Lanzarote Highlights tour to Timanfaya National Park, the Green Cave, and Jameos del Agua

Discover in our Highlights tour the island’s three most spectacular attractions in a single day and a single excursion. Visit these comfortable places and avoid the long access queues.

The excursion will begin once all customers have been picked up. On some occasions, the itinerary begins in the town of Yaiza, one of the island’s best places for contemplating its popular architecture: small houses with white walls that contrast with the green paint of their windows and doors.
White houses of Lanzarote
Village of Yaiza
We will continue the route through the impressive Fire Mountains, a name that perfectly describes the barren landscapes, seas of lava and craters that you will discover in Timanfaya National Park. This place was produced by the island’s most recent volcanic eruptions, which occurred in the 18th and 19th centuries. We will walk over the surface like normal without even realizing that just 13 metres below, the temperature reaches 600 degrees.
Highway between the Mountains of Fire Landscape of Timanfaya
That does not mean that those volcanic processes do not continue to take place inside the earth. In fact, in the place known as Islote de Hilario, during our Timanfaya tour, we will conduct 3 experiments to demonstrate this. First, we will give you some small hot rocks that we retrieve just centimetres from the surface.
Tourists taking a guided tour to Timanfaya
Second, you will see how a small amount of tinder catches fire when placed just a metre deep. Third, you will see how a geyser forms when water is introduced into underground tubes 10 metres deep, and then abruptly returns in the form of steam.
The heat of the earth causes the water to evaporate
In Islote de Hilario, we will visit the Devil’s Lookout Restaurant, the first of the works by artist César Manrique that we will see today.

On its enormous barbecue reaching 7 metres deep, notice how meat and fish are cooked with just the heat that emanates from the depths of Timanfaya.
Grilled food made with the heat of the volcano
The final part of our visit to Timanfaya National Park will be done via bus, since this is the only way we are allowed to tour the Volcano Road. During the 14 km of the tour, we will contemplate an impressive volcanic landscape, full of craters, mountains, ashes and different types of lava.

The excursion continues to the northern part of the island, but along the way we will stop to get something to eat at the Mirador de los Helechos, one of the island’s most beautiful lookouts, from which we can see the towns of Arrieta, Punta Mujeres and Haría, together with the Valley of a Thousand Palms, where numerous Phoenix canarienses, the typical palms of the Canaries, grow.
Vistas desde el mirador de Los Helechos
We will continue our route with a cave tour to visit Los Jameos del Agua, one of Lanzarote’s most beautiful and most-visited places. It is a volcanic tunnel that rose after the eruption of the Corona Volcano about 4,000 years ago. Given that it’s so close to the coast and below sea level, ocean water filters here and has formed a type of interior lake.
Jameos del Agua Lanzarote
Upon approaching the lake, you will see that a type of small, endemic, albino and blind crab inhabits it. These are popularly known as “los jameitos”and are only about 1 centimetre in length.

But what makes this space magical, where nature and art shake hands, is the architectural adaptation and design of the great artist César Manrique.

Pool designed by César Manrique The incorporation of foreign elements into the jameos, like plants, an artificial pool, an underground auditorium and a museum, have ended up forming an intricate part of the complex.
Harrows of the auditorium of the Jameos
Our final stop will be a Cueva de los Verdes Tour to visit the Green Cave, an enclave that also arose after the eruption of the Corona Volcano, and where we offer you a tour of approximately 1 kilometre through the interior of this volcanic tunnel.

The Green Cave gives off a mysterious vibe, with secrets that you can only discover by entering it with us on this underground journey. Although with that said, if you suffer from claustrophobia or have mobility problems, we recommend you do not enter, since when all is said and done, it is an underground walk over very rough and uneven terrain.
Guided visit to the Cueva de Los Verdes
The magic of this place is an ideal place to end the Essences of our Lanzarote volcano tour, an offering dominated by the island’s volcanoes: first with their majestic appearance in Timanfaya National Park, later with their more amenable and artistic appearance in Los Jameos del Agua, and finally, in a more intimate and underground aspect in the Cave of the Greens.

We hope you spend a great day discovering the most important places in Lanzarote!

*The order of visits and the itinerary may vary for operational reasons or due to force majeure

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is pick-up and return?

When making your booking, you will receive the exact pick-up point and time closest to your accommodation.

Below you can see the approximate pick-up and return times:

Area	Pick-up time	Return time
Arrecife	08:30	17:35
Costa Teguise	08:00 – 08:25	17:10 – 17:45
Playa Blanca	08:20 – 09:30	18:15 – 18:45
Playa Honda	08:30	17:35
Puerto Calero	09:20	18:50
Puerto del Carmen	08:45 – 09:15	18:15 – 18:45

*Return times are approximate under normal conditions.

How long does it take from pick-up to the start of the excursion?

We offer multiple pick-up points close to your accommodation for your convenience. This makes the service slower but more comfortable.

More distant areas are usually picked up first and dropped off last.
Can the route change?

In exceptional cases due to road closures or force majeure, the itinerary may be modified. We will inform you as early as possible.
What should I bring?

We recommend wearing closed shoes and suitable clothing for the season, as well as a hat and a light jacket.

If you are prone to motion sickness, please take precautions as the route includes winding roads.
Why is this excursion more expensive than the Gran Tour?

This excursion is more expensive than the Gran Tour because it includes the entrance fee to the Cueva de los Verdes.
Are there lunch stops?

Yes, there is a long lunch stop. The guide will inform you about the restaurant, timetable and available menus.
How do babies travel?

Babies travel free of charge and sit on their parents’ lap.