Family vacation in the Canary Islands

Spanish Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa is a fantastic place for a family holiday. The Spanish love children and Gran Canaria and Tenerife are especially strong tourism focused family. If you want complete family days are there to amusement parks, animal parks and many nature reserves in the north and south of Tenerife and Gran Canaria in the south.

Sometimes difficult to combine city tour for adultsto do with something for children! But in the Canary Islands there are many attractions and activities to entertain young and old. Even hotels and restaurants are "child friendly" and put on suitable entertainment for children in the early evening and the Spanish love festivals and parades, families good (and free) source of entertainment for when you are good you leave time to there are tons of festivals in the summer months and many carnivalduring the winter in January and February.

Safari

There are many stables offer horseback riding for children in summer resorts, but in Gran Canaria, things are different, how about a camel safari? There are two major centers in Gran Canaria near Fataga and one in Tenerife El Tanque.

Waterparks

Water parks on the island of Gran Canaria may not be up to the standards of Mr. Disney, but never the less can be almost as much fun for adults and children have muchcloser than Florida! Maspalomas, Gran Canaria Ocean Park Aqualand and smaller, and there is another Aqualand near the Tenere Playas de las Americas.

Paddle

If your children are old enough to take part in water activities, there are many centers offer classes in everything from snorkeling and diving at the "water-banana" (inflatable boat pulled in a row) to go. For younger children, the old family favorite and pedal boats are also freebe hired.

Wild Life

There are more birds and wildlife parks with protected areas on the islands, the largest and the best of them is in Tenerife Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz. Second in the popularity of a bird and butterfly park on the island of Gran Canaria Palmitos Parque is called. The boys are specialized in particular the love of Reptilandia Galdar, insects and creepy crawlies!

Amusement Parks

Holiday World is possibleThe next thing, the Canary Islands theme parks in Florida, just outside of Maspalomas, Gran Canaria is the first and largest of the Canary Islands, amusement parks and has a classic rides for older children, along with a quieter attractions for small children.

The Teide

A fantastic day for the whole family is driving a car on Mount Teide ina cable car rises from 2356 m to 3555 m for 8 minutes and the weather on the top of the dormantMount Teide can be very different from the traditional weather on the coast of the Canary Islands, Fequently snow falls here in winter. Please note that you must attend prior approval of a real volcano, even short (163 m) walk from the station El Teleferico.