Las Palmas Bandama Crater and Botanic Garden Tour: Explore Historic Sites and Natural Beauty
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15 Ratings
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Embark on a journey to explore the Old Town, a renowned crater, the Jardín Canario and Playa de Las Canteras. Utilize this chance to familiarize yourself with the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and its vicinity with a seasoned guide’s assistance.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Vegueta - In Vegueta you can visit the Cathedral of Santa Ana and the Casa de Colón (entrance fee not included) or take a stroll through its characteristic pedestrian streets
  • Jardin Botanico Viera & Clavijo - Canarian botanical garden (Jardín Canario in Spanish), the largest in Europe
  • Caldera de Bandama - Bandama, where you will see its incredible crater, one of the last volcanic eruptions on the island.
  • Parque Santa Catalina - Santa Catalina Park, in the middle of Las Palmas
  • Playa de Las Canteras - Las Canteras Beach, very famous beach all over the world
What's Included
  • Transfer
  • Insurance
  • Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entry to Casa de Colón
Additional Information
  • Lunch is not included in this activity.
  • The pick-up service is only offered from hotels in the south of Gran Canaria. Transfer service takes place approximately between 09:00 and 10:30. Pick-up can be at your hotel or at the nearest pick-up point to your hotel.
Location
Vegueta
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jordan_v
Sep 28, 2023
definitely recommended! - a very nice excursion! Definitely recommended if you want to see certain highlights such as the Bandema crater and botanical gardens. The guide was very friendly and had many nice points to share together with the bus driver Super Valentino, definitely recommended!
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Gareth
Jun 29, 2023
Good Excursion. Great Guide. Lovely Day Out - The guide was very friendly, informative & helpful. He spoke in 4 different languages. You had time to do your own thing & didn't have to stay with the guide or group. The bus was well air conditioned. Stops v close to hotels, of not outside. Would book again
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Michael_k
Apr 27, 2023
Excellent trip - Great trip around the Las Palmas area. The guide looked after us very well and described each location. Would recommend.
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Gailsy1553jp
Apr 19, 2023
A great day out to see more of the island - A lovely tour and a great opportunity to get a flavour of the North of the island. Beautiful views of the bandama crater and a stop at the tranquil botanical gardens were my favourite. Our tour guide was so friendly and helpful
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F9790uhj_rgenf
Oct 12, 2023
Not necessarily for nature lovers - Unfortunately, the photo doesn't do the reality justice; the botanical garden is currently completely dry and the plant labels are sparse and almost only in Spanish. The tour is very well organized.
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Christiane_c
Jul 31, 2023
In a short time you can discover nice places - The fact that I could go to different important/popular spots in Las Palmas in just one day was nice.
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Alandr349vy
Jun 29, 2023
An average experience - The tour guide and driver were excellent. Everything was punctual and I've no complaints about the operation. However, it was a quite boring. The botanic gardens were forgettable, as was the crater, and there was little to see in the towns visited.
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Jeanfrancois_t
Mar 28, 2024
Don’t bother - The visit of the crater is the only part worth seeing, and that lasts about 20 minutes. The botanical gardens were closed, the guide wasn’t even aware
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Chris18790
Jun 28, 2023
Absolute cowboys, avoid VIMOTIONS like the plaque. - Booked, received email stating pickup was 9:35 from our hotel, I arrived outside 20 MINUTES early, in case the bus was early. Fast forward until 9:50, still no sign of arrival, so I decided to give the tour provider a message. A few minutes later, I received a response stating that ‘Hello! The guide picked up eight persons in your pick up point and you was not in the pick up point You can take a taxi and go to the Tropical Park hotel to being pick up’ Absolute BS. We were the only people waiting outside the hotel, the entire time, I ensured I’d given all of the correct details, double checked even. So, I took it up with tripadvisor to request a refund. At this point, I was a bit disgruntled, but provided I could get my money back, it wasn’t the end of the world. After a while, I received the following response: ‘The tour operator has provided documentation of their passenger manifests confirming other travelers were picked up from the same departure point as the booking in question.’ Either, the tour operator is a colossal idiot and doesn’t know which hotel is which, (bare in mind, I’ve been to Gran Canaria numerous times and I’m confident in my ability to select the correct hotel, etc) or they are utter liars…you decide. I’ve booked a variety of excursions over the years at Gran Canaria with many different travel firms, and this is the first time I’ve dealt with VIMOTIONS. Safe to say it’s the last. To recap, driver never turned up, then told me to spend additional money to get a taxi several miles away to a different hotel, and finally, after requesting a refund due to their incompetence, I was refused as they the bus had arrived, hmmm. VIMOTIONS….more like violator of customer service. I took a chance on a company which had minimal customer service reviews, I won’t do it again. I urge you all to steer WELL clear of these crooks, don’t let them take you from a ride! I mean, they probably won’t as they likely won’t turn up anyway.
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