Las Palmas de Gran Canaria joins the other major European cities in providing a cultural city bike tour to explore the wonderful and delightful ancient streets of the old city of Las Palmas in a safe and environmentally friendly fashion!

Whether you’re a cruise ship visitor, hotel tourist or just moved to the island, this is a perfect way to experience how Las Palmas made its mark in the world from the 14th century to the present day.

Las Palmas has taken a lead in providing safe designated cycling paths from the port area to the medieval old town of Vegueta, where car traffic is kept to an absolute minimum.

Cycling too is wonderfully healthy and of course ecological method of travelling around any modern city coming to terms with the responsibilities of the adapting to the pressures of reducing the impact on the environment.

And if your a tourist in the south,why not get away from the heat and crowds and enjoy the cooler tempertures of Las Palmas. Regular coaches every 20mins take you right next to the start point of the tour, at the Port of Las Palmas.

This is especially recommended for the independent visitor to Las Palmas, thanks to an innovative technological system, using GPS activated tourist points of interest,you can gain a wealth of knowledge of the area that you are in, as well as an electronic map to get you to your chosen areas of interest.

There are touchscreen facilities and HD videos explaining in multiple languages the vital history of the area that surrounds you. Take a break in one of the many cafes along the routes and plan the next point of your tour!

Welcome!

Rest Point!

Visit the Past!!

Apollo Reps

5* Lunch!

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Smartour in Action.

Easy and simple to use.

This 4 hour guided tour on comfortable modern trekking bikes with panniers for your belongings follows the seafront, allowing you to relax and breathe in the fresh sea air in perfect temperatures of around 22 degrees. There is no climbing and minimum riding with traffic, so that you can fully get back in time in the narrow cobbled streets where Las Palmas was born.

See and visit the 15th neo-classical Cathedral de Santa Ana, the Bishop’s Palace (Palacio Episcopal) and wonderful maintained buildings of the period, all protected by those 19th century huge bronze dogs that gave the islands their name!

Visit the Casa Mueso Colon (Christopher Columbus Museum), the peaceful and shady Placa de Santa Domingo, and before making a visit to the Mercado de Vegueta to see the exotic collection of fruits, herbs, spices and seafood from the island, and see where Canarian housewives make their choices for the table.

End the tour with a lunch made up of delightful Canarian treats and delicacies, in a famous restaurant in the old town.

Female Version

Comfortable upright-riding bikes that make getting there as much fun as being there. WSD Bikes are engineered specifically for women. Each bike puts you in a more natural riding position by redistributing weight more evenly between hips and hands. That means more comfort, better control and optimal power.

Male Version

These comfortable upright-riding bikes make getting there as much fun as being there. These bikes put comfort first, with a lightweight and durable Alpha White Aluminum frame, smooth-rolling tires for stability and control, and suspension in the fork and seatpost for a luxurious ride.

The Cycle Gran Canaria City Bike Tour of Las Palmas starts at the Puerto de Santa Catalina, in the Port Area opposite El Muelle Shopping Centre underneath the White Canopy.

The Tour finishes at the same point approximately 4 hours later, there are always taxis there to take you back to your hotel.

The Tour can also be booked in advance at the InterCruises Office 100m past the White Canopy on the left inside the building opposite the Pharmacy.