In this section of the blog we want to share with you all the private tours in Gran Canaria that we believe may be of interest to you. If you would like to experience unique experiences accompanied by professional tourist guide, below we mention those that for us are the most impressive private tours or excursions.
Private tours Gran Canaria
Keep in mind that all the private tours that we will mention can be done in Spanish, Italian, French and English. It will be your choice, since it is a private tour. If you are interested in any route, contact us at [email protected] with the number of people and day in which you are interested so that we can confirm availability as soon as possible. Let's go!
1) Wine tourism in Gran Canaria, how delicious our wines are!
The wines from Gran Canaria are one of the delicacies that a large part of the visitors and even residents of the island are still unaware of. During this tour, a official guide certified by the Gran Canaria Wine Route will let you know the secrets of the wines of Gran Canaria. He will also show you how they are grown, in addition to touring the vineyards and clarifying any questions. Finally, During this tour you will try up to three different wines, combined with Canarian cheeses. If there is nothing better than cheese and wine.
- Included: Private transportation from your accommodation, visit to an artisanal winery, tasting of 3 Canarian wines and cheeses, official guide certified by the Gran Canaria Wine Route and civil liability insurance.
- Duration: 4-5 hours.
- Price: €180 per person (minimum 2 people). The price reduces as there are more people.
2) Café de Agaete, exotic visit to a farm
Did you know that coffee is also grown in Gran Canaria? This happens mainly in the Valley of Agaete thanks to the excellent microclimate of this area of the island. If you are a coffee lover, on this private tour you can visit an artisanal plantation and enjoy a complete experience. Just for the surroundings, it's worth it. During the activity They will explain how the grain is collected, dried and roasted. You can even taste the fruit before roasting it yourself.
- Included: Private transportation, official guide, entrance and visit to the farm, coffee roasting and tasting experience (also cheeses, sweets and liquors), civil liability and accident insurance.
- Duration: 5-6 pm.
- Price: €156 per person (minimum 2 people). The price reduces as there are more people.
3) Coffee, wines and volcanoes. Private tours Gran Canaria
If you have been wanting to do the two private tours that we told you about before, in this proposal you can combine the two experiences. This is a visit to another of the farms dedicated to coffee cultivation in the Agaete Valley. In this case, they also have vineyards within the same space, in addition to other fruit trees. You can walk between mangoes, avocado trees, guava trees, orange trees and papayas. As for their wines, during the tour they give you to try three different wines from their winery (with native grape varieties). To accompany the wine they will give you a taste their artisan jam with cheese and, of course, the coffee from their plantation.
In addition, The activity includes a workshop in which they teach you how to prepare mojo (Canarian sauce) that then you can eat it with the typical potatoes you wrinkle. The tour ends with a guided tour of the Las Nieves Port (Agaete) and visit to the Las Salinas natural pools (with the possibility of bathing). By the way, this private tour starts at Bandama boiler where the guide will tell you everything about it last volcano that was active in Gran Canaria 2000 years ago.
- Included: private transportation, official guide, entrance to the farm, mojo and tapas workshop (3 wines, local cheeses, chorizo with bread Teror, wrinkled potatoes, cake, jams and coffee), civil liability and accident insurance.
- Duration: 8 hours.
- Price: €180 per person (minimum 2 people). The price reduces as there are more people.
4) The best of Gran Canaria
As we have been explaining to you on other occasions, Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands in general are known as miniature islands-continents due to the amount of contrasts that you can find in their landscapes, as well as their different microclimates. On this private tour they will take you through the peaks of the island to explore from their landscapes more similar to the Far West, to its Canarian pine forests. The first stop is at ravine Fataga and its beautiful town (with the option to visit an organic aloe vera plantation).
After visiting Fataga, the route continues ascending to the Gran Canaria summit stopping in the town of San Bartolome (Tunte) and finally in the Cross of Tejeda. Keep in mind that the car route involves crossing mountain roads with many curves, not suitable for everyone. Likewise, the route can be extended by Hiking to Roque Nublo and/or visiting a bwinery at more than 1000 meters above sea level with a tasting of 3 wines (see conditions and supplement).
- Included: private transportation from your hotel, official guide, civil liability and accident insurance. Lunch not included. You can choose a restaurant en route based on the guide's suggestions.
- Price: €180 per person (minimum 2 people). The price reduces as there are more people
- Supplement: consult supplement for the hiking route or the visit to the winery.
5) Private tour in Gran Canaria: flavor and tradition
This personalized route takes you to see first-hand some traditional salt flats of Gran Canaria, visit a pre-Hispanic cave where the ancient Canarians lived, as well as see what a artisanal cheese factory. In this last part of the route you will be able to come into contact with the animals and learn about the uniqueness of goat cheeses.
- Included: Private round-trip transportation to your hotel (Las Palmas), official tour guide and civil liability insurance.
- Duration: 5 hours.
- Price: €144 per person (minimum 2 people). The price reduces as there are more people
6) Treasures of the south. Private tours Gran Canaria
If it is your first time in Gran Canaria, you cannot miss the incredible Maspalomas Dunes and the small fishing village of Puerto de Mogán. They may be two of the most touristy areas of the island, but also the most picturesque and striking: a dune landscape with the Atlantic background and a Colorful coastal town with its own canals often known as little Venice. Is about a tour that we recommend as long as it is your first time on the island, since these are two essential tours.
- Included: Private round-trip transportation to your hotel (Las Palmas), official tour guide and liability insurance
- Duration: 5 hours
- Price: €144 per person (minimum 2 people). The price reduces as there are more people
We hope that some of these tours have been interesting to you, remember that you must ask us availability indicating the tour and number of people by email to [email protected]. Likewise, if you wanted a tailor-made tour from any area of the island that we do not mention here, you can request a budget based on the number of people and areas to visit. The tours are not run by us, but we have the collaboration of an official tourist guide we trust and we have no doubt that he will exceed your expectations. We will wait for you!
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.
