes from the town of the same name, in the municipality of La Aldea de San Nicolás, West of Gran Canaria. In the town of Tasarte there are various bars, supermarkets, etc. and After several kilometers of roads surrounded by mangoes, papayas and avocados, we find a wide beach of shut up or boulders.

The main reason to visit this area of ​​the island is to get to know and disconnect in its virgin beach in a quite isolated area of ​​Gran Canaria. Therefore, here you will only find peace and tranquility. We tell you everything below!

Tasarte beach

Despite being a pebble beach, at low tide you can enjoy its black sand. The beach itself is quite large. The water here is impeccable and the sea is usually good because it is a mini bay. You can kayak, ride a jet ski, dive, fish... Although there is no company that is responsible for this type of activities there.

Also, if there is no Africa time (suspended sand), You can see Teide perfectly from the beach and a magnificent sunset. There used to be a bar where you could have lunch on the beachfront, but in April 2023 it closed. It was the Oliva bar, known for its old octopus clothes. Now if you come here, remember bring you a sandwich or you will have to eat something in the town of Tasarte.

Camping in Tasarte – Los Dragos parking

If you like life camper, a few meters from the beach there is a parking lot for 74 spaces for motorhomes and vans camperized which costs €10 a night. they have clean water collection point, as well as gray and black water emptying point. Also connection WiFi. Know that the parking is not on the beachfront, but you can walk, since it is only a few meters.

As you can see in the rules of Los Dragos, you cannot camp with campaign booth, since the municipality does not have an ordinance for this. We recommend you book in advance so as not to miss the trip. The WhatsApp contact numbers 650340742 and 639422843There used to be a food truck, but it is no longer operational.

Bar Oliva, Tasarte beach (already closed)

Although it is now closed, we would like to leave this photo of the famous old octopus clothes from Tasarte that we told you about (at least as a souvenir). If you read us from the outside, old clothes are a plate of canarian food. Normally, it has chicken, pork and/or beef, chickpeas, pepper, potatoes, onion and tomato. In this case, this beachfront bar was one of the pioneers on the island in preparing it with octopus, instead of with any other meat. We miss her...

Rural houses in Tasarte

There are some rural houses both in the town and on the Tasarte beach. Take a look at the options and Stay in a very quiet place with sea views and guaranteed sun.

How to get to Tasarte beach

To get here from the city, the ideal is to go north. It's almost two hours by car on a coastal road with many curves, but it's worth it.. Additionally, you can make stops at Agaete, The village y The risk. If you go from the south of the island, it is better to go through the Mogán Valley which will take you little more than an hour. During this journey we recommend a replenishing juice in the Los Azulejos Fountain.

You should know that once you arrive at the town of Tasarte, to go to the beach it is about 11 more kilometers, don't despair. The path starts from this point, whether you come from the north or the south. Almost reaching the beach, the road becomes dirt for approximately 1 kilometer. It is usually in good condition. We show it to you below.

As you can see below, the journey is very beautiful. This entire area is part of the Biosphere Reserve, quite virgin. You will be able to see plantations of mangoes and other fruits in a totally rural environment with very typical landscapes of the Canary Islands. They remind us of those of the La Gomera island.

We hope you are encouraged to discover the most authentic and profound Gran Canaria. You will have seen few places like this before, we assure you.. We loved it and we are from here!

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Ruth González

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.