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SugarGB
Madrid, Spain36 contributions
Not worth the treacherous hike.
Aug 2021 • Family
My family and I just did this hike today and I will never do it again. The views are breathtaking but you can see many breathtaking views all over the island. The hike is very difficult and risky if not properly prepared or if you don’t have the physical level for it. It took us about 4 hours each way (over 15 kilometers walking) and in our case… full sun. The information and other reviews we read made it seem doable. NOT a hike for kids or senior citizens in my opinion. We were told it was 4 km and there was a place to buy water. No such luck. I’m 55 years old and thought I was gonna die! The trail is rocky, uneven, no real place to rest along the way and it’s easy to slide. If you go, start early, take plenty of water, hat, snacks, candies. For me, absolutely not worth it. Lots of other beaches just as nice and so much easier to reach.
Written August 3, 2021
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Tjaša P
15 contributions
Disappointment
Sep 2018 • Couples
First of all, not everyone can do this walk to the beach, mostly because of high temperatures. Me and my boyfriend hike a lot, and it was difficult for us. If going, take enough water (we had 6 litres). But walk wasn’t as bad as the disappointment when we arrived at the beach. There were many tents, waste was everywhere over the place. It is absolutely not a virgin, untouched beach, as people are saying. Due to high tide, we couldn’t reach guigui-chico, probably nicest place than this one. If you really want to visit a similar beautiful black sand beach, with only 10 min walk, we recommend you Guayedra.
Written September 25, 2018
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HarryN63
Sevenoaks, UK40 contributions
Fabulous hike but be careful
Mar 2016 • Couples
This is NOT easy! However, the walk itself is worth every ache, views are quite breath taking. Beach itself is 'nice' but don't expect seclusion - this is a tourist attraction. Advice would be to wear good shoes, the paths are precarious, there are extremely sheer drops and the tiny gravel makes it very slippery. If, like me, you suffer from a fear of heights and vertigo, be prepared for moments of total terror, take lots of water, don't underestimate the difficulty, and make sure you stop at the house that sells lemonade - it's delicious. With a reasonable level of fitness allow about 2.5 hours each way. I am in my fifties but run 5-10k 4 times a week. It took us just under 2 hours on the way there and 2.5 hours on the way back.
Written April 3, 2016
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teddingtonsailor
London79 contributions
Epic hike
Mar 2016 • Couples
An amazing walk along a spectacular track. The views are stunning throughout and the section of track just over the pass on the way out, is incredible. We are a late fifties couple with some walking experience but only standard recreational gear. Our timings were - left hotel in Maspalomas area 08:15, parked at start of trail 09:30. Top of pass 10:25, beach 11:20. Left beach 12:30 back at car 14:45. If you are not sure about this walk, time yourself to the top of the pass. If you can make it in under 90 mins you should be fine but if it takes you 2 hours, turn back!
Written March 7, 2016
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Alek_Hojnik
Grosuplje, Slovenia129 contributions
Amazing...worth your time
May 2017 • Friends
It is a 2 hour hike from the parking lot. You climb from 0 to cca. 600m of altitude and the hike is about 4.8 km long. The scenery is amazing and the beach is just perfect. Black sands and black stones with very few people... Definitely worthy of your time ;)
Written May 15, 2017
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Digitalnomadgirl
Ait Azzi, Morocco64 contributions
BEWARE OF ROCKS FALLING
Apr 2019 • Friends
We had a fantastic time visiting Gui Gui - we hiked for half a day, slept under the stars, and hiked back the next day. Would absolutely recommend it to others and would for sure visit again.

However, we were woken in the middle of the night by huge falling rocks and absolutely ran for our lives. We were a group of 12 and one ended up with a huge boulder (the size of a table) on his sleeping bag where his head would have been had he not run. We had no idea about this but have since heard the same experience from multiple other people. It's for sure the most danger I have ever been in and I am so thankful (and surprised!) that no one in our group was injured. I feel that one of us could have easily died and getting help would be impossible because it's so remote.

It wouldn't put us off visiting again but we would choose to sleep much further from the cliffs - and protected by rock walls.

Please be cautious if you visit - choose a safe spot to sleep and don't forget to wonder where all the rocks on the sand have come from! But have a beautiful time and enjoy being so cut off from the big cities <3
Written June 18, 2019
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Stephentarrant
Bordon, UK20 contributions
Absolutely Amazing!
Nov 2017 • Solo
Absolutely Amazing..... but don't underestimate! 1. How hard the 5km mountain trek is there and back (10km total) 2. How amazing the mountain views and the beach is! I got there in 1hr 15 min and it took me 1 hr 30 mins on the return with 3 hours at the beach! However a group of Germans left at the same time and it took them 2 hrs 45 mins going, giving them 15 mins at the beach before starting back 1 hour before me and..... unless you are used to 2km vertical mountain climbs in the sunshine, don't even attempt. However if you are fit, this is an absolute must. One of the best day trips I have done in my life! Loved it!
Tips 1. Take 3 litres of water minimum. Leave another 1.5 litre bottle of water underneath your car in the shade for your return. 2. On your return go down to playa Tasartico for a swim and a cool off after the hike back!
Written November 19, 2017
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Biggosh
Stanford-Le-Hope, UK11 contributions
Tough Hike
Sep 2017 • Couples
We are a slightly more mature couple (51 & 49) however would consider ourselves pretty fit. The walk has amazing views and should be taken as an experience in itself. The beach was fantastic & we enjoyed a couple of hours there. It was a hot, cloudless day which made the journey more demanding. We found the walk challenging taking approx 2 hr 45 mins each way (with a few stops). We took 2.5 ltrs of water each which was only just enough, wish we'd taken 6 ltrs in total. Overall we had a brilliant day, but quite a challenge.
Written September 27, 2017
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RamOoo
New York City, NY41 contributions
The most wonderful beach on the whole Island!
Sep 2015 • Friends
When I read about the hard walk to the Beach, I was sure that it is not going to be that hard, but in fact it is. It took us around 3 hours to get there, because we needed to take a lot of breaks as it was so hot. Once there, we found a nice little house where they sell drinks and you can even get water for free from a source in the house, but I advise you to take at least 3 liters of water per person. The beach is incredibly clean and has high waves. Already the walk there is worth it. At around 4 everybody left the beach, so it would be good to start walking there as early as possible in the morning. With us, there were around 30 other people on the beach.
The way back was even harder, because the sun was shining directly on us.
All in all I can only recommend to go to this beach. It was an incredible experience. We were even led to the beach by a small dog, which was really nice :)
Finding the Beach was also very easy. Once in Taraceite, signs show you where you have to go.
Written September 14, 2015
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invilnius
Boncelles, Belgium225 contributions
nice trek for cool beach.
Jan 2015 • Couples
You will find many articles about how cool the place is and really it is.
Just be aware that the walk to reach it is around 3 hours for one way and it climbs seriously. We saw a few people with not much walk pratice of shoes not really adapted to give up before to reach the destination.
The lanscapes are nice all the way to the beach, by walk due to the relativ difficulty of the path to arrive, the beach will of course only see a limited number of people, but sadly it seems it becomes a usual destination for jet ski "safari" and boat trip, so if unlucky your peace on the beach can be disturbed by a noisy band of jet ski of by party people jumping out of a boat.
Written January 6, 2015
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