There are a few different ways to experience the beautiful national park of Timanfaya in Lanzarote, the one that we’ll remember for a long time is by camel.

The Echadero de los Camellos in Parque Nacional de Timanfaya is easy to find, it’s on the main road from Yaiza LZ-67 as you approach the visitor attraction. Simply turn into the large car park when you arrive where you can see the camels lined up and waiting patiently for their next passengers.

There’s no need to book, you can simply turn up at any time between 09:00 and 16:00 for a camel ride. It costs €12 per camel, so great value at only €6 each for the camel tour.

It’s not obvious if you need to visit the gift shop by the toilets in the car park to buy tickets in advance of your camel ride. You don’t, it’s simply a case of paying one of the men with the camels who will issue you a ticket in receipt.

We arrived in time for the last tour of the day, before we knew it we were allocated our camel and it was time to go! Both passengers sit simultaneously on the seats either side of the camel and the guide fastens your seatbelt. Any difference in weight is adjusted with sacks tied on, so that an adult can ride with a child and the weight is fairly evenly distributed for the camel.

We didn’t feel scared when the camel lurched to it’s knees and stood up, it was fun! We were positioned at the end of a camel train and we were off, walking the length of the car park before climbing the south side of the volcán de Timanfaya. A camel's gait is weird, to me it felt like a combination of being on horseback, whilst at sea. The walking pace of a camel is very serene, they just amble along their well worn track, occasionally grunting. We didn’t know what to make of these soft moans and groans from the camels, were they complaining about us or just communicating? Either way, we loved the way these delightful belly rumbles were emitted freely during our trek.

The camel ride takes around 20 minutes, you might think that’s not very long but for our first time, it was long enough!

We can highly recommend going for a camel ride in Lanzarote, we laughed so much and have created a memory that will last a life time.

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Cycling through Timanfaya

Walks in Timanfaya National Park

Three Volcanoes Walk

Timanfaya Visitors Centre

Another Taller de Español para Extranjeros has been announced, this time offering free Spanish lessons for residents in San Bartolomé.

Classes will begin on the 2nd July in the Aula de la Tercera Edad based in the Oficina Municipal on Calle Merlin in Playa Honda. They will be held weekly on Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 – 11:30. As before places are limited and allocated on a first come basis, students are expected to attend all classes for the 32 hour long course.

Registration is open until the 27th June, please contact the Área de Participación Ciudadana in person at the Cabildo of Lanzarote in Arrecife by telephone 928 81 01 00 ext 2144 / 2124 / 2112 or by email to entretodos@cabildodelanzarote.com

Related Information:

Spanish Classes in Puerto del Carmen

Swissport workers based in Madrid and Lanzarote airports have failed to reach an agreement, so the partial strikes are planned to continue.

This week Arrecife Airport in Lanzarote could be affected by partial strikes on the 9th & 11th of July from 08:00 – 11:00 and 15:00 – 19:00, this could increase from 08:00 to 12:00 and 16:00 to 23:59 until the end of July if an agreement cannot be reached.

The indefinite strike has been called to protest against the inflexible attitude of the company in the negotiation of agreements for casual workers.

A section of the main road to Playa Blanca on the LZ-2 will be closed from Wednesday to Friday this week for resurfacing.

The work is part of the Plan de Mejoras de las Carreteras de la isla to improve the highways of the island and affects the 1.6 km stretch between La Hoya and Yaiza, near the Salinas de Janubio. The road will be closed to traffic from the 10th to 12th July for resurfacing and new road markings. A diversion using the old road LZ-701 will be in place during this time.

The councillor for Public Works at the Cabildo, José Antonio Gutiérez explained that the work is part of the continuous plan costing around seven million euros to improve the island’s road network. This particular project between Yaiza and La Hoya has a budget of 187,713 euros.

The Department of Public Works apologises for any inconvenience and asks users to respect the temporary signs and diversions in place.

Related Information:
Salinas de Janubio

The hunting season will open in Lanzarote on the 25th August until the 3rd November for 2013. We publish the hunting calendar so that walkers will be aware of hunting days whilst out in the countryside, particularly if walking dogs.

The Orden de Veda de Caza for 2013 has been published by the Canarian Government establishing the dates and conditions for hunting in Lanzarote and the other Canary Islands. For Lanzarote, the hunting calendar has been agreed as:

Rabbit hunting with ferret and podenco dog is allowed on Thursdays & Sundays from the 25th August to 27th October.

Rabbit hunting including a shotgun, ferret and podenco dog is allowed on the 20th & 27th October.

Barbary partridge & rock dove hunting with shotgun and pointer dog is permitted on Sundays from the 15th September to 3rd November.

Rabbit & rock dove hunting with falconry and pointer dog is permitted on Fridays & Sundays from 25th August to 27th October.

The hunting methods authorised are with podenco and ferret; podenco, ferret and shotgun; pointer and shotgun; falcon with or without dog. The solo use of a shotgun is not permitted and subject to being accompanied by a dog.

A maximum of two ferrets per hunter is allowed for a class C license and six for a group. A maximum of two ferrets are permitted for every two hunters and four in a group, it is also not possible to use a ferret without dogs.

Regarding dogs, up to three are allowed per hunter and eight per group. The hunters must decide the type of hunting and have the correct dogs, podencos for hunting rabbits and pointer dogs for hunting birds. Falconers can hunt with or without a dog, to a maximum of one per hunter.

As in previous seasons, hunting is prohibited in the natural parks and areas of scientific interest such as the National Park of Timanfaya, Las Salinas del Janubio, Los Jameos del Agua and areas of the Natural Park of the Archipelago Chinijo in Teguise & Haría.

Hunting officials from the Cabildo will keep vigilance for protection of the hubara canaria in the areas of Llanos de los Ancones, el Jable of Teguise and El Rubicón in Yaiza.

If you want to help in the campaign against the oil exploration off the coast of Lanzarote, you should sign the non grata petition this week.

Unfortunately this is limited to people who are physically present in Lanzarote this week, as the signatures have to be in original handwritten format.

You can download the form below together with a copy of the manifesto, simply print and get as many people as you can to sign before Monday 15th July.

These forms need to be handed in to the Global Action office situated in the Cabildo of Lanzarote in Arrecife before 14:00 on Monday. The office is upstairs on the first floor, to locate it please go left at the top of the stairs, into the second half of the building, you can find Ezequiel Navío in his office in the left hand corner.

Related Information:

Global Action English Meeting
Lanzarote Cabildo Say No To Repsol Oil Rigs

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The retrospective exhibition “13+37” from Domingo Haría is due to open tomorrow at 8pm on Thursday 11th July 2013.

Domingo is a multidisciplinary artist from the north of Lanzarote, he started creating at the age of 13, so from the title it's not hard to figure out how long he's been doing it (and what age is he now!) . The collection shown on this occasion includes paintings, ceramics, prints and 'installations', which I can only guess is some sort of sculptures or fixtures. A good excuse to check it out and find out.

The exhibition is on display in the Sala El Aljibe in the centre of Haría, entrance to the exhibition is free and it will be shown there until the 3rd of August.

Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 10 to 1 and from 5 to 7 and on Saturdays from 10 to 2.

Related Information:

Haría

This weekend will be the 6th edition of the Lanzarote Summer Music Festival in Puerto del Carmen.

Plaza de las Naciónes is the place, this is the open area just off the beach Playa Los Pocillos and the two day event is completely free of charge to attend. The event starts on Friday 12th July at 16:00 through until 01:00am, then starts again the following day on Saturday 13th.

Line up of live music includes Mick James Band, Perfect Circus, Rory & the Island, Black Sheep, Skatoons, Elvis, Emisora Clandestina, Aftershock, King Roj & No es por Nada.

The event is raising money for the Thomas Cook Children’s Foundation and has been organised in conjunction with the Lanzarote Cricket Association, who will be demonstrating street cricket as well as holding a tournament over the weekend. Power FM Radio will also be live broadcasting during the music festival, so you can tune in online if you can’t be there in person. There will be a selection of activities for the kids to enjoy including bouncy castle, electric cars and water balls.

Lanzarote Summer Music Festival 2013 Programme:

Friday

16:00 Music with Dj & presenters from Power FM radio

17:00 – 19:00 Street Cricket Demo

17:00 – 01:00 Live music:

17:00 Mick James Band

18:15 Perfect Circus

19:30 Rory & the Island

20:45 Question

21:45 The Black Sheep

23:00 The Skatoons

01:30 Close

Saturday

16:00 Music with Dj & presenters from Power FM radio

17:00 – 19:00 Street Cricket Tournament (Adult & Junior)

17:00 – 01:00 Live music:

17:00 Elvis / Wanda

18:15 Emisora Clandestina

19:30 King Roj

20:45 Aftershock

22:00 Los Ños

23:15 No es por Nada

01:30 Close

Related Information:
2013 Events in Puerto del Carmen

Sadly things have not gone according to plan with the return of the sun beds in Puerto del Carmen, the unfortunate saga continues.

You may recall that today, the 10th July was the date from which the beds could be restored to the beaches in the holiday resort. It appears that the first company who agreed to the contract, have resigned, causing a further delay and losing their deposit in the process.

A second company have been offered and accepted the contract, now we wait up to 15 days to see if they will sign the necessary paperwork and proceed with supplying and maintaining the beach services in Puerto del Carmen.

The new company could be in operation on the five main beaches by late July, however if they don’t accept the contract, it continues to pass down the the list of companies who submitted tenders.

Related Information:
Sun beds back from July

If you need to cool off in Lanzarote this summer, or are looking for something different to do to entertain the kids during the long holidays, visit the 40 Ice Life ice skating rink in Arrecife.

The 40 Ice Life (pista de patinaje sobre hielo) is open every day in the big tent at the Recinto Ferial by the Cabildo in the capital. If you’re here on holiday and don’t have a car, just exit the bus at the Intercambiador on the sea front, the ice rink is situated in the large car park, almost opposite this mini bus station.

The price is €7 for adults and children over 12 years old and €6 for children up to the age of 12. The cost includes an hours skating with skate hire, there’s even sleds available for young children.

Opening hours are 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 21:00.

Related Information:
Buses in Lanzarote
Activities in Lanzarote

The summer Fiesta del Carmen celebrations are well underway in the old capital of Teguise and island of La Graciosa. This weekend there’s the two day live music festival in Puerto del Carmen and Jazz concert in Teguise, folklore festival, Miss & Mister Lanzarote gala evening, a Reggae fest in Costa Teguise, the King of Salsa playing live in Arrecife and much more.

Puerto del Carmen:

Venue: Plaza de las Naciones, Playa Los Pocillos, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Date: Friday 12th & Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 16:00 – 01:00

Details: Lanzarote Summer Music Festival. More info: LSMF programme details.

Venue: Vanilla Lounge Bar, C.C. Aquarium, Avda. Las Playas, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 13:00 til late

Details: Vanilla On The Rocks with DJ Charlotte Moss, barbecue, sexy music, swimming & dancing.

Venue: Bahia Beach Club, C.C. Costa Mar, Los Pocillos, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 13:00 – 21:00

Details: Amnesia Lanzarote with DJ Coco, DJ Roper, DJ Moi & DJ Gonzo. Entry €15 including free BBQ.

Venue: La Ola, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Date: Thursday 11th July 2013

Time: 20:00

Details: La Ola are celebrating their anniversary and the inauguration of Dreams with live music, canapés and a glass of cava. All welcome.

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La Villa de Teguise:

Venue: La Carpa Municipal (tent), Plaza Las Maretas, La Villa de Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Sunday 14th July 2013

Time: 21:00

Details: XXII Festival Internacional Canarias Jazz & Más. Lou Donaldson Quartet & GBP in concert.

Venue: La Carpa Municipal (tent), Plaza Las Maretas, La Villa de Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Thursday 11th July 2013

Time: 21:00

Details:  Instinto Cómico present En Clave de Ja.  Comedy theatre with actors and actresses including Yanely Hernández, Eloísa González & Matías Alonso. Tickets €7 from the tourist information offices in Costa Teguise & Teguise.

Venue: Convento Santo Domingo, La Villa de Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Friday 12th July 2013

Time: 21:30

Details: XX Acatife Festival. Folklore concert as part of the Fiestas del Carmen including Achamán from Tenerife and Acatife from Lanzarote.

Venue: La Carpa Municipal (tent), Plaza Las Maretas, La Villa de Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 21:00

Details: Miss World Spain Lanzarote & Mister International Spain Lanzarote.

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Yaiza:

Venue: Casa Benito Pérez Armas, Yaiza, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 20:30 – 21:40

Details: Arte con é present Alexis Lemes, Alex Janssen & Juantxo Pérez in concert. Tickets €7.

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Costa Teguise:

Venue: Jesters, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 16:00

Details: Jesters On Tour. Jesters are heading to the Lanzarote Summer Music Festival in Puerto del Carmen and have planned a return private bus so you can enjoy a drink or two and the live music.

Venue: Sommelier, Playa Bastian, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 13:00 – 24:00

Details: The Reggae Experience, Laurachiara Colaysis (13:00), Isra Selektah & Natty Bobo: SOUND SYSTEM (18:00) & Reggae Jam Session (20:30).

Venue: Terraza Zen, Campo del Golf, Avenida del Golf, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 20:00

Details: Fiesta de San Fermin with Txupinaza y paseo del Santo. Free entry.

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Nazaret:

Venue: LagOmar, Calle Los Loros 2. Nazaret, Lanzarote

Date: Friday 12th & Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 20:00

Details: Daniel Negrin in concert. Sonido 3d Aromaterapia. Tickets €15.

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Conil:

Venue: Camino de la Vereda de Conil, (Granja De Conil - Tegoyo) Tías, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 16:00 – 24:00

Details: Conil Garden (Rare Club). Fran Jimenez, Robert Garcia, Kilimiller, Jyetur, Panna & Chipy in the cabin. Tickets €10 from la Tabernita del Charco in Charco san Ginés (Arrecife).

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Arrecife:

Venue: Charco de San Ginés, Arrecife, Lanzarote

Date: Friday 12th July 2013

Time: 20:00

Details: The Symphonic Band from Arucas will perform live outside the Casa del Miedo on Friday evening, repeating the performance the following day at 12:00 in Calle Real for the Saturday morning market.

Venue: Tambo Terraza, Arrecife, Lanzarote

Date: Friday 12th July 2013

Time: 22:00

Details: Bigote’s Pary with DJ Lafrine & DJ Moises Fleitas.

Venue: Discoteca Aqua, Recinto Ferial, Arrecife, Lanzarote

Date: Friday 12th July 2013

Time: 22:30

Details: Aqua Tribute Fest including covers from Queen (A King of Magic), Nirvana (Outcesticide) & Metallica (Platanica). Tickets €5.

Venue: Discoteca Aqua, Recinto Ferial, Arrecife, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 22:00

Details: Willie Gonzalez “the king of romantic salsa” with DJ George & DJ David. Tickets €15 in advance and €20 on the door.

Venue: Terraza Pool & Bar, Arrecife Gran Hotel, Arrecife, Lanzarote

Date: Thursday 11th July 2013

Time: 21:00

Details: Los Salvapantallas. Tickets €9.

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Guatiza:

Venue: Next to the TeleClub Taiga, Guatiza, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 13th July 2013

Time: 22:30

Details: Guatiza Rock concert with Cadaver Depot, Los Verbenas & DJ Samu.

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San Bartolomé:

Venue: Go Karting San Bartolomé, Lanzarote

Date: Sunday 14th July 2013

Time: 10:00 – 15:00

Details: Family Day including classic cars, tuning, modified cars, Nomadas bikers on tour, kart cross demonstrations. Free entry, everyone welcome.

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La Graciosa:

Fiesta del Carmen programme in La Graciosa this weekend.

Thursday 11th July

10:00 Ambient music from El Jeito

17:00 Fishing competition in the harbour

18:00 Final of the Ladies Bola championship in Calle García Escámez.

Friday 12th July

10:00 Ambient music from José Vélez

21:00 Comedy spectacular with Juanito Panchín in the harbour. Followed by a verbena with Orquesta Cristalina & DJ.

Saturday 13th July

10:00 Ambient music from Los Campesinos

13:00 Verbena del Agua (water party) with Orquesta Cristalina at the harbour

19:30 Canarian wrestling in memory of Marcialuis with C.L. Unión Norte, Tao & C.L. Brisas del Teide in the Terrero de Lucha Francisco Álvarez. Followed by verbena with Orquesta Cristalina & DJ in the harbour

Sunday 14th July

10:00 Ambient music from Pal Porrón

17:00 El Tartaza on the town beach

20:00 Eucharist Celebration

21:00 Family gymkhana in the harbour

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Tahíche:

The Fiestas Santiago Apóstol y Santa Ana  have started in Tahiche today.

Thursday 11th July

21:00 Semi final of the 17th marathon indoor football in the Pabellón de Tahíche

Friday 12th July

21:00 Final of the 17th marathon indoor football in the Pabellón de Tahíche

21:00 Lottery

Saturday 13th July

08:30 9km walk leaving from the sociedad

18:30 Football for singles and married

21:00 Verbena with the group “Corazón Latino”

Sunday 14th July

11:00 Children’s fiesta with inflatable play and games

20:00 Children’s spectacular

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The annual Torneo Fútbol Playa La Tiñosa will take place on Playa Grande in Puerto del Carmen from the 25th to 27th July.

Registration is open for teams of up to 12 players, plus if at least 4 ladies teams enter, a women’s tournament will also be included.

The cost is €60 per team with trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th place as well as awards for the best player, best goalkeeper and top goal scorer.

Please contact Jack Talbot be telephone 670 806 223 or email jacktalbot6@gmail.com for more information and to register your team before the deadline of the 22nd July.

Looking back at the tourism statistics for 2012, it was tourists visiting from Ireland who spent the most money during their holidays in the Canary Islands.

Irish visitors spent just over €54 per day which is significantly more that the average of €37 spent by other nationalities. German tourists on the other hand spent the least during their holidays, around €28 per day.  This information is according to the Instituto Canario de Estadística (Istac) who record the statistics for the islands.

It’s not that the Germans don’t spend money on their holidays here, they do, it’s just that they are more likely to spend it reserving a higher level of accommodation on an all inclusive basis. Whereas typically Irish spend less on their actual reservation, allowing themselves more to spend at the local supermarkets, bars and restaurants during their holiday.

The German market is a much bigger one for the Canary Islands than the Irish, 2,642,638 tourists came from Germany in 2012 as opposed to 378,260 Irish across the 7 islands (data from Observatorio Turístico Canario).

June Tourist Figures

Lanzarote’s passenger arrival figures from Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) show an increase of 4.7% for June compared to 2012. This equates to 430,361 people flying into Arrecife airport during June and a total of 2,452,822 from January to June 2013. Year on year we have lost 1.5% of passengers to date compared to 2012, which isn’t too bad considering the other main islands have dropped 9.8% Tenerife North, 9.7% Fuerteventura & 5.7% Gran Canaria. Only Tenerife South is better at a small drop of 0.5% 2013 v 2012.

Summer 2013

The foreign market is continuing to perform well, however visitors from the peninsula are significantly lacking, making connections from the islands to the mainland of Spain harder to find. Hoteliers are also reporting an increase in availability requests from tour operators, just in case the need should arise to divert holidaymakers bound for Egypt elsewhere.

Related Information:
Irish vote Lanzarote as the best winter sun destination
An Irish point of view

The Lanzarote Cricket Association league started again last week, after a couple of months break.

There are two fixtures being played this Sunday as well as a couple of street cricket demonstrations. Kids are invited to come and join in the Street 20 sessions and spectators are welcome at any of the following:

Friday 12th

17:00 – 19:00 Street Cricket in Plaza de las Naciones as part of the Lanzarote Summer Music Festival

Saturday 13th

17:00 – 19:00 Street Cricket in Plaza de las Naciones as part of the Lanzarote Summer Music Festival

Sunday 14th

10:30 Lanzarote C.C. v The Dragons are playing in Yaiza.

10:30 PDC Cobras v The Commitments are playing in Puerto del Carmen.

Volunteers from the Lanzarote Cricket Association will be running the bar at the music festival to raise funds, so it’s a great opportunity if you want to connect with any like minded cricket enthusiasts and support their cause.

Seventeen teams have signed up for the 20th edition of the motor racing event Rallysprint Tomás Viera which takes place in Lanzarote this weekend.

The course is along the lanes connecting the village of El Cuchillo to Soo in the municipality of Tinajo. It might not have the pull of the likes of the Subida de Haria, or Isla de Lanzarote races but spectators should still enjoy some action as the cars race to beat their times in both directions along this section of road.

Teams from Toyota Enma, Racing Tías, Maspalomas, Mazo Sport and Aterura are participating, the cars will be verified at the sociedad Yacomar from 10:30 – 11:30. Racing starts at 14:00 with a test run in either direction before 2 goes each way to record their best times.

Part of the Campeonato Insular de Lanzarote, the event is organised by Federación de Las Palmas.

The Slalom Isla de Lanzarote has been scheduled to take place in La Santa for the following Saturday 20th July.

You can find a daily weather forecast for Lanzarote during the weekdays on our Facebook page LanzaroteInformation.

This image from NASA shows the weather system we’ve had during the month of June, the west coast has been enveloped in cloud, the east coast mainly clear and sunny. This effect is caused by the trade winds, we get a fantastic build up of cloud along the Risco de Famara that drifts down into the valley like dry ice in a disco. In general, the mornings have been fairly cloudy, burning off by late morning, fairly strong winds and sunshine for June this year.

Check out the previous years weather reports during June:

June 2012 – Weather in Lanzarote

June 2011 - Weather in Lanzarote

June 2010 - Weather in Lanzarote

June 2009 - Weather in Lanzarote

3/6 We seem to have our weather back after a gorgeous weekend of sunshine. Another blue sky day, a light wind of 10-15 km/h from the north. A thin layer of high cloud developing later. 27 degrees.

4/6 It's going to be another lovely day in Lanzarote, there's a couple clouds around this morning clearing for the afternoon, hardly a breath of wind from the north 0-15 km/h and 26 degrees.

5/6 Sunshine with a few cloudy intervals this morning in Lanzarote, which should clear by this afternoon. Slightly cooler than yesterday with a high of 24 degrees expected. The wind is 10-15 km/h from the north.

6/6 The level of sun and clouds in Lanzarote today depends upon which forecast you follow, it's either sunny with cloudy intervals according to Aemet or cloudy with sunny intervals with Accu and BBC. 24 degrees. Wind 15-25 km/h from the north.

7/6 Another cloudy start to the day in Lanzarote with a sunny forecast, it should clear later this morning with 24 degrees and a wind of 20 km/h from the north with gusts up to 45 km/h.

10/6 Sunshine with cloudy intervals for Lanzarote today, the wind is 15-20 km/h from the north / north east, gusts up to 40 km/h during the afternoon. 24 degrees

11/6 A clear and sunny day for the resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca, elsewhere on the island there are cloudy intervals forecast for the morning and evening. 24 degrees. Wind is 20 km/h from north / north east. Gusts up to 40 km/h during the afternoon.

12/6 The forecast looks clear and sunny for Lanzarote this morning in Arrecife, San Bartolomé, Tías & Yaiza, with cloudy intervals in the other municipalities. Haría & Tinajo have thick cloud cover forecast for this afternoon. 25 degrees. Quite windy with 25-30 km/h from the north, changing from north east this evening and gusts 35-50 km/h.

13/6 We've woken up to a white out and drizzle in Lanzarote. The forecast is promising our sunshine back along the east coast by late morning with a few cloudy intervals. Wind 25-30 km/h from the north with gusts up to 50 km/h. 25 degrees.

14/6 Sunshine with clouds on the east coast of Lanzarote including the capital and resorts of Puerto del Carmen & Playa Blanca. A cloudy day for the west side of the island including Tinajo, Teguise & Haría. 25 degrees. The wind is 20-30 km/h from the north with gusts up to 50 km/h.

17/6 A clear and sunny day for Lanzarote along the east coast, cloudy start on the west coast if you're following the Aemet forecast, cloudy with sunshine from Accuweather & BBC. 25 degrees. The wind is 25-30 km/h from the north with gusts up to 50 km/h.

18/6 The municipalities of Yaiza, Tías, San Bartolomé & Arrecife have a clear and sunny forecast; Teguise, Tinajo and Haria have sunshine with cloudy intervals - although it's pretty overcast in the north of the island at the moment. The wind is 25-30 km/h from the north with gusts up to 55 km/h this morning dropping slightly to 45 km/h by this evening. 24 degrees.

19/6 A bit of a cloudy start for Lanzarote but clearing by late morning. Quite breezy 25-35 km/h from the north with gusts up to 55 km/h. 24 degrees.

20/6 A cloudy start which should clear for a sunny day along the east coast for the resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. The west coast forecast is thick cloud for the municipalities of Tinajo and Haría. The wind is 30-35 km/h with gusts up to 55 km/h. 25 degrees.

20/6 A yellow alert warning has been given for strong seas around the coast of Lanzarote for tomorrow. The alert is from midnight Thursday to midnight Friday.

21/6 A sunny day! Strong winds with 30-40 km/h from the north and gusts up to 65 km/h. There's a yellow coastal alert in place for big waves / strong sea until 10am Saturday morning. 25 degrees.

24/6 A sunny day for most areas of Lanzarote and we could see 30 degrees if the BBC forecast is correct. The wind is 5-20 km/h from the north / north west. Haría and Tinajo are fairly cloudy with sunny intervals.

25/6 A bright but bit cloudy start again in Lanzarote but we should be enjoying lots of sunshine by late morning. Wind 15-20 km/h from the north / north west, gusts up to 40 km/h this morning. 27 degrees.

26/6 A much better start to the day than of late, it was bright, sunny and breezy from sunrise. Gusts up to 45 km/h this morning, 15-25 km/h from the north. 27 degrees.

27/6 A clear start in Arrecife, little bit cloudy first thing in the resorts of Puerto del Carmen, Costa Teguise & Playa Blanca but all along the east coast should be sunny from 11:00 - 13:00 today. Tinajo has thick cloud and Haría clearing for the afternoon. Wind is 20-25 north / north east with gusts up to 40 km/h during the afternoon / evening. A high of 27 degrees.

27/6 The other Canary Islands are expecting 34 degrees tomorrow, a yellow alert has been given from 10:00 - 19:00, this doesn't apply to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. It is going to be windy here though, gusts of 47-57 km/h expected.

28/6 It's already closing in on 30 degrees and it's not even 9am yet. A hot and windy one for Lanzarote today, gusts up to 57 km/h with 20-30 km/h from the north / north east. Clear and sunny.

Although Lanzarote is part of Spain, the island is only around 120 km from Africa or 66 nautical miles. Did you know you can find a taste of Africa in central Puerto del Carmen?

Africa is an African themed bar, it’s perfectly placed near Centro Atlantico and opposite Playa Grande with stunning views from their open terrace. The decor is fab, there’s animal print, a jungle and even a collection of wild animals!

Open from 9am serving breakfast which is advertised as Feed Your Inner Animal and priced at €2.50. You won’t find crocodile or anything too unusual on the menu, the food is American themed offering ribs, burgers, popcorn chicken and other classics.

Perfectly positioned to enjoy a break from the beach for lunch, a cocktail at sunset, dinner in the evening followed by live entertainment at 9pm. There’s happy hour from midday onwards with buy one, get one free on bottled beers and cocktails.

Situated in C.C. Columbus, directly above Mulligans Irish Bar, just take the stairs to discover a little bit of Africa in Lanzarote.

Diving in Lanzarote is as good as anywhere in the world. We have warm, clear water, some fantastic sea life and the most amazing volcanic caves and reefs to explore.

If you’re living on the island, you almost owe it to yourself to try diving here, and our friends at Island Watersports in Puerto del Carmen have come up with a series of special offers for you to do so.

Try Dive

A try dive will get you into the water and let you experience the joy of breathing under the surface. The price includes everything you need from equipment to insurance.

€45

PADI Open Water Course

This comprehensive course takes you from novice to fully certified diver over a few days, with the skills to dive to a depth of 18 metres. You’ll be issued with an internationally recognised card to prove you can dive. The price again includes everything you need.

€350 (Normally €420)

PADI Advanced Open Water Course

This one teaches you the skills of underwater navigation, as well as dealing with greater depth, certifying you to depths down to 30 Metres.

€265 (Normally €330)

Do them both!

Many people choose to go straight from one qualification to the second – it’s a good way to hone your skills quickly.

€590 (Even more discount!)

Additionally, there’s an extra discount of 10% for full time students.

island Watersports have a fantastic location right in the harbour at Puerto del Carmen, and offer access to all the island’s best dive sites. Connect with them via their website Dive Lanzarote or call Georg or Trudi on 928 511 880.

Reader Monica Casata is a journalist in Italy. She visited the island recently with her Spanish husband, who once worked here as a tourist guide. His brother is still living here. In this fabulous video, you see the island through Monica’s eyes – it’s beautiful and captivating.

You can see many more videos of the island on our You Tube Channel

And don’t forget you can now pre book Lanzarote excursions through is.

Did you know you can now take a virtual tour through Lanzarote’s Flower Power garden centre?

Adding a business to Google’s street view facility allows prospective clients and existing customers to visit your premises and take a look around, without the need to leave home!

We understand why Flower Power owner, Chris decided to embrace technology and add his garden centre to the marketing power of Google, his beautiful premises are now definitely on the map of Lanzarote. Go on, have a look for yourself take the Flower Power Virtual Tour, this garden centre is situated within a Canarian finca that the Flower Power team restored as well as landscaping the gardens to showcase their work. Once you’ve clicked the link, point your mouse at the yellow man next to the location marker and you will be transported to Mácher in Lanzarote. From there you can move your mouse in a 360 degree tour of the garden centre.

You won’t find a friendlier or more professional gardening team in Lanzarote, so if you’re looking for specialist plants or just want some gardening advice, you know who to talk to.

Have you connected with the Flower Power Jardines Facebook page? The team regularly post pictures of their landscaping projects and albums of plants available to buy from the garden centre, it’s a great way to get some ideas for your home or holiday villa.

Related Information:

Summer opening hours at Flower Power