city: Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria Small Group Island Tour with Local Lunch

Gran Canaria boasts the diversity of en entire continent in one island. And as soon as you travel inland on this small group tour, you'll discover just why. Journey through mountainous landscapes and savour a local lunch in Tejeda. There are also stops in Artenara and a wine cellar. Esteban, one of our local guides, says, ‘This tour starts on a high with lunch at a restaurant with its own cheesemongers. Local cheeses with matched quince paste feature regularly in the menu.'Head north to Tejeda, snaking our way through gorges and gaps towards the very centre of the island. The views along the way are camera-grabbingly good. All colonial-style houses nestled in a valley under the shadow of the iconic Roque Nublo, Tejeda is a sight for sore eyes. It'll come as no surprise that it regularly makes lists of Spain's prettiest villages. Lunch in the hamlet of Las Lagunetas is next. The highly rated restaurant is opposite the parish church. Savour dishes made from locally sourced ingredients, washed down with a Gran Canaria-brewed beer. What's more, with this visit, you contribute to the local community and economy.Afterwards, head to the highest town on the island, Artenara. Explore on foot its tiny old town clustered around a whitewashed church or stick your head into the famed cave dwellings museum. Next, you'll head to Pinos de Gáldar for views across the northern coastline. Round off the tour with a visit to the Bandama crater, stopping by a wine cellar to taste local specialities.