Tips for traveling to Lanzarote

Lanzarote is the most easterly island of the Canary Islands. An island that stands out mainly for its volcanic landscapes that seem from another world. But not everything is volcanoes in Lanzarote, it also has beaches, wines, viewpoints, hiking trails and especially many unique places to see. Special places where the Lanzarote artist Cesar Manrique has left his mark. We recommend organizing your trip to Lanzarote well in advance, you will be able to plan your visits well and, most important of all, you will save money.

In Lanzarote you can find a suitable place for any visitor profile and, with all the comforts available for travelers of the 60+ generation.

What to see in Lanzarote with children?

Lanzarote is an ideal destination for family travel. If you visit Lanzarote with children, they will hallucinate with the landscapes of Timanfaya, the camels in the mountains of fire, walk with the views that the Mirador del Río, Jardín del Cactus, La Cueva de los Verdes gives us. Virtually all the essential places in Lanzarote are accessible with children. They will surely love it.

How many days to dedicate to Lanzarote?

For a trip to Lanzarote we recommend a minimum of three days, five if you are also going to La Graciosa, but the ideal would be a week in Lanzarote. In this way you will be able to know the essential places of the island while enjoying a bit of tranquility and relaxation.

Lanzarote has many places to see, it also has spectacular beaches where you can spend a completely relaxed day and it is also essential that you spend at least one full day visiting the paradise of the Isla de la Graciosa and Fuerteventura.

If you have three or four days on your trip to Lanzarote, we recommend that you focus on the main places: Jameos del Agua, Cueva de los Verdes, Mirador del Río, Timanfaya Park, La Geria, Caleta de Famara, Charco de Los Clicos or spend a day in La Graciosa. We remind you that you can enjoy them with any of our excursions, so you will avoid crowds and queues to enter, since our buses have priority to enter the centers.

If your trip to Lanzarote lasts 5 or 7 days, I recommend you spend at least one day relaxing on the Papagayo Beaches or even consider spending the night on the Isla de la Graciosa.

What is the best time to travel to Lanzarote?

Any month is good to travel to Lanzarote since it enjoys good temperatures all year round, but we especially recommend May and October. The temperatures are fabulous and there is not so much tourism. In winter, especially at Christmas, it is high season and it is a real joy to enjoy almost summer temperatures at that time of year.

Where to stay in Lanzarote?

If you have an active profile, you can book your transfer from Lanzarote airport to your accommodation with us or have planned to rent a car to visit the island on your own, you can also consider staying in one of the countless emblematic houses and unique accommodations distributed throughout the island.

In the event that you prefer to have everything within walking distance and forget about driving, we recommend choosing your accommodation in one of the main tourist areas of Lanzarote, where you will find access to golden sand beaches and calm waters, as well as a wide range of shops, cafes, restaurants and entertainment venues.

Playa Blanca, in the south of the island, is the sunniest area, with magnificent golden sand beaches, restaurants on the seafront and a long promenade to enjoy pleasant walks at sunset.

People with reduced mobility may prefer accommodation closer to the downtown area, since the town extends along the coast. This tourist enclave has several golden sand beaches, connected by its pleasant promenade, and also offers visitors a magnificent offer of restaurants, cafes, shops, and other services that will undoubtedly make your stay pleasant. and calm.

Puerto del Carmen, on the central coast of the island, 15 minutes from the airport, is the best place also in the event that the mobility of any of the people traveling is reduced, we recommend choosing accommodation in the area of the main avenue or towards the end of Matagorda, where the unevenness of the environment is less pronounced.

The work of Cesar Manrique in the Centers of Art, Culture and Tourism of the Cabildo de Lanzarote enhances in these spaces the beauty, culture and unique landscape of the island, from a masterful intervention in the environment that fuses art and nature. Located in the municipality of San Bartolomé, in the agricultural heart of the island, the Casa-Museo del Campesino, is another place that cannot be missing when planning your holidays in Lanzarote. A space conceived by César Manrique in honor of the cultural and agricultural tradition of the island, loaded with the most traditional essence of Lanzarote and where you can immerse yourself in the culture, history, rural architecture of the island and taste a wide selection of tapas and typical dishes of the insular gastronomy.

If you travel in the middle of September, on September 15, the celebration of the day of the Virgin of Los Dolores takes place, a festive date on the island of Lanzarote, which is celebrated in the municipality of Tinajo, in the town of Mancha Blanca, where the Church of the Virgin of Dolores is located. In most towns you will find some kind of celebration and families get together to enjoy the procession of the Virgen de Los Dolores together.

In Lanzarote you can find a wide range of gift shops and shopping centers, although, to buy a special souvenir of your visit to the island, you cannot miss the traditional markets, which are a delight for visitors. Like the one in the town of Teguise, this beautiful town in the north of the island is certainly worth dedicating a day to, so take advantage of Saturday to enjoy a coffee in the leafy town square and pick up some handmade gifts to take home It's a great plan.