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Botanica La Palma: Trekking Along the Green North Coast
The Botanica La Palma is an 8-day individual trek through the greenest and most remote part of La Palma. You follow sections of the historic Camino Real, the island’s old Royal Way, and hike along the northern coast and through the mountainous interior. This trek is designed for hikers who enjoy challenging terrain, significant elevation changes and quiet hiking trails.
The trek starts in Santa Cruz de La Palma and gradually takes you further north. You follow old paths that once connected the island’s villages. Along the way, you pass through green valleys, steep mountain slopes and small villages where everyday life still moves at a relaxed pace.
One of the highlights is the hike around Los Tilos and Marcos y Cordero, one of the best-known green areas of La Palma. Cuba de la Galga is also part of the itinerary. Here you walk through dense woodland with old trees, ferns and a network of historic trails.
The route eventually takes you to El Tablado, a small village on the northern coast where life still moves at a slow pace. You stay in a simple house next to the village’s old café. With only a few dozen residents, this is a very different side of La Palma: small-scale, authentic and far from the main tourist areas.
What makes Botanica La Palma special?
✅ Camino Real: hike sections of the historic Royal Way, once used to connect the villages of La Palma.
✅ Green northern coast: discover the island’s greenest and quietest region, with forests, valleys and steep mountain slopes.
✅ Marcos y Cordero: hike through the remarkable area around the springs and historic water channels.
✅ Cuba de la Galga: explore one of La Palma’s most beautiful woodland areas, with dense vegetation and historic hiking trails.
✅ El Tablado: stay in a tiny village on the northern coast and experience a quieter side of everyday life on La Palma.
✅ Challenging hiking: significant elevation changes and trails along steep slopes make this trek particularly suitable for experienced hikers.
Hiking level
The Botanica La Palma is a challenging trek for advanced hikers. This hike is suitable for experienced mountain hikers who are not afraid of heights. The route includes many elevation gains and losses, with trails that regularly run along steep mountain slopes.
There are a lot of elevation metres on this trek! The daily distances are not exceptionally long, but the amount of climbing and descending makes the hiking days physically demanding. A good level of fitness, experience with mountain hiking and sure-footedness are therefore essential.
If you enjoy challenging mountain terrain, significant elevation changes and hiking away from the busy tourist areas, Botanica La Palma is an excellent choice.
The main challenge is the combination of elevation changes and mountainous terrain. The daily distances are not exceptionally long, but the significant amount of climbing and descending makes the hiking days demanding.
Included in this hiking holiday
✓ 8-day individual trek
✓ Overnight stays in carefully selected accommodations
✓ Luggage transfers between accommodations
✓ All necessary passenger transfers during the hiking holiday
✓ Detailed Canary-Hiking travel guide with practical information
✓ Access to the Canary-Hiking Travel App with daily itineraries, routes, GPX files and accommodation information
✓ 1 month of free use of the Canary-Hiking Komoot app from the start of your trip
- Trek along the most beautiful routes of La Palma
- Barrancos and Valleys
- Picturesque
- La Isla Bonita
- Special overnight stay in El Tablado
- Hiking island par excellence
- Script
Inclusive
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Travel duration: 8 days
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Trek over 95 km
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Accommodation most with breakfast
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Transfers to and from the airport
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Transfers you need.
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Luggage transport
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Script with WhatsApp support
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STO travel guarantee
- 2x Lunchpackage (El Tablado)
- 2x Diner exc. drinks (El Tablado)
- Acces to our travel app
Exclusive
- There and back journey
- Travel and cancellation insurance
- All meals unless stated
- Booking fee
- 1 person suplement
A selection of our accommodations
Distance
95 km
Difficulty
Heavy
Up
4860 m.
Down
5210 m.
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