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Pyramids of Güímar, Tenerife: Tickets and Info

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Pyramids of Güímar: Admission + Audio Guide

Highlights

Discover unique volcanic rock pyramids rising 12 meters tall.

Learn about the sites’ history and excavation through the ethnographic park and multimedia exhibitions.

Experience diverse botanical gardens showcasing local and exotic plants.

Stroll through several themed routes including cultural and sustainable gardens.

Enjoy a panoramic setting that combines natural beauty with archaeological intrigue.

Pyramids of Güímar: Guided tour

Highlights

Explore the local history with expert guides.

Enjoy panoramic views from the Terrace.

Discover exhibitions related to Thor Heyerdahl and Polynesian expeditions.

Visit a botanical garden and outdoor routes at your own pace.

Learn about environmental themes through a dedicated exhibition.

Pyramids of Güímar: Premium Ticket

Highlights

Gain entry to the renowned Pyramids site.

Explore various thematic paths including Botanical, Exporters, Cultural, and Volcanic routes.

Visit special gardens such as the Sustainable and Poisonous Gardens.

Access exclusive exhibition areas including ”A Plastic Ocean” and the Polynesian colonization exhibit.

Benefit from a richer visit with premium facilities and displays.

Good to Know Before Visiting Pirámides de Güímar

The park is open every day of the year except January 1 and December 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A general visit takes at least an hour, but plan on 2 hours or more if you want to see every exhibition, garden, and route.
Audio guides come in seven languages, so independent exploration works well even if you don't book a guided tour.
Guided tours run in Spanish, English, and German, and it's worth booking these in advance, especially for school groups or larger parties.
The café and shop don't require a park admission ticket, so you can visit them even if you're just passing through Güímar.
Bring your own food if you'd rather picnic than dine at the Kon-Tiki cafeteria, since shaded picnic areas are provided on-site.
The park is pet-friendly, allowing one pet per adult under its visitor guidelines.
Personal photography is allowed throughout the grounds, but commercial photography requires a permit arranged with the park beforehand.
Parking is available directly at the site, at both the main entrance and a northern area of the grounds, which makes arriving by car straightforward.

Essential Visitor Info

Pirámides de Güímar is open every day of the year from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with the only closures falling on January 1 and December 25. The official site doesn't publish a separate last-entry cutoff, so plan to arrive with enough daylight left to see what you want before closing.

For a general visit covering the pyramids and the main routes, the park suggests budgeting at least 1 hour. If you want the full experience, including all exhibitions, gardens, and outdoor routes, plan on a minimum of 2 hours, and it's easy to spend longer if you linger at the museum or take your time on the Cultural and Volcanic routes.

The Family Adventure & Exploration Workshop is a separate, guided experience offered alongside general admission, run bilingually in English and Spanish (German and French can be arranged on request), and includes activities such as building bird shelters, nature games, and the sensory path. Since this is guided, it runs to its own schedule rather than the self-paced general visit.

About Pirámides de Güímar

The park's story begins in 1998, when Thor Heyerdahl founded it to prevent a planned urban development from destroying six stepped pyramids in the Güímar valley. Rather than simply preserving the structures, Heyerdahl built an entire ethnographic park around them, one that would go on to explore not just the pyramids' unresolved astronomical alignment, confirmed by astrophysicists in 1991, but also his own life as one of the twentieth century's most unconventional explorers. Faithful replicas of his Kon-Tiki, Ra II, and Tigris expedition vessels now sit alongside the pyramids themselves, connecting the site's archaeological mystery to Heyerdahl's transoceanic voyages across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.

Since then, the park has grown into what it now calls a living museum, holding Botanical Garden status since 2017 and memberships in both ICOM and NEMO. Beneath one of the pyramids, the Chacona Cave has yielded Guanche artifacts dated to over a thousand years old, grounding the site's more speculative pyramid theories in real archaeological history. Today, visitors move between the Casa Chacona Museum, the Cultural, Volcanic, and Botanical routes, and a rotating set of exhibitions on Polynesian culture and ocean conservation, making it as much a natural history and geology stop as it is a pyramid site.

  • Founded: 1998
  • Founder: Thor Heyerdahl
  • Number of Pyramids: 6
  • Total Area: More than 64,000 square metres

Why Visit Pirámides de Güímar?

Six Mysterious Stepped Pyramids

At the heart of the park stand six stepped pyramids built from volcanic stone, arranged with an alignment that was confirmed in 1991 by scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias to correspond with the summer and winter solstices. Walking among them, with their carefully cut terraces, is the reason most visitors come in the first place. Few sites in the Canary Islands combine archaeology and astronomy so directly.

A Living Link to Thor Heyerdahl

The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl founded the park in 1998 to protect the pyramids from a planned urban development, and his legacy runs through the whole visit. The museum's Auditorium Hall houses a permanent exhibition on his life, and faithful replicas of his Kon-Tiki, Ra II, and Tigris expedition vessels are on display, including the Ra II reconstruction in the Laurel Courtyard. It gives the pyramids and Heyerdahl's own transoceanic voyages a shared home.

The Chacona Cave and Real Archaeology

Beneath one of the pyramids lies the Chacona Cave, a volcanic tube where archaeologists uncovered Guanche ceramics, tools, and organic remains carbon-dated to between 680 and 1020 CE. It's a tangible reminder that this valley was settled more than a thousand years ago, long before the pyramid debate itself began.

Thematic Routes Through Nature and History

Beyond the pyramids, the park lays out a Cultural Route covering Canarian history and traditions from the conquest era onward, touching on agriculture, fishing, crafts, mythology, and piracy, and a Volcanic Route that traces the geological forces that shaped the Canary Islands over millions of years. A Botanical Route rounds out the outdoor experience with the park's plant collections.

A Botanical Garden and Living Museum in One

With official Botanical Garden status since 2017 and membership in both ICOM and NEMO, the park functions as an open-air museum spread across more than 64,000 square metres. Exhibitions on Polynesian culture, ocean plastic pollution, and world cultures sit alongside gardens, a sensory path, and family workshops, so there's genuinely something for a slow afternoon of wandering as well as a focused history visit.

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The Kon-Tiki cafeteria is the park's on-site dining option, named after Heyerdahl's famous raft, and it's known for its panoramic views over the pyramids. Like the shop, it sits in the publicly accessible part of the property, so you can stop in for food or a drink without buying park admission.

A brunch service runs daily from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with separate menus for adults and children, and the park also offers combined brunch-and-ticket packages for visitors who want to pair a meal with their tour of the pyramids. If you'd rather bring your own food, shaded picnic areas are available elsewhere on the grounds.

Interesting Facts about the Pyramids of Güímar

The park was founded in 1998 by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl, who stepped in to save the pyramids from a planned urban development.
In 1991, astrophysicists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias confirmed that the pyramids align with the summer and winter solstices.
The Casa Chacona Museum occupies a traditional 19th-century Canarian house on the grounds.
A permanent exhibition titled "Thor Heyerdahl: the man, the myth" fills the museum's Auditorium Hall.
Full-size replicas of three of Heyerdahl's expedition vessels, the Kon-Tiki, Ra II, and Tigris, are displayed at the park.
The Ra II replica was reconstructed by Aymara boat-builders and now stands in the Laurel Courtyard.
Kon-Tiki crossed the Pacific in 1947, Ra II crossed the Atlantic in 1970, and Tigris crossed the Indian Ocean in 1977 to 1978.
The park has held Botanical Garden status since 2017, granted by the Ibero-Macaronesian Association.
It has been a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) since its founding, and joined the Network of European Museum Organizations (NEMO) in 2018.
The site totals more than 64,000 square metres, with over 20,000 square metres of accessible garden space.
Exhibitions on-site cover topics ranging from Polynesian culture to ocean plastic pollution and world cultures from regions such as Papua New Guinea.
The park describes itself as a "living museum," combining archaeology, astronomy, botany, and Heyerdahl's own history of exploration in one site.
Beneath one of the pyramids lies the Chacona Cave, a natural volcanic tube used by the ancient Guanche population.
Guanche artifacts recovered from the cave, including ceramics and tools, have been carbon-dated to between 680 and 1020 CE.

FAQs about Pirámides de Güímar

What is Pirámides de Güímar?

It's an ethnographic park and botanical garden in Tenerife built around six stepped pyramids, founded in 1998 by explorer Thor Heyerdahl.

Who built the pyramids at Güímar?

The exact origin is debated: the park documents both a theory of ancient astronomical construction and a 19th-century construction theory, without asserting a single definitive answer.

Why are the pyramids significant?

Astrophysicists confirmed in 1991 that the pyramids align with the summer and winter solstices, and archaeological finds beneath them date human presence in the area to over a thousand years ago.

What is the Thor Heyerdahl connection?

Heyerdahl founded the park to protect the pyramids and dedicated part of the museum to his own expeditions, including replicas of his Kon-Tiki, Ra II, and Tigris vessels.

What can I see at the park besides the pyramids?

The Casa Chacona Museum, a botanical garden, the Chacona Cave, and Cultural, Volcanic, and Botanical routes, plus rotating exhibitions on Polynesian culture and ocean conservation.

How big is the park?

It covers more than 64,000 square metres, including over 20,000 square metres of accessible garden space.

Is Pirámides de Güímar a real museum?

Yes, it holds Botanical Garden status since 2017 and is a member of both ICOM and NEMO.

Where is Pirámides de Güímar located?

At Calle Chacona, s/n, 38500 Güímar, on the south-east coast of Tenerife.

What are the opening hours?

Daily from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., closed only on January 1 and December 25.

How long should I plan for a visit?

At least 1 hour for the highlights, or 2 hours or more for the full experience.

Is the park accessible for visitors with reduced mobility?

Yes, the park is adapted with accessible itineraries and audio guides to support visitors with mobility needs.

Are there dining and shopping options on site?

Yes, the Kon-Tiki cafeteria and the park's shop, both located in a publicly accessible area that doesn't require an admission ticket.

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