Canary islands walking vacation, 10 days

Planet

During the adventure we are of course primarily walking to experience the sights, sounds and smells of this beautiful country, which is a low carbon way to see the islands.

All other transport on the islands is provided by local companies, supporting the local economy and our transport is shared by the group.

This adventure includes visiting three of the Canary Islands, all travel between the islands is done by ferry.

We include a guided visit National Park of Las Caņadas del Teide and the National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente.

Finally, we are very proud to have partnered with Water-To-Go, specialists in personal and expedition water purification, instantly, and on-demand. Their unique, 350L water bottles incorporate advanced filtration technology to convert even the dirtiest water to drinking water as you fill up.

Being able to produce safe drinking water from sources off the beaten track, of sometimes dubious quality, offers incredible benefits to our adventure travelers and eliminates the need for single-use plastic bottles. We subsidise this product to make it more accessible to you.

People

We work directly with a small Spanish operator based in the heart of the Canary Islands, who provides a local walking guide (qualified) for our adventures - our clients benefit from their expertise, and they benefit from our employment.

We use small, locally run hotels during our adventure rather than larger internationally run chain hotels.

By visiting three of the Canary Islands, we are able to spread our business over three islands rather than just one.

Our Spanish partner has a fabulous network of local contacts who are passionate about developing the right kind of tourism in the Canary Islands, one which supports local communities. For example we vist El Cedro, a quaint village of just seven rustic dwellings and our group takes a short break at the Las Vistas inn. Because our walking routes take us away from the tourist hot spots and through visiting the occasional small village not on the tourist route, our walks brings some economical advantages to areas of the island that lack this opportunity.

Enjoying a local guide on this adventure supports local tourism and helps build positive and sustainable relationships between ourselves and the tourism industry within the areas we visit.