Hello everyone !! I am loving this whole writing and tale telling activity. In this post, I will take you through our holiday in Lanzarote which is one of the 17 islands of Spanish Canary Islands.Lanzarote is an active volcano (technically) and is in fact a result of the volcanic activity. I have always wanted to visit the Canaries for all that I had heard and read about it and I jumped at the chance to visit it once Manish was able to take a week off for a holiday.
We bought 5 days holiday deal online and took a flight from Frankfurt airport to Arrecife airport which is one of the municipalities in Lanzarote. We picked up our rental car from the pick up point at Airport and zoom we drove off. Manish and I both love to drive and I feel the best way to see a place is to drive through it on your own instead of hiring a taxi, plus it just gives so much more flexibility. This place people is absolutely, jaw-dropping, amazingly gorgeous. The drive towards our resort in Playa Dorada was spectacular, a contrast of Black Lava volcanic mountains and in the distance the teal blue waters of Atlantic Ocean. An interesting fact about this one : Although it is in Spanish territory, it is around 1000 Km from Spanish mainland and as close as a mere 100 Km to Africa. My affinity for sea, distant remote places and isolation was all for me to be experienced for next few days. I loved the resort, Spanish Tapas bars.
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| Driving towards Playa Dorada |
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| Driving out of the Arrecife airport |
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Beautiful road ahead, Super excited !!
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There are numerous resorts and therefore lots and lots and lots of
shopping, eating and entertainment. Right in front of the resort and on this
little plateau between the sea and beach road was this open-air gym ( believe
me I have woken up early almost everyday to be there, see the sunrise while I
peddle my way to a healthy beautiful start to the day). The first evening went
into exploring the place by foot and finding out about this open-air,
sea-facing gym.
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| Thank you Lord for waking me up to this |
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Isnt this gym totally awesome :D
On the second day we wanted to just chill on one of the most famous
beaches in Lanzarote "Papagayo", this was a short drive for us
being on the southern extreme tip of the island. We had to pay I reckon 3 Euros as a toll tax to use this road. Lots of the beaches here are
popular with nudists so please make sure that you check if that might be of
point of concern. We drove into this place, parked at headland and first had
some chilled beer at this cute pad before spreading ourselves in sun on the
white-sand beach. After a few hours of lazying at Papagayo beach, reading and
finally feeling hungry we wrapped up and were back at our resort for the
evening. Husband being particularly fond of eating Indian food no matter
where on earth we go, makes it a point to find out good Indian Restaurants and ta da....we got our fill of Indian meal on this evening.
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Drive towards Papagayo
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| Cute Cafe at Papagayo |
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| Cafe at Papagayo |
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| Ready to Walk down the cliff to Papagayo beach |
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| Sunning at Papagayo |
Third day and we were on ferry across the sea going for a day trip to
Fuerteventura, another one of the Canary Islands, gorgeous beyond belief and a different scene cause of its white sand beaches. After loitering around the island, we spent some time at a beach and finally settled ourselves for a sumptuous Spanish lunch. The same evening we returned on a ferry to Lanzarote. Its really a matter of choice if you wish to spend more time, you can always book a hotel for as long as you wish to stay there and then return. Lot of people who plan a long vacation and wish to experience the most, actually do Island hopping in The Canaries.
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just before we got on the ferry to Fuerteventura
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| Leaving Lanzarote behind |
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| On the Ferry to Fuerteventura |
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| Port of Fuerteventura, what a blessed childhood !! |
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| What is my man looking for ? Baby here I am ...turn to your right haha |
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| Soaking in the views |
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| In the streets of Fuerteventura |
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| In admiration..... Sigh !! |
Time for some shopping and gallivanting in Lazarote
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| Shopping Time Yippeeee |
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| Saw this Green door.... couldn't miss the chance to have myself clicked here |
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Another one of those walking around Playa Dorada
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Next day we took another trip to the Island of La Graciosa. This was a
guided tour so we first drove to the north tip of Lanzarote (Orzola) and were taken on a
Ferry from the town of Orzola to a village where we had to change-over into the
sail-boat that took us to La Graciosa. We spent an hour in this village looking
around, walking through the sandy streets and along side houses painted in
white and stopped by a church there. The sail boat trip was total entertainment
where Paella was cooked on board for all passengers, fresh local fruits and
sangria was served and after sailing in sun for a while we were brought to
another golden sandy beach of Las Conchas. Most of the tourists get here to
experience an un-hurried day and to snorkel or do kayaking. I was just lazying
on the beach though, soaking in the views and taking a dip as and when it got
too hot to bear. After a about two hours, the guide got the group together and
boarded us back on sail boat. We were served with some real yum authentic
Paella and amazing music, dance and entertainment on the way back. Food !! Id have to say is the most effective ice breaker for a traveler....the love for food, sharing and eating together on boat, while pleasant wind blew across the sea, Spanish tunes played, was truly a soul satiating experience. This was the
moment of pure indulgence for my nomadic soul, I was seeing the volcanic mountains, I was feeling the drops of lashing waves from deep blue
waters on my skin and my fellow travelers were enthusiasts like me who perhaps were
feeling blessed like I was for being there and having seen that.
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| Leaving Orzola |
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| Village on the way to La Graciosa |
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| was like a No-man's land |
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| The local Church |
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| Inside the Church |
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| Nomad at work |
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| Sailing to La Graciosa |
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| Our Guide informing us about different islands which come on the way, a few umhmmm Private ones too BTW. See the big cooking pots behind him...our Paella was being cooked on slow heat with all the possible meats from the sea in it :D |
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| Landed |
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| Quick Sun bathing, then snorkeling and Kayaking |
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| Paella on board people.... look at that Grin :D |
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| Selfie Time |
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| Captain Aanchal (in this lifetime only) |
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| Choppy watesr on the way back to Orzola |
On our final
day in Lanzarote we took an under water submarine safari and experienced this
beautiful world meters down in Atlantic Ocean. There are a lot of Submarine
safaris you will see in Lanzarote, but there's only one which is conducted with
all protocols and in a real submarine (Link is posted below). The safari resurfaces on water with the song "we all live in a yellow submarine"
and the certificates by the company for having completed an underwater voyage are also given,
Loved it !!
This was the
final evening in Lanzarote. Next day we packed ourselves and headed back home.
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| Ready for the yellow submarine safari |
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| Enjoying some Chinese food (Love it) with my Darling |
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Ready to party on the last evening
Must do Things
in Lanzarote
- Rent a car
and drive around, Spend time at the beautiful beaches you find while driving
- Plenty of
water sports to try near the resorts
- Enjoy the
amazing sea-food and Sangria and smoothies.We had some really yum Chinese and Indian food
too.
- If
seeing an active volcano catches your fancy then head to the Timanfaya
National Park where the guided tours take you through the history, facts and
display some live fun with the active volcano
Outfits: Crop tops from Tally Weijl, Shorts H&M, Beachwear is from Calzedonia and Newyorker,
Scarves brought from a boutique in Cologne, Sunnies from Ray Ban, Heart I wear
on my sleeve is of a Nomad ;)
Hope you liked the pictures, until next one!! XOXO
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| Where to next ? |
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