Planning Your Holiday in Lanzarote
Apr 20th, 2009 by DavePF
Despite the current economic climate the holiday island of Lanzarote still expects to welcome well over one million foreign visitors during the course of 2009. The majority of them from the UK. As the island remains a favoure holiday spot with tourists. Much to the delight of the many thousands of overseas owners of holiday property in Lanzarote.
Lanzarote, along with the rest of the Canary Islands, is only four hours flying time from the UK. And is serviced by a number of cheap flight operators, such as Thomas Cook, Jet 2 and easyJet. Ensuring that flights to the island remain relatively affordable, usually starting from around £200 return, depending of course on the time of year. The main flight days to the island from the UK are on Mondays and Thursdays. Although flights to Lanzarote are now available on virtually every day of the week.
You can check on the availability of Flights to Lanzarote here.
The majority of visitors to the island are booked on package holidays. Which means that they are transferred to their hotels in Lanzarote on coaches provided by their tour operator. Independent travellers should note that there is no public or shuttle bus service available at the airport. Which means that they will need to either hire a car in the arrivals hall or take a taxi just outside it. Car hire on the island is relatively cheap with prices starting from around €20 per day.
Lanzarote is a small island, measuring just 58km by 38km. So transferring from the airport to apartments or villas in Lanzarote is a fairly quick and straightforward business. The journey time to the furthest resort of Playa Blanca is around forty minutes. Whilst Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise are both within a ten minute drive of the airport.
Lanzarote provides visitors with plenty to do. There´s over ninety beautiful beaches, the majority boasting golden sands. Whilst the island also boasts a unique volcanic scenery, thanks to the eruptions of the 1730´s which carpeted around a quarter of Lanzaroe in lava. A local artist called Cesar Manrique worked with this volcanic terrain to create some great attractions, such as the Jameos del Agua and the Cactus Garden. Which should feature on any visitors itinerary.
Visit the Lanzarote guidebook for the ultimate lowdown and latest deals on Lanzarote Hotels and Lanzarote holiday apartments .
