Holiday Extras Travel Guides's video: 9 AWESOME Things To Do In Lanzarote

Join Jake as he runs down the top 9 things to do in Lanzarote. From the incredible landscapes to the influence of Cesar Manrique, there really is nowhere on Earth quite like this unique island. Watch our guide on where to eat in Lanzarote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFrVhU55sKo Find out where to stay in Lanzarote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87JVli8w9pI Don’t forget to… SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/mKhPKt ………………………… PoweredBy http://www.holidayextras.co.uk ………………………… Transcript: Hi! My name’s Jake from Holiday Extras Travel Guides, and here is our guide to Lanzarote. Now, before we get cracking here’s some handy info for when you’re planning your trip to the beautiful island of Lanzarote. Lanzarote is one of the Canary Islands, a part of Spain just off the coast of Africa. Even late in the year, the temperature rarely drops below the twenties, so it’s great for a bit of winter sun.  It’s nearly 3000km away from the UK. Which means from the airport lounge to the César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, you’re looking at about a 4 hour flight time. The airport was renamed in 2019 to celebrate famous artist César Manrique, his creativity left a huge legacy in Lanzarote; you’ll see his name everywhere. But we’ll talk more about that later.  The island is actually quite small, it never takes more than 40 minutes to drive anywhere. For this reason we actually hired a car to get around the island. Public transport and excursion coaches are available if that’s not your thing, but the car’s definitely the most flexible and hassle-free option. Ok, now you have the bare essentials about the islands, here is the main event. Our TOP nine things to do in Lanzarote...  Up first at number one is arguably the most famous of all - Timanfaya National Park. It’s a huge protected reserve set in a volcanic mountain range, made up entirely of volcanic soil.  Timanfaya is famous for looking like you’re on another planet. Bubbly, cooled lava as far as the eye can see looks completely alien. The best way to see it all is to hop on one of their coaches. It takes you all around the park’s landscape, and is included in your ticket!  The volcanic activity continues beneath your feet. In fact, you’ll be shown that when you visit. Water is poured into deep holes in the ground that go just 13 meters below. Down there, it’s hot enough to make the water boil instantly, resulting in ...very loud steam geysers!  They actually use this volcanic heat to grill the food in the restaurant, El Diablo. Where else can you say you’ve had lunch cooked by a volcano!? If you’d like to know more about El Diablo, check out our Where to Eat in Lanzarote video.  So, as you can see from my beard - it’s pretty windy! So I would recommend bringing at least a light jacket up here, even if you’re coming in the summer seasons cos it’s gonna get chillier!  At number two? We’ve got the beautiful El Golfo.  It’s a small seaside village on the outskirts of Timanfaya national park. The two big reasons people visit El Golfo are found just outside the village.  Looking down from the cliffside pathway, you’ll pass a beautiful black sand beach lined with big volcanic rocks. The rocks act as a breakwater, and the tall white waves crashing against them really is a site to behold.  Keep following the path and you’ll have a clear view of the famous El Lago Verde, or The Green Lake. It’s teeming with volcanic minerals and micro-organisms - that’s what gives it this vivid green colour. I don’t know if it’s the black sand, or the crashing waves and the clouds but everything's just so dramatic. Especially the giant green volcanic puddle. Crazy!  Number 3 is the stunning Jameos Del Agua. This was the first tourist destination created by Lanzarote’s famous César Manrique who we mentioned earlier. It’s a cross section of art, design and nature. There’s an auditorium, gardens - and even a fantastic restaurant.  A staircase follows the slope of the lava tunnel down to a pool that is the home of the blind lobster, an endemic local species.  Jameos Del Agua’s designer Cesar Manrique wanted to give visitors somewhere to contemplate a natural attraction, formed almost entirely without human intervention. Even gardens in the open-air section of the caves were designed with this in mind. It feels more like a gallery than a garden, do you know what I mean? The nature is just here to speak for itself. I think for me that's really reflective of Cesar Manrique, you know? He really liked to marry the nature and the art. This is a perfect example. I mean this tunnel - the lava tunnels would still be here even if none of this man-made stuff was here and they would still look just as fantastic. I think the whole place really kind of like… speaks for itself. Coming up at number 4 is the tranquil Teguise. If you’re looking for authenticity, look no further than Teguise...