Itinerary · 10 days
Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Two islands, nine nights: five on Tenerife among its volcano, vineyards and forests, then four on Gran Canaria by the dunes.
At a glance
- Price
- From $9,800 per person
- Length
- 9 nights
- Season
- All year
Teide above the Roques de García
A private ten-day journey, nine nights: five on Tenerife, with Teide by day and by night, the island’s wine country and Anaga’s laurel forest each with your own guide, and a day on La Gomera; then a short flight and four nights on Gran Canaria, with the highlands and the villages of the interior. Every transfer is arranged; the rest of the days are yours.
By Ramin Jafari · Facts checked
The route
From Tenerife to Gran Canaria, with a day on La Gomera
The order of the journey, how you travel between its islands, and when to go.
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- Where you stay
- Where you change transport
- A day trip
- Day 1 · a driver from Tenerife South airport to La Caleta
Days 1–5 · five nights
Five nights at La Caleta: Teide with a guide and an astronomer, the wine country, Anaga's forest and a day on La Gomera.
- Day 6 · a short flight to Gran Canaria, then a driver to Maspalomas
Days 6–10 · four nights
Four nights at Maspalomas: the dunes, Roque Nublo and the highlands, the villages of the interior, and a free day.
- Day 10 · a driver to Gran Canaria airport
How you travel
Nine nights, as set out here: five on Tenerife and four on Gran Canaria. The transfers are these: a driver from Tenerife South airport to your hotel at La Caleta, on the south-west coast; on the fifth day your driver to the port of Los Cristianos and the Fred. Olsen ferry to San Sebastián de La Gomera, 50 minutes by the operator’s timetable, and back in the evening; on the sixth morning a driver to the airport and a short Binter flight to Gran Canaria — the Tenerife airport, South or North, is chosen around the flight times for your date — and a driver to your hotel at Maspalomas; and on the last day a driver to Gran Canaria airport. On the guided days a driver and your guide take you out and bring you back. The islands are mild in every month, so the journey runs all year; we confirm the ferry and flight times for your dates.
At a glance
- Nights
- Nine: Tenerife 5, Gran Canaria 4; extra nights are an extension
- Season
- All year: the islands are mild in every month
- Suits
- Volcanoes, forests and wine with a guide, then time by the sea
- Getting about
- Private transfers and guides, the ferry to La Gomera, a short flight
Highlights
Three moments on the way
Teide, by day and by night
The national park with your own guide and a mountain lunch, then the night sky above the caldera with an astronomer.
A day on La Gomera
The ferry from Los Cristianos, then Garajonay's laurel forest on foot with a guide, lunch on the island, and back in the evening.
Gran Canaria's highlands
Roque Nublo, Roque Bentayga and the summits on foot with a guide, and lunch in the highlands, after the dunes of Maspalomas.
Days 1–5
Tenerife: the volcano, the vineyards and the forests
Tenerife first: five nights at La Caleta, with Teide, the wine country, Anaga’s laurel forest and a day on La Gomera, each with your own guide.
Day1
Arrival on Tenerife
Your driver from Tenerife South airport to your hotel at La Caleta; the afternoon and the evening are yours.
More about this day: Day 1, Arrival on Tenerife
Your driver meets you at Tenerife South airport and takes you to your hotel at La Caleta, on the south-west coast. Nothing else is fixed today: the afternoon and the evening are yours.
Day2
Teide, and the stars
Teide National Park with your own guide and a mountain lunch, then the night sky with a private astronomer.
More about this day: Day 2, Teide, and the stars
A day in Teide National Park with your own guide, among the lava fields and the caldera beneath Spain’s highest peak, and lunch in the mountains at a table we reserve. Back at the hotel for the afternoon, then out again after dark for a private stargazing session with an astronomer, the night sky permitting.
Day3
Tenerife's wine country
Tenerife's volcanic wine country with a guide: private tastings at small estates, and lunch among the vines.
More about this day: Day 3, Tenerife's wine country
A day among the island’s volcanic vineyards with a guide: private tastings at small estates, and lunch among the vines at a table we reserve. We choose the estates with you and confirm each visit for your date.
Day4
Anaga's laurel forest
Anaga's laurel forest on foot with a guide, on paths chosen for your pace, and lunch in a mountain village.
More about this day: Day 4, Anaga's laurel forest
The Anaga mountains in the north-east of the island with a guide: the laurel forest on foot, on paths chosen for your pace, and lunch in a mountain village.
Taganana and the Anaga massif Day5
A day on La Gomera
The ferry from Los Cristianos to La Gomera, Garajonay's laurel forest with a guide, lunch, and back by evening.
More about this day: Day 5, A day on La Gomera
Your driver to the port of Los Cristianos and the ferry to San Sebastián de La Gomera, 50 minutes by Fred. Olsen’s timetable. On the island, Garajonay National Park and its laurel forest with a guide, and lunch, then the ferry back to Tenerife in the evening. We confirm the sailings for your date, and the day follows them.
Days 6–10
Gran Canaria: the dunes, the highlands and the villages
Then Gran Canaria: four nights at Maspalomas, by the dunes, with the highlands and the villages of the interior as days out, and a day that is yours.
Day6
To Gran Canaria
A short flight to Gran Canaria and your driver to Maspalomas, then the dunes on foot in the afternoon.
More about this day: Day 6, To Gran Canaria
Your driver to the airport and a short Binter flight to Gran Canaria, the Tenerife airport chosen around the flight times for your date; a driver meets you and takes you to your hotel at Maspalomas. In the afternoon, the dunes of Maspalomas, a protected reserve of sand between the resort and the sea, on foot at your own pace.
Day7
Roque Nublo and the highlands
Roque Nublo and Gran Canaria's highlands on foot with a guide, and lunch in the highlands at a table we reserve.
More about this day: Day 7, Roque Nublo and the highlands
The island’s summits on foot with a guide: the path to Roque Nublo, the rock that stands above the centre of the island, and the highland landscape around it, then lunch in the highlands at a table we reserve.
Roque Nublo, above Tejeda Day8
The villages of the interior
The villages of Gran Canaria's interior with a guide, their churches, squares and old streets, and a traditional lunch.
More about this day: Day 8, The villages of the interior
The villages of Gran Canaria’s interior with a guide, their churches, squares and old streets, and a traditional lunch at a table we reserve. We set the villages and the order with you.
Teror, on the way to the basilica Day9
A free day
Nothing is fixed: a private sailing with lunch on board or an e-bike route, on request, or nothing at all.
More about this day: Day 9, A free day
Nothing is fixed. As options, each on request, subject to availability and priced separately: a private sailing with lunch on board, or an e-bike route with a guide.
Day10
Home
Breakfast at the hotel, then your driver to Gran Canaria airport, timed to your flight home.
More about this day: Day 10, Home
Breakfast, then your driver to Gran Canaria airport, timed to your flight.
Where you stay
Days 1–5
Tenerife
Our recommendation on Tenerife is Royal Hideaway Corales Beach at La Caleta, for adults only; for a family, the alternative is The Ritz-Carlton, Abama, on its own estate above the sea at Guía de Isora.
Our choiceLa CaletaCorales BeachAn adults-only hotel of 121 Junior Suites above La Enramada beach at La Caleta, with El Rincón de Juan Carlos, San Hô and a pool on the roof.View the hotel 
AlternativeGuía de IsoraThe Ritz-Carlton AbamaA terracotta citadel above its own beach at Guía de Isora, with 462 rooms and villas in a 400-acre estate, ten places to eat and Dave Thomas's course in the grounds.View the hotel
Days 6–10
Gran Canaria
Our recommendation on Gran Canaria is the Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, a small hotel in gardens at Maspalomas; for a family, the alternative is Lopesan Villa del Conde, a large resort by the sea at Meloneras.
Our choiceMaspalomasGrand Hotel ResidenciaA Gran Lujo hotel of colonial villas around a palm garden at Maspalomas, five minutes' walk from the dunes, with two heated saltwater pools and a spa.View the hotel 
AlternativeMelonerasVilla del CondeA five-star resort of 561 rooms built as a Canarian village in Meloneras, with six pools, a Mini Club and the Om Thalasso — the Gran Canaria base for families.View the hotel
What the journey includes
From $9,800 per person
Plan this journeyYour proposal sets out the arrangements included in your trip.
Included
- Nine nights with breakfast, at the hotels shown or others chosen with you
- Private transfers throughout
- The ferry to La Gomera and back
- The flight to Gran Canaria
- Six guided days, each with the lunch named
- A private stargazing session on Teide
- Planned with you by Ramin Jafari
- Support while you travel
Paid separately
- International flights
- Meals other than breakfast and the lunches named
- Insurance and gratuities
Options
- A private sailing with lunch on board
- An e-bike route with a guide
- Madrid before or after
- Three nights on La Palma
Full terms
Included
- Nine nights with breakfast — five on Tenerife and four on Gran Canaria, at the hotels shown or others chosen with you.
- Private transfers — from Tenerife South airport to your hotel; to the port of Los Cristianos and back for the La Gomera day; to the airport for the flight to Gran Canaria and on to your hotel; and to Gran Canaria airport at the end.
- The ferry and the flight — the return ferry from Los Cristianos to La Gomera, and the inter-island flight to Gran Canaria.
- Six guided days — Teide, the wine country, Anaga, La Gomera, Roque Nublo and the highlands, and the villages of the interior, each with a private guide and a driver, and the lunch named on each day.
- The stargazing — a private session with an astronomer on Teide, the night sky permitting.
How we work
- Planned with you — by Ramin Jafari, who shapes the order, the pace and the days around you; every part can change.
- Support while you travel — if a ferry or a flight is delayed or a booking changes, we coordinate with the partners involved and take you through the options.
Not included
- Not in the price — international flights; meals other than breakfast and the lunches named; insurance; gratuities.
Options and extensions
- Add or swap — a private sailing with lunch on board, or an e-bike route with a guide, on the free day; Madrid before or after the islands.
- La Palma — add three nights on La Palma, a short flight from Tenerife, for the island’s forests, its new volcano and its night skies.
Plan this journey with Ramin
As it is set out here, or shaped around your dates, your pace and who is travelling. Tell us when you would like to go.
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