Gran Canaria Beaches: El Cabrón Dive Beach

El Cabron beach in East Gran Canaria El Cabron beach in East Gran Canaria

Golden El Cabron's beach is famous amongst divers but only gets a few local visitors. The snorkelling is spectacular, and it was named after a bucaneer.

El Cabrón is named after Andaluz pirate Pedro Hernandez Cabrón, who is said to have lost his teeth during a skirmish with the island's original Canarii inhabitants close to the beach. 

The beach is 300 metres of golden sand sheltered by two rock headlands. It has clear, calm water that is superb for snorkeling. Like most east coast beaches, El Cabron can be windy, especially during the summer. However, it's sunny perfectly sit-able on most days. 

Access to El Cabron beach is down a good quality graded track that starts in Arinaga town. The turnoff is here. Any car with reasonable clearance can get to the beach. Drive past the lighthouse and the school, and park when you get to the cluster of houses by the sand. 

There are no facilities at El Cabrón or anywhere nearby and no lifeguard. During the week, the beach gets few visitors except for divers (the zone just past the beach is the best dive site in Gran Canaria) but it can fill up with locals at weekends. 

 Alex Says: Take a snorkel top El Cabrón: It really is a great place to see fish.

Additional Info

  • Lifeguard: No
  • Calm water: Yes
  • You're sitting on: Sand
  • Sand colour: Sahara yellow
  • Looks best at: Sunrise
  • Nudist: No
  • Hippy rating: 8
  • Lat/Long: 27.871235, -15.386038

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

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