Which Canary Island to choose for an active holiday

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Which Canary Island to choose for an active holiday

Eight islands, eight different landscapes. Here is a quick guide to choose the right one for your active holiday.

For desert tracks and beaches: Fuerteventura

Gentle slopes, dirt roads, dunes and wild beaches. Ideal for MTB, e-bike and gravel, and for those who want to combine riding with the sea. It is where our journeys start.

For volcanoes and culture: Lanzarote and La Graciosa

Lava fields, vineyards in black ash and the art of César Manrique. From the north of Lanzarote a boat takes you to La Graciosa, with sand tracks and no asphalt roads.

For mountains: Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma

Long climbs, pine forests and summits above 2,000 metres: perfect for trekking and for road or mountain riders looking for altitude. La Palma also offers some of the darkest skies in Europe.

For forests and silence: La Gomera and El Hierro

Green ravines, laurel forests and few people. These are islands to explore on foot, slowly, for those who want nature and quiet.

Our advice

For a first active holiday in the Canaries, Fuerteventura is the easiest choice, and combining it with Lanzarote gives you two very different islands in one week. Write to us if you dream of another island: we will tell you honestly what is possible.

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