You'll stay in small, locally-owned guesthouses throughout. Each of them is chosen for their excellent reputation, location, beautiful decor and welcoming service. In Aguimes you will stay at the Hotel Rural Aguimes, a traditional and charming place to begin the trip. While trekking there are a number of choices. The exact ones you stay in will be confirmed nearer the time based on availability and group size, some examples are:
<ul>
<li>Casa Rurales Guayadeque</li>
<li>Casa Rural Santiago de Tunte</li>
<li>Rural House Ayacata</li>
<li>Artenatur Artenara</li>
</ul>
On the coast, at the end of your hike, you will stay at Hotel El Cabo Agaete, a stone's throw from the beautiful mountain-flanked beach of Puerto de Las Nieves.
You will stay in twin-share rooms throughout. If the group is full and the guesthouses are at capacity there may be one night when you will share a 4-bed room instead. The options in the mountains are limited so while this is unlikely there is a small chance that you'll have more roomies for one night only!

Gran Canaria

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You'll stay in small, locally-owned guesthouses throughout. Each of them is chosen for their excellent reputation, location, beautiful decor and welcoming service. In Aguimes you will stay at the Hotel Rural Aguimes, a traditional and charming place to begin the trip. While trekking there are a number of choices. The exact ones you stay in will be confirmed nearer the time based on availability and group size, some examples are: 
  
- Casa Rurales Guayadeque
- Casa Rural Santiago de Tunte   
- Rural House Ayacata
- Artenatur Artenara  
 
On the coast, at the end of your hike, you will stay at Hotel El Cabo Agaete, a stone's throw from the beautiful mountain-flanked beach of Puerto de Las Nieves.

You will stay in twin-share rooms throughout. If the group is full and the guesthouses are at capacity there may be one night when you will share a 4-bed room instead. The options in the mountains are limited so while this is unlikely there is a small chance that you'll have more roomies for one night only! 

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You’ll need to be fit and capable of hiking for up to 8 hours a day, up paths of moderate difficulty, with some steep, loose sections. 

Breakfasts each day will be continental style, consisting of tea and coffee, bread, toast, butter, local jams and honey and fruit juice. For lunch you'll make up picnic-style lunches to carry with you - your guide will seek out some delicious local produce to complement your sandwiches and fruit etc. Make sure you pack some Tupperware to avoid squashed sandwiches and excessive plastic use.
Dinners will be eaten at the guesthouses and are a great time to try out regional specialities - those with a sweet tooth should try and seek out 'bienmesabe', a traditional dessert made on the island consisting of almonds and lemon zest. And don't miss the honey rum (Ronmiel de Canarias) to go with it!
Vegetarian, vegan and most dietary requirements can be accommodated, please just let your host know upon booking.

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Gran Canaria 

Arrive anytime on Day 1 and you will be collected and taken to the first guesthouse, a short 15-minute journey away.
At the end of the trip, there will be a free day in Agaete before transferring to the airport for 17:00, please book a flight departing after 19:00. If you would like an earlier or later transfer this can be arranged by your host. This will cost approx 20-30 Euros per person depending on the number of people per transfer vehicle. Your host will confirm the exact amount prior to departure.

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Start your Canarian adventure with a quick hop and step inland, away from the built-up coast to the peaceful village of Agüimes. This was one of the first parts of the island to be colonised after the Spanish conquest in 1491 and the tiny streets are steeped in history. You’ll have dinner with your guide and fellow adventurers and hear all about the challenge ahead.

Welcome to Gran Canaria 

Day 1

You’ll head off through the lower hills until you reach El Barranco de Guayadeque; this ancient gorge once housed a river that carved smooth walls into the cliffs. Filled with caves, the gorge has been a hiding place for prehispanic mummies, pottery and inscriptions and its steep walls are spectacular to walk below. Pushing on you’ll end up in a pretty whitewashed village with enough time to grab a beer and admire the views.

Through the volcanic Barranco gorge 

Day 2

Setting off early you’ll start to get a feel for the Gran Canarian micro-climate, with its many different ecosystems. Passing first through pine forests, then up a steep mountain pass, you’ll end up in the La Cumbre region, the highest part of the island. You’ll then push on to the summit of El Pico de Las Nieves (1950m), soak up that ‘top of the world’ feeling and check out the blanket of clouds below you.

To the top! 

Day 3

Today’s hike crosses the highlands as you make your way to the famous ‘Roque Nublo’. This 80-metre monolith has inspired painters, writers and composers and is a sacred spot rich with mystic stories and tales of worship and sacrifice. You’ll continue on the undulating track through lost hamlets before reaching the village of Tejeda, your home for the night.

The Spanish Stonehenge

Day 4 

Today is your last day in boots. You’ll pass through the highest villages on the island and check out the numerous cave-houses, before heading deep into the lichen-draped trees of the Tambada UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This is one of Gran Canaria’s most biodiverse and pristine spaces. You’ll have a quick stop at a coffee plantation (yes, coffee beans can be grown in Europe!), have time to try some locally produced organic wine before continuing a mammoth descent to the sea, ending up in the fishing village of Puerto de las Nieves. Jump into one of the warm volcanic rock pools along the coast, locally called ‘Las Salinas’, and soak away that thigh burn.

Gran Canaria pool

What goes up must come down...

Day 5 

Wake up whenever you like. You’ll have the day to relax and explore the sleepy fishing-village or the nearby small town of Agaete. Try some of the local fish for lunch, or spend a couple of hours relaxing on the black-stone beach. Mid-afternoon you’ll head back to the airport and say your goodbyes..

Time to chill...

Day 6 

Start your Canarian adventure with a quick hop and step inland, away from the built-up coast to the peaceful village of Agüimes. This was one of the first parts of the island to be colonised after the Spanish conquest in 1491 and the tiny streets are steeped in history. You’ll have dinner with your guide and fellow adventurers and hear all about the challenge ahead. 

You’ll head off through the lower hills until you reach El Barranco de Guayadeque; this ancient gorge once housed a river that carved smooth walls into the cliffs. Filled with caves, the gorge has been a hiding place for prehispanic mummies, pottery and inscriptions and its steep walls are spectacular to walk below. Pushing on you’ll end up in a pretty whitewashed village with enough time to grab a beer and admire the views. 

Setting off early you’ll start to get a feel for the Gran Canarian micro-climate, with its many different ecosystems. Passing first through pine forests, then up a steep mountain pass, you’ll end up in the La Cumbre region, the highest part of the island. You’ll then push on to the summit of El Pico de Las Nieves (1950m), soak up that ‘top of the world’ feeling and check out the blanket of clouds below you. 

Today’s hike crosses the highlands as you make your way to the famous ‘Roque Nublo’. This 80-metre monolith has inspired painters, writers and composers and is a sacred spot rich with mystic stories and tales of worship and sacrifice. You’ll continue on the undulating track through lost hamlets before reaching the village of Tejeda, your home for the night. 

Today is your last day in boots. You’ll pass through the highest villages on the island and check out the numerous cave-houses, before heading deep into the lichen-draped trees of the Tambada UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This is one of Gran Canaria’s most biodiverse and pristine spaces. You’ll have a quick stop at a coffee plantation (yes, coffee beans can be grown in Europe!), have time to try some locally produced organic wine before continuing a mammoth descent to the sea, ending up in the fishing village of Puerto de las Nieves. Jump into one of the warm volcanic rock pools along the coast, locally called ‘Las Salinas’, and soak away that thigh burn.

Wake up whenever you like. You’ll have the day to relax and explore the sleepy fishing-village or the nearby small town of Agaete. Try some of the local fish for lunch, or spend a couple of hours relaxing on the black-stone beach. Mid-afternoon you’ll head back to the airport and say your goodbyes..

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A challenging coast to coast hike through the heart of Gran Canaria, a tropical mountainous gem in the Canary Island archipelago

Hike the Length of a Volcanic Island 

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Stomp to the summit of Pico de las Nieves, the highest point on the island at a hefty 1949m

Bask in a subtropical climate, traversing one of the sunniest islands in the world, and cool off in coastal rock pools

Cross the craggy sun-baked mountain ranges taking in cool pine forests, sunken calderas and sky-skimming ocean views

Stomp to the summit of Pico de las Nieves, the highest point on the island at a hefty 1949m

Bask in a subtropical climate, traversing one of the sunniest islands in the world, and cool off in coastal rock pools


Cross the craggy sun-baked mountain ranges taking in cool pine forests, sunken calderas and sky-skimming ocean views

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