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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.
It’s good although it’s incomplete. In order to get to know Lanzarote you have to combine this one with another that goes to the places created by Cesar Manrique.
Short camel ride. I went with my children and the route was very entertaining thanks to the experiments that were done in Timanfaya, but the camel ride seemed short.
Excellent trip. A unique day away from the beaches and deckchairs.
Pure vulcanism. The effect of the volcanic eruptions are seen not only on the mountains of fire but also throughout the entire route, including the area of Geria or the Lago Verde – Green Lagoon, so close the sea.
I truly have no words to express everything that I’ve seen. I don’t think that I would have enjoyed another excursion as much as I enjoyed this one.