The company Yurerosa S.L. has won the tender for the mini tourist train that will run through Arrecife with a fee of 24,000 euros during the first year of management, a figure that will increase in subsequent years, according to the percentage established by the CPI. The award of the service will be for two years, extendable for two more years, "always after agreeing with the City Council three months before the end of the contract." The mini train will run along the Arrecife coastline from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day.
According to the tender specifications, the mini train will begin its tourist route on Juan de Quesada street, passing through Vargas, Coll, La Marina streets, Rafael González Negrín Avenue, Avenida Mancomunidad, Coronel Ildefonso Valls de la Torre street, José Antonio street, Guenia and Fred Olsen, to return through the roundabout of the Cabildo de Lanzarote. The stops of this mini train will be located at the intersection of Calle Real with Avenida Mancomunidad and in the area of the roundabout of the Cabildo de Lanzarote "although the route, stops and schedule may be varied by the City Council throughout the concession and after hearing from the contractor".
A total of seven companies submitted to the tender for the concession of this service, one of them being excluded for not conforming to the model established in the specifications. The rest of the companies that opted for the tourist mini train were Prodille Espectacles S.L., Felice Giordano, New Electric Lanzarote S.L., Atracciones Medina S.L. and Mini Tren Lanzarote S.L.
Tourist promotion of Arrecife
This mini train will help in the tourist promotion of Arrecife, one of the priority objectives of the government group of the City Council of the capital. Thus, the objective of the Corporation is that tourists who visit Arrecife can get to know the main enclaves and places of interest through a new means of transport that, after touring the Arrecife coastline, will reach the Tourist Market located in the Theme Park of the capital.
This market surprises tourists and residents every Saturday with its wide and varied offer of agricultural and artisan products. Thus, on Saturday, May 29, coinciding with the eve of Canary Islands Day, a gofio tasting is planned, in addition to a curious exhibition of farm implements with donkeys included, which will delight the little ones who will ride these animals through this market.
