The island of the whistled language and the ancient Garajonay forest, a short hop from Tenerife.
Full-day trip from southern Tenerife to La Gomera with fast ferry, coach, multilingual guide and a Canarian lunch included. Explore the Hermigua valley and the El Cedro forest in Garajonay National Park, watch a live Silbo Gomero whistling demonstration and visit San Sebastián, where Columbus prayed before sailing to the New World.
Full-day tour to La Gomera with the Fred Olsen ferry from Los Cristianos, an official multilingual guide and a traditional Canarian lunch with a Silbo Gomero demonstration in Agulo. Visit the Hermigua valley, La Laguna Grande in Garajonay National Park and Roque de Agando, with free time in San Sebastián. Pickup at 39 points across Tenerife.
Full-day jeep safari around La Gomera from southern Tenerife: cross by boat to San Sebastián and explore the island's most beautiful corners, including UNESCO-protected Garajonay National Park, the Silbo Gomero whistled language and the most picturesque villages. Driver-guide, boat transfer and food included; departure at 8:20 am from Costa Adeje.
5-hour small-group tour (max. 18 people) starting directly in La Gomera: with an official guide licensed by the Government of the Canary Islands, discover the laurel forest of Garajonay National Park, Roque de Agando, panoramic viewpoints and rural villages such as Chipude, Igualero or El Cercado, plus the Silbo Gomero whistled language.
3-4 hour whale watching tour along the south coast of La Gomera aboard the Silbo, a comfortable dynamic boat for just 32 passengers. Watch pilot whales and dolphins up close and respectfully, swim in a hidden bay with crystal-clear water and enjoy local biscuits and water on board. Departures from Valle Gran Rey and Playa Santiago.
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La Gomera is the island time left alone: a ten-million-year-old laurel forest listed as World Heritage, ravines so deep that locals communicated by whistling across them, and villages clinging to the hillsides. Excursions in La Gomera split between those starting on the island itself and those crossing by ferry from Tenerife, which are the best sellers thanks to how easy they make the trip.
From southern Tenerife the ferry takes about 50 minutes to San Sebastián de La Gomera, and full-day excursions include the crossing, island transport and usually lunch. If you are staying on the island, trips leave from San Sebastián, Valle Gran Rey or Playa Santiago. Since the island is small with winding roads, nearly every excursion is guided and in small groups.
The full-day trip from Tenerife is the most popular option: ferry, a tour of Garajonay National Park, viewpoints over the ravines and a silbo whistling demonstration. Jeep safaris reach tracks and corners buses cannot, such as the area around Roque de Agando or Valle Gran Rey. On the island, small-group Garajonay tours focus on the cloud forest with local guides. And at sea, trips from the southwest coast look for resident pilot whales and dolphins beneath dizzying cliffs.
The day trip to La Gomera from southern Tenerife is the most booked (from €110 with the ferry included) and the version with lunch costs the same. The full-day jeep safari from Tenerife starts at €150, the small-group Garajonay National Park tour at €75 and whale and dolphin watching at €48.
Yes, and that is how most travellers see it. The ferry from Los Cristianos takes around 50 minutes, and organised full-day excursions (from €110) include the crossing, island transport, the guide and often lunch. A single day is enough for Garajonay, the main viewpoints and a stop in an inland village.
Silbo gomero is a whistled language that reproduces Spanish and once let people talk across ravines kilometres apart. It has been UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2009 and is taught in the island schools. Most guided excursions include a live demonstration, usually during the lunch stop.
