Farm visits · PLANTATION TOURS IN SPAIN
Good plantation tours in Spain fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 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…”
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