Most excursions to La Gomera cross by ferry and board a fifty-seat coach. This one swaps the coach for a jeep: you leave Costa Adeje early, cross by boat to San Sebastián de La Gomera, and tour the island in a much smaller vehicle, with the driver himself telling the story behind each stop.
The full-day jeep safari around La Gomera departs from southern Tenerife, crosses by boat to San Sebastián de La Gomera, and spends the day on Garajonay National Park, a silbo gomero demonstration and the island's most picturesque villages, with the driver-guide explaining each stop. It costs €150 per adult and includes the boat crossing, the driver-guide and lunch. Guiding is available in Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Dutch and Polish, with free cancellation up to 24 hours beforehand and the option to book now and pay later.
Pickup is at 8:20am in the free car park of the X-Sur shopping centre, on Calle Lisboa 2 in Costa Adeje. Parking at the centre itself is free, so there's no need to leave your car elsewhere and walk back to the meeting point. You'll need your original ID card or passport to board the boat, children included: check it the night before, since a photo of the document isn't accepted.
As soon as you land in San Sebastián, the good part begins. The route enters Garajonay National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its laurel forest, woodland that survived the last ice age and is almost always wrapped in mist. The driver-guide stops in the island's most characterful villages and puts on a demonstration of silbo gomero, the whistled language islanders used to communicate across ravines before the telephone existed, now a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Lunch is included in the price, so there's no need to plan where to stop and eat between stops.
La Gomera can also be visited by coach. The one-day excursion to La Gomera from Tenerife and its alternatives cost €110 per adult and follow a similar route, with a lunch stop featuring silbo gomero and a pass by Roque de Agando, in much larger coach groups. The jeep costs €40 more, but trades those fifty-odd seats for a small vehicle and a driver narrating the route instead of a guide with a microphone at the front of a coach. If price matters most to you, the coach excursions cover a very similar route for less money.
How much does the La Gomera jeep safari from Tenerife cost? €150 per adult, including the boat crossing, driver-guide and lunch.
Where does the La Gomera jeep safari pick you up? At 8:20am in the free car park of the X-Sur shopping centre, on Calle Lisboa 2 in Costa Adeje.
Is the jeep or the coach better for visiting La Gomera in a day? The coach is cheaper, €110 per adult, and covers a similar route. The jeep costs €150 but swaps the large group for a small vehicle.
Still planning the island? Compare this option with the one-day excursion to La Gomera, head up to Roque de Agando or check all our excursions in La Gomera.
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