Tuesday, 06 September 2016 10:36

Get A Real Taste Of Gran Canaria With Handmade Tours

Handmade Tours gets you right to the heart of Gran Canaria's wine, coffee and cheese Handmade Tours gets you right to the heart of Gran Canaria's wine, coffee and cheese Handmade Tours

For a real taste of Gran Canaria's wine, olive oil and local cuisine, a bespoke tour with a local guide is the way to go. 

Handmade Tours, run by a good friend of ours called Masequera, is a fantastic way to really get into the Gran Canaria countryside and learn how the island turns its sunshine into gold. 

Masequera takes you from your accommodation right up into the rural areas where the grapes and olive trees grow and the shepherds make the superb local cheese. She takes you into the vineyards and olive fields rather than just waving at them out of the bus window. You get to feel the soil underfoot, see the grapes on the vines, and talk to the vine-growers and local producers. It's a level of detail that you'll never get by taking a coach tour or renting a car. 

Masequera is a guide who really cares about your experience. She plans everything from the route and the local restaurant (rather than a big place that caters to bus tours) to the music you hear in her car.

Handmade Tours offers themed tours that teach you all about the island's wine, coffee, cheese and olive oil and also offer fully customized tours. Contact her and tell her what you want and she'll make it happen.

For a real blast of local flavour in Gran Canaria, we can't recommend Handmade Tours enough. 

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Tip of the day

  • Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros
    Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros

    Save money and avoid rip-off bank charges while in Gran Canaria by paying in euros when using your credit or debit card.

    Many bars and restaurants in Gran Canaria, and in almost all European holiday destinations, give you the option of paying in euros or in your home currency. Opting for your own currency, while it may seem like the safer option, can add as much as 5% to the bill as it triggers dynamic currency conversion. 

    DCC basically means that the exchange rate is calculated at point of sale rather than by your bank. It allows you to see the total cost of the transaction in your own currency but adds up to 5% to the total because it uses a terrible exchange rate. 

    Since the extra money is shared between your bank and the merchant, some places will automatically bill you in your own currency and hope you don't notice. You have the legal right to refuse and void the transaction should this happen. 

    ATMs too

    The same applies when taking money out of ATM machines in Gran Canaria (and anywhere in Europe); Always choose the local currency option to avoid losing money to poor exchange rates.

    If you opt for the local currency option, using bank ATMs is often the cheapest and safest way of getting euros in Gran Canaria. It's far safer than having a big pile of euros hidden in your room or tucked into your shorts.

    More details in this Daily Telegraph article.

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