Tenerife Banana plantation tour and tasting

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This is really incredible, interesting and quiet cheap attraction – Tenerife Banana plantation tour and tasting. We tried it and highly recommend for You! This is the TOP tour that our readers choose the most!

Banana Plantation Finca Las Margaritas

Have you ever wondered about Tenerife’s plantation greenhouses, which You, we are sure, saw all over the island. Most of them grow bananas!

We recommend You visit one of these plantations – it’s a very interesting tour, especially if You want to know more about banana growing.

Tenerife Banana plantation tour & tasting takes place at Finca Las Margaritas in the Las Galletas town, which is among the largest banana plantations in Tenerife. Finca Las Margaritas started growing bananas in 1977.

The plantation covers an area of around 8 hectares and there grow 98% banana and 2% fruit trees such as mangoes, papayas and avocados.

Tenerife Banana plantation tour and tasting – GUIDED TOUR

Las Margaritas Banana Farm organizes guided tours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays in English or Spanish and every Thursday with a guide in French.

Tour time: 10:15 am, start of the tour. Duration approx. 75 minutes.

Prices for tourists: adults 12 Euro, children (4-12 years) 10 Euro.

Prices for Canary Island residents: adults 10 Euro, children (4-12 years) 8 Euro.

Our readers can already take advantage of special offers and discounts from our partner Club Canary, also for residents and groups of 6 or more!

The tour includes a presentation on the most important aspects of banana cultivation and a tasting of plantain and gofio products at the end of the tour.

There are many delicious banana recipes, but some of the best known are banana bread, banana cake and banana pancakes. People in Tenerife are also very fond of banana wine. In addition to this famous Tenerife banana wine, the souvenir shop at Banana farm also sells other local products made from bananas – these are perfect souvenirs for loved ones.

Our family thoroughly enjoyed the tour & tasting at the Tenerife Banana plantation. The guide showed the children how to make “toys” out of the bark of the plane tree.

IMPORTANT: BUY THE TICKETS in advance, as tours, especially guided tours, are very popular and there are often no seats available. If You want a guided tour, make sure you choose a guided tour rather than a self-guided tour when choosing your ticket.

Tenerife Banana plantation tour and tasting – Self-guided tour

Tour days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Self-guided tour will take approximately one hour.

Tour times: 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 and 12:00.

Tasting times: 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30.

Prices for tourists: adults 10 Euro, children (4-12 years) 8 Euro.

Prices for Canary Island residents: adults 8 Euro, children (4-12 years) 6 Euro.

Our readers can already take advantage of special offers and discounts from our partner Club Canary, also for residents and groups of 6 or more!

During the self-guided tour, visitors will first listen to an initial explanation and then proceed at their own pace following the numbered signs with information in Spanish, English, French, German, Russian, Italian, Dutch and Polish.

At the end of the tour, You can also enjoy a tasting of banana and gofio products and shop in the souvenir shop.

What we have learned about bananas

Bananas that grow in the Canary Islands are better known as platanos. This is what the locals call them, and it is also the name used in the market.

The Canary Islands’ bananas are ripened without any chemicals or gases, making them extremely natural and delicious.

Did you know that platanos are grass? Find out that and more when You visit the plantation.

Tips for You

Make sure You book and buy your tickets well in advance in high season (at least few days in advance, and a week in advance if you want to visit on a Saturday), especially if you are planning a guided tour.

There is free parking at the plantation – watch out for signs. Do not leave personal belongings in the car – the car park is not guarded.

Pay attention to the warning signs and do not deviate from the route. If You have booked a guided tour, look out for the meeting point sign.

Suitable for people with reduced mobility and wheelchairs. The plantation has benches for relaxation. Toilets are available.

There is also a souvenir shop.

For directions and directions to this place, see the Tenerife Attractions Map on Travels with Kids®.

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