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Crossing Gran Canaria: The 15 Island Tours That Earn the Day

25 tours  ·  from $29

Crossing the island takes a whole day and a driver who knows the ridge road. These 15 compare the routes over the middle, what they stop for, how long you sit in the minibus and what lunch is included.

Las Palmas: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - How the audio guide works in practice
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Las Palmas: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

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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From Las Palmas: Highlights of Gran Canaria Day Tour - Guayadeque ravine and the island’s cave homes
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From Las Palmas: Highlights of Gran Canaria Day Tour

2.Highlights of Gran Canaria Day Tour

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

Travel south from Las Palmas with a Spanish and English speaking guide such as Fran, Itahisa, or Selene. Visit Guayadeque’s cave homes, Maspalomas dunes, Puerto Rico, and Puerto de Mogán, with free time for lunch and an optional €7.50 boat ride.

“Overall, it was a great tour: well organised with plenty of time at each location. The most impressive was a walk at the valley and the dunes. A boat trip was worth it as well. Many thanks to the guide and the driver!”

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Gran Canaria: Rural Villages Guided Sightseeing Tour - Fataga and the old village feel
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Gran Canaria: Rural Villages Guided Sightseeing Tour

3.Rural Villages Guided Sightseeing Tour

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

Join a multilingual guide such as Kevin, Fabio, Uwe, or Jan for an 8-hour van tour from southern Gran Canaria. Visit Fataga, Tejeda, Artenara, and more, with mountain views, cave houses, almond treats, an optional Canarian lunch, and hotel pickup.

“Definitely worth the money. Great day on the Panorama tour. it's a must. Gran Canaria is a beautiful diverse Island away from the resorts. Thumbs up to Kevin our Guide. Brilliant. Brings a lot of vibrancy and energy to the dsy”

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Full Day Across the Island Tour from Las Palmas - Santa Brígida brings a greener, quieter side
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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

Join Pavel for an 8.5-hour English-language circuit from Las Palmas. You’ll cross Gran Canaria by air-conditioned minibus, stopping at Bandama, Santa Brígida, Pico de las Nieves, Fataga, and Maspalomas. Expect mountain roads, short walks, free time for lunch, and a group of up to 25 people.

“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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Vw Beetle Convertible Island tour Discover the island on a different way - San Bartolomé, Santa Lucía, Ayacata, and Fataga
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Vw Beetle Convertible Island tour Discover the island on a different way

5.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 and follow guides such as Placido, Isabella, Jan, or Bodo through Gran Canaria’s mountain roads. You’ll stop at Santa Lucía, Pico de las Nieves, Roque Nublo viewpoints, and an aloe vera farm, with a mountain brunch and hotel pickup in selected resorts.

“This was a very good day. We were picked up from our hotel in tauro at 7.15 and taken to pick up the cars. Driver on time and informative The day finished at 3.15 and driver dropped us off in Maspalomas. If we wanted to go back to tauro he would get us a taxi at our cost. This was explained whilst booking. Some local areas get the drop off included. Great day driving through the mountains with stops along the way for the views and take with the guide. We had a brunch included at a local restaurant in the mountains. A lovely baguette with chicken cheese mayo. We…”

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Gran Canaria: Full-Day Island Sightseeing Coach Tour - Puerto de Mogán gives you an easy start
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Gran Canaria: Full-Day Island Sightseeing Coach Tour

6.Full-Day Island Sightseeing Coach Tour

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

This 8-hour coach tour circles Gran Canaria from the south, with stops at Puerto de Mogán, Rainbow Rocks, San Nicolás, Agaete, and Las Canteras Beach. A multilingual guide, often Carmelo or Camilo, shares island lore in English, Spanish, and German while an experienced driver handles the mountain roads.

“The bus driver and guide were extremely professional. The guide was very knowledgeable and fluent in three languages. The driver drove with extreme care and efficiency. Would highly recommend this tour”

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Arucas, Teror, Viewpoint Roque Nublo - Highlights Gran Canaria - Arucas and its dramatic church
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Arucas, Teror, Viewpoint Roque Nublo – Highlights Gran Canaria

7.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, with stops in Arucas, Teror, Tejeda, and San Bartolomé. You’ll see mountain roads, volcanic scenery, Canarian balconies, Roque Nublo views, and an aloe vera plantation. Pickup is available in resort areas, but Las Palmas pickup is not included.

“Very good tour to the North of the island, very different to the south. The guide was very knowledgeable and provided lots of information on the island both now and in the past.”

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Gran Canaria: Island Highlights Tour with Optional Lunch - Aloe Vera Finca Canarias, a practical first stop
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Gran Canaria: Island Highlights Tour with Optional Lunch

8.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. Stop at an aloe vera farm, Caldera de Bandama, Pico de las Nieves, Roque Nublo viewpoints, a village church, and mountain reservoirs. Lunch is optional, and guides may lead the day in English, Dutch, French, or German.

“Great day trip. Carlos our guide was so knowledgeable and wonderful company. A beautiful island with such amazing scenery. The trip was fab.”

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Gran Canaria Highlights Private Tour VIP - From the dunes to Degollada de la Yegua
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Gran Canaria Highlights Private Tour VIP

9.Gran Canaria Highlights Private Tour VIP

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

Spend about nine hours exploring Gran Canaria’s inland villages and mountain viewpoints with Simon or Samuel. Your private group of up to seven travels by minibus from hotel pickup to Fataga, Pico de las Nieves, Teror, and more, with cheese, mojo, honey rum, coffee, and tapas included.

“A great tour thanks to having a wonderful guide. Simon was not only very knowledgeable, professional and friendly, he was also very funny, which made the tour so much more enjoyable. Also, being born and raised on the island, he not only gave us the information about the history of the island, he shared wonderful personal experiences. Thank you, Simon!”

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Gran Canaria: Grand Island Tour by Bus with Transfers - Puerto de Mogán starts the route
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Gran Canaria: Grand Island Tour by Bus with Transfers

10.Grand Island Tour by Bus with Transfers

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

Spend eight hours seeing Gran Canaria’s changing sides by bus, with pickup from major southern resorts. Visit Puerto de Mogán, the Montañas Azules, San Nicolás, Agaete, Gáldar, and Las Palmas. Optional lunch and banana plantation visit add local flavor, while short stops keep the day moving.

“Prachtige rit rondom het eiland met veel uitleg en hier en daar een korte stop.”

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Full-Day Gran Canaria Island Tour - Cumbres - Telde, Arucas, Firgas, and the village stops
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Full-Day Gran Canaria Island Tour – Cumbres

11.Full-Day Gran Canaria Island Tour – Cumbres

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

Spend about eight hours crossing Gran Canaria by air-conditioned coach, from Telde and Arucas to mountain villages, Cruz de Tejeda, Roque Nublo, and Parque Rural del Nublo. A guide such as Tom or Simon may provide commentary in several languages. Pickup is available from hotels in southern Gran Canaria.

“Great to see some lesser known parts of the island. Our guide (Simon) was very knowledgeable and pleasant and the bus driver was a magician on the steep and winding mountain roads. We will return.”

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Gran Canaria 7 Highlights Small Group Tour with Tapas Picnic - Lunch in the mountain air
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Gran Canaria 7 Highlights Small Group Tour with Tapas Picnic

12.Gran Canaria 7 Highlights Small Group Tour with Tapas Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $118

Join Estefanía and László for a nine-hour tour from Maspalomas to Gran Canaria’s volcanic coast, historic villages, high viewpoints, and Roque Nublo. The group is capped at seven, transport is included, and a homemade tapas picnic is served in the mountains.

“It was a great day with lots of different great stops and a delicious tapas picnic. Many thanks to our guide Laszlo and our super driver and cook Estefania.Auto-translated”

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Can-am Ryker Adventure Gran Canaria Grand tour - Castillo del Romeral, a short coastal pause
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Can-am Ryker Adventure Gran Canaria Grand tour

13.Can-am Ryker Adventure Gran Canaria Grand tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · 5 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $92

You drive a 600cc Can-am Ryker through southern Gran Canaria with guide Daniel, stopping at Castillo del Romeral, Barranco de Guayadeque, and Agüimes. Expect a safety briefing, mountain roads, a cave-restaurant lunch, and a small group of no more than 10 people.

“An absolutely amazing experience. Riking a Can-am is an incomparable experience, it gives you a very nice and safe feeling, allowing you to have the best view that you can’t have it by driving a car. Daniel was such a nice guide, very friendly, very knowledgeable, patient, brilliant photographer. The views are breathtaking as well. We fully recommend this trip if you want to have an unforgettable day in Gran Canaria! ❤️🇮🇨”

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Can-Am Ryker Adventure Grand Tour - Getting started at the base
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Can-Am Ryker Adventure Grand Tour

14.Can-Am Ryker Adventure Grand Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 39 reviews · from $108

Drive your own 600cc Can-Am Ryker across Gran Canaria with a professional guide. Visit Guayadeque’s cave houses, Agüimes, Castillo del Romeral, and a Douglas DC-7, then enjoy Canarian tapas at Cueva Tagoror. Guides including Danny and Daniel help with pickup and riding instruction.

“This was an amazing day ! We loved it very much and it was the highlight of our trip. Driving through the roads of Gran Canaria and the winding roads in the hills made you feel fully alive! The guide was amazing and he really shared his knowledge of the island with us.”

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Gran Canaria Gran Tour - Key points to know before booking
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Gran Canaria Gran Tour

15.Gran Canaria Gran Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 24 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $52

See Gran Canaria’s west coast and northern towns in 6 to 7 hours aboard an air-conditioned coach. From southern pickup points, you’ll pass Puerto de Mogán, Veneguera, Los Azulejos, La Aldea, Agaete, Gáldar, Guía, and Las Palmas. Guides such as Tom provide commentary in several languages, though language balance can vary.

“Very informative enjoyable I'm going to the canaries the last 40yrs never did a tour so glad I did saw places i never knew existed”

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