Las Palmas sightseeing bus

General information

Destination	Category
Gran Canaria, Spain	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

Discover Las Palmas at your own pace with a hop on – hop off bus tour. Don’t be limited by time and don’t miss out on any of the sights and attractions on offer.


HIGHLIGHTS:


*Hop on and hop off at any of the eleven stops

*Unlimited travel within a 24 hour period


Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the largest city in the Canary Islands and what better way to see all that this amazing city has to offer than from the top deck of an open top double decker bus tour; allowing you to take in a 360º panoramic view of the city. You can hop on and off as many times as you like within 24 hours and with eleven stops on offer, you get the chance to see all of Las Palmas' top attractions.


You can hop off at the Playa de las Canteras – where swimming, diving, surfing, football and all manner of water sports can be found on the golden sands. Spend an evening at the Auditorio Alfredo Krauss - a concert hall overlooking the sea, located right on Las Palmas de Gran Canaria’s northern beach. Go shopping at the sophisticated mall of Las Arenas opposite. Visit Museo Elder, the brand new Museum of Science and Technology, or take a stroll through Casa Museo León y Castillo, dedicated to the island's history.


Gran Canaria is known for being home to several famous writers and artists, and their works are displayed at a number of central museums, including the Casa Museo Pérez Galdós, Gran Canaria's Museo Néstor, and the Casa Museo de Tomás Morales museums. Additionally, the Pueblo Canario museum is a complex of traditionally built island houses that are laid out to form a typical Canarian village with gates, an atrium and towers. Hop off at the vibrant historic district of Vegueta, packed with restaurants and tapas bars. The sightseeing tour is a comfortable and stress free way to get to know this sophisticated cosmopolitan city.


Meeting / Pick up point: Tours depart from San Telmo bus station or Parque Santa Catalina bus stop, with 11 stops along the route. The stops included on the route are: 1 Parque Sta. Catalina; 2 El Corte Inglés; 3 Auditorio Alfredo Kraus; 4 Paseo de La Cornisa; 5 Pueblo Canario; 6 Vegueta Cathedral; 7 Pérez Galdós Theatre; 8 San Telmo station; 9 Marina LPA (Muelle Deportivo); 10 Muelle Santa Catalina; 11 Playa de Las Canteras.
Duration: Approx. 75 minutes. Buses run every 30 minutes.
Start or opening time: At 9.40am from San Telmo or 10am from Santa Catalina.
End or closing time: Last tour departs at 6pm from Santa Catalina.
Languages: Multi-language audio system in German, English, French, Italian and Spanish.
Other information: Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Full mobility facilities on all tour buses.