Activity schedule
Opening hours: from Tuesday to Friday: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Tastings at 9:45, 10,30 and 11:45 am
Guided visit: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:15 am
Finca Las Margaritas Banana Experience
Embark on guided tours designed to unveil the fascinating nature and culture of bananas, ideal for groups. Alternatively, independent individuals can opt for self-guided tours.
Immerse yourself in rich educational content as you traverse a brief and easily accessible route. Join us in this engaging experience – your gateway to discovering the essence of bananas!
An agricultural experience
Finca Las Margaritas has been promoting the values and unique aspects, mysteries, and efforts involved in Canarian banana cultivation. They convey, in an engaging and playful manner, the nature and culture of their distinctive identity to tourists, the local population, older individuals, and particularly to young students and educational institutions.
The route is accessible for wheelchairs or people with reduced mobility, the ground is made of earth and pebbles. There are no ramps or inaccessible spaces. The route is not long and you will be able to find several seats for a break. At the end is the bathroom and the degustation area. The tasting area is located outside under the shade of a 40 year old mango fruit tree and sheltered from the rain with a roof made of banana leaves, next to the old tool room of the farm. EL CUARTITO is a space for relaxation, workshops, tastings, exhibitions and a shop. The set depicts a wooden hut inside a banana plantation with seating. of wood and cement .
- The visitor can arrive at 09:30 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. (tasting at 11:30 a.m.).
- The most important aspects of banana cultivation are explained in the guided tour.
- Guided visits are available in English and Spanish. (only on Thursdays in French).
- Duration (approx.): 90 minutes (from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. including the tasting).
- At the end of the tour, there is a tasting of various banana products and gofio.
- It takes place on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 10:15 a.m.
- Visitors have the flexibility to arrive at any time between 09:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
- A wealth of comprehensive information awaits them at 8 stations featuring explanatory panels and photographs, allowing them to read at their own pace. Interpretive panels with QR codes and video features are incorporated.
- Information is available in Spanish, English, French, German, Russian, Italian, Dutch, and Polish.
- The recommended duration is 60 minutes. (If arriving after 12:30 p.m., visitors can still complete the tour and tasting but will have less time.)
- At the conclusion of the tour, a tasting of various banana products and gofio is offered. Tasting Schedule:
- Guided Tasting: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Self-guided Tasting: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Regular schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 09:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.