If you have plans for an unforgettable holiday with the whole family, a trip to Lanzarote and staying at Hoopoe Villas with your loved ones is a guarantee for fun and adventure. You can explore many unique places to enjoy this wonderful island with the whole family. Lanzarote is ideal for a holiday with the little ones!!
Discovering nature becomes an unforgettable experience for your children. A trip to Timanfaya National Park, a visit to the aquarium or to Rancho Texas – a Wild West-style zoo, strolling and swimming on the beaches of Papagayo or a boat trip; these are just some of the activities that the beautiful island of Lanzarote offers.
Timanfaya National Park
The Timanfaya National Park is a unique place where the little ones can live many small adventures. Can you imagine a restaurant where the meat is grilled on a volcanic crater, or riding a camel through a worldwide unique volcanic landscape?
In the Montañas del Fuego (=Fire Mountains) you can admire the effects of the volcanic eruptions that took place between 1730 and 1736. The landscape is spectacular: hardly any vegetation and a wide variety of earth colors: orange, red, ocher, brown, black… Together with the silhouettes of the craters and the rugged coast, the National Park is a natural spectacle that is unique in the world.
Even the little ones will have a great time here. The Islote de Hilario bears the signature of César Manrique and is another example of how nature is turned into art. From this point of the national park buses depart to visit the most attractive points of the park. Simply spectacular.
Camel ride in Timanfaya
On this adventure you will get to know a part of the Timanfaya National Park in a unique way. After ascending, the dromedaries stand on their feet and begin to walk in a slow but constant rhythm among the lava landscape of the Fire Mountains.
You can always discover these spectacular volcanic landscapes in the company of a guide and handler of these adorable animals. Don’t forget to bring your camera to commemorate this wonderful day!
Boat Trips
You can also enjoy the wonders of the sea by an organized excursion on a glass-bottomed boat.
La Graciosa
La Graciosa is a paradise island just a few kilometers from Lanzarote and to which you can easily take the ferry boat with the children. In just 25 minutes that it takes you to cross the narrow strait that separates the two islands, you will discover a new world. La Graciosa is an island where time seems to have stood still. An authentic landscape full of Canarian tradition and spectacular scenery. At La Graciosa you can enjoy the beaches with the children and explore the island on foot or by bike. You can also hire jeeps and explore the rugged interior of the island.
Boat trips to La Graciosa can also be booked, including pickup at the Hoopoe Villas entrance. You will depart from Órzola on a catamaran and sail along the coast of La Graciosa, stopping at Playa Francesa for lunch and water activities (snorkeling, banana boat, canoeing, etc.)
Boat trip for dolphin watching in Lanzarote
Board a boat to look out for dolphins, whales, pilot whales, and other marine mammals that live in the islands’ waters. A real spectacle to experience these mammals in their natural habitat.
Sail the entire coast from Puerto del Carmen to Papagayo, or take a ferry to Fuerteventura to explore the Fuerteventura Dunes and admire the beaches of El Cotillo.
Lanzarote Aquarium
Lanzarote is home to a fascinating aquarium. It has more than a million liters of water spread over 33 aquariums. Visiting it allows you to see hundreds of different species of sea creatures and walk under a water tunnel surrounded by sharks and other dangerous fish. There are also three tactile aquariums where you can touch and learn more about some species such as sea urchins or sea cucumbers.
Would you like to feel your adrenaline levels rising? If you like action and are brave enough, the Lanzarote Aquarium also offers a dive with sharks. Experience a unique adventure that you will remember for a lifetime. But if you prefer to marvel at these animals from afar, you can also take part in a shark feeding session. The aquarium organizes shows so you can see how the world’s most dangerous sea creatures feed.
Water park “Aqualava”
People enjoy the most when they go to a water park. And who doesn’t like to enjoy the different slides and the wave pool? The little ones will have loads of fun exploring the slides over and over again or climbing around in the water castle!!
For this reason we recommend you to visit this water park located just 2 km from Hoopoe Villas.
Rancho Texas
A Wild West themed zoo where children can enjoy shows with sea lions or birds of prey. Children and adults can enjoy panning for gold in the mine, pony trekking, canoeing and much more. Don’t forget to cool off in the adjacent water park with two large water slides. Rancho Texas Lanzarote Park is a guarantee of a day of fun and adventure!
Papagayo Beach
The proximity to the tourist center of Playa Blanca allows you to reach the Papagayo beaches in just five minutes by car from Hoopoe Villas. In addition to the feeling of luxury, freedom and relaxation, you can admire the magnificent south-east coast of the island in all its expanse. At a length of almost two kilometers you will find various bays such as Playa Mujeres, El Pozo, Caleta del Congrio, Puerto Muelas and Papagayo.
Papagayo is a paradise place that you cannot miss during your family holidays in Lanzarote.
These are just some of the activities you can do as a family in Lanzarote, but there are a thousand more. The most important thing is to enjoy the island as a family and make those vacations truly unforgettable. You deserve it!
