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Use it at your peril, 2 Jan 2011
This review is from: Gran Canaria Car Tours and Walks (Paperback)
The book contains only a limited number of circular walks, and we have not heard good things of the bus service. We had problems with two of the walks. One, a short one chosen because it was one of the few circular options, was supposed to be 2hrs 40 but it took us 4 hrs (we are usually more or less spot on with book timings, so this was a suprise). Another walk we couldn't even find the start of. We're not novices, and don't normally struggle with walking instructions!
Buy Rambling Roger's guide, it's much better and most of the walks are circular (and no, I don't have any financial interests!)
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Get more out of your holiday, 7 Oct 2009
This review is from: Gran Canaria Car Tours and Walks (Paperback)
First thing to do when you're planning a vacation: Check if there's a Sunflower book of the area.
I have used these books in Italy, France and Spain. And I always find them useful.
There's no way I would have found a beach like Gui Gui on Gran Canaria without a guide book.
Highly recommended!
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Frustrating walks, 26 Jan 2011
This review is from: Gran Canaria Car Tours and Walks (Paperback)
We are very experienced walkers, but found many frustrations with this book. There's not enough detail for easy route-finding (eg Walk 21 we couln't find the start of the alternative we wanted, so had to make up a route). There's a shortage of information about heights climbed, to help judge difficulty level (eg Walk 19 is definitely harder than 'quite easy' as well as hot and shadeless). Some walks (eg Walk 10)come with so many warnings that I can't imagine many people attempting them. A number require over 2 hours bus travel at each end - not very practical.
Don't bother with this book - buy Rambling Roger's instead - no, I've got no financial interest either, I just want a competent, efficient guidebook.
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