Farm visits · PLANTATION TOURS IN SPAIN
Good plantation tours in Spain fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 8 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Walk through Finca Las Margaritas with a guide or follow numbered signs at your own pace. Learn how Tenerife bananas are grown, watch a Gofio-making demonstration on guided visits, and finish with tastings of bananas, jams, sauces, drinks, and other local products.
“It was great experience to walk between banana plants”
Walk through BananaECOplantation in La Orotava with an English or Spanish guide such as Miguel, Ivan, Juan, or Elena. See banana plants at different stages, learn how the farm avoids pesticides, taste fresh organic bananas, and finish with a banana liqueur shot.
“we really enjoyed this tour, Ivan was very informative and we found it very interesting, the Banana Liquor was awesome as well,”
Walk through La Herradura Coffee Farm near Nerja with Manuel or another multilingual guide. See coffee, mangoes, avocados, dragon fruit, lychees, sugar cane, and more, while learning about organic farming, water use, and the family story. The walk ends at a 300-year-old cortijo with local produce and roasted coffee for sale.
“Really enjoyed our tour with Manual around his coffee plantation, seeing all the exotic fruits and learning about the history of the farm and his plans for the future.”
Spend 4 to 5 hours exploring Finca Las Margaritas, tasting banana, gofio, palm honey, and tropical fruit, then ride toward Vilaflor for wine and Canarian snacks at Lagar de Chasna. Pickup is offered, and guide Peter has helped make the day memorable for some groups.
“We had mostly a really great time during this excursion. Our tour guide was interesting, and very passionate about Tenerife and Canarian products. We visited a banana plantation, which was interesting and a nice experience. The lunch visit to ‘ Bodega Lagar de Chasna’ was excellent, it was beautiful wine, great lunch, and a wonderful experience. The first winery visited ‘ Mencey de Chasna’ was disappointing, it was not interesting and the business owner had a horrible attitude. She did not want the tour group there, it was awkward and not a good experience. Similarly the aloe vera farm at the end is simply a sales pitch and shop, it…”
Walk through a restored 200-year-old Canarian farmhouse, cactus garden, and mango plantation near Mogán, then taste red and white Lolito vermouth with Gazpachuelo de mango. Guides including Katarina and Tatiana lead this small, multilingual tour, with optional local lunch or dinner afterward.
“Very interesting excursion! The guide explained about the historical canarian farmhouse and how canarian people lived 200 years ago. We knew a lot about the production of the First vermouth in Gran Canaria and see the Mango plantation. It was amazing! The pictures which we made were really fantastic. Thanks a lot!”
Walk through Finca Badenes with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide, compare super-intensive, intensive, and traditional olive growing, taste three EVOOs, and learn how professionals judge oil. Finish with a traditional meal paired with Aires de Jaén oils.
“The tour and the meal were both wonderful. We loved walking around the olive groves and learning more bout how olive oil is made as well as the different varieties of olives and how they affect the flavour of the oil”
Join local pilot Jacob and his team for a tandem paragliding flight above Gran Canaria’s cliffs and bays, followed by a guided visit to a banana finca in Guía. You’ll learn about island farming, taste fresh bananas with cheese and honey, and travel in a small group of up to six.
Travel from your hotel to an organic aloe vera plantation near Santa Margalida, hilltop Artà, and the coastal Arta Caves. You’ll learn about aloe products, browse local food stalls, enjoy free time for lunch, and walk through illuminated caverns with a guide.
“Had a great day . The caves are amazing and easier to walk through than Drach . Market day in Arta could be eliminated unless you like overcrowded streets and restaurants. The Aloe farm was informative and welcoming.”
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