The El Brezal Nature Reserve is a smaller nature reserve located in the municipality of Santa Maria de Guia. It fills a surface or some 100 hectares and its most significant biological asset refers to the forested areas which contribute to the balance of the microclimate and ecosystem, as well as to the several endemic and rare species of plants (such as the asparagus).
Fishing and deep sea fishing in Gran Canaria is always a prospect no tourist should pass up, all of the Canary Islands being ideal for such leisure.
Palmitos Park is both a zoological and a botanical garden, the largest of its kind in Gran Canaria. It is located in the popular resort of Maspalomas.
Cactualdea Park is a theme botanical garden pegged out by several other attractions, such as the so-called Guanche cave. It is also home to Lucha Canaria.