Lanzarote tips
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Considering a week in Lanzarote, probably in May. It's been about 15 years since I last went, and one of the only memories I have maintained is rolling down some black sand dunes, so I would be grateful for any tips for an enjoyable week full of good food and drink, lovely beaches and scenery. I've seen a half-day buggy / 4x4 tour of the north of the island on Tripadvisor for a start. We will probably hire a car.
It's not an adventure holiday, nor is it a 'doing nothing and basking in the sun for 7 full days' holiday, a mixture of sights and relaxing really.
Nice restaurants? Hidden beaches?
It's not an adventure holiday, nor is it a 'doing nothing and basking in the sun for 7 full days' holiday, a mixture of sights and relaxing really.
Nice restaurants? Hidden beaches?
If you’re going to rent a car use cabrera medina .. one price all in, can even pay by cash 
Pick it up at the airport and save it’s cheaper than in resort/hotels
Beer is cheaper in Puerto De Carmen than Playa Blanca
Some good roads up in the mountains and the go karting at san Bartolome is pretty good fun
There’s a submarine trip that runs from the marina at Puerto Calera which is interesting
You can do a bus trip around the caldera in the timifano national park
There’s a good road over the tops to Orzola in the north and you can get a boat trip over to La Graziola if you fancy or get the ferry from Playa Blanca over to Fuerteventura for the day cheaply
Nice market to browse at the marina in Playa Blanca as well twice a week
The middle of the island is very different from the playa’s and well worth exploring the little towns and bodegas
Pick it up at the airport and save it’s cheaper than in resort/hotels
Beer is cheaper in Puerto De Carmen than Playa Blanca
Some good roads up in the mountains and the go karting at san Bartolome is pretty good fun
There’s a submarine trip that runs from the marina at Puerto Calera which is interesting
You can do a bus trip around the caldera in the timifano national park
There’s a good road over the tops to Orzola in the north and you can get a boat trip over to La Graziola if you fancy or get the ferry from Playa Blanca over to Fuerteventura for the day cheaply
Nice market to browse at the marina in Playa Blanca as well twice a week
The middle of the island is very different from the playa’s and well worth exploring the little towns and bodegas
We love lanzarote and usually go most years.
For hire car i personally would recommend autoreisen who are cheap with no trying to scam you or screw you over.
We love to have a drive around the full island as a day trip, loads of places to explore, its also nice to find a random small beach just off the road and have it all to yourself!
The other thing we really like to do is go to the end of the runway and watch the planes come and go overhead.
For hire car i personally would recommend autoreisen who are cheap with no trying to scam you or screw you over.
We love to have a drive around the full island as a day trip, loads of places to explore, its also nice to find a random small beach just off the road and have it all to yourself!
The other thing we really like to do is go to the end of the runway and watch the planes come and go overhead.
It's a nice island, much more accessible across the island in a week than FV if you have a car.
Famara is a nice beach to walk along and take in the Atlantic side.
On the other side Orzola has some nice hidden beaches with brilliant little stone windbreaker coves
Not sure you get sand dunes in Lanzarote, maybe that was FV?
Famara is a nice beach to walk along and take in the Atlantic side.
On the other side Orzola has some nice hidden beaches with brilliant little stone windbreaker coves
Not sure you get sand dunes in Lanzarote, maybe that was FV?
fourstardan said:
It's a nice island, much more accessible across the island in a week than FV if you have a car.
Famara is a nice beach to walk along and take in the Atlantic side.
On the other side Orzola has some nice hidden beaches with brilliant little stone windbreaker coves
Not sure you get sand dunes in Lanzarote, maybe that was FV?
Surely all sides of an island in the Atlantic are Atlantic sides? Famara is a nice beach to walk along and take in the Atlantic side.
On the other side Orzola has some nice hidden beaches with brilliant little stone windbreaker coves
Not sure you get sand dunes in Lanzarote, maybe that was FV?
Not been for a while, so things may have changed but...
A car is essential imo, so much to see & it's not a huge place so you can get about the place. Must do's: Caletta de Famara village for incredible seafood, Also worth getting up onto the ridge above the village for the views/watch the paragliders flying about if it's not mad windy,
Lagomar, incredible location once owned by Cesar Manrique & later Omar Sharif, now a restaurant with a bar built into a cave, probably the closest you can get to being a Bond villain with out an actual volcano. Arrecife for Tapas & a wander, to leave the tourists behind, excuse the irony but anyway.
Timanfaya for the whole 10,000 years BC volcano experience. The Manrique museum. Cesar Manrique was an architect & Lanzarotean hero who had a huge influence on the cultural aesthetic of the island. You'll see his influence everywhere, for example the wind sculptures dotted about on roundabouts around the place,
That's off the top of my head, Carmen, Playa Blanca & Teguise for the Brits abroad knees up experience but there's much more to it if you put yourself about a bit.
A car is essential imo, so much to see & it's not a huge place so you can get about the place. Must do's: Caletta de Famara village for incredible seafood, Also worth getting up onto the ridge above the village for the views/watch the paragliders flying about if it's not mad windy,
Lagomar, incredible location once owned by Cesar Manrique & later Omar Sharif, now a restaurant with a bar built into a cave, probably the closest you can get to being a Bond villain with out an actual volcano. Arrecife for Tapas & a wander, to leave the tourists behind, excuse the irony but anyway.
Timanfaya for the whole 10,000 years BC volcano experience. The Manrique museum. Cesar Manrique was an architect & Lanzarotean hero who had a huge influence on the cultural aesthetic of the island. You'll see his influence everywhere, for example the wind sculptures dotted about on roundabouts around the place,
That's off the top of my head, Carmen, Playa Blanca & Teguise for the Brits abroad knees up experience but there's much more to it if you put yourself about a bit.
Edited by President Merkin on Thursday 2nd March 09:26
Edited by President Merkin on Thursday 2nd March 09:26
Famara is the surfing beach, very windy. Lots of good cycling if thats your thing, the Mirador climb is a favorite.
Car hire also used Cabrera Medina they dont even check it when you return, just dump your keys in the box and away you go.
If you are in Teiguise you have to go to Jonnie Bakes, best cakes on the island.
PdC is very kiss me quick in places but there some nice resorts, the beach there is good, swimming is good. Its quite shallow for a bit then there is a big drop off, you can snorkle and see lots of fishes etc, its very clear. I went on a triathlon training camp a few times and we swam there a lot, saw a baracuda, s
t my wetsuit
The volcano tour is worthwhile. Also lot of vineyeards dotted about and some have shops etc. Not sure if they have tours. Very odd set ups you see, individual vines surrounded by stone walls to protect from the wind and collect what little rain there is
Car hire also used Cabrera Medina they dont even check it when you return, just dump your keys in the box and away you go.
If you are in Teiguise you have to go to Jonnie Bakes, best cakes on the island.
PdC is very kiss me quick in places but there some nice resorts, the beach there is good, swimming is good. Its quite shallow for a bit then there is a big drop off, you can snorkle and see lots of fishes etc, its very clear. I went on a triathlon training camp a few times and we swam there a lot, saw a baracuda, s
t my wetsuitThe volcano tour is worthwhile. Also lot of vineyeards dotted about and some have shops etc. Not sure if they have tours. Very odd set ups you see, individual vines surrounded by stone walls to protect from the wind and collect what little rain there is
The waves on the Atlantic coast line (looking west for the pendants) are incredible. El golfo is worth a visit, nice restaurant down their (costa azul I think it’s called) you can sit and watch the waves crash along the coastline and eat some nice food and watch the sun set. Quite pleasant.
thebraketester said:
The waves on the Atlantic coast line (looking west for the pendants) are incredible. El golfo is worth a visit, nice restaurant down their (costa azul I think it’s called) you can sit and watch the waves crash along the coastline and eat some nice food and watch the sun set. Quite pleasant.
Its brilliant along that stretch of the Atlantic.I've fished it every time...nuts when you've got big swells coming at you.
2 restaurants I can highly recommend:
Taberna De Nino in Puerto Del Carmen
El Rincon in Costa Teguise
Both of these are very definitely worth making a special trip to - the food is excellent and between them have made me totally re-assess my opinion of food in the Canary Islands.
Also, the supermarket Hiperdino near the Airport sells fresh Iberico pork at the meat counter.
Personally, I wouldn't stay in Puerto Del Carmen, although parts of it are actually quite nice.
Taberna De Nino in Puerto Del Carmen
El Rincon in Costa Teguise
Both of these are very definitely worth making a special trip to - the food is excellent and between them have made me totally re-assess my opinion of food in the Canary Islands.
Also, the supermarket Hiperdino near the Airport sells fresh Iberico pork at the meat counter.
Personally, I wouldn't stay in Puerto Del Carmen, although parts of it are actually quite nice.
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