Gran Canaria Highlights Tour

Gran Canaria tour

One day to see the best of Gran Canaria and the most popular Gran Canaria attractions from the North to the South. One of the most popular Gran Canaria tours in your language with a professional guide. Book your place on this amazing Gran Canaria tour today.

The Gran Canaria highlights tour is a very popular day out and is ideal for those limited to time to explore the island but still want to benefit from their visit and see some amazing sights. With this Gran Canaria tour, you will be able to see the best things to see in Gran Canaria in just one day with a local guide. See the island from the South of Gran Canaria to the North and experience the capital Las Palmas and the incredible views off the beaten track on this full-day Gran Canaria tour of the island.

Stop 1 Las Palmas (The Gran Canaria capital)

Starting in the North of Gran Canaria in Las Palmas the capital city, where you get to experience some amazing sights of Canarian city living as well as some unbelievable architecture like the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium and as we leave heading to Arucas you get a panoramic view of Las Palmas. The landscape in the North of Gran Canaria is so different to the south and is very green on this tour of Gran Canaria you will see just how diverse the Gran Canaria landscape is.

Stop 2 Arucas Gran Canaria

Famous for the banana plantations, Arucas is also known for its traditional Rum Production. If you drink rum and have had rum in the bars here in Gran Canaria chances are it was Arehucas. The Arehucas rum factory was founded in 1884 and is one of Europe's biggest rum cellars. Here you will discover how rum was invented in the Canary Island and learn exactly how it is made, exported around the world, and made in thousands of American oak barrels where it is matured and distilled.

Stop 3 Teror Gran Canaria

Our Gran Canaria highlights tour takes you to Teror, this is a very religious village and is where the pilgrimages of Gran Canaria end. Home to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pine here you can admire the history and architecture of Teror as you take a walk down the cobbled streets. The typical Canarian houses that makeup Teror or stunning, whitewashed with the traditional wooden balconies.

Stop 4 This Gran Canaria tour includes an optional lunch stop

Lunch is not included in the price and is optional, we stop at a buffet-style restaurant that suites all dietary requirements and is charged locally at €12 for adults and €11 for children, but you have time to have lunch at the many restaurants in Teror, or you can pack your own lunch and explore more.

Stop 5 Tour of Gran Canaria Mountains

Heading to what can only be described as the Grand Canyon, the Gran Canaria mountains, rocks, and cliff formations are breathtaking, and views go on for miles. At the center of the island is where you can appreciate the stunning landscapes and the deep ravines, There are some locals that still live inside these mountains, in cave-houses. These are natural caves or actual houses that have been built into the rock face.

This is the greenest part of the Gran Canaria tour and as you go higher into the mountains the views just get better and better, the diverse landscape can be dessert and volcanic one minute then a dense green it really is extraordinary, with pine trees and forests the contrast is strange and this is due to the weather being so different in different parts of the island like in the north is much cooler and damp than the south.

We will take you past the hotel the Parador of the Cruz de Tejeda, this hotel is set in such amazing surroundings and the views of the cliffs and ravines make it a popular location, it is surrounded by greenery and is more than 1,500 meters above sea level.

Stop 6 Tour Roque Nublo in Gran Canaria

As far as Gran Canaria Attractions go none are more famous than Roque Nublo Gran Canaria. The viewpoint of Becerra, is where we will get views from 1,550 meters high. Here you can see the famous Roque Nublo, a holy monument of indigenous people of Gran Canaria, and two pillars, the Rock of Bentayga and the Predicador.

Get some cool selfies and landscape photos of Gran Canaria attractions, Subject to the weather conditions and the clouds on a clear day you can also see Tenerife and the Mount Teide peak.

Stop 7 Gran Canaria forests

After all the hights the Gran Canaria tour will descend down through the lush forests, this landscape with its pine trees as you come from above the clouds and enter a whole different Gran Canaria.

Stop 8 Visit Ayacata a highlight of all tours in Gran Canaria

The village of Ayacata is a popular location on Gran Canaria tours, it is located in the center of the island and home to many Almond trees and many different volcanic rock formations with an array of different colours. As we head South Gran Canaria becomes drier and more desert-like, mainly made up of volcanic rock formations and sand but is equally impressive.

Stop 9 San Bartolome Gran Canaria

The hillside town of Tunte is our next stop to a 10kilometer volcanic crater. Here you can get some great photos, we will stop for coffee or a drink and give you some time to explore this incredible hillside village and take in all the sights and sounds of Gran Canaria sightseeing.

We pass by Fataga village known as the valley of the thousand palms. The plants and trees are completely different from lush green trees to desert plants and cactus, Aloe Vera, and many more.

Stop 10 Degollada de la Yegua

Our final stop is the lookout point of Degollada de la Yegua, here you will get an equally amazing panoramic view of the magnificent mountains of Gran Canaria, the valleys of palm trees, the resort of Playa del Ingles and the Maspalomas Dunes and the blue sea in the background.

How to book your Excursions in Gran Canaria

The Gran Canaria Highlights tour gets booked up quickly as it's so popular. Booking couldn't be simpler, just follow the 1 2 3 steps. Book now, select the date and how many people and check out. We will send you an e-ticket and pick up point and location it really is that simple. If you are looking for a Gran Canaria tour that show you the best of the island in one day this one is a great option for you.