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Pirámides de Güímar

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The Pirámides de Güímar Ethnographic Park opened in 1998 in the Güímar valley, on Tenerife’s eastern slope, around six stepped stone structures whose origin is disputed. It was driven by the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl, and today it is at once an archaeological site, a museum and a botanical garden.

What they do

It is a visitable park of some 65,000 square metres, walked independently along a signposted circuit. The business is the visit: the ticket gives access to the stepped platforms, the exhibition pavilions, the audiovisual rooms and the gardens.

There are two museums inside. One covers Thor Heyerdahl’s expeditions and his thesis on ancient ocean navigation, with models of his craft and a full-size reproduction of Ra II, the papyrus boat in which he crossed the Atlantic. The other is devoted to the structures themselves and to the interpretations offered of them.

The botanical side is not decorative filler: the grounds hold a garden of Canary flora and a collection of poisonous plants, along with areas of the valley’s own vegetation. The whole thing fits into a morning.

The dispute, told straight

Heyerdahl arrived in Güímar in 1990 and argued that these stepped platforms were related to similar structures in other cultures across the Atlantic. With backing from the Norwegian shipowner Fred Olsen he bought the land, which was under threat from a development plan, and opened it to the public in 1998.

Mainstream Canarian archaeology does not share that reading: the explanation accepted by most specialists is that they are majanos — ordered piles of the stone that farmers cleared from the ground when building terraces, a practice documented in the nineteenth century in this very area.

The park presents its own thesis, and it is worth knowing that going in so you can read what is on display with judgement. That said, the site is well worth visiting for what it indisputably is: a large, well-kept enclosure with two museums, a garden, and the story of how one famous person’s idea ended up saving a piece of land from development.

Before you go

  • Opening times and prices are on their website. Nothing is booked or charged here.
  • The circuit is outdoors with little shade: hat, water and sun cream.
  • There are stretches of earth and loose stone; closed shoes help.
  • It is in Güímar, beside the TF-1 motorway on the eastern slope, with its own car park.
  • If you are coming with archaeological interest, read up on the majano dispute first: the visit repays it.

Where it is

C. Chacona, s/n, 38500 Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Güímar · 38500

Opening hours

  • lunes, 10:00–18:00
  • martes, 10:00–18:00
  • miércoles, 10:00–18:00
  • jueves, 10:00–18:00
  • viernes, 10:00–18:00
  • sábado, 10:00–18:00
  • domingo, 10:00–18:00

According to Google Maps on 30 de agosto de 2026. It may have changed.

Classification

Parks · «atraccion turistica»

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What Pirámides de Güímar offers: 2 activities

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Indicative prices, taken from each company’s website on September 11, 2026. They change with the season, age, Canary residency and sales channel, so we make no commitment about the price on their website right now: check it there before booking. We take no part in that booking and charge nothing for it.