Hike. La Gomera, Garanoay NP to the coast/hotel, 15 January 2020

We started on top of the island at Garajonay Nacional Park and walked all the way down to our hotel in Valle Gran Rey. We had a lot of beautifull views to the cost and the valley, and were very tired in our legs when we eventually reached the hotel.

The Gomerans are very proud of Garajonay Nacional Park. The evergreen misty forest, with its unique atmosphere fascinates in the heart of La Gomera. The area around the highest mountain, Garajonay (1487m) has been a national park since 1981. Since 1986 it has also been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The unique eco-system of the Laurisilva forest in the protected centre f the island is thought to be the remnant of subtropical woods which covered the Mediterranean area during the Tertiary period.

Just outside the park.

On our way we passed the village Arure.

Water reservoir. Water is scarse on La Gomera, and it rain during winter, So the Gomerans does a lot of effort to keep the precious water from winter to the summer period.

The north coast

We saw many kestrels

To go down we first had to go up!

There were a long way down to our hotel in Valle Gran Rey!

A map of our walk