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Private excursions
4.8/5 - 36 view tour Size of the group: minimum 30 people.
Tours that go through the Salinas de Janubio
The Janubio Salt Mine is an essential place to visit and one of the Lanzarote tourist attractions for a variety of reasons.
The first reason is its location in the south-eastern area of the island, very close to tourist areas. In the day trips from Playa Blanca you can also also do a Timanfaya Natiaonal Park excursion and visit other places as attractive as Los Hervidores (The Hot Springs) or the Laguna Verde (Green Lake). Therefore, many of the excursions in Lanzarote pass through this part of the island, where the salt mine is a showcased stop.
The visit to the Janubio Salt Mine also means discovering a landscape different from the other areas of Lanzarote. Here you can see more than 400,000 square metres of salt formations, all of which surrounds a large central lake that is the main character of most of this immense territory, otherwise dominated by the white salt and the intense reflections of the sun. However, the view of this place, which is full of traditions, colours, architectural heritage and the sea, is undeniably photogenic.
It’s surprising to learn that this place could be so old, but the mine has been exploited since 1895.
Clearly in the beginning, salt was extracted in order to complement Lanzarote’s great source of wealth: fishing. The salt mine is linked to the canning industry, salted fish and the brining technique. Thus, during peak production, up to 10,000 tons of salt can be extracted from this place each year.
But today that production has diminished to one-fifth, since there are other, more modern preservation techniques now. However, the salt from Janubio continues to be popular and of high quality. Plus, it is still extracted by hand, which is why it has a Designation of Origin seal.
The geyser show was very fun, there was a lot of laughter and admiration. The visit to Timanfaya is very interesting.
Apparently they pick you up at almost all the tourist points. I was with my girlfriend in Costa Teguise and we had no problems getting picked up and dropped off near the hotel. Regarding the excursion, it was a 10 out of 10.
Great organization. The tour is laid out so that there is time to visit the south of the island’s most interesting places while the guide gives all kinds of details to help you get to know and better appreciate the places you pass, nothing like doing this same route on your own.
Beautiful excursion. I went with my husband and my two children and we loved the route. Riding the camels and seeing Timanfaya National Park was very impressive. We didn’t know anything about Laguna Verde and La Geria but they really surprised us.
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.