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Enjoy an incredible camel ride through the Maspalomas dunes. Discover the desert landscape of Gran Canaria on a 30-minute tour with a comfortable two-seater saddle in the company of Sahrawi guides.
Board a comfortable catamaran and set sail on a dolphin and whale watching cruise off the coast of Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria. Stop to snorkel, swim, and enjoy refreshments.
Discover the beauty of the world's oceans and their vibrant biodiversity of creatures, coral reefs, and mangroves at Poema del Mar in Gran Canaria. Dive into the depths of the blue planet and be amazed by its wonders.
Sail along the southwest coast of Gran Canaria on this day trip from Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria. Enjoy a seasonal lunch and unlimited beer, sangria, soft drinks, and water.
Discover the southern area of Gran Canaria on a buggy trip from Las Palmas. Delve into the Ayagaures area, behold the typical villages of the Ayagaures valley and admire mountains and canyons.
Drive among cacti and mountains of Gran Canaria on this off-road jeep safari. Enjoy views of Roque Noblo, take a coffee break in Tirajana, and cross the Valley of a Thousand Palms.
Visit Palmitos Park, an oasis with dolphin shows, birds of prey displays and a stunning botanical garden in Gran Canaria. Valid for your chosen date, with skip-the-line entry.
Explore Gran Canaria's green interior by bus: Arucas, Teror, the Roque Nublo viewpoint and the Valley of a Thousand Palms in Fataga. Guide, transport, lunch and pickup included.
Dive aboard a real submarine from the port of Mogán: descend to 25 metres with no pressure changes, spot real shipwrecks and marine life on the seabed, with an individual screen and an audioguide in 9 languages. Suitable for the whole family.
Ride your own jet ski along Gran Canaria's southwest coast from Puerto Rico harbour, with an instructor following in a safety boat. Set your own pace, enjoy crystal-clear waters and look out for turtles, dolphins and flying fish.
Set sail for 2.5 hours from Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria to spot dolphins and whales in their natural habitat, with a guide and a bar on board. If no cetaceans are sighted, you'll get a free voucher to come back another day.
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Gran Canaria is often called a miniature continent, with golden dunes in the south, mountain villages inland, and a lively capital in Las Palmas. Excursions in Gran Canaria let you experience all of it, from camel rides across the Maspalomas dunes to catamaran trips in search of dolphins, so there are things to do in Gran Canaria for every traveller.
Most excursions in Gran Canaria depart from Puerto Rico, Playa del Inglés, or Las Palmas, with hotel pick-up often included. Popular boat trips and tickets to attractions like Poema del Mar are best booked online, especially during the busy winter season.
In the south, camel rides cross the Maspalomas dunes on comfortable two-seater saddles with Sahrawi guides. Out at sea, catamaran cruises off Puerto Rico combine dolphin watching with snorkelling stops and onboard refreshments. Inland, a buggy tour or jeep safari winds through the valleys and villages around Ayagaures and Tirajana, past Roque Nublo. For rainy days, Poema del Mar aquarium in Las Palmas showcases marine life from oceans around the world.
Favourites include the camel ride through the Maspalomas dunes, the catamaran cruise for dolphin watching and snorkelling off Puerto Rico, the jeep safari through the valleys and villages, and skip-the-line tickets to Poema del Mar aquarium.
Families enjoy the Maspalomas camel ride, the catamaran trip with dolphin watching and swimming stops, and Poema del Mar aquarium, where children can see coral reefs, sharks, and other marine species up close.
A camel ride through the Maspalomas dunes starts from about 15€ per adult, while the dolphin watching catamaran cruise starts from around 37€ per adult, with tickets to Poema del Mar from about 27€.
