If you're travelling with children, the Aqua Park is a good way to spend a few hours of fun in the water. The park is located right next to the golf course on the outskirts of Costa Teguise.
The 18th Century Castillo de San José helped the island to build its way out of a dark period in its history. Ravaged by drought, volcano eruptions and social decline, the islanders worked hard to build a fortress to protect the island from pirates. Today it's home to a restaurant and internationally acclaimed museum.
45,000m2 of gardens, waterfalls and lakes, near the Famara Cliffs, 400 metres above sea level, and home to many tropical birds, animals and even fish.
50,000 M2 of theme park and Wild West theme nights just outside Puerto del Carmen.
Titti Trollop's Music Hall Tavern, an evening of entertainment from the comedy drag show professionals.
The Cueva de Los Verdes, is part of a 6Km long lava tube which formed over 3,000 years ago when the Montaña La Corona last erupted.
In a magnificent collaboration between Jesús Soto and César Manrique, Los Jameos del Agua is a creative work built around the landscape of Lanzarote. The grottoes (jameos in local terms) are in a tunnel created by the eruption of La Corona Volcano hundreds of years ago.
Lanzarote is still an active volcano island, though the last major eruption was in in 1732, when large parts of the island were destroyed in a very fierce eruption. A smaller eruption followed in 1824. The most famous protected landscape on the island is Parque Nacional de Timanfaya, it truly is home to outstanding natural beauty.
If you're on a beach holiday and want to get out and about, there are two very useful tours of the island which can give you an excellent insight into what makes Lanzarote so special.
A new golf course has opened on the outskirts of Puerto del Carmen, giving the island's players a second course to enjoy.
Every year the Ironman Canarias Triathlon takes place on Lanzarote. Part of the International Ironman World Championships, if you win this you win a place in the final in Hawaii.
Operating several times daily from Puerto Calero, Submarine Safaris can take you on a journey to the bottom of the atlantic ocean around Lanzarote.
Catlanza cruise between the prestigious harbour of Puerto Calero and the golden beaches of Papagayo to provide you with a memorable excursion, experiencing the best of the crystal clear, unpolluted ocean surrounding the Lanzarote coastline.
Being surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean gives the Canary Islands an excellent advantage. Lanzarote is a paradise for fishermen, surfers and divers alike.