A full day in La Gomera island, on board a Fred Olsen ferry.
This excursion leaves from Los Cristianos Port in Tenerife on board the Fred Olsen Express ferry heading for San Sebastian de La Gomera, which is the capital of the island.
We will get on the coach to visit our first stop: the Hermigua Valley.
We will continue the journey through La Palmita to reach the hamlet of Las Rosas in the area of Agulo. There you will have time to have lunch in a typical Gomero restaurant.
If time allows, after lunch you will see the Juego de Bolas Visitors Centre also located in Agulo.
From there, we will drive up to The Garajonay National Park , a paradise of laurisilva – which is a ancient subtropical forest – a nature reserve declared a National Heritage Site by UNESCO. There we will make a special stop at La Laguna Grande, where you can explore the place where it is said the ancient witches of the island used to meet.
On the way back, we will stop to admire the imposing Roque de Agando, an impressive and steep formation of volcanic lava. Finally, we will return to San Sebastian, where you can see the remnants of histórical buildings linked to Christopher Columbus passage before his departure to the American Continent ,such as the Torre del Conde or La Casa de Colón.
Included:
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned bus transportation
- Ticket for Fast Ferry (Fred Olsen), 35 min
- Tour guide
- Visit to the Garajonay National Park
Menu:
- Watercress cream
- Bread, mojo rojo. (traditional Canarian sauce)
- Chicken fillet with sautéed vegetables and rice; or filet of white fish with mojo verde and sautéed rice with vegetables and wrinkled potatoes
- Leche asada (Canarian crême caramel) and banana
- Still water, red wine or white wine
Start time: At 8:00 approximately.
Duration: 10 hours approximately.
Note:The tour starts once all participants are on the bus.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Required identity documentation. Customers must present their passport or identity documentation to board the ferry. Failure to prove identity may lead to passengers being denied access to the ferry.
Information:
- Priority seats on the front of the bus