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Book your visit and discover an authentic traditional banana plantation in Las Galletas, in the south of Tenerife.
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Discover one of the most authentic experiences of Tenerife with our visits to get to know in depth the cultivation of the Canarian banana.
Choose the modality that best suits you and experience the flavour and history of Canary Island bananas. We have limited capacity, remember to book at least 12 hours in advance.
Everything you need to know before your visit
Are you planning your visit to our banana plantation in Las Galletas, Arona (Tenerife South)? Here we answer the most common questions about opening times, reservations, accessibility, discounts and other details so that you can make the most of your Banana Experience.
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From October 2025 onwards our guided tour will change its timetable, it will be
takes place only on Tuesdays and Thursdays in 2 sessions per day.
Tuesday: at 9.45hrs our guide explains it in English and at 10.45hrs our guide explains it in Spanish-English.
Thursday: at 9,45hrs our guide explains in English-Spanish and at 10,45hrs our guide explains in English-French the highlights of the banana.
It is very entertaining and fun, and suitable for all ages. The duration of this guided tour is from 75 to 90 minutes approx. with the tasting included.
Guided tours are available on other days and times when a group is formed.
with more than 12 people, usually groups of friends, family or companies that request us by email the guided tour for groups at least one week in advance.
The self-guided tour allows you to do the tour at your own pace, reading the information that you will find along the way. There are 8 stops or stations and at each of them we tell you about different aspects of banana cultivation, they are very educational and are in 9 languages: Spanish, French, English, German, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Polish and Hungarian. The recommended duration of this self-guided tour is approx. 60 minutes including the tasting, but you can stay longer if you wish. In April 2023 we have added illustrative material and from 2024 QR codes with a downloadable video.
This visit is cheaper because it is self-guided, but when you arrive at the farm we welcome you and explain the route. At the end of the tour you will find EL CUARTITO and there, in the shade of the "manguero" we offer a small tasting of banana and gofio products at different times.
Guided tastingby a member of our team, where we explain, seated and in a group, all the details about our products: firstly
Tasting at 10.15 a.m. Second Tasting at 11,15 h. Third
Tasting at 12.15 pm. El Cuartito area, stop no. 8, next to the hosepipe.
We recommend 60 minutes for this tour. It is also possible to do it a little faster or the other way round, or to take much longer. We want you to
take your time during the visit, observing the details, sharing your impressions or asking us any questions you may have.
The route is accessible for wheelchairs or people with reduced mobility, the ground is made of earth and pebbles. There are no ramps or inaccessible spaces. The route is not long and you will find several seats to take a break. At the end is the toilet and the tasting area. The tasting area is located outside under the shade of a 40 year old hosepipe and sheltered from the rain with a roof made of banana leaves, next to the old tool room of the farm EL CUARTITO, which has been fitted out as a space for rest, workshops, tastings, exhibition and shop. The set represents a wooden hut inside a banana plantation with wooden and cement seats. .
We are particularly sensitive to our environment and therefore facilitate the arrival of Canarian residents, families with children and social groups.
We want to be an affordable place to visit for all audiences and pockets. For them we have established different discounts between 5% and 20%.
On our website you can find 2 formats of guided tours:
- SELF-GUIDED visit, Wednesday and Saturday
- GUIDED tour, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Individual visits guided o self-guided are for couples, small groups or families and is the one that most of the people who visit us do.
The website software does not allow reservations after 7pm the day before. Some people come without a reservation and we have generally been able to receive them, but it is more difficult to find free places every day. It is advisable to make the request 12 hours in advance, by web, email, or wasap, so that we can confirm your reservation with certainty. The individual visit is not paid for on the website, payment is made on arrival at the finca either in cash or by credit card.
Visiting groups only takes place now when a group of 12 people or more is formed in advance and you need at least 2 hours for the visit.
(group of friends, large families, company incentives, associations, educational centres). It is necessary to book by email at least 1 week in advance, it has different schedules to the usual visits and the payment will be made by
transfer, we make the refund in case of cancellation.
The banana bunches or pineapples have an average weight of 50 kgs on our farm, with specimens weighing more than 70 kgs. In each bunch we can find between 200 and 250 bananas, but we never really count them. What is counted in a pineapple are the banana hands, which are usually between 13 and 17 hands. And what is packed in boxes for distribution is half of each hand, i.e. a bunch of bananas.
We have a rustic style unisex restroom next to the tasting area, accessible to people with reduced mobility.
The parking area is located to the left of our entrance as you arrive by car, just 50 metres away. Special care should be taken when walking from the car park as the route runs along a busy road, especially when holding hands with children.
Throughout the year we keep the same opening hours, except for 25th December and 1st January when we close. In summer we change our opening hours to avoid the heat and we open earlier and close earlier.
We communicate it 1 month in advance on our WEB.
