DISCOVERING LANZAROTE VOLCANOES ROUTE. Discover the charms of Lanzarote enjoying the incredible views of this unique volcanic island.

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1 DISCOVERING LANZAROTE VOLCANOES ROUTE Discover the charms of Lanzarote enjoying the incredible views of this unique volcanic island.we Adults: 63,00 will start this unforgettable day going to the south Child: (2-11 years) 33,00 throughout the lava coast visiting Las Salinas del Time: 8-9 hours aprox. Danubio, and Los Hervideros. We will continue our visit going to the town of Uga in order to go into Las Montañas del Fuego where the heat in the interior of the mountain can be felt on the surface. We will have the possibility to ride dromedaries. Our visit will Included: bus, official guide, camel ride, tickets continue between volcanoes and craters to visit the to Montañas del Fuego, Jameos del Agua, Timanfaya National Park where we will enjoy the winery and lunch. geothermic demonstrations and we will do the Volcanoes Route. Lunch time will be in Yaiza, prize- winner town by its beauty and integration on the scene. We will pass through La Geria, vine town and a good example of how the farmers of Lanzarote have been adapted to this environment. We will stop in one of the wineries with tasting included. From there we will travel to the north going through the old main city of the island, Teguise, passing by Los Valles and Haría, with its incredible view to the Valle de las Mil Palmeras (Valley of the thousand palm trees). Then, we will arrive to Los Jameos del Agua to visit this natural cave. Finally, we will return to the different pick- up points. Departure from Costa Teguise, Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen, Puerto Calero and Playa Blanca towards the Adults: 39,00 southern part of the island, passing through the village of Child: (2-11 years): 50% Uga and, we will travelling into the Fire Mountains, Time: 7-8 hours aprox. where we will stop for photos at the place where the Level: easy camels are kept (camel ride opportunity, not included in price). We will then continue among volcanoes to visit the Timanfaya National Park. There we will enjoy geothermic demonstrations in the Hilario s Plateau, and we will follow Included: Bus, official guide, tickets to the Volcano Route, accompanied entertained by the Montañas del Fuego (optional camel story of the eruptions which have occurred in Lanzarote in ride), winery and lunch. the past. We will then continue to the southern part of the island to admire the Lava Coast, including a panoramic view of the El Janubio salt mines, where Lanzarote inhabitants worked in the past, and Los Hervideros, engraved in the rocks by the sea action and the wind erosion. Lunch is included in Yaiza, a town which has won awards for its beauty and integration in it s the surroundings. After lunch, we will cross the most important vine-growing area of Lanzarote, La Geria, a unique example of how a place has adapted to and made good use of its land characteristics (with a stop in a typical winery and tasting session are included). Return to the picking-up points.

2 CÉSAR MANRIQUE S ROUTE (3 CENTRES) Departures from Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero, Puerto del Carmen, Arrecife and Costa Teguise towards Teguise, Adults: 41,00 (Local*/sin comida) 49,00 (Local*/con comida) old main city of the island, where we will stop to enjoy 42,00 (Pl. Blanca/sin comida) its church, its paving streetss and the feeling of being 50,00 (Pl. Blanca/con comida) transported to an old traditional village. Later, and Child: (2-11 años): 50 % crossing Los Valles town, we will go towards Haría, where we will enjoy a great view of El Valle de las Mil Time: 7-8 hours aprox. Palmeras (the valley of the thousand palm tress). We will continue by Máguez and Ye, arriving to El Mirador del Río, in El Risco de Famara, where we will have the opportunity to see La Graciosa and the river that Included: bus, oficial guide, Tickets to divide Lanzarote from this small island. From there we Jameos del Agua, Cueva de los Verdes and will also appreciate the whole Chinijo Archipelago from Mirador del Río, and lunch (optional, see a spectacular point of view. Then we will continue in prices). our way, bordering the Volcan de la Corona and Malpais de la Corona to Los Jameos del Agua and La Cueva de los Verdes, with visit. Both centers are caves of and unquestionable beauty with an indescribable landscape formed by volcanic eruptions. Lunch time will be on route. Finally, we will return to the different pick- up points crossing the Mala and Guatiza towns, with a brief stop at the Aloe Musseum, having a look to the prickly pears plantations which produce the cochineal, used as natural dye. SHORT NORTH TOUR (2 CENTRES) Departures from Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero, Puerto Adults: 34,00 (local* without luch) del Carmen, Arrecife and Costa Teguise towards 35,00 (Pl. Bl without lunch) Teguise, old main city of the island, where we will stop Child (2-11 años): 50% to enjoy its church, its paving streets and the feeling of Time: 4-5 hours aprox. being transported to an old traditional village. Later, and crossing Los Valles town, we will go towards Haría, where we will enjoy a great view of El Valle de Included: Bus, oficial guide, tickets to Jardin las Mil Palmeras (the valley of the thousand palm tress). Cactus, Jameos del agua or Cueva Then we will continue in our way, bordering the Verdes.Aloe Museum Volcan de la Corona and Malpais de la Corona to Los Jameos del Agua and La Cueva de los Verdes, with visit to one of this centres. Both centers are caves of and unquestionable beauty with an indescribable landscape formed by volcanic eruptions. Finally, crossing the Mala town, with a brief stop at the Aloe Musseum, having a look to the prickly pears plantations which produce the cochineal, used as natural dye, and Guatiza town, with visit to the Cactus Garden, we will return to the different pick- up points,

3 DISCOVERING FUERTEVENTURA Departures from Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero, Puerto del Carmen, Arrecife and Costa Teguise towards the Playa Adults: 63,00 Blanca docking bay. There, we will embark in a boat and Child: (2-11 years): 33,00 we will be sailing during 30 minutes in our way to Time: 9-10 hours aprox. Corralejo docking bay in Fuerteventura, a charming island full of contrasts where will be surprised by its mountain landscapes and big herds. We will continue visiting different towns such as la Oliva, Tefía, Tiscamanita (and Pájara, where we can admire the church (a little oasis Included: Bus, oficial guide, Ferry, tickets between the dry mountains) ), la Vega de Rio Palma and to Casa Santa Maria, photo stop at the Betancuria. In Betancuria we will have time to see its Dunas de Corralejo and lunch. church and visit Casa Santa María where we will enjoy a multivision pass. Lunch will be on route. From our way to the north, we will border the coast arriving to the National Park Dunas de Corralejo where we will stop to have a photographic view. Finally, we will return to the Corralejo docking bay and we will sail to Playa Blanca. TEGUISE MARKET Departure from Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero, Puerto del Carmen, Adults: 16,00 Arrecife and Costa Teguise towards Teguise, which used to be Child: (2-11 years): 50% the island main citycapital, where there is a very varied popular street market which take placeheld every Sunday. We have free Time: 4 5 hours aprox. time to visit the market and the possibility of watching performances by folk groups in the town s central square, Included: bus, official guide. surrounded by historic sitess such as the church or Palacio Spínola. All this activities will be followed by a light snack. Return at about pm. TEGUISE MARKET AND CESAR MANRIQUE FOUNDATIONN Departure from Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero, Puerto del Adults: 22,,00 (local) Carmen, Arrecife and Costa Teguise towards Teguise, which 23,00 (Playa Blanca) used to be the island main city, where there isa very varied Child (2-11 years): 10,00 (local) popular street market which take place every Sunday. We have 11,00 (P.Blanca) free time to visitthe market and the possibility of watching Time: 4-5 hours aprox. performances by folk groups in the town s central square, surrounded by historic sitess such as the church or Palacio Spínola. Then, we visit the César Manrique Foundation, Included: Bus, official guide, FCM. located in the old house of the magnificent Lanzarote-born artist. Here, you are able to contemplate César Manrique s work, as well as various paintings and sculptures by different avant-garde artists.return at about 1.30 pm.

4 HIKING IN LUNAR LANDSCAPE Departures from the different pick- up points towards Los Volcanes National Park, where we will carry out a walk route of 6 km. In this route, we will pass through craters, we will walk on volcanoes and we will crosss the whole lava outflow. Return at 03:00 pm (we recommend clothes for cold, picnic, closed and comfortable shoes. Low difficulty). Adults: 37,00 Child: (2-11 years) : 29,00 Time: 7-8 hours aprox. SENDERISM IN EL RISCO/ LA GRACIOSA BEACH It is a route of tradition because it was the old communication via for people of La Graciosa and we will Adults: 59,00 do it combining a walking itinerary with a sailing trip in a Child (2-11 years) : 52,00 zodiac towards La Graciosa. The visit starts in Ye from Time: 7-8 hours aprox. where we will go down by Las Rositas path towards Playa del Risco, a spectacular beach that due to its difficult Level: mediumm accessibility stays virgin. You will have the opportunity to visit Las Salinas del Río beach to be embarked in a zodiac course to La Graciosa where the people who wants to can enjoy the sea practicing snorkeling (material supplied). We will return sailing by El Río (sea arm that separates La Graciosa from Lanzarote) and enjoy the landscape of Famara cliff and arrive to Puerto de Orzola (we recommend clothes for cold, picnic, closed and comfortable shoes. Low difficulty, 5km). WINE ROUTE The Lanzarote wine route collects a careful selection of Adults: 66,00 wineries and touristic establishments of the island. The great quality and professionalism of these places will Child (2-11 years): 50% help you to be immersed in the wine culture and taste Time: 7-8 hours aprox. our broths. Walk by our vineyards; participate in wine Small groups tastings to know the singularities and shades of our wines; enjoy the richness of this land from another point of view Once we have picked-up the clients from the different establishments, we will go in our Included: Bus, oficial guide, tickets to Museo way to El Patio Museum, located in Tiagua. This is a Agrícola El Patio, tour, tasting and appetizer Bodega Stratvs, El Grifo and Rubicón. rural museum where the old architecture and tools of Lanzarote are recreated. Next, we will visit some of the most distinguished wineries of the Canary Island with an expert. El Grupo winery: this is the oldest winery of the Canary Islands and it is among the ten oldest wineries in Spain. It is a familiar winery founded in Installations are modern, but the vineyard labors are handed and traditionally developed. They have a great variety of wines, all of them bottled and made in the same land of El Grifo. Among them, the Malvasía is distinguished by its light smell that reminds the muscatel. Stratvs winery: located in the surroundings of the National Park of Timanfaya, its architectural design has been conceived with the maximum consideration of the landscape valor and its condition of protected space. The Stratvs winery has bet on a producing system which mixes tradition and innovation. Lanzaote wines are elaborated with care and the use of technology that permits to

5 extract the best qualities of the grape. The installations for fermentation count with the most modern equipment to make prestigious wines with its own personality without forgetting the wine tradition of Lanzarote. Stratvs winery in one of the most technically advanced wineries which still respect the idiosyncrasy of Lanzarote wines. Rubicón winery: it is located in La Geria, the most important wine area of the island. It dates to the XVII century suffering different extensions until 2000 year. Its vineyards belongs to a protected natural place which is sett apart by a unique in the world cultivation way. The final product, combining traditional techniques with the ultimate technologic advances, is a wine of great quality and tradition which is bottled in order to be enjoyed. In all of the above mentioned wineries we will carry out a tasting of the best wines accompanied by typical products such as cheeses (some of the internationally prize- winners), papas arrugadas (Canary cooked potatoes) with Canary sauces, tuna fish, etc.