Destination Information

Beaches

In Lanzarote, there are beaches with white, but also with black sand. The most beaches at the touristic resorts are supervised by lifeguards from 9:00 till 17:00 in winter and from 09:00 till 20:00 in Summer . For your safety , please follow the lifeguards instructions and take into account the meaning of the colored flags RED= NO SWIMMING YELLOW = CAUTION GREEN = SWIMMING ALLOWED All beaches are public areas, which means that sun loungers and umbrellas always are against payment . Prices are indicated. Puerto del Carmen - Playa Grande: Approximately 1 km long sandy beach with water sports facilities, such as jet-skiing, pedalos and paragliding - Playa de los Pocillos: Longest and widest sandy beach of Puerto del Carmen Costa Teguise - Playa de las Cucharas: Most important beach of Costa Teguise, windsurfing is possible here - Playa de los Charcos: Round swimming bay Playa Blanca - Playa Dorada: Longest beach of Playa Blanca - Playas de Papagayo: Outside Playa Blanca, with several natural coves with white sand and turquoise water Famara - Surfers' paradise in the north of the island, strong undercurrents Orzola - White beaches embedded in black rocks on the outskirts of Orzola