Luggage storage

Many hikers who want to hike around La Gomera on the long-distance hiking route presented here flirt with the idea of a few days" relaxing holiday after the rather strenuous long-distance hike. I have often been asked in the past whether there is a left-luggage office on La Gomera where you can leave your suitcase for the second part of your holiday (unfortunately not). At times, some hotels in San Sebastián de la Gomera had accepted luggage storage, either reluctantly or after some persuasion. However, this was never really satisfactory or reliable. In the meantime, however, one accommodation has emerged as particularly reliable in this respect and can therefore hope for further guests who will stay there twice during the long-distance hike: at the beginning on the day of arrival and at the end of the long-distance hike (after stage 5 and stage 6). We are talking about the "Hotel Apartamentos Villa Gomera" (Link: Hotel Apartamentos Villa Gomera).

Many thanks for the research and Katrina's report! Katrina reported on her positive experiences in April 2026 and was kind enough to clarify that other hikers with a desire for luggage storage / temporary luggage storage are explicitly welcome. The ideal sequence for a long-distance hike with luggage storage on La Gomera would be as follows:

Plan an overnight stay on the day of arrival in San Sebastián de la Gomera or alternatively at least extra time to drop off your luggage there before setting off on the hike (Link: Hotel Apartamentos Villa Gomera).
Luggage storage costs: from 1 euro per day (as of 2026)
Long-distance hike stage 1 to stage 5
After stage 5: Overnight stay in San Sebastián de la Gomera at the Hotel Apartamentos Villa Gomera (ideally two nights)
Complete the long-distance hike with stage 6 and return to the hotel.
Then enjoy a relaxing holiday with extra luggage

Luggage transport on La Gomera - also for individual travelers

If you are planning a long-distance hike individually, you usually cannot avoid having to carry all your luggage in a hiking backpack. For long-distance hikes on La Gomera, however, there is now the option of booking individual luggage transport by taxi!

Many thanks at this point to Sigrid, who researched this brilliantly and was the first to try it out in 2020 (see Sigrid's detailed comment)! Many thanks also to Tina, who has come up with a perhaps even better variant in 2026 (see Comment from Tina). I am presenting both variants here until further notice.

If you plan accordingly, luggage transport by taxi is only necessary on three out of six days. Tour planning works like this:

On the first day: travel by bus (luggage included) directly to Valle Gran Rey. There you will stay 2 nights in a row.
From Valle Gran Rey, stage 1 is either hiked normally or backwards/uphill (bus journey with line 1, see here)
Stage 2 follows the next day. Return by bus to Valle Gran Rey.
The trip to the starting point of stage 3 is by taxi, which then takes the luggage to Vallehermoso.
On stages 4 and 5, the luggage will be transported by taxi.
Finally, two nights in San Sebastián are necessary (after stage 6 return by bus).

Based on Sigrid's research and experience, we recommend the "Goyo" taxi company, which accepts luggage transport orders via email. With "Goyo" I voted the following points:

Taxi Driver: José Gregorio Martín Barroso (nickname "Goyo"), Email: goyomarba@gmail.com, Mobile: +34-690032362. Since Goyo only speaks a few words of English, it makes sense to translate e-mails using "Google Translate" (Link: translate.google.com).
Luggage transport is offered for the following sections: Valle Gran Rey - Vallehermoso - Hermigua - San Sebastián (3 stages).
Price: all-inclusive approx. 150€ for 1-4 persons for all three stages. Payment is made in cash on the first trip.
Goyo's taxi company collaborates with other taxi drivers on La Gomera (especially in Valle Gran Rey) if necessary.
The luggage transport takes place in the morning (in most accommodations the reception is manned throughout the morning).
Baggage should be labeled with a name tag.
Booking requests should be sent by email at least 10 days in advance. To reduce the coordination effort, the following template can be used:

Copy, fill out and email to the taxi driver: goyomarba@gmail.com

Booking request (booking request / solicitud de reserva)

Name and Surname (Nombre y apellido): ____
Number of people (Número de personas): ____
Mobile number (Número de teléfono móvil): ____

Date (Fecha): ____
Pick up time (Hora de recogida): ____
Pick-up address (Dirección de recogida): ____
Destination address (Dirección de destino): ____

Date (Fecha): ____
Destination address (Dirección de destino): ____

Stage 5: Map with variant from "El Atajo"

From waypoint 8 there is the option of leaving the asphalt road to San Sebastian and continuing on the ridge that runs parallel to the valley. We have included this variant here based on Dorothee's feedback that it is a very worthwhile and promising route.

This trail is marked in yellow on the map below and identified as #11. However, the information about this path is contradictory: In other maps, this route is not shown as path no. 11 but as "PR LG 1". The path is then even marked as GR-132 on site... The entrance to this path is directly at the bar in "El Atajo".

Danger: If you choose this variant, you have to be prepared for approx. 650 additional meters in altitude (both ascent and descent) and a 4 km longer route!