Tufia village and beach

This place may not appear in many travel guides about Gran Canaria as one of the essentials of the island due to the lack of knowledge of its existence but with no doubt, this wonderful corner of the island deserves to be mentioned. Located in the municipality of Telde, this beach has got to be one of the highlights in your holidays to Gran Canaria.

The characteristics of the place, its white houses and small beach with black sand and crystalline waters are more than enough reason for you to spend a day in this unique territory. Also, Tufia is one of the best areas for sports such as diving or snorkeling so if you are visiting Gran Canaria and you are a sports-lover, we recommend 100% that you visit Tufia and do some dives in the area: clean waters, plenty of flora and fauna and perfect weather conditions are some of the factors that make it so enticing to give it a visit. In addition, these factors and many others have served for Tufia to be declared a Site of Scientific Interest.

Everything you need to know about Tufia

One of the most important things is how to get to Tufia. You should know that although the road is not too complex, you may find some unpaved areas until you reach the parking lot where you can leave the car to go down a small path to the beach. If you come by car from the south of the island, you must take exit 13 towards Tufia and take the first exit. After that you will find your destination easy, you can't miss it.

Tufia is not too crowded and you can't qualify it as a touristic site either, so it is advisable that you take everything you need for the hours you are going to spend there; in other words, remember to bring water and food. There are no shops in Tufia, although in one of the small houses on the beach a lady sells some products to eat and drink, but it it's better to be safe than sorry so don't doubt to bring your own provisions from home.

Finally, and as a recommendation, it is better to make sure you know of the hours of low tide on the beach. Tufia is very small and if the tide rises you may run out of room to put a towel as it is barely 40 metres long. If so, you can always cross over to the other side just 5 minutes away to Aguadulce beach, a wider beach of golden sand much different to the dark volcanic sand of Tufia beach.