Activities in Gran Canaria
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Hop-on Hop-off Tour
1 day (Departs Gran Canaria, Spain)
by Viator
Experience the perfect introduction to Las Palmas aboard this hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour! You'll see all the beautiful sights of the city in a comfortable …Not LP reviewed
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Free Motion
The slickly run Free Motion offers a range of tours for small groups and has bikes and quads for rental.
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Walking
Away from the coast you find a complete contrast to the beaches: untamed countryside with a dramatic variance in terrain, ranging from rocky and wild to gently undulating hills.
Free Motion has a choice of four hiking trips: Roque Nublo, Green North, Lake Tour and the daunting-sounding Summit Tour; all priced at around €45. The company will arrange transport to/from various resorts on the coast, including Puerto Rico and Puerto de Mogán for a small fee. Happy Biking offers gentler day walks from around €40, including pick up from your hotel.
To enjoy an exhilarating (and free) 5km walk, simply follow the promenade that extends eastwards from Playa del Inglés. The path…
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Submarine Adventure
Submarine Adventure has a yellow submarine that submerges for 40 minutes eight times daily - and its owners run a free bus as far as Playa del Inglés to pick up punters. If you're expecting coral and sharks, you'll be disappointed; the submarine scarcely leaves the harbour and the fish you see are less impressive than those in any fish market.
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Windsurfing
Although surfing is possible here (the best waves tend to break off the western end of Maspalomas by the lighthouse), this is not mind-blowing surfing territory. Windsurfers are better off heading east, beyond the resorts to Bahía Feliz, Playa Aguila and, best of all, Pozo Izquierdo, which is for experienced windsurfers.
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Canary Diving Adventures
Puerto de Mogán is the main centre for diving on Gran Canaria, with caves and wrecks just offshore. Canary Diving Adventures is run by a couple of Irish brothers. It offers guided boat dives, four-hour (and longer) PADI certification courses and one-day beginner courses.
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Atlantik Diving
Puerto de Mogán is the main centre for diving on Gran Canaria, with caves and wrecks just offshore. Atlantik Diving offers courses at all levels, from a Discover Scuba experience (three hours) to Dive Master (minimum 20 days).
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Happy Biking
Happy Biking ; now there's a nice name! Happy Biking rents out a range of cycles and also organises cycle tours, mostly quite gentle, which start at around €30, including bike hire, transport and a picnic.
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Gran Canaria School of Languages
The Gran Canaria School of Languages offers intensive courses from around €130 per week. It has a good reputation and has been in business for more than 40 years. Lodging may also be arranged.
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Meloneras Golf
Don those plaid Bermudas and head off to Meloneras Golf , which opened late 2006, in between Maspalomas and the harbour of Pasito Blanco, in an area earmarked for yet another luxury development.
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Dunkerbeck Windsurfing Center
In Playa Aguila, world windsurfing champion Bjorn Dunkerbeck runs the Dunkerbeck Windsurfing Center with several courses available, including a 10-hour initiation course for around €190.
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Canarias Extreme
If you are looking for a watery pursuit more adrenalin-boosting than a glass-bottom boat, check out Canarias Extreme, which organises single- and double-kayak tours all around the coast.
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Dive Academy Gran Canaria
Dive Academy Gran Canaria has a free minibus to pick up plungers from their hotels and take them to the dive academy, due west of town. Both boat and shore dives are available.
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Surfing
Playa de las Canteras is not the world's greatest surf break but you can catch some good waves, and plenty of locals are out here at the weekend. You'll need your own board.
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Diving, 7 Mares Las Canteras
Diving, 7 Mares Las Canteras 7 Mares Las Canteras has English-speaking diving instructors and offers courses at all levels, plus wreck dives and equipment rental.
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Club Mistral
Club Mistral , in Bahía Feliz, rents boogie boards, surfboards, ocean kayaks and windsurfing boards and equipment. It also organises windsurf safaris.
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Gran Canaria Shore Excursion: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Hop-on Hop-off Tour
1 day (Departs Gran Canaria, Spain)
by Viator
No matter when your cruise ship arrives in Las Palmas, this is the perfect do-it-yourself shore excursion on Gran Canaria. See Las Palmas’ top sights and attrac…Not LP reviewed
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Hop-on Hop-off Tour
1 day (Departs Gran Canaria, Spain)
by Viator
Experience the perfect introduction to Las Palmas aboard this hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour! You'll see all the beautiful sights of the city in a comfortable …Not LP reviewed
from USD$18.81 -
Happy Horse
Happy Horse offers horse treks in the hinterland southeast of town. Pick up from your hotel is included in the price.
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Camello Safari
You can go the full Sahara on a camel trip on the Dunas de Maspalomas with Camello Safari .
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Diving, Lavy Sub
Lavy Sub offers offers courses at all levels, plus wreck dives and equipment rental.
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