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Green Lake tours
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4.8/5 - 36 view tour Size of the group: minimum 30 people.
Excursions to Laguna Verde in Lanzarote
The Green Lagoon is located on the south-eastern coast of Lanzarote and is known both as Laguna Verde and Charco de los Clicos, as well as Laguna de El Golfo, due to its location next to the town of El Golfo, which is part of the Yaiza municipality.
Like practically all of Lanzarote’s tourist attractions, Laguna Verde can be seen in any volcano tour. In this case it is right on the coast, and therefore the trip is complemented by a visit to the neighbouring El Golfo beach. In fact, if you’d like to swim, you’d have to do so at this beach and never in Charco de los Clicos, where it is strictly prohibited.
This prohibition is due to the natural value of the lake. Its origin was the crater of a volcano that erupted in the year 1730, and after that it remained sunken and full of water. It is surrounded by a cliff that acts like a natural amphitheatre where you can contemplate the ocean, beach and lagoon.
However, the water in the lagoon does not come in with tide. In reality, Laguna Verde is connected with the ocean via different underground conduits and cracks. This way, although it seems like it, the water is not stagnant, but rather renewed constantly.
That’s why there is life inside the lake, basically a type of algae that give it its characteristic intense green colour, which greatly contrasts with the black colour of the surrounding beach. For the conservation of this rare habitat, it was named a Natural Reserve, and it’s prohibited to even touch its waters.
It’s all to preserve the presence of this type of algae, Ruppia marítima, and to guarantee that the semiprecious stones generated here continue to exist. These are called olivines, which the local artisans and jewellers use to make attractive souvenirs from Lanzarote.
Discover this and other places of interest in our Lanzarote excursions in OkLanzarote.
Excellent. Although not all of the most important places in Lanzarote are concentrated on this route, but only this route has things like La Geria or the Laguna Verde, and it’s the only one in which you can ride a camel. We combined the excursion with the Cesar Manrique one that we did that same week.
The buses were modern and comfortable. The island was lovely, with charming and very characterful places. I would do it again in a few years when I return.
If it’s not the most complete tour, it has to be one of the most complete. We toured the most emblematic places around the entire island. It’s difficult to find a trip of this kind that is so good and full of things to see.
Many thanks to the company. They were great. We will recommend them to anyone we can.
Worthwhile. We loved the Timanfaya National Park and riding camels there, in addition to the landscapes of the Laguna Verde and La Geria were incredible for their uniqueness.
Worth it. We saw the Mountains of Fire, rode camels, visited the Geria and the Laguna Verde and got to know other interesting places in the southern area of the island.
The best in Lanzarote.
I was very impressed by Jameos del Agua, much better in person than in photos.
The area of the park that’s full of volcanoes and craters was really impressive. It looked nothing like I had expected a volcanic island to look like.
There are some landscapes that I don’t think can be seen anywhere else in the world. I was dumbfounded by these natural wonders.