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| Type | Travel Itinerary |
| Note created | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Last updated | Jan 26, 2026 |
This is a travel plan to visit La Palma in (or under) 4 days. Since the island is pretty small, this itinerary is not ordered: choose the days so that the weather forecast fits what you want to do each day. It also assumes that you are stay in Santa Cruz; odds are you are hosted there or in Los Llanos. Also, in case you are wondering: yes, you are most likely going to need a car in La Palma if you want to visit all the relevant places.
The order of the days are purely coincidental, please organize the trip to prioritize what seems more interesting to you.
Day 1: North West
Being able to watch Bosque de los Tilos involves getting up early to secure a spot in the parking. There, to get a grasp of the laurisilva environment, it is nice to go take a look at the Cascada de Los Tilos, and do the short route that leads up to the Mirador Espigón Atravesado. If you have sunny and cloudy days on the forecast, this is an ok plan to do on a cloudy day, since the jungle-like appearance is nice without sun. It may be raining and it’s wise to take proper shoes there, to prevent slipping.
After that, Los Sauces is a quaint little town that can be seen in a quick walk around, ideal to have lunch or coffee. If you have time, another little village is San Andrés. However, after that, it may be wise to start planning the route up to Roque de los Muchachos. It is going to be amazing there despite the time of the day, but if you manage to reach there for the sunset, it’s beautiful. Be mindful that the trip back is long and through an uncomfortable road.
Day 2: South
The first stop is arriving at Centro de Visitantes Volcán San Antonio, where you can take a walk around and check the volcano and the views down to the South. If you feel like it, you can walk down the Ruta de Los Volcanes. It’s a steep walk down, that ends in Faro de Fuencaliente. It’s a nice place to visit, right next to Salinas de Fuencaliente. There is only a store and a restaurant – and, last time I checked, no cell phone signal. Be very mindful of that if you plan to take a taxi back up to Los Canarios, you may need to ask the store to call a taxi (probably there’s only one in service) for you.
I think that eating in Restaurante la Era in Los Canarios is a good compliment for this morning plan. After that, if you have not yet, you can try to drive up the West coast to see the new volcano or Los Llanos de Aridane.
Day 3: Center and West
One of the must-haves in these trips include going to the Caldera de Taburiente, the volcano itself. The easiest and best way to do it the first time is the short walk around Mirador de La Cumbrecita, a 1h-2h walk (not even hike) inside the volcano basin. Try to go there on a sunny day.
After that, if you are staying in Santa Cruz, you can drive to Los Llanos to walk around and have lunch. After that, one of my favorite things is to visit Poris de la Candelaria, a small town built inside a cave on the coast. If you are staying on Los Llanos, you can switch this paragraph for the the next day’s suggestions.
Day 4: East
If you are staying in Santa Cruz, please spend a day roaming around, there are plenty of beautiful things to see in the city. If you have time, you can drive up to Playa de Nogales, a wild black beach next to a cliff. It’s probably a bad idea to swim there, but there’s plenty of surfers around.