Cheap holidays in the Canary Islands

Fuerteventura is a perfect canary Islands holidays spot for the ones who appreciate quiet sandy beaches and remarkable atmosphere. Lanzarote, on the other hand is a place with lots on natural wonders and the Timanfaya National Park. Fuerteventura is the island with the longest coastline and huge beaches of unbelievable beauty that promise an escape from the pressures of today.

Its rolling plains and fertile valleys offer a tranquil haven to the many visitors that snap up holiday apartments in Fuerteventura in pursuit of the quiet life. Fuerteventura has the most beautiful sandy beaches in the archepelago and is a watersports mecca, particularly for kitesurfing and windsurfing holidays. Canaries holiday makers looking for the most spectacular landscape on the islands could do worse than head for Lanzarote which is home to the Parque Nacional de Timanfaya, a volcanic landscape featuring blue and black lava flows and some of the island's three hundred dormant volcano cones.

Tenerife also boasts the highest peak in the whole of Spain, the 12,198ft Mount Teide, which acts as another great day out. Tenerife is the largest of the Canaries and probably the most popular with holiday visitors from the UK. The centre of the island is a mountain range with the volcanic crater Canadas del Teide. Tenerife and the Balearic Islands have lots of hotels and self-catering apartment complexes offering many or all of these facilities.

Fuerteventura is considered to be the oldest of the canary islands and has the longest beaches, a quiet environment and is a popular destination for families, couples and nature lovers. Lanzarote attracts international visitors with its unique combination of volcanic caves and craters and wonderful beaches and finally, the last of the main tourist areas, beautiful La Palma is unspoilt, quiet, lush and green. Fuerteventura is the closest island to the African coast and offers more than 150 beautiful beaches - the largest measuring 61 miles in length and 19 miles in width. Gran Canaria is known for its magnificent Maspolomas sand dunes, pretty palm-lined promenades, exciting nightlife and bustling capital.

Canary island holidays are fabulous for booking every type of accommodation for couples, friends and families, from luxury Canary island hotels to large apartments sleeping the whole family keeping everyone together creating the perfect holiday. Canary Island holidays have always been popular but the lesser-developed Fuerteventura has not always drawn as many tourists. However, Figures released by the Canarian government reveal in 2006, the number of visitors to Fuerteventura increased by 8% compared to 3.39% for Tenerife and 1.68% for Gran Canaria. Canary Island Holidays are known for the popular beachside resorts . But beyond the tourist resorts the Canary Islands have some absolutely extraordinary scenery, boasting four of Spain's seven national nature reserves that are definitely worth exploring.

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Los Christianos is one of the most popular resorts on all of the Canaries. The harbour has fishing trips, glass bottom boats, and diving excursions. Located off the northwestern coast of Africa, the Canary Islands are one of the most popular tourist destination on the planet, especially with Europeans. The Canary Island's archipelago includes (7) major islands, all remnants of very steep, extinct volcanoes.

Explore the canary islands' vast sandy beaches, hidden black sand coves, fascinating reefs, plunging cliffs, soaring mountain peaks. Plus, due to its volcanic nature the holiday islands boast funky rock formations, craters and volcanic tubes that seem like imports from another planet. Explore the island on foot on an independent break, choose to travel whenever you like, and stay as long as you wish (minimum 3 nights).

Holidays include comfortable single-centre accommodation in a traditional village, a hire car (carbon neutral of course!), breakfast and a lavish packed-lunch every day, a Handbook containing masses of local information as well as a wide range of self-guided walks suitable for all abilities and ages (including children), the option to join 3 organised walks per week, and the full support of a knowledgeable locally based manager for Canary Island holidays.