Fuerteventura - our guide for your holiday in Fuertaventura
The island of Fuerteventura is perhaps best suited to Canary Islands family holidays with its extensive beaches and plenty of activities, both water and land-based, as well as boasting arguably the two best adventure parks on the Canary Islands - Baku Water Park and the adventure wildlife park - Oasis Park.
Although Fuertaventura is a great beach destination where it's possible to find a stretch of sand and surf to truly call your own, there are also plenty of activities to suit all the family so that no one can ever complain of being bored! Operators have fast become family friendly, so it's a great location to introduce kids to new sports and pastimes such as fishing, diving, sailing, biking and buggies.
Sport fishing action on the island is centered on Corralejo, with half-day to 5-day fishing trips available. The coastal waters around Fuertaventura offer big game fish such as marlin, tuna, dorado, shark and wahoo. Fishing operators here are flexible with their trips offering bespoke charters and using their fishing boats for leisure trips to spot turtles, whales and dolphins or swim and snorkel with a picnic lunch - again catering to all the family's requirements.
Fuerteventura Golf Course
With 365 days of sunshine each year and very little
precipitation, Fuerteventura is truly a golfer's
paradise.
Located at Caleta de Fuste, the prestigious Fuerteventura
Golf Course has an enviable reputation for being an excellent,
impressive and challenging course with a beautiful ocean backdrop,
spectacular scenic mountain views, exquisite lakes and numerous
palm trees. The fairways, up to 50 metres wide, the trees and the
rough are well presented and maintained, and the 67 bunkers are
creatively integrated into the course, which was designed by the
architect Juan Catarineu, built in 2002 and the venue for the 2004
Spanish Open Tournament.
The Golf Academy at this splendid 18-hole, Par 72 course
offers golf lessons every day of the week to all ages in English,
German and Spanish, with other languages being catered for on
request. Classes include free clubs and balls, and at the end of a
six hour course a Diploma/Certificate is
provided.
The club's Academy Programme for groups includes classes and
stay and play, which can be combined with other leisure pursuits
including sports, water activities, tournaments, golf clinics and
team building exercises.
The golf club boasts an outstanding practice area, a driving
range with more than 50 spaces and an 800 square metre putting
green and chipping green.
Competitive rates are offered throughout the year and further
rate reductions are available to those guests staying at the golf
resort's four or five star hotels: Elba Sara Beach & Golf
Resort, Elba Carlota Beach & Convention Resort, Elba Palace
Golf & Vital Hotel and the Sheraton Fuerteventura Beach, Golf
& Spa Resort.
The five star Elba Palace Golf & Vital Hotel is home to
the clubhouse, the 19th hole golf bar and the Pro Shop, which
stocks a comprehensive range of merchandise to fulfil your golfing
requirements. Golf clubs are also available for hire and lessons
can be booked here too.
Throughout the year, Fuerteventura attracts holidaymakers from
all over the world because of its beautiful beaches and wonderful
weather. The town of Corralejo, located in the northern part of the
island, is the most popular holiday destination, and with over one
hundred restaurants, good shopping facilities and excellent leisure
and sports facilities, with the best surfing in Europe, fully meets
the needs of its visitors.
Just 10km south of the airport, the purpose built resort of Caleta
de Fuste is another major tourist destination with numerous hotels,
restaurants and bars as well as many shops and boutiques. This area
is great for golf, sailing, windsurfing and scuba diving, and its
Atlantic Ocean waters are renowned for their turtle and dolphin
populations.
Jandia, a peninsula situated in the south-western part of the
island, is located in the municipality of Pájara and is an area
that is extremely popular with windsurfers and kitesurfers. The
beautiful soft white sand and crystal clear turquoise sea makes it
an ideal choice for beach lovers too. Here you will find
Fuerteventura's tallest mountain, Pico de la Zarza, also known as
Pico de Jandía. Rising to an elevation of approximately 812 metres
and part of the Parque Natural de Jandia, spectacular views of the
island can be seen by climbing its slopes.
