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Discover Ecofinca Platanológico: a 90-minute edible-jungle tour on La Palma

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permaguide-team August 12, 2025
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Fresh bananas, a living food forest, and a volcano comeback story—told by the farmer who rebuilt it.

If you’re heading to La Palma (Canary Islands) and want something real, regenerative, and unforgettable, book the Ecofinca Platanológico Guided Farm Tour. In just 90 minutes, you’ll walk through a once-conventional banana plantation that’s been transformed into a shady, multi-layered edible jungle—bananas, papayas, herbs, pollinator strips, ducks, compost, the works. Your guide is Fran, a local scientist-turned-farmer who swapped the lab for the land to prove that Canary bananas can thrive without chemicals.

This farm sits on La Palma’s volcanic west coast—and yes, the 2021 Tajogaite eruption hit hard. You’ll hear how ash, lava and broken irrigation forced a total re-set, and how the team used solar pumps, compost, and careful replanting to bring the farm back. Your ticket directly helps fund the re-greening and soil rebuild. The tour wraps with solar-brewed tea and a fresh-picked tasting in the shade.

Why this tour stands out

  • Hands-on permaculture in action: intercropping, living fertility, zero agro-chemicals.
  • First-person volcano recovery: see how small farms adapt and bounce back.
  • Family-friendly: free for under-6s; current prices show adults from €25 and children 7–18 from €5 (family ticket available). (excl. VAT)
  • Easy to reach: meeting point on the Puerto Naos–El Remo road (by the Sol Hotel).
  • English tours available.

Book your spot:
https://permaguide.com/news/offers/ecofinca-platanologico-guided-farm-tour-la-palma/
(Check live availability and current pricing.) permaguide.com

Go for it! Walk a 90-minute edible jungle on La Palma’s west coast. Meet Fran, the scientist-farmer behind Ecofinca Platanológico, taste fresh fruit, and see how the farm bounced back after the 2021 eruption. Family-friendly, English tours, and your ticket helps re-green the island.

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