Gran Canaria · ISLAND TOURS

The 15 Best Island Tours of Gran Canaria

33 tours  ·  from $29 a head

A coach or a small van is the easy way to see the north and the middle without a hire car. These 15 take in Teror, Arucas, the craters and the mountain villages, with prices, pickup towns and how long you spend on the bus.

Las Palmas: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Las Canteras Beach and Alfredo Kraus Auditorium
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Las Palmas: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

1.Las Palmas: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 888 reviews · 1 day · from $29Our pick

See Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from an open-top double-decker, then hop off at stops such as Vegueta, Las Canteras Beach, and Parque Santa Catalina. A multilingual audio guide covers the 75-minute circuit. Ticket packages may add a walking tour, museum entry, tapas, or a boat trip, so check what your chosen option includes.

“A great way of getting to know the interesting sites of Las Palmas and visit them. Only issue was the 48 hours ticket, the boat trip was not in operation on our visit.”

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From Las Palmas: Highlights of Gran Canaria Day Tour - Maspalomas, a wide view of the dunes
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From Las Palmas: Highlights of Gran Canaria Day Tour

2.From Las Palmas: Highlights of Gran Canaria Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 566 reviews · 7.5 hours · from $57

Travel south from Las Palmas to the Guayadeque ravine, ancient cave homes, Maspalomas dunes and Puerto de Mogán, with a guide and driver handling the long route. Guides on different departures have included Fran, Itahisa and Selene. You get free time in Mogán and can add a €7.50 boat trip from Puerto Rico.

“It’s a great trip! I really enjoyed it! And the tour guide Itahisa is fantastic! She is so happy and friendly! The driver is good and friendly too.”

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Gran Canaria: Rural Villages Guided Sightseeing Tour - Fataga and Tejeda: village time, not just viewpoints
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Gran Canaria: Rural Villages Guided Sightseeing Tour

3.Rural Villages Guided Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 544 reviews · from $83

Start in Gran Canaria’s south and ride an air-conditioned vehicle through Fataga, Tejeda and Artenara, with stops for village visits, mountain views and the island’s famous cave houses. Guides such as Kevin, Fabio and Uwe have led the trip. Lunch and tastings cost extra, and the north coast can be cooler than the south.

“Amazing scenery and very informative guide. Great day out.”

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Full Day Across the Island Tour from Las Palmas - Pico de las Nieves: high views, weather permitting
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Full Day Across the Island Tour from Las Palmas

4.Full Day Across the Island Tour from Las Palmas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 505 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $55Top rated

Spend about eight and a half hours crossing Gran Canaria by air-conditioned transport, from Bandama Caldera and the mountain summit at Pico de las Nieves to palm-filled Fataga and the Maspalomas dunes. An English-speaking guide, often Pavel, explains the island’s history and daily life. You get time to explore and eat in Fataga, but food is not included.

“Dude was mad chill and wavy as hell. Knowledgable and witty and funny and kool. He also has the same name as my great grandfather, so we connected on a deep spiritual level.”

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Gran Canaria: Full-Day VIP Tour by Bus - Agüimes and the ravine of Guayadeque
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Gran Canaria: Full-Day VIP Tour by Bus

5.Full-Day VIP Tour by Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 322 reviews · 9 hours · from $58

Ride from Agüimes and the caves of Guayadeque to an aloe vera farm, Firgas, Roque Nublo viewpoints and Fataga. You’ll have a guide in English, Spanish or German, plus hotel-area pickup outside Las Palmas. Lunch is extra, and the mountain roads are part of the day.

“Guide had translation issues, not his fault, I don't speak Spanish.”

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Vw Beetle Convertible Island tour Discover the island on a different way - Pico de las Nieves and the view toward Roque Nublo
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Vw Beetle Convertible Island tour Discover the island on a different way

6.Vw Beetle Convertible Island tour Discover the island on a different way

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 274 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $91

Take the wheel of a manual VW Beetle convertible and follow a guide into Gran Canaria’s mountains. The roughly six-hour route visits Santa Lucía, Pico de las Nieves, Roque Nublo viewpoints and an aloe vera farm, with photo stops and a simple lunch break. Guides have included Placido, Bodo and Jan. You need an original driving licence and closed shoes.

“As professional as this tour company was and they really were, our tour guide made sure that he covered everything in various languages and was very informative, it was not as advertised, Because they offer the off-road buggy tour too, we were picked up from our hotel in the scruffiest van imaginable inside, don’t wear white. Although the convertible beetle was amazing, if your not a confident driver abroad this is not the tour for you. It offers an island tour, it definitely is not. You drive to their largest extinct volcano drive all the up one side and after making a few interesting stops you drive all the way…”

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Gran Canaria: Full-Day Island Sightseeing Coach Tour - Rainbow Rocks and the road to San Nicolás
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Gran Canaria: Full-Day Island Sightseeing Coach Tour

7.Full-Day Island Sightseeing Coach Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 228 reviews · 8 hours · from $51

Take an eight-hour coach loop around Gran Canaria with a multilingual guide, stopping at Puerto de Mogán, the Rainbow Rocks, San Nicolás, Agaete and Las Canteras Beach. The route pairs short village visits with long stretches of mountain and coastal scenery. Guides such as Camilo or Carmelo have led tours in English, German and Spanish; lunch is not included.

“the tour guide was informative and pleasant. the driver was great... the food was average”

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From Las Palmas: Full-Day Tour of the North - Firgas and its ceramic benches
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From Las Palmas: Full-Day Tour of the North

8.From Las Palmas: Full-Day Tour of the North

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 227 reviews · 7.5 hours · from $54

Spend 7.5 hours exploring northern Gran Canaria by bus or minivan, with pickup in Las Palmas and a guide speaking English and Spanish. Visit Arucas, Firgas, a banana farm, a vineyard and Agaete’s coffee-growing valley, then pause at Puerto de las Nieves. Coffee is included; lunch and a €7.50 wine and cheese tasting cost extra.

“Very enjoyable trip our guide Fran was fantastic . We really looked forward to our visit to Firgas although this stop was not on the itinerary. We was really excited about the Firgas visit but we should have had a bit more time than 20 mins , 30 mins would have been a bit better. The visit to the banana plantation could have been a bit shorter. On the whole a fantastic trip.”

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Arucas, Teror, Viewpoint Roque Nublo - Highlights Gran Canaria - A full island day, not a quick outing
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Arucas, Teror, Viewpoint Roque Nublo – Highlights Gran Canaria

9.Arucas, Teror, Viewpoint Roque Nublo – Highlights Gran Canaria

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 170 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $53

Spend 8 to 9 hours crossing Gran Canaria by air-conditioned coach, from Arucas and Teror to the highlands near Roque Nublo. An English-speaking guide is offered, though commentary may be shared among English, German and Spanish speakers. Stops include a rum factory visit, a one-hour lunch break and an aloe vera plantation. Pickup is available in tourist areas, with important limits for Las Palmas.

“Fast paced but wonderful! Food was great, guide was entertaining and knew some great facts and history.”

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Gran Canaria: Island Highlights Tour with Optional Lunch - Aloe vera, caldera views and the island’s high point
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Gran Canaria: Island Highlights Tour with Optional Lunch

10.Island Highlights Tour with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 154 reviews · from $79

Travel from Maspalomas into Gran Canaria’s volcanic interior with a local guide, stopping at an aloe vera farm, Bandama Caldera, Pico de las Nieves and village sights. The route pairs big island views with short breaks and time in a local town. Lunch is optional and costs extra. Guides on past outings have included Marine, Carlos and Chari.

“Very well organized, very knowledgeable guide, Marine, enough pictures time, a lot of interesting facts around gran canaria. I recommend.”

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Gran Canaria: 6-Hour Teror and San Mateo Markets Tour - Teror: balconies, church and local food
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Gran Canaria: 6-Hour Teror and San Mateo Markets Tour

11.6-Hour Teror and San Mateo Markets Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 130 reviews · 6 hours · from $39

Spend about 1.5 hours in each of two inland market towns. In San Mateo, browse Canarian crafts, flowers and flea-market stalls; in Teror, see its wooden balconies, visit the church of the Lady of the Pine and look for chorizo, cheese, wine and sweets. A guide and air-conditioned coach are included. One guide named Peppi has been praised for sharing island stories.

“Sehenswerte Märkte! Unser Guide Peppi hat uns viel Interassentes über Gran Canaria erzählt. Definitiv empfehlenswert”

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Gran Canaria Peaks Full-Day Tour from Las Palmas - Forest roads, crater country and the ride between stops
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Gran Canaria Peaks Full-Day Tour from Las Palmas

12.Gran Canaria Peaks Full-Day Tour from Las Palmas

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 126 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $62

Ride from Las Palmas into Gran Canaria’s mountain interior for views from Pico de las Nieves, a look at Roque Nublo and time in villages such as Teror. The day includes air-conditioned transport, a guide and central hotel pickup. Food stops may include local cheese, olives and almonds; the advertised Valleseco cider tasting is not guaranteed.

“It was a life-long experience that was worth the money, with great guider and driver, but I regret missing the chance to buy the video photos.”

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Gran Canaria Highlights Private Tour VIP - A private van makes the mountain route easier
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Gran Canaria Highlights Private Tour VIP

13.Gran Canaria Highlights Private Tour VIP

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · 9 hours (approx.)

Travel inland with a private English-speaking guide, often Simon, for mountain viewpoints, historic villages, local cheese, mojo, honey rum, and a tapas lunch. The route includes Fataga, Teror, Pico de las Nieves, and Cruz de Tejeda. Expect winding roads, changing temperatures, and a full day away from the coast.

“Simon is a very friendly and informative guide. Nice having a smaller group and a smaller coach on the mountain roads. Beautiful scenery, villages and weather.”

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Gran Canaria: Grand Island Tour by Bus with Transfers - Pickup from the southern resorts
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Gran Canaria: Grand Island Tour by Bus with Transfers

14.Grand Island Tour by Bus with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 103 reviews · 8 hours · from $52

Travel Gran Canaria’s coast and northern interior on an eight-hour guided bus tour, with pickup in selected southern resorts. Stops include Puerto de Mogán, the Montañas Azules, San Nicolás, Agaete, Gáldar and Las Palmas. Expect broad views and a packed route, but brief visits and commentary that may be given in several languages.

“Great guide who had to speak in 3 languages. Interesting commentary. Especially the banana plantation. Unfortunately too many pickups meant less time at each sceduled stop for sightseeing. Overall we had a good day and a feel for each area.”

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Full-Day Gran Canaria Island Tour - Cumbres - Lunch in Valleseco: budget for the extra
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Full-Day Gran Canaria Island Tour – Cumbres

15.Full-Day Gran Canaria Island Tour – Cumbres

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 100 reviews · from $51

Spend about eight hours crossing Gran Canaria by air-conditioned vehicle, with a guide, south-coast pickup and stops in mountain towns and at landmarks such as Roque Nublo and Cruz de Tejeda. The route may include Telde, Fataga, Firgas, Arucas and Valleseco. Lunch costs extra, and the guide may speak in more than one language.

“The views and the guides description of Gran Canaria historical and present day. We learnt that once there were rivers, but plantations changed all that. A reminder that we need to care for our surroundings.”

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