The 15 Best City Tours in Gran Canaria

1.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

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

See Las Palmas from an open-top double-decker bus on an 11-stop route linking Santa Catalina, Las Canteras, Vegueta, Pueblo Canario, and Alfredo Kraus Auditorium. Use the multilingual audio guide, hop off to explore, and choose a ticket with walking tours, museums, boat trips, and local discounts.

“A few minutes walk from the cruise ship, spotted the bus immediately. English speaker on earphones, station 2. Great tour of the city and you can get on and off when you like, a bus comes along every 30 minutes.”

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2.Tickets to Sioux City Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 392 reviews · 1 day · from $29

Spend a day at Sioux City Park near Maspalomas, where real western-style buildings frame bank robberies, gunfights, horse scenes, and family activities. Explore the dusty town, visit the animal farm, eat at the saloon, and add costumes, photos, or horse rides for an extra charge.

“Lovely Day Out !! Definitely worth the money. The sets are amazingly set out, you can explore the entire place and take photos. The acts then begin which are hilarious and include the audience members. They heard cows down Main Street which was very cool and enact battles on horses. The Canteen serves food and drinks on Main Street and holds two of the shows inside it. An Illusion show and a Cowboy Face Off Shooting Battle including members of the audience. They use real bullets in the guns but obviously without the bullet haha. But it means the guns are loud which I think caught a few people off…”

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3.Sioux City Park Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 171 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $30

Step into a working western movie set in Gran Canaria. Your ticket covers Sioux City Park, where you can watch bank robberies and gunfights, visit farm animals, try the saloon, and add pony or horse rides. Shows are lively, often in Spanish, and loud enough that small children may need ear protection.

“Amazing Wild West Town with interactive ishows ncluding bank robbery, gun fights cattle drive. Actors as cowboys, mexicans & red indians. Great for all the family.”

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4.Private Old City Guided Walking Tour with Tapas

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 166 reviews · from $54

Spend 2.5 hours with a private local guide in Las Palmas, visiting Vegueta and Triana, the Columbus House, the cathedral, and lesser-known corners. Guides include Artemi, Manuel, Arturo, and Efrén. Finish with a tapa and drink, or coffee and cake, at a local café.

“We booked a private tour with Artemi. I can highly recommend our guide. He has extensive knowledge of the history of Gran Canaria and all the Canary Islands. The tour included all the important sights , with lots of recommendations for extra visits and museums to see. We finished with a tapas and drink at a local bar, sampling local foods- totally off the tourist track. We visited places that we would never have found on our own. It was a great few hours.”

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5.Tapas and Drinks in the Beauty of the Old City

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 79 reviews · 2 hours · from $65

Join Artemis, Alfredo, or another English-speaking local guide for a two-hour walk from San Telmo to Las Palmas Old City. Visit at least two traditional bars, enjoy two tapas and two drinks, hear city stories, and get personal recommendations for eating after the tour.

“Our tour was awesome! My friend and I were the only ones on the tour and talking to our guide (Ar-Emi) was like an afternoon with an old friend. The food and wine were delicious and we also had a tour of the old town. Ar-Emi also recommended another spot for us to visit before returning to our ship. Highly recommend!”

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6.Guided City Tour by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 52 reviews · 4 hours · from $41

Ride a Dutch-style bike with José or another local guide from the Port District through Vegueta, Triana, Santa Catalina Park, and Las Canteras. Stop for Agaete coffee at the city’s oldest market, hear local history, and finish with wide views over Las Palmas.

“José was an excellent tour guide - leading us on an epic city tour exploring many highlights and sharing fascinating information about his hometown.”

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7.City Treasures Unveiled: 3.5-Hour Las Palmas Cab & Walking

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 35 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $118

Spend 3.5 hours with a private guide, often Artemis, combining taxi rides with walks through Las Palmas. See harbor viewpoints, beaches, parks, the old city of Vegueta, the Cathedral, and Columbus-related sights, then enjoy a tapa and drink at a local café.

“This was a phenomenal tour with a knowledgeable, engaging and detail oriented tour guide. Artemis was attentive to our needs, covering a vast amount of information on the history and significant occurrences that makes Las Palmas the vibrant and scenic city it is today. Our cab driver, Edwardo? was awesome and drove us everywhere we wanted to go. Artemis planned an excursion that checked all of our boxes and we highly recommended him.”

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8.Discover Las Palmas City by Bike in 4 hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $42

Join José María Suárez Martínez for a four-hour, English-language bike tour through old and modern Las Palmas. Ride Dutch-style bikes in a group of no more than eight, visit Vegueta, Triana, Santa Catalina, and Las Canteras, and taste tropical fruit and Agaete coffee when the market is open.

“Very interesting tour with an excellent guide! I recommend this trip to everyone who wants to discover Las Palmas in a different and pleasant way!”

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9.Private City Highlights & Northern Villages Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 15 reviews · 6 hours · from $175

Explore Las Palmas with a private multilingual guide, then visit Firgas, Arucas, and Teror by vehicle. Artemis and Emilio guide this six-hour outing, which includes hotel, harbour, or station pickup, one local tapa, and a drink, coffee, or traditional cake.

“Artemis was a great guide showing us some unique and lovely places on the Island”

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10.E-Bike City Tour with Camel Safari on Maspalomas Sand Dunes

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10 reviews · from $101

Cycle Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas with a multilingual guide, stopping at viewpoints and the blue lagoon before a 30-minute camel ride across the dunes. E-bikes suit riders aged 14 to 70, while babies up to 6 years and 22 kg can use a parent’s seat.

“We ended up being on a private tour with our guide Lorenzo, so this may be an atypical review. The ebikes provided were useful because the terrain is quite deceptively hilly. We were taken to various parts of the island, and found Lorenzo learned about the local history, and culture as well as many of the botantical aspects of the natural ecosystem. Of the things we did I would see seeing the Dunes of Maspalomas was probably the highlight though we also saw some interesting sculptures. The "camel" ride was fun but a bit dull and lacking any visit to different terrain, so probably more of an experience for kids…”

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11.Rent a City Bike 18 gears from 9 hours to 7 days: Maspalomas

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10 reviews · from $17

Pick up an 18-gear city bike at the Cita Shopping Center and explore southern Gran Canaria at your own pace. You get a map, basket, lock, lights, a short route briefing, and local roadside help in Maspalomas. Baby seats and children’s bikes are available for suitable ages and sizes.

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12.City, Harbor, and Beach Walking-Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · from $14Best value

Meet an English-speaking local guide by the Las Palmas sign near Santa Catalina bus station. Over 1.5 hours and about 4.4 kilometers, walk the harbor, Isleta, Playa de Las Canteras, markets, and city squares. Afterward, use the route map and WhatsApp support to keep exploring.

“Tour interessante nei dintorni del porto e sul lungomare”

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13.e-Scooter or e-Bike Maspalomas Tour+Visit Western Town Sioux City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $111Top rated

Join Lorenzo from Bici Bike Vintage for a three-hour outing from Maspalomas. Ride an e-scooter or e-bike past the dunes, Playa del Inglés, San Agustín, and Playa del Águila, then spend time at Sioux City Park with its Old West streets and live shows.

“Most fun day of our week, the e- scooters are easy to ride but you will be riding on the road that said you're in good hands following lorenzo who's an excellent and knowledgeable guide. There's several picturesque stops along the way until you reach Sioux City which is straight out of the old West with cowboys, native Americans, and Mexican bandits. Loads of other trips available from lorenzo and Elanora so have a look what's on offer, you won't be disappointed.”

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14.e-Scooter 2 seat City Tour : 1 hour Playa Ingles

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $51

You’ll ride a comfortable two-seat e-Scooter with a multilingual guide from the Cita Shopping Center to Maspalomas Dunes, the Dunas viewpoint, Playa del Ingles, and a high city lookout. Drivers need an original or digital AM or B license and prior scooter experience.

“We did the 4 hour bike coast tour with Lorenzo yesterday. It was amazing!! We were taken to so many secluded beaches we would never have found on our own. Stopped for the best cappuccino we’ve ever tasted on the way there and a fab smoothie on the way back. We were lucky to get into the banana plantation and the guy took time to explain to us how it all worked. Definitely the best way to get around the island and see all the sites. The bikes are easy to use. Lorenzo is so nice and knowledgeable. We now have lots of places we want to visit. 5 star…”

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15.E-Scooter or E-Bike Tour+Western Town Sioux City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $111

Spend one hour on a guided e-bike or e-scooter ride through Maspalomas Dunes and Playa del Ingles, then visit Sioux City Western Park for cowboy shows, saloon scenes, and film locations. Small groups, helmets, and an English-speaking guide are included.

“Visite vraiment géniale nous avons passé un moment extraordinaire notre guide Lorenzo était au top le Park sioux City est absolument à faire nous recommandons +++++++++ merci Lorenzo pour ce moment exceptionnel partagé”

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