I’ll be on a short cruise next week and will spend a day each in Funchal, Las Palmas & Arrecife.
Any eateries or sights I should see in each?
All reco’s welcome, ta.
Arrecife itself is quite drab from what we saw, we had lunch here which was cheap and nice: https://www.charcovivo.com/
This on the outskirts is worth visiting: Fundación César Manrique – Fundación César Manrique
If you can get to Timanfaya national park then you should do so: https://turismolanzarote.com/en/visiting-the-timanfaya-national-park/
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Funchal’s wonderful. If I only had a day I’d probably get the bus to the Botanical Gardens then take the cable car across to Monte. If you’re wanting to go full on tourist you can then take a traditional toboggan ride back into the centre - it’s an underwhelming rip off in my opinion.
Yeah, the toboggan is shite
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Reviving an old thread here.
Anyone done any walks / hikes in Gran Canaria? I’m going away with my parents and I’m not a massive beach person, looks like there are some trails or whatnot about. Any easyish trail recommendations? I have decent stamina but don’t like really exposed difficult terrain / going down sharp hills because I get scared.
Not sure if you want to do things at your own pace but there are a bunch of guided tours and hikes for various levels.
https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/gran-canaria-l418/day-trips-tc172/
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This is a good idea. Turns out we are staying in Maspalomas which seems to be the least interesting part in terms of nature and stuff to do lol but I found a shortish and hopefully easyish walk nearby which is a bit desert-esque, something different I guess. I’ll definitely see about the dunes trail as well.
Nice, I am there next week as well. If with your mum, may want heads up that some spots of the dunes are used for nudists, and sexual activity isn’t unheard of either!
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Nah it’ll be me and my bf
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