Lanzarote Multi-Activity Holiday with CycleFriendly

Tuesday 5th to Tuesday 12th December 2024

It’s a good time to return to Lanzarote for bright blue skies and warm (20degC+) sunshine. It’s a great break from grey skies and the weekly grind – an opportunity to keep or get fit in wonderful surroundings and experience activities you already enjoy or ones with which you would like to experiment. Just 4 hours away, come to the magical island of Lanzarote.

This exciting holiday comprises 7 wonderful days of activities including 4 days cycling, 2 on road and 2 off road using high spec road and mountain bikes or E-bikes on this amazing island with its wild and mountainous North; the cultural centre with stunning seascapes; its National Park with its profusion of lava fields and volcanoes; and the volcanic South of wild coastlines, a green lagoon, mountain pass and remote beaches.

Lanzarote is the fourth largest island in the Canary Islands, an archipelago just 60 miles off the West African coast and just outside the tropics.

With the cooling breeze for which Lanzarote is noted, the climate is very comfortable all year with temperatures rarely rising above 30 degC but with daily maximums rarely falling below 20 deg C even in winter (which feels like a good English spring). Evenings are always pleasant and nights rarely sticky and humid as they can be in Spain in the hot months. Lanzarote is the driest of the Canary Islands with only 6 inches of rain a year, giving it that semi-arid exotic feel.

The island is just 60 km in length and 25 km at its widest point. Despite being mostly peppered with dormant volcanoes and lava fields, the island has an amazing variety of magnificent scenery and a stunning and varied coastline and contrary to general perception has all shades of sand from white through golden brown to black.

Cycling and hiking is exhilarating with constant wide vistas of volcanic landscapes and seascapes. Of course there are many other outdoor activities to enjoy including swimming, kayaking and diving. Although exposed to the elements, rain is rare in any month, the sun is strong but perfect for outdoor activities in December despite the occasional infamous Lanzarote breeze and the sun doesn't set until 6pm.

There are so many things to see, both natural and man-made. Development has been strongly influenced and contained by the late artist Cesar Manrique who ensured that touristic development was congruous to the natural surroundings. Many of the attractions have been designed or influenced by this artist and his influence remains to this day.

Accommodation in a high spec 1 bedroom apartment at Santa Rosa, Costa Teguise

Sharing or single use in one apartment on the Santa Rosa Complex in Costa Teguise

just 3 minutes walk from the sea with a single occupancy option.

There is a 25m heated indoor pool at Santa Rosa plus a partially heated outside pool. In addition, and just 10 minutes walk away is the protected bay where you can swim 200m lengths in safe still waters. The sea is usually as warm as the heated outdoor pool. There is also a sauna and Jacuzzi.

The gym is fully fitted with several resistance machines, running and cycling machines and free weights. There would be the opportunity for optional 1 to 1 training in the use of equipment, provide nutritional advice and discuss your overall activity programme and personal targets for the week

Other than cycling, here are the Activities (all optional) in which you can participate in Lanzarote .

• Running

• Swimming – in a heated indoor 25m pool or outside pools and the sea in a safe sheltered location

• Triathlon – incorporating cycling and the above

• Hiking

• Kayaking

• Diving and Scuba Diving

• Gym – including ‘state of the art’ resistance machines, free weights and aerobic machines

Each activity can be arranged by me and local island experts particularly for kayaking, diving and scuba diving.

Incorporated in the Registration Form, you will be asked which activities including cycling you wish to focus on and if there any others you wish to sample. From this information, a timetable of sessions will be compiled for the 2 non-cycling days. You will have full flexibility on what you wish to do on these 2 non-cycling days.

The Cost

For 8 days, 7 nights quality self catering accommodation, welcome and farewell dinners on first and last evenings, Lanzarote airport transfers, escorted cycling for 4 days including restaurant lunches and snacks on those days, but excluding bike hire, flights and holiday insurance pp sharing a one bedroomed bungalow apartment. A single supplement of £pp. Return flights from London airports are available for around £ before adding luggage.

You will arrive at Arrecife airport and be transferred to Santa Rosa (20 minutes) If you arrive by lunchtime then during the afternoon you will have a short introductory walk up the local volcano from which most of the island can be seen, after which there will be an introductory session to go through your personalised planned itinerary just before the welcome dinnerThere will .

Here are details of the available activities:-

Cycling

4 fully escorted cycle tours which will be both be on or off road. 2 of these full day rides will include short transfers to the most spectacular parts of the island. Good quality road and mountain bikes can be hired. Details of these rides can be viewed below

Hiking

Escorted hikes on volcanoes and through the lava fields of the National Park, plus spectacular coastal and mountain hikes. These range from very simple walks with guides explaining about the island’s unique geology, flora and birds to volcanoes with climbs of varying intensities. All are non-technical and need no special equipment except good strong walking shoes

Running and Swimming

The promenade at Cost Teguise is 4 km long and is perfect as a safe and interesting running course. These can of course be short running bursts either independently or escorted. A pre-breakfast favourite is a 3km run plus a swim in the sea on the way back. You don’t even need a towel – you’ll be dry the time you reach the hotel!

Triathlon

A triathlon ( cycling, swimming and running) can be set up on the Costa Teguise promenade which gives a straight forward and outstanding route for various triathlon levels to suit everyone

Kayaking, scuba and diving

Local expert tuition and equipment for is available for an extra charge.

Gym and Nutritional Advice

The hotel has a fully fitted gym with quality Hi Power Resistance machines, free weights and static running and cycling equipment. There are also spinning machines. Use of equipment can be supervised or unsupervised.

Cultural and touring exploring

On the 2 non-cycling days you could explore the island of Lanzarote at leisure which could include visits to the Timanfaya National Park information centre, the National Park itself with its ‘Volcano Experience’; lunches at fabulous fish restaurants around the coast; tours to view points; ; cultural visits to Cesar Manrique landmarks which include caves, viewpoints and museums.