Seasons:
19 October 2007 - 30 April 2008
25 October 2008 – 30 April 2009
When to go:
- Nov & Dec: Bask in the lingering warmth of summer long after Britain has descended into winter
- Jan & Feb: The island becomes lush and green and countless almond trees burst into blossom
- Mar & Apr: Perfect walking weather in balmy spring sunshine. Spring/Easter celebrations.
- These 6 winter months in Gran Canaria have an average daytime temperature of around 16-23°C, depending on altitude.
2007/08 Prices - Land Only
Price per person, including car hire, based on exclusive use of a cave-house/cottage around Artenara:
| Pax/Cave house | 1 Pax |
2 pax |
3 pax |
4 pax |
5 pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 nights |
£477 |
£360 |
£335 |
£325 |
£300 |
| 4 nights |
£587 |
£430 |
£400 |
£390 |
£370 |
| 5 nights |
£735 |
£530 |
£490 |
£475 |
£440 |
| 6 nights |
£808 |
£575 |
£540 |
£525 |
£495 |
| 7 nights |
£916 |
£655 |
£610 |
£590 |
£545 |
| Extra nights (per night) |
£125 |
£88 |
£82 |
£80 |
£70 |
Suppl. for staying at La Montañeta - £10.00 per booking per night
Price per person, including car hire, based in Tejeda at the Hotel Fonda de la Tea:
| 3 nights | £405.00 |
|---|---|
| 4 nights | £495.00 |
| 5 nights | £585.00 |
| 6 nights | £655.00 |
| 7 nights | £715.00 |
| Extra nights (per night) | £95.00 |
Single room supplement at Hotel Fonda de la Tea (sharing car) = £11 /night
Children under 2 years old - Free
Children aged 2-11 years old – 25% discount
Parties/families of 6 or more (excl infants) = 1 person free (conditions apply)
Driving Time From Airports
- Las Palmas = 1 ½ hours
The Highlands
Enjoy the sun on your back, birdsong and the scent of pines carried on a cool breeze, bright flowers and grassy meadows, and truly spectacular upland walking; all during the winter months when Europe’s mountains are blanketed with snow and grey drizzle is falling at home. Gran Canaria is a four hour flight away, in the same time-zone as the UK, and the awesome landscapes of its central highlands – with tall towers of volcanic rock, deep valleys filled with exotic vegetation, and woods and meadows between – rise above 1900m. The island is of course well known for its beaches, but the interior remains to be discovered, where the ancient paving of the Caminos Reales pathways link fascinating little villages and sites that have been holy to the ancient Canarians – the Guanche - since prehistoric times. A wealth of indigenous and imported plant species make the island a botanist’s paradise, and amongst the pines you may catch a glimpse of the rare endemic blue chaffinch and hear the famous song of the Atlantic Canary.
