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The sun-drenched Canary Islands lie close to North Africa and have an exotic flavor of their own. Hundreds of volcanoes, rolling sand dunes, rich forests and rugged cliffs dapple these seven Atlantic gems. Catch a ferry to Lanzarote. Ride a camel through volcanic Timanfaya National Park. Take on Tenerife, home of Mount Teide, Spain's tallest peak. Romp Grand Canary's beaches or hike La Gomera's Garajonay National Park. More adventures await on tiny El Hierro, verdant La Palma and peaceful Fuerteventura.
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1. Guajara
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By nordlysMH - Stromstad, Sweden
The car park near the Alto De Guajara trailhead just before the Teide car park easily gets crowded especially when the "safari" Landrovers of some island operators stop there by the dozen by mid-morning. It is a great relief that their customers are not going to follow you on the trail, but rush to the restaurant and the toilets (these incidentally charge you one euro for a visit). The trail first runs on the flat, but soon you will have to work your way up a good series of switchbacks. While you gain altitude turn around to look at the Teide just across the road and the mountain range on the left. The relative tough bit is when you walk towards the left just next to a towering cliff where rocks may fall down towards you at any time (A sign warns you about the risk). Good as the view might be from there, it is not advisable to stop for too long and good to listen to any sound of rolling rocks coming your way. The time to take a longer pause to enjoy the gorgeous view is once you are past this treacherous part of the trail. From there you will soon discover the other side of the mountains and the summit you are aiming at is just minutes away. The trail is also more gentle from that point on. Take all you time to admire the 360° view even if by the time you get there the ocean is bringing up a thick and billowing carpet of clouds down below. Walking down from the summit, do not miss the trail that leads you back and around the other way of the mountain. The first piece might appear counterintuitive to you as you possibly expected to take a sharper turn to the left much earlier to get around the mountain. But that comes later. Trail markings are good and clear. Once you are all the way down again through the dense vegetation you get to a dirt track which is not so appealing but will get you easily back to the car park, offering yet more views of Teide and the lavafields extending from the foot of it.
2. Montana el Aserrador
3. La Caldera
4. Montana Blanca
5. Arenas Negras
6. Montana de Arena
7. Alto de Garojonay
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4.5 based on 90 reviews
A scenic tropical mountain lined with hiking trails.
Reviewed By DTM56 - Cambridge, United Kingdom
The walk we did from the main centre is about 11km and billed as 4 hours, but I think most people would not take that long. There is a quicker option to park much closer to the peak - I'm guessing that might be a 4km circuit - but whichever way you do it, the last part is going to be steep. The views from the peak, though, are really tremendous and worth the effort. From this spot you can see the entire island of Gomera, but we also had a great view of Tenerife and Mount Tiede. This was one of the highlights of our week in Gomera and I would definitely do it again.
8. Macizo de Amagro
9. Las Montanas de Anaga
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,007 reviews
Reviewed By KibweLiz - London, United Kingdom
This area just shows the contrast of Tenerife so beautifully. As you drive across the island it moves from being barren to lush and green. The views are wonderful. Well worth a trip.
10. Montana Chayofita
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4.5 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By TatjaK4 - Kuopio, Finland
The climb up is quite steep but since the mountain is not that high, the hike was quite easy. Amazing views from the top to both Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas! The overall trip from the bottom to the top and back does not take that long (About an hour I would say, depending on how long you stay to look at the views) so it is a nice activity. Definitely worth the visit while in Los Cristianos/PDLA!
