Out and About Lanzarote

Great sandy beaches

The Island of Lanzarote has some beautiful beaches and most of the best beaches are in the area of Playa Blanca. The cove beaches of Papagayo just along the coast from the small seaside town of Playa Blanca are some of the best bathing beaches in the whole of the Canary Islands. These beaches where once the home of a few hippies back in the 70's who set up home in the caves above the beach for most of the winter months. However the Hippies have gone and now holiday mackers from all over Europe have taken there place. Still today a few people decide to go with the hipie way of life and spend there days sunbathing naked on these beautiful beaches. The beach in Playa Blanca itself is a cresent of soft powder sand with good safe bathing. Many of the other beaches on the Island are man made and offer all tourist facilities. Arrieta lies on the north west coast of Lanzarote. Here is a small selection of beaches with a rocky and wild sea, this area is popular with wind surfers and water sports enthusiasts. Great place to enjoy a delicious Pallela in one of the local seafront restaurants.

Activities and Sports.

kite surfing.

Lanzarote has perfect kite surfing conditions from the of march through to end October. The area to the north of the Island is where all the surfing schools are based. They offer programmes from beginner to advanced and have all the up to date equipment for hire.The schools are all Iko registered and extremely well run.

Surfing and Windsurfing.

The Island has fantastic condition for advanced surfers and windsurfers throughout the winter months. This is when the conditions are perfect to bring in the rollers and also with great reliable wind conditions. There are a number of schools in various locations around the Island, all have top of the range equipment for hire and can offer professional tuition at whatever level from beginner to advanced.

Sailing.

From the Marina Rubicon it possible to hire catamarans and various types of sailing dingies depending on your level of experience. There is a good sailing school that offers tuition courses from beginners to advanced and you can also hire an experienced sailor to come along with you if your feeling a rusty.

Dive Centre

There is a dive school based in Playa Blanca which has expert tuition and specialises in teaching children. They have all the most up to date equipment and offer courses for all levels from beginner to the very advanced. The conditions around Lanzarote are some of the best you can find in the canaries, clear water and mild sea temperatures make it ideal. Because of the volcanic history of the Island, it offers some very interesting underwater scenery with lava rivers, caves and unusual rock formations.

Fishing

The waters around Lanzarote have some big fish and this can be an exciting day out for the experienced or novice fisherman. Tuna, Marlin, Shark and Wahoo are just some of the big game fish that you may be lucky to catch, there are a number of big game fishing charters available from the Marinas. The season runs from May to November.  Day trips start from around 75 euro Including lunch and hotel pick up.

Golf.

There are two courses of on Lanzarote, one situated at Costa Tequise and the other at Puerto Del Carmen. Both courses have some testing holes but in the main they are more for if your missing a round of golf than for Lanzarote to be a golfing destination. However one very good thing to take into account is that there is normally little problem in arranging a tee-time.