Visiting Tasarte Beach It is quite an adventure, since it is one of the furthest points from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – City Life, History & Island Vibes, just on the opposite side. Tasarte beach is located about 15 minutes from the town of the same name, in the municipality of La Aldea de San Nicolás, West of Gran Canaria. In the town of Tasarte there are various bars, supermarkets, etc. and After several kilometers of roads surrounded by mangoes, papayas and avocados, we find a wide beach of shut up or boulders.
The main reason to visit this area of the island is to get to know and disconnect in its virgin beach in a quite isolated area of Gran Canaria. Therefore, here you will only find peace and tranquility. We tell you everything below!
Tasarte beach
Despite being a pebble beach, at low tide you can enjoy its black sand. The beach itself is quite large. The water here is impeccable and the sea is usually good because it is a mini bay. You can kayak, ride a jet ski, dive, fish... Although there is no company that is responsible for this type of activities there.
Also, if there is no Africa time (suspended sand), You can see Teide perfectly from the beach and a magnificent sunset. There used to be a bar where you could have lunch on the beachfront, but in April 2023 it closed. It was the Oliva bar, known for its old octopus clothes. Now if you come here, remember bring you a sandwich or you will have to eat something in the town of Tasarte.
Camping in Tasarte – Los Dragos parking
If you like life camper, a few meters from the beach there is a parking lot for 74 spaces for motorhomes and vans camperized which costs €10 a night. they have clean water collection point, as well as gray and black water emptying point. Also connection WiFi. Know that the parking is not on the beachfront, but you can walk, since it is only a few meters.
As you can see in the rules of Los Dragos, you cannot camp with campaign booth, since the municipality does not have an ordinance for this. We recommend you book in advance so as not to miss the trip. The WhatsApp contact numbers 650340742 and 639422843There used to be a food truck, but it is no longer operational.
Bar Oliva, Tasarte beach (already closed)
Although it is now closed, we would like to leave this photo of the famous old octopus clothes from Tasarte that we told you about (at least as a souvenir). If you read us from the outside, old clothes are a plate of canarian food. Normally, it has chicken, pork and/or beef, chickpeas, pepper, potatoes, onion and tomato. In this case, this beachfront bar was one of the pioneers on the island in preparing it with octopus, instead of with any other meat. We miss her...
Rural houses in Tasarte
There are some rural houses both in the town and on the Tasarte beach. Take a look at the options and Stay in a very quiet place with sea views and guaranteed sun.
How to get to Tasarte beach
To get here from the city, the ideal is to go north. It's almost two hours by car on a coastal road with many curves, but it's worth it.. Additionally, you can make stops at Agaete, The village y The risk. If you go from the south of the island, it is better to go through the Mogán Valley which will take you little more than an hour. During this journey we recommend a replenishing juice in the Los Azulejos Fountain.
You should know that once you arrive at the town of Tasarte, to go to the beach it is about 11 more kilometers, don't despair. The path starts from this point, whether you come from the north or the south. Almost reaching the beach, the road becomes dirt for approximately 1 kilometer. It is usually in good condition. We show it to you below.
As you can see below, the journey is very beautiful. This entire area is part of the Biosphere Reserve, quite virgin. You will be able to see plantations of mangoes and other fruits in a totally rural environment with very typical landscapes of the Canary Islands. They remind us of those of the La Gomera island.
We hope you are encouraged to discover the most authentic and profound Gran Canaria. You will have seen few places like this before, we assure you.. We loved it and we are from here!
Video of Tasarte
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Gran Canaria Podcast
In the next episode of our podcast we talk to you about Tasarte. Do not miss it!
Gran Canaria travel guides
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Good night. I would like to go to Güi Güi beach by boat from Tasarte. I don't know if they know anyone and can give me a contact phone number. I would be very grateful to you.
How could I make a reservation at the campsite?
Hello Jose! You have the contact information for the Los Dragos car park in the article: WhatsApp 650340742 and 639422843
Thank you very much for bringing us closer to those wonderful and hidden places of our Island.
You're welcome 🙂
Thank you for publishing this post otherwise I would not have discovered this wonder. The place is magical and even more so if you go with good company.
Easy and intuitive access. Great food. We ordered a bottle of local white wine, garlic tomato salad, octopus clothes and flan with cream. Everything was delicious and good. Totally recommended. We didn't swim on the beach because we wanted sand, but going to eat and spending a few hours there is great.
Thank you very much and greetings!
Hello John! Thank you very much for your comments, they make us very happy and serve as motivation to continue creating content for all residents and visitors of Gran Canaria! Thanks 🙂