Canary Islands Travel Tips

The Canary Islands are one of the most beautiful places in the world today and are a hot holiday destination. Though, they are a part of Spain, they are located much closer to Africa than to Europe. As a group of seven islands situated in Atlantic Ocean they have a wonderful climate all year round with temperatures ranging from 18 degree Celsius in winter to 24 degree Celsius in summer.

The islands often offer you the cheapest, most luxurious and best holiday deals during in-season through a number of travel and tour companies which will pick you up from your door step, put you on a luxurious flight, make hotel arrangements, show you around and bring you back with utmost care.

Let’s look at the prerequisites to holidaying in The Canaries.

Places To Visit- There are a few main islands where you can holiday, i.e. La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Feurteventura and Lanzarote. There are another two small island, i.e. Gomerra and Hierro, which are not visited so often. These islands together make the Canaries a place of real untouched natural beauty. To get the maximum discount on airfares and lodging, the period of April to June (or of the Easter Rush) is the best time to visit the Canaries.

Weather Conditions – Canary Islands are a place of permanent spring so you can plan to go there whenever you want to. The winters in the canaries are cool but pleasant. Winters are in fact the busiest periods in a typical Canary year. Summers are the times when citizens of the Spanish mainland usually take a break

Getting There – A number of airlines, a lot of which are unheard of, fly in and out of the Canaries every day. The seven islands have exclusive and well-equipped airports that handle international flights as well as flights from the Spanish Mainland. The main airports are the Gran Canaria and Tenerife’. Attractive student deals are on offer to students under the age of 26 through various companies.

You can gain entrance into the islands through Spain (daily flights from Morocco), from America and Canada, Australia, Madrid, Barcelona, New Zealand, Europe etc. and you can also take a ferry from the Spanish Mainland, which travels to Tenerife twice a week.

Getting around inside the Canary Islands is not a problem as the location is well connected through boats, buses, trams and other local transport. Other than these, you can hire your own car, motorcycles or bicycles to move around at your own convenience.

General Info

Life in the Canaries is inexpensive with cheap accommodation and site seeing. Food is low-priced and comes easy on the pocket, even for restaurant goers. Hiring a car is cheap and public transport is very economical. Flights are costly but if you have lots of time on your hands then there are options. An accommodation in a 3-star hotel, two good formal meals a day and a rented car will come out to be a little over a hundred dollars a day.

The official currency is Euro. Be sure to check exchange rates over the Internet. Carry your credit and debit cads along as The Canaries provide great service as far as ATMs and banks are concerned.