Cheap Holidays to the Canary Islands mean a balmy sub-tropical climate with plenty of sunshine and year round temperatures that rarely fall below 18°c during the day, even during winter time. The main Canary Islands holiday destinations are the five larger islands, La Palma, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventura.
The Canary Islands offer a distinctive and unusual landscape due to there volcanic origins, but the most popular parts of the landscapes are not the volcanic craters, but the hundreds of miles of coastline with top beach resorts. In some ways this is a shame as the volcanic regions on
these islands are absolutely spectacular, in fact many movies have been made in the Canaries due to the almost “lunar” landscapes. The canaries are also home to 4 of Spains national parks ( there are 7 in total).
British tourists in particular enjoy holidays in the Canaries mainly due to the excellent climate in winter time. Its the Gulf Stream and trade winds that afford the canaries their perfect climate ( and also their attraction with windsurfers and sandsurfers, the world windsurfing championships are held in the Canaries each year).
Although the Canaries are a definite all year round destination its important to note that the high season is in the winter, particularly January and February, the next busiest season is between May and October which is the conventional high season for mainland Spain. It does get very hot indeed in the summer months and some may find it too hot – remember the Canary isles are only 100Km off the coast of Africa!
Since 1st of January 1999 the official currency of Spain and the canary isles has been the Euro Although the Canaries are a long way from Spain, it is Spanish territory and therefore all passport and residency rules are the same as on the Spanish mainland. In other words for European Union citizens an ID card is all that is required, no visa is neccessary. However you must carry your ID or passport at all times.
Unlike Africa, just 100Km away, there are no vaccinations required for the Canary Islands! In addition there are flights available from all regional airports in the UK with a flight time of approximately 4 hours – so you can be freezing cold and wet in the morning enjoying typical UK weather then sunbathing by the pool in the afternoon!
