Lanzarote Holidays Guide

I still remember our first Lanzarote holiday. We were living in Sydney and although I loved it there, I was feeling about 8,000 miles away from home. Our Sydney was just 6 months old and I was worn out. Kyle came home one day and said “Happy Birthday!” It wasn’t my birthday, but I wasn’t going to argue. I was expecting flowers and what I got was plane tickets.

Photos of Lanzarote

We met my parents and Kyle’s parents in Lanzarote. It was a perfect spot geographically (well we flew farther than both of them combined, but you get the idea) and a perfect vacation spot emotionally. Lanzarote holidays have their own rhythm and it was exactly what I needed, but I didn’t feel selfish because there was something for everyone. It is a great place for family holidays! Lanzarote has something for the 5 year old as well as the 65 year old.

We stayed at the Riu Palace Hotel, which is in Puerto del Carmen. Like most of the large hotels in Lanzarote, it has everything! Several pools, tennis, bars and restaurants grace the complex. They even have childrens activities, but of course we had built-in babysitters with both sets of grandparents fighting over Sydney. There are cheap holidays in Lanzarote but this wasn’t one of them!

Kyle and his dad got to play golf several times during our stay. That was like his present to himself. I’m such an indifferent golfer — I’m glad he had someone to play with. He says that the golf in Lanzarote is great. The old course is well designed and the new course sounds great, too. I think it’s the weather that really makes it a golfer’s paradise.

I could not believe the weather. It was unreal. We were there for a week and every day: sunny and 75 degrees. Without fail. It was actually kind of eerie. I remember asking my favorite barman about the weather. He smiled this big smile and said “It’s the mountains, Miss.” Well that made no sense, but he explained that the island doesn’t have much elevation and that keeps a lot of rain from falling. I looked it up later and he’s right. I mean I didn’t think he was lying, but mountains make rain? No wonder it rains all the time in Oregon.

For such a small island, there is so much to take in on Lanzarote. We couldn’t fit it all in. The shopping was fun and the food was wonderful. You can do Lanzarote on the cheap and I am all for that! It’s not like we’re made of money or anything. If I cut out the shopping (and it’s not like I need another pair of shoes) and if we rent a villa next time, I can do some of the cooking, then suddenly cheap Lanzarote holidays are a possibility!

You will spend some money– there are museums and gardens to explore, greens fees and drinks that will take as much money as you want to throw at them. But, then, there’s the sunny beaches and the blue water — it’s free to sit and soak up the sun. I think holidays in Lanzarote could consist of me on the beach with a stack of James Patterson novels. Kyle and the kids? They can entertain themselves!

I cast my mind back to that first trip. It was restful and restorative. Seeing our parents and being able to share a few moments of those wondrous early months of Sydney’s life with them (even in a week, she grew!) was the best gift I’ve ever gotten. A week was not nearly long enough and I told Kyle to go on back to Sydney without me. He gave me a hug and promised that we’d be back and he has kept that promise. Sometimes they were last minute Lanzarote holidays, which is easy to swing when you live in Madrid or London, but a bit harder when you live on the West Coast.

There are plenty of Lanzarote holiday packages and general Canary Island holidays packages, so there’s no excuse for not making the trip. With some planning and some lead time so you can save up, a dream vacation can be yours. I found my paradise, thanks to my hubby. Now it’s your turn to discover paradise.