Lanzarote bike tours
From 680 € per person
If you prefer to explore the beauty of Lanzarote on a Mountain Bike, Olita Trek & Bike offers one week Lanzarote biking tours with fantastic excursions on 2 wheels to get to know the hidden treasures of the island.
Highlights:
- Variety of MTB excursions throughout the island
- Enjoy marvelous beaches after or during the rides
- Taste local dishes in daily changing restaurants.
- Lodge in comfortable villas with pool.
Program
Day 1: Arrival: Transfer to the accommodation. Briefing. Dinner.
Day 2: El Bosquecillo: This ride starts from the highest point of the island, on the cliff-top above the west coast and goes all the way down through Tabayesco to Guatiza on the eastern coast and then to Costa Teguise. The route crosses the ‘Valley of One Thousand Palm Trees’ at Haria and the valley of Tabayesco, where cultivated terraces adorn the landscape. Splendid views and a large variety of endemic plants and flowers. (3-4 hours ride)
Itinerary: Transfer to El Bosquecillo – El Bosquecillo – Road from Haría to Teguise –Haría – Tabayesco – Guatiza – The Volcanoes – Costa Teguise.
Day 3: The North: Transfer to Arrieta, a little fishing village on the east coast. Ascent to Maguez and to the base of Volcan de la Corona. Splendid and continually changing landscapes throughout the ride. We cross the Guinate valley in our way to the Famara cliffs. Sea views over the east and west coast where beaches and creeks are found. Dykes and old lava flows protect endemic vegetation. (4-5 hours ride)
Itinerary: Arrieta – Máguez – Volcán de la Corona – Valle de Guinate – Risco de Famara – Máguez – Haría – Arrieta
Day 4: La Graciosa Island: Transfer to Órzola in the North of the island. Boat cross to La Graciosa. The ride starts in the quiet and beautiful little island’s port and traverses dunes, lonely beaches and lava fields through volcanic and coastal vegetation. Picnic at Playa de las Conchas. ( picnic and swim ). Boat to Lanzarote. (4 hours ride)
Itinerary: Caleta del Sebo – Pedro Barba – Playa de las Conchas – Caleta del Sebo.
Day 5: La Geria and The Volcanoes: Transfer to La Asomada. Unique ride through exhilarating landscapes of basalt rock bombs, cinder, ash and lava ‘aa’ and ‘pahoehoe’. Lichens and colonizing plants surviving in extreme conditions. Vineyards where the vines grow in black volcanic ash, each vine being surrounded by low walls as protection from the wind. (5 hours ride)
Itinerary: La Asomada – Paso entre Tinasoria y Guardilama – Uga – Travesía del Parque – Caldera Blanca – Camino de la Playa de la Madera – Mancha Blanca – Montaña Roja – El Cuervo – La Asomada. Transfer from La Asomada.
Day 6: Playas de Papagayo: Transfer to Maciot in the South of the island.
Uphill to the base of the Ajaches range and long descent to reach the famous Papagayo beaches. Several old and barren gulleys adorn the landscape where the endemic vegetation and remains of abandoned croplands compete for the scarce rainfall. Creeks and beaches. (3 hours ride)
Itinerary: Casas de Maciot – Valle de los Dises – Playas de Papagayo.
Day 7: Los Cocoteros: Starting out at Costa Teguise on the East coast of the island we cross volcanoes and valleys belonging to the third volcanic phase that happened around 1 million years ago. A wild area where abandoned croplands and old houses hide rich endemic vegetation and some protected birds as “Hubaras” and other species as partridges and falcons. We reach a salt land on production on the sea shore and fields where the “cochinilla”, a natural dye, is still cultivated. (3 hours ride)
Itinerary: Costa Teguise – Los Cocoteros – Mala – Costa Teguise
Day 8: Departure: Transfer to the airport. Flight back.
Availability: Our Lanzarote bike tours are available all year round.
Group size: from 4 to 12 persons.