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Güímar
Stepped pyramids above, a lava field below
Güímar lies in its own valley south of Candelaria, with the stepped pyramids of the ethnographic park on its middle slopes and the Malpaís nature reserve on its coast, crossed by a lava circuit of just under 7 km from El Puertito that WebTenerife rates easy. Line 120 comes from Santa Cruz via Candelaria.
Photo: Axel Cotón Gutiérrez, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
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- Come for
- The pyramids park, an easy lava-coast walk and a calm beach
- Make time for
- Half a day to a full day
- By bus
- Reached by a published TITSA line
The journey is part of the day
Getting to Güímar
From Santa Cruz Intercambiador, line 120 runs via Cruce Caletillas and Candelaria to Puertito de Güímar and Güímar, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table. Line 128 also runs to Güímar, on working days only.
Checked Sources: TITSA
Bus guides
- Airport buses TFS: 10, 40, 343, 711, TFN: 20, 30, 104, 343 Direct
- Santa Cruz to La Laguna Line 15, Tram line 1 Direct
Lines from this site’s guides. Times are in this page’s timetable.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
Line 128 runs on working days only; at weekends and on holidays use line 120’s table. Note which stop, Güímar or Puertito de Güímar, your trip back leaves from.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know Güímar.
Güímar lies in the south-east of the island, a short way from Santa Cruz. In its middle slopes is the Parque Etnográfico Pirámides de Güímar, built around the stepped pyramids of the area, with a museum promoted by the explorer Thor Heyerdahl. On the coast, the Malpaís de Güímar special nature reserve shows a large volcanic cone and the landscape left where lava met the sea.
Why go
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A reserve since 1987
The Malpaís de Güímar special nature reserve, protected since 1987, is cardón and tabaiba scrub over lava, crossed by volcanic tubes and caves such as the Cueva Honda, more than 100 m long.
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A town walk from chapel to chapel
An urban route runs from the chapel of San Pedro Arriba past the square of 1739 and the church of San Pedro Apóstol to the Calvario and the modern Plaza de las Flores.
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Close to the capital
WebTenerife puts Güímar about 28 km from Santa Cruz, with TITSA buses that take between 40 and 60 minutes depending on the line.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
Make a day of it
What to do in Güímar
- Culture Don’t miss
The Pirámides de Güímar
An ethnographic park built around the stepped pyramids, with rooms on the ancient civilisations that built pyramids around the world.
- Walk Don’t miss
The Malpaís walk
A 6.86 km circuit of about two and a half hours from El Puertito de Güímar, which WebTenerife calls suitable for walkers of all ages and levels.
- Beach Don’t miss
El Puertito beach
Stone breakwaters shelter the beach from the swell, next to a marina.
- Walk
The Malpaís circuit
A waymarked, low-difficulty circular trail of just under 7 km starting and finishing at El Puertito, about two and a half hours, suitable for all ages and levels.
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- Sight
San Pedro Apóstol and the 1739 square
The historic square in front of the church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán was built in 1739; the town hall next to it keeps the structure of the convent it first was.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
A day here
How a day in Güímar feels
A plan built on the buses this guide already names. The departure times are in the board on this page; choose your bus back before you set out.
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Morning
Line 120 via Candelaria
From Santa Cruz Intercambiador, line 120 runs via Cruce Caletillas and Candelaria to Puertito de Güímar and Güímar; line 128 also runs to Güímar on working days only.
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Middle of the day
The pyramids, then the town
Visit the ethnographic park on the middle slopes, then follow the urban route from San Pedro Arriba to the Plaza de las Flores.
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Afternoon
The Malpaís and El Puertito
Walk the lava circuit from El Puertito and finish on its breakwater-sheltered beach, with the pools for calm-sea days; return from Güímar or Puertito on the table for your day.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Güímar
How do I get to Güímar and the pyramids by bus?
From Santa Cruz Intercambiador on TITSA line 120, via Cruce Caletillas and Candelaria to Puertito de Güímar and Güímar, with a working-day table and a weekend-and-holiday table; line 128 is a working-days-only alternative. WebTenerife gives the journey as 40 to 60 minutes.
Is the Malpaís de Güímar walk hard?
No: WebTenerife rates the circuit of just under 7 km from El Puertito low difficulty and suitable for all ages and levels, about two and a half hours. It crosses open lava with little shade, so carry water and sun protection.
Can I combine Candelaria and Güímar in one day?
Yes: line 120 serves both from Santa Cruz, so the basilica in the morning and the pyramids or the Malpaís in the afternoon fit one day; note which stop, Güímar or Puertito, your bus back leaves from.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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Mind the sea at the pools
WebTenerife says the coast’s natural pools are suitable for bathing in calm-sea conditions.
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Candelaria on the way
Line 120 passes Candelaria, so the basilica and the pyramids fit one day from Santa Cruz.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife, Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias +2
Photos and film
Güímar in pictures
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Line 120 from Santa Cruz via Candelaria stops at Güímar; the pyramids park is on the middle slopes above the town. Photo: Axel Cotón Gutiérrez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
The waymarked circuit around the Malpaís starts and ends at El Puertito de Güímar, which line 120 also serves. Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
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Sources for this page
The sources this page cites, each with the date we checked it. Two dates mean the facts that cite it were checked on different days.
TITSA
- Line 120 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 128 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
WebTenerife
- Güímar municipality Checked – Oct 2026
- Candelaria municipality Checked – Oct 2026
Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud
Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias
Gobierno de Canarias, Dirección General de Emergencias
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