4 Gran Canaria Whisky Tours, from First Dram to Last

1.Guided Tour at Ron Arehucas Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 192 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $13Our pick

Spend about an hour at Arehucas Distillery in Arucas with an English-speaking guide such as Sofia, Elena, or Alicia. See the ageing cellar, mill, fermentation and distillation rooms, and bottling plant, then taste a generous selection of rums and liqueurs. The tour is inexpensive, capped at 30 people, and ends at a shop selling Arehucas products.

“Exceptional tour with rum tasting at the end! So enjoyable thanks to our guide Elena :) Super recommended!”

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2.Guided Tour at Ron Arehucas Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 179 reviews · 1 hour · from $12Best value

Spend 60 minutes at Ron Arehucas in Arucas with a Spanish, English, or German-speaking guide. You’ll see the ageing cellar with 4,308 American oak casks, follow rum production from mill to bottling, then taste a range of rums and liqueurs. A shop visit follows, with original Arehucas products available to buy.

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3.La Palma: North Island Bus Tour with Ron Aldea Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 81 reviews · 8 hours · from $50

Spend eight hours touring La Palma’s north with a live guide in English, German, or Spanish. See mountain-to-sea views, walk through the laurel forest at Cubo de La Galga, stop at scenic viewpoints and villages, then visit Ron Aldea Distillery for a traditional sugar-cane rum tasting. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but lunch is not.

“Interesting view point stops around the island, with time enough to see everything. it was not rushed. The highlight for me was the Bosque de la Tila with the waterfall. The stop for lunch was sufficient time to get some food or take a coffee. The guide was excellent, made the tour interesting and funny, and considered all the nationalities on the tour.”

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4.Gran Canaria: Food Tour with Distillery Visit & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 8 hours · from $104

Spend eight hours exploring Gran Canaria by minibus, from the salt flats at Tenefé and Arucas’s Arehucas distillery to Finca La Laja near Agaete. You’ll taste aged rum, local wine, cheese, Teror chorizo, wrinkly potatoes, cake, and farm-grown coffee, then learn to make mojo sauces with a local guide such as Maria.

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