GRANGUANCHE

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GRAVEL

Lanzarote
Fuerteventura
Gran Canaria
Tenerife
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An unforgettable adventure

on endless double tracks

and iconic roads,

discovering the ever-changing landscapes

of the Canary Islands.

A great chance to

connect with like-minded people

and get inspired by our tour leaders

about cycling, photography, equipment

route planning and navigation.

8

Days

600

km

2

Guides

5☆

Hotels

7

Nights

14.000

m+

12

Riders

2.950

€ pp

Route

Details

Accommodation

7 nights in charming hotels.

Preferably outside tourist areas.

Check the day-by-day itinerary.

Full Board

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

Healthy picnic lunch.

Dinner at the hotel or selected restaurants.

Ferries

All the ferry tickets to connect the route.

As per the day-by-day itinerary

Airport Transfers

From Lanzarote Airport to the first hotel.

From the last hotel to Tenerife South Airport.

Luggage Transfer

To the next hotel.

One bag, max 20kg.

Bike Box Transfer

From the first Hotel

To the last hotel.

Support Van

Luggage transfer to the next hotel.
Healthy picnic lunch with seasonal food, fruit and drinks.

Bike tools and spares to solve common mechanicals.

Assist in case of bad weather or emergency.

Tour Leaders

The route is hosted by 2 inspiring cyclists.

The experience is focused on travelling by bike 

with practical tips and advices about

equipment, mechanics, photography, route planning and navigation.

Routes and tracking

Tour leaders will assist in setting routes on your GPS devices. 

All the participants will be tracked in real time,

giving everyone the chance to ride safely at his own pace.

Advanced

Demanding route for people who ride regularly

and want back-to-back challenging days.

Includes continuous climbs and long descents,

requires good bike-handling skills. 

Check the day-by-day Itinerary 

for the daily amount of kilometres and elevation.

Ride at your pace

Tour leaders can wait to regroup participants,

split into two groups or chose a shorter route. 

You can always choose to ride at your pace,

being faster or slower.

We will make sure you have the right route on your GPS

and we will keep an eye on your real time position.

Bike

Bring your trusted gravel or mountain bike.

Choose fast-rolling tires with min 45mm width

and low gearing for the long and steep climbs.

We don’t recommend renting a bike,

but we can arrange it:

please contact us

Tools and Spares

Multi toll

Inner tube

Chain Link

Breaking pad

Electronics

Front and rear Lights

GPS device

Power bank

Wall charger and cables

Clothing

Rain jacket

Mid layer

Warm gloves

Shoe covers

Bike Bag

We will ship your bike bag

to the last hotel.

We recommend soft bags

like EVOC or PRO.

Get Here

Fly to

Lanzarote

Arrecife Airport (ACE)

on Sunday, anytime

– we will arrange a transfer to the first Hotel –

 

Fly back from

Tenerife

South Airport (TFS)

the next Sunday, anytime

– we will arrange a transfer from the last Hotel –

Meeting

From Sunday

We meet at 2 pm at the Hotel Barceló

We go for an afternoon ride

and welcome participants all afternoon long.

To Sunday

We go for a morning ride,

pack our bikes and say good bye at 2 pm

(you can leave earlier or stay longer)

Bike Rental

Contact Us

for availability

Flights

Plane

Tickets

Drinks

Beer and Wine

at dinner

Single Room

Available

with a supplement

Insurance

that covers illness, rescue and injury

while cycling in the destination country.

more than

90 Days

before departure

60%

refund

|

more than

60 Days

before departure

30%

refund

|

more than

30 Days

before departure

15%

refund

|

less than

30 Days

before departure

NO

refund

|

Route

Highlights

Day-by-Day

Itinerary

50

km

900

m+

We meet at the hotel at 2 pm and go for a ride on the first part of the GranGuanche route. After the climb to the old town of Haria on a gravel road, we ride back to the hotel at sunset on a scenic double track.

Our support staff stays at the Hotel to welcome other participants arriving during the afternoon. All together we have dinner and a chat about the route with insights on navigation and GPS devices.

buffet
Dinner
at the Hotel

Hotel

Costa
Teguise
4☆
85

km

1000

m+

It’s an easy day on the bike to start the week with. After breakfast, we climb to Teguise, a colonial town and the island’s former capital. We descend to Famara beach in a sandy desert landscape and swim in the ocean. After lunch, the route takes us across El Jable desert, the unique volcanic landscape of Timanfaya and La Geria´s traditional vineyards. A well-deserved stop in a charming winery for a wine tasting and it’s all downhill to the hotel in Playa Blanca.

buffet
Breakfast
at the Hotel
picnic
Lunch
en-route
gourmet
Dinner
at the Hotel

Hotel

Playa
Blanca
5☆L
115

km

1600

+m+

After the half-an-hour ferry to Fuerteventura, we start a long day on the saddle, but trade winds will hopefully help us and climbings are smooth. It’s a ride on scenic gravel roads on the north shore. After lunch in the old colonial town of Betancuria, we ride in a rocky desert landscape and reach the hotel next to the sandy beach of La Pared.

buffet
Breakfast
at the Hotel
picnic
Lunch
en-route
buffet
Dinner
at the Hotel

Hotel

La
Pared
4☆
40

km

500

+m+

An easy day to recover, we ride across the desert of La Pared, the hard-packed sandy beach of Sotavento and reach the hotel in Playa Jandia. You can then chill at the pool or choose to join the 50km loop to the magnificent Cofete Beach.

buffet
Breakfast
at the Hotel
picnic
Lunch
en-route
buffet
Dinner
at the Hotel

Hotel

Playa
Jandia
4☆
80

km

2500

+m+

A 2-hour ferry and we are on the third island: Gran Canaria. A quick visit to the old colonial streets of Las Palmas and we climb to the highest peak of the island, Pico de las Nieves at 2000m. As we gain altitude the arid landscape turns into a lush pine wood, once above the clouds the view opens up to the magnificent “sacred mountains” of Gran Canaria, declared UNESCO world heritage. Our hotel is right there!

buffet
Breakfast
at the Hotel
picnic
Lunch
en-route
gourmet
Dinner
at the Hotel

Hotel

Cruz de
Tejeda
4☆
Rural
100

km

2400

+m+

Our ride today starts descending the endless switchbacks of Tirma in the Tamadaba pine forest, to reach the harbour by midday and take the 2-hour ferry to Tenerife. Soon we are back in the mountains in Anaga’s rugged peaks on beautiful switchbacks. A landscape made of cactus quickly turns into a lush green laurel forest usually shrouded in mist that well deserves the name of “enchanted forest”. We finally reach our hotel in La Laguna, a 15th-century colonial town declared UNESCO world heritage

buffet
Breakfast
at the Hotel
buffet
Lunch
on the ferry
gourmet
Dinner
at Malaka rest.​

Hotel

La
Laguna
4☆
Rural
100

km

3050

+m+

It’s a long climb to Mount Teide, a massive volcano rising at 3700 meters above the ocean. The climb mainly goes on hard-packed double tracks in the pine forest to reach the moon-like volcanic landscape of Cañadas above 2000 meters, another UNESCO World Heritage site. The route quickly descends on fast gravel roads to the hotel. It’s a long day, but we can take some shortcuts in the afternoon.

buffet
Breakfast
at the Hotel
picnic
Lunch
en-route
buffet
Dinner
at the Hotel

Hotel

Vilaflor
4☆

We could go for a short morning ride, stay at the pool or stroll around town. Time to pack our bikes and say goodbye. We arrange your transfer to Tenerife South Airport.

buffet
Breakfast
at the Hotel
picnic
Lunch
en-route
Dates

Booking

Sunday

5 Nov 23

BOOKINGS
ARE CLOSED
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With
Weronika
Szalas

Well-travelled bikepacker, photographer and occasional racer. Weronika explored most of the paved and unpaved roads of the canaries. When not on the islands, you can find her on an adventure somewhere in the mountains. Most probably with the camera and a tent.

Sunday

25 Feb 24

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With
Erwin
Sikkens

Erwin uses his camera and words to share his love for cycling and bikepacking with the community. He describes his riding style as social or ‘party pace’, but doesn’t shy away from the occasional challenge. When he’s not riding his bike, he spends most of his time planning routes with Komoot, and cuddling his newborn gravel-rider-to-be.

Tips &

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