Roque Nublo and sunset on the summit, with lunch at Cruz de Tejeda

The day starts with the pickup. From the last Sunday of October to the last Sunday of March, the operator's minivan sets off from Puerto de Mogán and Taurito at 10:00, works east along the south coast through Puerto Rico, Arguineguín, Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés to San Agustín at 11:00, and collects in Las Palmas at 11:35; in summer every time moves about two hours later, to keep the sunset at the end. The first stops are on Bandama, above Las Palmas: the viewpoint on the Pico de Bandama, then the rim of the Caldera de Bandama, an explosive crater with farmland and trees on its floor, where the guide starts the story of how the island was built.

Then the road climbs to Cruz de Tejeda, the pass at about 1,500 metres where the land drops into the Tejeda caldera. There is a small tasting at a local stand, with honey, cheese and sweets to buy if you want them, and lunch at Tajinaste, a restaurant at the pass, which the operator describes as a tasting of Canarian and French fusion dishes, with local wine, or water and soft drinks for anyone who prefers. Tell the operator about any food restrictions when you book.

The walk is the heart of the day. From the Degollada de La Goleta, the path to Roque Nublo is about 3.5 kilometres there and back with about 200 metres of climbing, the operator says: an average gradient of 16 percent and up to 60 percent in places, on rock. At the top you stand at the foot of the rock column and look across the Sacred Mountains, the landscape around the Tejeda caldera that UNESCO inscribed in July 2019 as Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria. Since 3 February 2025 the Cabildo de Gran Canaria has required a booking for this path between 09:00 and 17:00, with its own quota for registered active tourism companies of 30 people every two hours, and the car park at La Goleta has closed, which makes a guided group with its own vehicle the simplest way up.

The day ends at Pico de las Nieves, at the top of the island, about 1,920 metres up. On a clear evening the sun goes down over the cloud that fills the valleys, with the Tirajana caldera below and, the operator says, Teide on Tenerife on the horizon, and there is a shot of honey rum to go with it. In November the sun sets there at about 18:10, and the operator puts the drop-offs at 19:00 to 20:30, about one and a half to two hours after sunset.

On GetYourGuide on 6 November 2026 this tour was rated 4.8 from about 950 reviews, from 112.5 euros: the only listing we found that joins the walk up to Roque Nublo, a sit-down meal and sunset on the summit with pickup from both the south coast and Las Palmas. It is Climbo's own Volcano Heart Tour, which Climbo says is the same tour it sells on its own site, where it cost 125 euros on 6 November 2026, so booking it here was 12.5 euros cheaper. The cheaper rival is From Palmas: Pico de las Nieves and Roque Nublo, rated 4.7 from about 1,300 reviews, from 48 euros for 7.5 hours: its summary names Bandama, the summit and Teror, starts from Las Palmas and promises no sunset or meal. For more walking, the Peaks of Gran Canaria hiking tour was rated 4.9 from about 430 reviews, from 70 euros for 8 hours, with lunch, poles and an international mountain guide; from Maspalomas, Sky Rebels' Roque Nublo hike was rated 5.0 from about 40 reviews, from 87 euros for 5.5 hours.

If you want the summit without the hike, our sunset and stargazing page is the evening for you: 45 euros, with telescopes after dark. For mountain villages and valleys by four by four from the south, see the jeep safari. With a hire car you can drive up yourself and book a Roque Nublo slot on the Cabildo's site, but you park at Cruz de Los Llanos and ride the line 18 bus for the last stretch.