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The 8 Best Gran Canaria Hiking Tours

8 hikes  ·  from $71 a head

The good gran canaria hiking tours cap their group sizes and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 8 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.

The Volcano Heart Tour: Hiking, Tasting and Sunset Experience - Cruz de Tejeda brings geology and local food together
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The Volcano Heart Tour: Hiking, Tasting and Sunset Experience

1.The Volcano Heart Tour: Hiking, Tasting and Sunset Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,120 reviews · 7 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $119Our pick

Spend a full day exploring Gran Canaria’s volcanic interior with guides such as Víctor, Daylos, Celeste, and Angélica. You’ll visit Bandama, Cruz de Tejeda, Roque Nublo, and Pico de Las Nieves, with local tastings, a Canarian-French lunch, guide-taken photos, and honey rum at sunset. The Roque Nublo walk is moderately challenging.

“A fantastic day out going into the interior of the island and learning about its history and geography with jaw dropping scenery and views of the volcanoes and scenery The lunch and wine were great and our hike just about right being not too strenuous but more than a stroll The day culminated with a view of a wonderful sunset from the island’s highest point”

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Gran Canaria: "Peaks of Gran Canaria" Hiking Tour - Walking among pines, rocks, and high ridges
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Gran Canaria: “Peaks of Gran Canaria” Hiking Tour

2.“Peaks of Gran Canaria” Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 295 reviews · 9 hours · from $82

Join Maciej or another UIMLA-certified guide for a nine-hour mountain day from Gran Canaria’s southern resorts. Walk pine forests and rocky trails near Pico de las Nieves, look toward Roque Nublo and Tenerife, then share a regional meal. Groups are limited to eight, with transport, insurance, food, drinks, and hiking poles included.

“Highly recommended. Great tour. Various excellent views and a diverse landscape. Maciej was an excellent and knowledgeable guide on the sites, plants and historic information, and was especially friendly and took time to take care for the various abilities of those of us on the tour. I was very impressed at how he seemlessly switched between 3 different languages to give commentary.”

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Full day Hiking Gran Canaria Peaks of Gran Canaria - Maciej’s guiding style and the small-group advantage
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Full day Hiking Gran Canaria Peaks of Gran Canaria

3.Full day Hiking Gran Canaria Peaks of Gran Canaria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 130 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $84

Join Maciej of GC Active Tour for a small-group hike near Pico de las Nieves. Walk through pine forest and open mountain trails, enjoy views of Roque Nublo, the coast, and Tenerife’s Teide, then finish with lunch at a local restaurant. Pickup is offered from selected southern resorts.

“Our guide Maciej is very knowledgeable about the island and the walking tour we attended was excellent with some amazing views”

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Gran Canaria: "Magic Waterfalls" Hiking Tour - A small-group ride to the trail
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Gran Canaria: “Magic Waterfalls” Hiking Tour

4.“Magic Waterfalls” Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 109 reviews · from $74

Join a UIMLA mountain guide, often Maciej, for a 7-kilometre waterfall hike through Gran Canaria’s greener north. Expect about four hours on foot, 240 metres of ascent and descent, endemic plants, lizards, narrow rocky sections, and lunch at a local bar. Hotel pickup, poles, transport, and insurance are included.

“It was a nice hike. Our guide know a lot about trees and plants. He was concerned about our safety. Will walk with him again next time.”

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Gran Canaria: Full-Day Guided Hiking With Snacks - What the morning pickup really means
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Gran Canaria: Full-Day Guided Hiking With Snacks

5.Full-Day Guided Hiking With Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 87 reviews · 9 hours · from $82

Join guide Maciej or another UIMLA mountain guide for a 7 to 10 km hike through Gran Canaria’s changing scenery. Your route may include gorges, pine forests, villages, caves, beaches, or volcanic craters. Hotel transport, hiking poles, insurance, food, and drinks are included.

“The tour was amazing. The hiking is not difficult, as we do a lot of breaks. The guide is super nice and knowledgeable about the area. I had a lot of fun and the views are breathtaking. Super recommend it!”

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Maspalomas: Hiking in the Waterfalls with Sky Rebels - Following Barranco de los Cernícalos for four hours
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Maspalomas: Hiking in the Waterfalls with Sky Rebels

6.Maspalomas: Hiking in the Waterfalls with Sky Rebels

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 5h 30m · from $100

Inés and Juanjo of Sky Rebels lead a 4-hour, 8 to 9 km hike through Barranco de los Cernícalos. Expect waterfalls, endemic plants, local stories, tricky sections, walking sticks, sandwiches, fruit, and a group limited to six people.

“Excellent hike in beautiful surroundings made even better by Ines and Juanjo! They clearly have a lot of love for the area and their passion, knowledge and entertainment value made the hike even more enjoyable! Highly recommend!”

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Tejeda: Sunset & Night Sky Guided Astronomy Hiking Tour - Walking toward Ventana del Nublo
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Tejeda: Sunset & Night Sky Guided Astronomy Hiking Tour

7.Tejeda: Sunset & Night Sky Guided Astronomy Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 37 reviews · 3 hours · from $71Cheapest way up

Walk the Camino de Santiago de Gran Canaria to Ventana del Nublo with a small group and guide Pablo. Watch the sunset over Roque Nublo and Teide, then learn to identify constellations and the Milky Way without a telescope. Blankets, binoculars, snacks, and hot drinks are provided, but you need a car and warm hiking clothes.

“Super. pablo was a very good guide. Fantastic ezperience.”

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Maspalomas: Roque Nublo - hiking on volcanoes by Sky Rebels - The minivan ride keeps the group small
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Maspalomas: Roque Nublo – hiking on volcanoes by Sky Rebels

8.Maspalomas: Roque Nublo – hiking on volcanoes by Sky Rebels

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 24 reviews · 5h 30m · from $100

Join Inés and Juanjo of Sky Rebels for a small-group trip from Maspalomas to Roque Nublo. You’ll hike about 3 kilometers, hear local stories and legends, enjoy sandwiches, fruit, and chocolate, and travel in a minivan limited to six passengers. Authorised access is included, so you avoid the current parking and entry hassles.

“It was a very interesting day. The guides are nice local people who now the island . Learned a lot and saw some beautiful nature. I would recommend Sky Rebel to anyone who loves to see Gran Canaria from a different side. Also the music in the car was kind of funny 🙂.”

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