What can lanzarote offer you on your next holiday ?
Where is Lanzarote ? - It is located on the eastern side of the Canary Islands and is a mere 13 miles wide and 40 miles long, so you can travel to each and every part of the island and spend the whole day not having to worry about lengthy journeys to and from excursions and one of the most appealing aspects is the climate as it offers warm temperatures and scarce rains all year around, turning it into a great place for those who wish to spend time at the beach and enjoy as many outdoor activities as possible.
Whether you are in to Land, Sea or Air sports there is plenty of everything here :
Cycling, Go-Karting, Golf, Horse-riding, Jeep Safari, Quad-Bike Safari, Rancho Texas & The Tropical Park
Boat Cruises, Catamaran, Fishing, Submarine or perhaps you just want to go to an aquapark,
Flight Tours, Hand-Gliding & Parasailing
If you prefer the more cultural aspects of a location, then you have to come to 'heaven'. This side of Lanzarote is best summed by the mere mention of one mans name - Cesar Manrique, a man whose influence can be seen all over the island at places like Castillo de San Jose, Ceuva de los Verdes, Fundacion Manrique, Jameous Del Aqua, Jardin De Cactus, Mirador Del Rio, Museo Campesino and the fantasic Timanfaya ("Fire Mountain").
Where else in the world can you have your lunch in a cafeteria that is built on top of an active volcano, where the heat for cooking comes from the volcano itself ?
Where else can you go deep into a cavern in the middle of nowhere and find a huge ampitheatre used for live concerts ?
In just one day, we travelled from Playa Blanca at the southermost point of the island and made our first stop at the Mirador Del Rio high in the mountains in the north, stopping off to take some spectacular pictures from this strategic lookout point, cut into the mountain side. We then turned at the top of the island and made our descent to sea level where we saw an array of different coulered sands blown across the sea from the Sahara desert. shortly after this we arrived at our second attraction, the Jameos del Agua.
Enchanting, Mystical & Magical, the three most common words used to describe a place created as a result of a formation of gas explosions within a volcanic bubble. Over the years, seawater has flooded the tunnels so that eventually a lagoon has been left behind. A lagoon that is home to thousands of tiny white crabs that have become blind through many years of living in poor light, alagoon that has a bar and a restaurant and even a nightclub three times a week !
Almost next door, we foud La Cueva de los Verdes, one of the longest volcanic galleries in the world at 6km long and there is surprise element to this tour which I cannot tell you about otherwise it would spoil your visit. You need to be reasonably fit and healthy as you need to climb several stairs and bend over in order to get under many low recesses. It is impossible to take a pushchair into the caves.
Then we moved on to the Jardin de Cactus to see 1,400 different species all planted together in a small area of land to create the beautiful Cactus Garden.
Then home to prepare for day two !
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John Plumb, frequent visitor to Lanzarote, a place that is now my 'home from home' having taken the plunge into villa ownership on the island - See www.villa-rochelle.co.uk
John is also the administrator of the "Lanzarote Villa Owners Club" @ www.lanzvillaowners.com