Jameos Del Agua
Jameos Del Agua
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10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
About
The Jameos del Agua was the Centre of Art, Culture and Tourism to be created by César Manrique and reflects one of the cornerstones of his creative work: harmony between nature and artistic creation. The Jameos del Agua are located inside the volcanic tunnel created by the eruption of La Corona Volcano, one of the longest in the world, at 6 kilometres in length.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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  • oscarsgwend
    Stockport, United Kingdom42 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent visit !
    Excellent visit . Everywhere spotless ...including toilets. Lovely gardens. Excellent exhibitions ...we visited 6 years ago and so much better now with the new exhibitions. Worth a visit just for these . Thank you !
    Visited November 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written November 5, 2023
  • cnash1
    Bridgnorth, United Kingdom256 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Don’t miss it
    Absolutely the highlight of our holiday. The lava tubes “jameos” were breathtaking. We had lunch in the cave restaurant which was a beautiful calming experience. The most spectacular part for us was the theatre/ auditorium. Just incredible. Would love to return to see a show. The museum was a welcome air conditioned space too. Very interesting and unique half day out.
    Visited November 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written November 6, 2023
  • Jill R
    Scarborough, United Kingdom73 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Well worth visiting
    The cave was spectacular but you don’t spend long in there. Blind crabs were amazing. You can see Cesar Manriques influence everywhere. We were unaware of the science exhibition which was excellent. Lots of interactive displays. Make sure you go into the Virtual Reality section to experience travelling through a lava tube. Well worth the €10 entrance fee.
    Visited November 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written November 15, 2023
  • June A
    Surrey, United Kingdom2,754 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Natural volcanic cave and art installation
    This is a natural volcanic cave in the north of the island which is also an art installation for the local and somewhat famous artist Cesar Manrique. His work is certainly unique. The cave is beautiful actually with wonderful reflections - not perhaps for the less able bodied though due to the steps which can be difficult when its crowded as it tends to be. The complex also features a theatre with examples of Maniques work and a small restaurant. It's well worth a visit and easy to get to either with or without a car.
    Visited February 2023
    Traveled solo
    Written November 19, 2023
  • Fragi
    Ljubljana, Slovenia117 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Turist trap
    It is a sort of turist trap. Go there obly if you want to kill 2 hours and 10 euros. Ot is a mixture of cave restaurant/cafe, museum, science center and (of course) sou enir shop.. During my visit there were few buses deom a cruiser, which landed in Lanzarote. Thus accordingly crowded. I don't know was is the main purpose of this attraction... Fundacion Cesar Manrique is completely different story....
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written December 27, 2023
  • Debbie M
    Cumbria, United Kingdom119 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Too expensive!
    Went today, €20 each really! Went in past the restaurant (to spend more) down the steps into the cavern, which was nice but obviously a bit dark, there was a sign telling you there were blind crabs in the water, a picture of what you were trying to see would have been helpful! I couldn’t see anything. Up steps to a nice very blue pool, don’t think you could go in the pool, everyone was just stood around taking pictures. Another cafe, you could see the sea and take pictures but there were bits cordoned off. Then thought to…yes the shop and then out. Yes it was nice, but it was very expensive & with hindsight I wouldn’t have bothered.
    Visited January 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written January 5, 2024
  • Grace
    Christchurch, United Kingdom374 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Unique but not worth the 15€
    It is a pretty unique place but not worth the 15€ for a visit. Extra 5 if you want to visit the museum. The place is pristine and very well maintained. Lots of opportunities to spend money cafes and museums. The crabs are very small so it would be use of there was an area you could see them closer or magnified. The amphitheater was pretty impressive and would have benefited from some music playing so one could appreciate the acoustics. some information boards would be useful
    Visited January 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written January 9, 2024
  • Peter K
    London, United Kingdom350 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Must see experience
    Of all the places we visited on the island, this really is a “must see” experience. There is nowhere else quite like it: a lava tube refashioned to include a restaurant and auditorium, with the unmistakeable touch of Cesar Manrique everywhere. Don’t be afraid to pay extra for the Volcano Museum which is part of the complex: this is very well presented and interesting to anyone even if you are not a geologist.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 2, 2024
  • Sophie S
    Barnstaple, United Kingdom29 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Unique experience!
    This is definitely a must-see in Lanzarote! Such a unique space and it was lovely to be able to sit and eat muffins and coffee (which were good) and look around at the amazing area. Make sure you don't miss the theatre - it was quite tucked away but it's incredible inside. We paid an extra 5 euros (bringing it up to 20) to visit the museum as well which was very informative and interestingly laid out. My only criticism is that it was quite pricey but I think it's worth it for the experience and unique space.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written February 11, 2024
  • Graham
    Rugby, United Kingdom1,536 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The power and wonder of volcanoes
    What an amazing place. Long ago this entire area was surrounded by erupting volcanoes. Some of the lava was not only very very hot, but also in liquid form. This liquid as it poured down the hill side and came into the air, a crust formed. This didn't however slow the speed of the lava. When everything settle down and the lava had poured into the sea, the tube that it created remained. This tube is now a cavern that you can visit. On entering the cavern, turn left and you can see the cavern as it descends towards the sea. On the right you can walk through the cavern and passed a lake. This lake contains small white crab like creatures exist. They are blind and colourless. Next you will emerge into another coffee area and stairs unto a large blue pool. This area cools the cavern in on hot days. The next level holds a coffee house, toilets and a museum. A great place to visit.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 14, 2024
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Anabelle B
Bristol, UK8 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Family
Felt obliged to write a review of this place because I don’t think I’ve ever felt so ripped off in my life!! Am wondering what on Earth I paid €15 for. To walk through a restaurant?!?! Thank goodness my youngest daughter was free otherwise I’d have had to pay for her too.

I can imagine it’s an incredible place to hear a concert or have a special meal in the restaurant in the evening...but just to walk through? We were in and out within 20 minutes and very underwhelmed.
It’s a walk through a restaurant, past a pool with tiny little white specs that are apparently crabs, past another pool which looks like any other swimming pool, into a souvenir shop and out the other side. For €10 per adult and €5 per child. Thank goodness for the Cuevas de los verdes up the road which was really good otherwise we would have travelled 45 minutes up there for nothing and I would have been even more annoyed!!
Written January 5, 2020
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Dear AnabelleC972, Thank you for your comment, the opinions of our customers make us improve day by day. We regret that you have not fully enjoyed the experience during your visit to Jameos del Agua and that you have not been able to enjoy its authenticity. We would like to comment that the vision of César Manrique to adapt Jameos del Agua to the visitor, was that it was a place of leisure and pleasure, in which the visitor could relax and enjoy the natural environment, while enjoying the services of meals and Drinks in the restaurant, bar and the visit to the Auditorium. They can also be found in the lake formed by the natural filtration of the sea, the species of albino crab endemic to Lanzarote that you mentioned. To enrich the visit, we recommend downloading the free CACT App, because thanks to this you can enjoy audio guides with detailed information on each of our centers. We hope you had a good stay on the island. Without further, receive a best regards. Customer Service Lanzarote Arts, Culture and Tourism Centers
Written January 8, 2020
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730kayr
Tonbridge, UK650 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
We’ve spent a week travelling all over the island and this is the only place which left us asking why we’d paid so much to get in. It’s obviously good to see how a natural formation has been transformed into a restaurant but why charge €10 for what amounts to a walk through a restaurant, a look at a pool which you can’t swim in and then out through a gift shop? Of course you also see some tiny white crabs that are unique to Lanzarote. Our visit took us about 10 minutes. We are 4 pretty positive people and rarely write negative reviews but we felt very underwhelmed by this visit. Had it cost €4 or €5 each it would have been better.
Written January 28, 2020
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Dear 730kayr, Thank you for your comment, the opinions of our customers make us improve day by day. We regret that you have not fully enjoyed the experience during your visit to Jameos del Agua and that you have not been able to enjoy its authenticity. Comment that the vision of César Manrique to adapt Jameos del Agua for the visitor, was that it was a place of leisure and pleasure, in which the visitor could relax and enjoy the natural environment, while enjoying the services of meals and Drinks in the restaurant, bar and the visit to the Auditorium. With regard to swimming pool it was a work of exterior art made by an artist for Jameos, it is not considered a swimming pool to use. To enrich the visit, we recommend downloading the free CACT App, because thanks to this you can enjoy audio guides with detailed information on each of our centers. With regard to the price of the ticket, this is really less than the real cost that the magnitude of the work should bear. We regret that this work by Manrique has not lived up to your expectations. We hope you had a good stay on the island. Without further, receive a best regards. Customer Service Lanzarote Arts, Culture and Tourism Centers
Written January 30, 2020
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KateJRR
Heaton, UK1,676 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022 • Couples
Visited as part of an organised trip with Jet2. It’s definitely interesting if rather small. You descend down via one restaurant where you see the lake which is rather beautiful- once around the lake there is another restaurant where we stopped for a coffee and then it’s up to the swimming pool and concert hall. I was glad I visited- the little white crabs are difficult to see but it was worth it. I recommend going as part of an organised trip with other destinations as probably isn’t worth a solo trip
Written June 11, 2022
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192282
Lund, Sweden1,926 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
We wanted to visit this site due to other places Cesar Manrique designed and had checked it out online but pictures don’t do it justice. We signed up for dinner and a concert on the Saturday night. We took the superior option and it was much better than expected. Service was very good and the concert was wonderful. We read some reviews that thought for what you see admission is high, we really didn’t feel the same. Dinner/concert package was 65 euro, that included a 4 course meal, bottle of wine and water, admission and the concert. But seeing the place would have been enough, it really is a joy to behold and marvel at the creativity employed to create this unique space
Written February 16, 2020
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Richard G
Exeter, UK501 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
Don’t miss this experience. You climb down through the caves past a restaurant/cafe which unfortunately we didn’t have time to try, down to an underground lake where tiny white crustaceans unique to this ecosystem can be seen. Our guide called them crabs but they actually look more like lobsters, as does the giant sign at the entrance. After this you climb back to a concert hall and a swimming pool. The guide said the pool was reserved for the use of the King of Spain - I suspect he was pulling our leg.
Written February 6, 2020
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Duncan B
Bahrain330 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 • Couples
Really enjoyed our trip here, quite breath taking and unusual . There are quite a few steps down to the attraction and similar on the way out. Coffee shop was lovely . I’d recommend taking in the caves also which is only around a quarter of a mile away .admission costs 10 euros which seems standard . Can be quite windy . Plenty of parking . Definitely worth taking time out to see 😊
Written March 16, 2020
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Charlotte056
Sandown, UK512 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
Our second time here and each visit despite the crowds is so tranquil and peaceful. The food is very reasonable and good and the albino crabs are very popular. The whole place is so beautiful and just flows on and on , you can go backwards and forwards inside. No rush lots of seating, a few steps and it’s awe inspiring.
Written March 15, 2020
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Derby1954
Buxton, UK32 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
We got there at opening time just ahead of the first bus load of tourists so had a pleasant fairly peaceful visit. Quite expensive but interesting and arty. I wouldn’t fancy going round with the crowds.
Written February 18, 2020
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sally t
York, UK4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
The trip to this incredible place was part of a day long bus tour of the island of Lanzarote. It was one of many places we visited that day reflecting on the works of Cesar Manrique. All based on using the volcanic rocks to highlight what was possible.
TheJameos del Agua was a huge underground lake full of minute white crabs! All part of an underground experience created by the volcanic euruptions in the 17 hundreds.
Unbelievable day which I will never forget.
Written February 13, 2020
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David F
3 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022
Cost is €10/adult, €5/child (4+);

Our entry fee was €25 (2 adults, 2 children); for our money we got:
* 15 sec: walked through the restaurant - didn't sit to eat; expensive
* 1.5min: walked by a "tranquility pool" under a rock - pretty
* 10min: spent €15 on two coffees, a fizzy pop, a muffin and chocolate bar (to keep the kids happy)
* 5 min: sit in a [mostly closed] natural auditorium (the highlight of the site, IMHO)
* 5 min: walk by a lovely pool... that you can't swim in
* 5 min: "the shop" where I bought my 3yo a lollipop for €1 (wtf)
* 15 sec: saw a sign that said it can be hired out as a wedding venue

Museum was closed.

It's a lovely spot but the entry fee really left a bitter taste in our mouth because you are buying the "privilege" to walk through a big, empty, house and then spend more money inside. There was no education, no entertainment and no interaction. If I think about similar attractions that I've attended around the world, they usually offer something tactile, something educational (history lessons, etc) and often take at least 1hr to complete (often much longer).

I left Jameos de Agua feeling like I'd been duped.

I honestly don't understand how this attraction has the score that it does.

Aside: Cuevos de los Verdes (green caves) is 1km away from this site and is a much much much better value for money (for the same cost) because it's educational, tactile and awe inspiring. Apparently, you can buy tickets that let you into both sites but that wasn't offered to us at the green caves - a missed opportunity for them I think.
Written April 26, 2022
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