The Camello Safari is open every day until 4pm and rides every 15 minutes. It does not matter whether you are the only one to show up at a particular time slow - if you are there at any quarter of the hour, you pay 12 euros and get to hop on a camel for a 30 minute ride through the natural reserve. I quite liked that, because while on our way we have passed a larger group of tourists, we ended up being the only ones in our time slot and having a private ride with our camel and nice guide.
There were around 20 camels on the premises, and they seemed to be well taken care of. They are calm and friendly, and thus it's ok to pet them or feed them a little greenery given by the guide.
The tour of the reserve is nice, as it takes you through the inner treks which might take quite a while to access from the beach, and thus especially in the summer heat, you might not get there yourself. These parts of the reserve are not just bare dunes, but have quite a bit of interesting flora and some fauna to check out.
All the staff were very nice. The guide himself volunteered to take our pictures while we were riding and was good at taking them, too.
I'd say this is a lovely treat not just for kids, but for any animal lover visiting Maspalomas. The ride completes the desert-like atmosphere by the dunes. read more