06 February 2023

Gran_Canaria_2023


SPAIN - Gran Canaria island.

07/Feb/2023 to 14/Feb/2023.

Gran Canaria.

Summer 2019 a wildfire ripped through the island,
destroying 10000 hectares of land.






Tuesday 07/Feb/2023.
Home to Gran Canaria journey.


Boarding the first flight,
Dusseldorf - Madrid.

Boarding the second flight,
Madrid - Gran Canaria,
at 17:30 instead of 22:10 (standby).

Sunset behind the Teide volcano
(3715m, on Tenerife island).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teide

Transportation:
---- Bus C4 from Lipperbruch to Lippstadt, 07:47-07.56, 0h09, 2.20€.
---- Deutsche Bahn RE11 train from Lippstadt to Dusseldorf airport, 08:25-10:15, 1h50, 21.50€.
---- Iberia flight IB3141 from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Madrid (MAD), 12:05-14-50, 2h45, 130€ + frequent-flyer miles (all four flights, incl cabin luggage).
---- Madrid airport transit, 7h20 2h40.
---- Iberia flight IB3834 from Madrid (MAD) to Gran Canaria (LPA), 22:10-00:05 17:30-19:25 (by waiting list), 2h55.
---- Public bus #60 to Las Palmas, San Telmo stop, 19:45, 2.30€.

|---| Emblematico Hotel, Las Palmas, 71€ without breakfast.



Wednesday 08/Feb/2023.
DAY 1 - Altavista hike.










Transportation:
---- Public bus #60 from Las Palmas to the airport, 2.30€.
---- Topcar Rental Car pickup (Carflexi brooker), airport, 115€/6d.

|---| La Hoyilla Hostel, La Aldea de San-Nicolás, 37€ incl breakfast.



Thursday 09/Feb/2023.
DAY 2 - HIKE Roque Nublo circuit, 12km (ref F 15-4).
























|---| La Hoyilla Hostel, La Aldea de San-Nicolás, 37€ incl breakfast, 2nd night.



Friday 10/Feb/2023.
DAY 3 - HIKE Tamadama Mirador circuit, 11.5km (ref F 10-2).





Start of the hike.









|---| 
La Hoyilla Hostel, La Aldea de San-Nicolás, dormitory for this night, 22€ incl breakfast, 3rd night.



Saturday 11/Feb/2023.
DAY 4 - HIKE Gañanias circuit, Monte Pavon, 10km (ref F 9-2)
.


Start of the hike.










|---| Casa Los Pinos, El Palmital, 70€/n (1st night).



Sunday 12/Feb/2023.
DAY 5 - HIKE Big loop from Cruz-de-Tejeda, 14.4km (Rother guidebook #25).



Cruz-de-Tejeda, a stone cross marking
the geographical centre of Gran Canaria,

The hike.











|---| Casa Los Pinos, El Palmital, 70€/n (2nd night).



Monday 13/Feb/2023.
DAY 6 - HIKE Llanos Pez-pico Nieves loop.









|---| Hotel Rural Villa del Monte, Santa Brigida, 68€ incl breakfast.



Tuesday 14/Feb/2023.
Return home journey.

Transportation:
---- Iberia flight IB3827 from Gran Canaria (LPA) to Madrid (MAD), 10:40-14-30, 2h50.
---- Madrid airport transit, 2h10.
---- Iberia flight from Madrid (MAD) to Marseille (MRS), 16:40-18:25, 1h45.
---- Bus 40 from the airport to Aix-en-Provence.
---- Bus 160 from Aix-en-Provence till home.

|---| Home.



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