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Canary Islands Family Travel Guide
No matter what time of the year you take your family to the Canaries, (southwest of Spain) one thing is certain; a pleasant climate enabling opportunity to enjoy some great family friendly beaches, small fishing villages, hilltop hamlets and an unspoilt wilderness with volcanoes and primeval forests. The Canaries consist of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma, Gomera and Hierro. There is something here for everyone! Guaranteed!
Family days out and attractions in the Canaries
Of all the islands, Tenerife is the largest and most popular with many tourists and La Palma is the least developed; offering visitors to the Canaries; a wide and varied landscape of mountains and deserts to tropical forests and sandy stretches of beach as far as the eye can see. Gran Canaria has a mountain range across her centre and Lanzarote has many parts covered with ashes and lava; resembling the surface of the moon. So, we all know about the fabulous beaches so here’s a list of those other attractions that kids’ of all ages enjoy!
Sioux City, Gran Canaria - get set as it’s time for some gun fights, cowboys, saloons, horses and lots more Wild West adventure. There’s even some Can-Can dancing gals that dad may like to watch in this theme park!
Parque de los Cocodrilos - with over 300 crocodiles for your viewing, the kids will be busy checking out these “prehistoric” creatures from behind the safety of a fence; especially at feeding time! Or head to Reptilandia Park to visit with Komodo Dragons and over 150 different other species of reptiles that eagerly await you!
Aqualand Aquasur - the largest water park on Gran Canaria with oodles of water slides and heaps of attractions to keep you cool! Experience the Tornado, the rapids or just cruise along the Congo. For those not so game or little tots, try the Mini Park with lots of more gentle rides, slides and spills!
Don’t forget Holiday World - with a wide range of attractions including a Ferris wheel, carousel, roller coasters, a bouncy castle, a mini golf course and miniature ponies as well as a bowling alley, restaurants and a games arcade. Kiddie heaven!
Loro Park is another ideal destination for the entire family where you can walk through a shark pool, chatter with a chimp or meet face to face with a tiger!
Dolphin watching - If you really want to treat the kids then why not take them on acamel safari or to a dolphin-watching cruise; both of which they will remember for many years to come!
Mount Teide is the highest mountain in Spain and well worth the climb; to enjoy truly spectacular views of the volcanic landscape with its barren rock formations. Unforgettable!
Child friendly accommodation and places to stay in the Canaries
Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura are the most popular family Canaries travel destinations because they all offer safe sandy beaches, lots of fun activities and a variety of accommodation options from hotels, resorts and self-catering style units or apartments which are the perfect family get away home away from home!
Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura are the most popular family Canaries travel destinations because they all offer safe sandy beaches, lots of fun activities and a variety of accommodation options from hotels, resorts and self-catering style units or apartments which are the perfect family get away home away from home!
When looking for family friendly accommodation what features should you look for? That’s easy although every family has different needs; but the following are some of the kinds of facilities you can expect from the top child friendly resorts on the Canary Islands:
Discounts or even kids stay, play and eat free options
Children’s pool and Playground
Kids clubs / child minding / crèche
Children’s Entertainment
Family rooms / suites
Self-catering accommodation options
Family restaurants and local cuisine
The Canary Islands are best known for its seafood, fish, fruit, garnishes, as well as a wide variety of local home grown wines and cheeses. To keep hungry kids satisfied there’s plenty of delicious tasty fresh fruits on hand! Healthy too! Tropical fruits grow all over the Islands with bananas coming in first, but mangoes, papayas, pineapples and avocados in the running as well!
The Canary Islands are best known for its seafood, fish, fruit, garnishes, as well as a wide variety of local home grown wines and cheeses. To keep hungry kids satisfied there’s plenty of delicious tasty fresh fruits on hand! Healthy too! Tropical fruits grow all over the Islands with bananas coming in first, but mangoes, papayas, pineapples and avocados in the running as well!
Potatoes are a common side dish in the Canary Islands; so cook up some local spuds to satisfy the biggest hunger. The local black potato, small but full of intensely sweet flavour, with dark grey skin on the outside and yellowish pink on the inside is delicious. Don’t forget the flavoursome traditional tapas and paella which are popular in the region. Bon appetite!
Canary Islands - Useful tips
Finally, the Canaries with an abundance of beautiful an idyllic beaches and hot, sunny temperatures all year round; certainly makes for a perfect family holiday any time. Remember that every February is carnival time and the second largest carnival in the world, (after Rio) is held in Santa Cruz!
Finally, the Canaries with an abundance of beautiful an idyllic beaches and hot, sunny temperatures all year round; certainly makes for a perfect family holiday any time. Remember that every February is carnival time and the second largest carnival in the world, (after Rio) is held in Santa Cruz!
