WALKING THROUGH LANZAROTE IN 8 DAYS

Olita Treks offers you, in 8 days, the possibility to know and understand the island with a experimented guide. You can discover landscapes and lonely places enjoying at the same time the beaches, towns and local cuisine. You will benefit, definitively, of a unique way of doing tourism scrolling the island with your family or friends.

Day 1 – Arrival
Arrival of the flight. Transfer to accommodation. According to flight schedule trek in Barranco de Tenegüime ( 3 hours ) or visit to Jardín de Cactus and Mirador del Río. Dinner.

Day 2 – The North
Splendid and continually changing landscapes throughout the walk: two coasts, the crater and lavas of La Corona volcanoe and the island of La Graciosa from the crest of Famara Cliff. Typical farming on volcanic ash and a large variety of endemic plants and flowers can be seen. Seabirds.
Visit to Jameos del Agua, master piece of César Manrique, a collapse of a volcanic tube in which an endemic blind crab live in a natural pool of sea water. Dinner
3 h 30′ walk.

Day 3 – La Graciosa island
After a short voyage from Órzola in the north of Lanzarote the trek starts out in the charming little port of Caleta del Sebo in La Graciosa. We traverse dunes, lonely beaches and lava fields through a volcanic and coastal vegetation. Swim and pick-nick. Return to Lanzarote. Dinner.
3 h 30′ walk.

Day 4 – The Volcanoes
Unique and surprising walk through lava fields and recent but extinct craters providing a large span of shapes and colours. Basalt bombs, cinder, ash and lavas “aa” and “pahoehoe” through exhilarating landscapes. Lychens and colonizing plants in extreme conditions. Pic-nic and visits to the Visitors Center of Timanfaya and El Golfo. Dinner.
3 hours walk.

Day 5 – Fuerteventura
A drive to Playa Blanca in the South of the island where we take the Ferry to Corralejo in Fuerteventura. We cross the Parque Natural de las Dunas and following the coastal road. Visit to Montaña de Tindaya and the Ecomuseo in Tefía, typical hamlets and traditional handicrafts. Trek on the central crest of the island around Betancuria. Pic-nic and visit to the old town. Swim in one of the nicest beaches of the Canary Islands. Late in the afternoon we cross again to Lanzarote. Dinner.
2 hours walk.

Day 6 – La Geria: the vineyards and its environnement
A trek by the central crest climbing to the old Guardilama Volcano from where we will have a panoramic view of the South and Center of Lanzarote. Descent to La Geria where the vineyards grow on volcanic ash and have to be protected from the wind with a little wall. Pic-nic in a wine cellar. Visit to Teguise, ancient capital of the island. Time for a swim. Dinner.
4 hours walk.

Day 7 – Risco de Famara
Splendid and continually changing landscapes throughout the walk. Sea views over the west coast where beaches and creeks are found. Dykes and old lava flows protect endemic vegetation. Seabirds. Pick-nick. Free afternoon. Dinner
5 hours walk.

Day 8 -Departure
According to flight schedule visit to Fundación César Manrique. Transfer to the Airport.