Guía/Guide
Guided
Idioma/Language
Spanish, French, English
Punto de encuentro/Meeting Point
Hotel or at the start of the route
Transporte/Transportation
Yes
Horas de caminata/Walking Hours
3:30
Duración de la actividad / Activity duration
3:30
Destinos/Destinations
La Gomera Island
Actividades/Activities
Hiking, Naturalist itinerary
Dificultad/Difficulty
Easy

Informaciones generales/General info

Itinerario/Itinerary

Incluido-Excluido

Fechas/dates

Cancelación /Cancellation / Annulation

Review

Informaciones generales/General info

Cancelación /Cancellation / Annulation

Naturalist Guided Walk : In the Footsteps of the Volcano: Landscapes of Origin

Follow your guide on a journey through time, to the very heart of La Gomera’s origins.
Here, every cliff, every geological layer, and every stone tells the story of the lava that gave birth to the island.
You will learn to read the landscape like an open book — the story of an island shaped by the sea, the rain, and the volcano.
An experience to understand, feel, and contemplate the mineral memory of La Gomera.

Departure :

Walk begin

Walking Tour :

Puntalla - Special reserve

This hike highlights geology. Your guide will take you on a journey through time, from the volcanic origins of the Canary Islands to the unique features of La Gomera. You will discover the formation of volcanic organ pipes, marine abrasion platform, low island, pyroclasts… The Puntallana Nature Reserve is an open book where the entire volcanic history of the island is revealed. Your guide will help you “read” and interpret this magnificent landscape, which is far more than just a pretty postcard.

But Puntallana is not limited to geology. Its botanical heritage is equally outstanding: a coastal and halophilic vegetation extremely well preserved, home to endemic species, some of them exclusive to this area.

The cultural dimension is just as rich. The reserve houses the sanctuary of the island’s patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe. Here you will learn her legend and the traditions held in her honor: the annual celebration and, even more extraordinary, the great lustral festivities that take place every five years.

Puntallana is a true treasure of La Gomera, a fascinating place that deserves to be discovered and, above all, explained in order to fully grasp its value.