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A holiday to Gran Canaria costs from £399 per person, based on two people sharing. That covers 5 nights and return flights from London. November 2026 is the cheapest departure currently on sale. Secure it with £99pp and pay the balance nearer the time. Every holiday we sell is ATOL 10713 protected.
Five nights at the Hotel Riu Gran Canaria or similar 4★ with return flights from London and daily breakfast listed in the package. ATOL protection under licence 10713 applies and a £99 per person deposit holds it. Regional UK airports are available at a supplement confirmed at enquiry. Excursions, car hire, transfers and travel insurance are not included, and your meal arrangement is confirmed in writing before you pay. Gran Canaria has the longest reliable season of the three Canary islands we sell.
We sell all three at five nights and 4★, and the prices are far enough apart to be the deciding factor for most people.
| Factor | Gran Canaria | Tenerife | Lanzarote |
|---|---|---|---|
| The south | Maspalomas dunes, big resorts | Costa Adeje, developed | Small, low-rise, quiet |
| Landscape | Dunes, mountains, green north | Mount Teide and forest | Volcanic, almost lunar |
| Nightlife | The most of the three | Plenty in Las Américas | Very little |
| Season | The longest and most reliable | Reliable in the south | Reliable, windier |
| Best for | Big-resort holidays and winter sun | Families and variety | Value and quiet |
Lanzarote is much the cheapest and much the quietest. Tenerife has Teide and the widest range of things to do. Gran Canaria is the one for a straightforward big-resort holiday with the most dependable weather and the liveliest evenings — and it is the most expensive of the three here.
November is the cheapest month, and it is among the best. Gran Canaria’s south is warm and dry through the UK winter, which is the entire point of the island, and November is when it costs least.
August is the dearest on school-holiday demand rather than better weather — the south is reliably warm every month of the year.
| Month | Notes |
|---|---|
| November | Cheapest, and among the best for weather |
| January | Warm while the UK is not |
| February | Half-term lifts it slightly |
| March | Warming, still good value |
| May, September | Comfortable either side of summer |
| October | Still hot |
| June, December | December carries a festive premium |
| July | Hot and busy |
| August | Dearest, on school-holiday demand |
The November price against August is the largest lever on the holiday, and November also buys you a quieter island.
The Maspalomas dunes are the island’s set piece — a protected expanse of sand behind the beach that genuinely resembles a small desert, complete with a lighthouse at one end. Walking across them at either end of the day is free and is the thing most people remember.
Puerto de Mogán, along the coast to the west, is the prettiest place on the island — a small harbour of white houses and bougainvillea, sometimes called Little Venice for its canals. It is a half day and it is worth the drive or the boat trip along the coast.
The interior is the surprise. Gran Canaria is often described as a continent in miniature, and the mountain roads up to Roque Nublo and the pine forests around Tejeda are a different world from the resort strip. If you hire a car for a day, take it inland.
Las Palmas, the capital in the north, has a proper old town at Vegueta and a city beach at Las Canteras that locals actually use. It is an hour from the south and a useful contrast if the resort starts to feel narrow.
Gran Canaria is really two islands in one. The south around Maspalomas is dry, sunny and built for beach holidays. The north around Las Palmas is greener, wetter and far more Spanish, and the mountain interior between them is genuinely dramatic.
That matters for weather. Cloud sits over the north and the peaks while the south stays clear, so a grey morning at your hotel does not mean a grey island — a drive over the middle usually finds sun somewhere.
All quoted at enquiry against your dates.
Flights are from London, around four and a half hours, with regional UK airports at a supplement confirmed at enquiry. The Canaries are on GMT — the same as the UK in winter and an hour behind during British Summer Time, so no jet lag either way.
Transfers are not included. Las Palmas airport sits roughly halfway between the capital and the southern resorts, around thirty minutes from Maspalomas by taxi. On the island, the bus service along the south coast and up to Las Palmas is good and inexpensive; a hire car is what you need for the interior.
Checked against GOV.UK foreign travel advice on 17 September 2026.
The Canary Islands are part of Spain and therefore in the Schengen area. British passport holders need no visa for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Your passport must have been issued within the last 10 years of your arrival date and be valid at least three months after you leave.
The EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System is rolling out, replacing passport stamps with fingerprints and a photograph on your first crossing. It is free, lasts three years and speeds up later trips. ETIAS is not currently required.
The Canaries sit outside the EU VAT area, so alcohol, tobacco and perfume cost less than on the Spanish mainland and duty-free allowances apply on the way home.
The south of the island is dry and sunny; the north around Las Palmas is greener and catches more cloud. They frequently differ on the same day, so a grey morning in the capital is not what the resorts are doing.
The Maspalomas dunes are a protected nature reserve. There are marked routes across them and straying off is both discouraged and, in the middle of the day, hotter than it looks from the promenade.
The sea here is Atlantic and cooler than the Mediterranean year-round, with a noticeable swell on some beaches. Hotel pools are usually heated.
The resort strip runs on a calima occasionally — a hot, dusty wind off the Sahara that turns the sky yellow for a day or two, usually in late winter. It is not dangerous, but it is hazy rather than sunny while it lasts, and it is the one weather event that can interrupt an otherwise dependable forecast.
Buses along the south coast are frequent, cheap and run late, which makes eating out away from your hotel straightforward without a car or a taxi. A multi-day card is better value than singles if you intend to use them more than a couple of times.
Your booking is covered by our ATOL licence 10713 and we hold IATA accreditation 91285611. It is held with a deposit of £99 per person, with the balance due before travel.
Prices are per person, based on two people sharing. November and January are the two months where the price and the weather both work in your favour.
From £399 per person for five nights, reduced from £510, including return flights from London and a 4★ hotel. November is the cheapest month and August the dearest. Your exact figure depends on your dates and departure airport and is confirmed at enquiry.
Lanzarote per person is roughly half the price and much quieter. Tenerife has Mount Teide and the widest range of things to do. Gran Canaria is the one for a big-resort holiday with the most dependable weather and the liveliest evenings.
November or January. The south is warm and dry through the UK winter, which is the point of the island, and those are the months it costs least. August is the dearest and is driven by school holidays rather than better weather.
A protected expanse of sand behind the beach that genuinely resembles a small desert, with a lighthouse at one end. Walking across them at either end of the day is free and is the thing most visitors remember. There are marked routes and straying off them is discouraged.
It is the prettiest place on the island — a small harbour of white houses and bougainvillea with canals, which is why it gets called Little Venice. It is a half day, reachable by road or by boat along the coast, and the boat is the better way to arrive.
The Hotel Riu Gran Canaria or similar 4★, in the southern resort area. Alternative properties along the same coast — Meloneras for a smarter strip, Puerto de Mogán for quiet — can be quoted against your dates, as can sea-view and upgraded rooms.
Your meal arrangement is confirmed in writing before you pay, so there is no ambiguity about what is covered. All-inclusive is widely available here and priced on request.
It is the most developed resort area of any Canary island we sell, with large hotels and a lot going on in the evening. That is its appeal for many people and its drawback for others. Lanzarote or the north of Tenerife are considerably quieter if that matters.
A different world from the resorts. Gran Canaria is sometimes called a continent in miniature, and the mountain roads up to Roque Nublo and the pine forests around Tejeda bear that out. If you hire a car for one day, take it inland rather than along the coast.
Yes, as a contrast. The capital has a proper old town at Vegueta and a city beach at Las Canteras that locals actually use rather than one built for visitors. It is about an hour from the southern resorts by bus and is a useful antidote if the strip starts to feel narrow.
No. The Canary Islands are part of Spain and therefore in the Schengen area. British passport holders can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. Your passport must have been issued within the last 10 years of arrival and be valid three months after you leave.
The Canaries are on GMT — the same as the UK in winter and an hour behind during British Summer Time. For a four-and-a-half-hour flight that means effectively no jet lag, which is one of the quieter advantages these islands have over anywhere further afield.
Yes. The islands sit outside the EU VAT area, so alcohol, tobacco and perfume cost less than on the Spanish mainland and duty-free allowances apply on the way home. It is a genuine difference rather than something invented for brochures.
Cooler than the Mediterranean and with a noticeable swell on some beaches — this is the Atlantic. It is swimmable year-round but bracing, and hotel pools are usually heated. The dunes side at Maspalomas is generally calmer than the more exposed stretches.
Not for the resort — the bus service along the south coast and up to Las Palmas is good and inexpensive. For the interior, yes. Roque Nublo and the mountain villages are not convenient by public transport and they are the best thing on the island away from the beach.
It works well — three days by the pool and beach, one for the dunes and Puerto de Mogán, and one inland or in Las Palmas. A week is priced on request and suits anyone who wants both the interior and the capital properly rather than choosing between them.
Yes. The southern resorts are built for it, with large hotels, pools and everything on site, and the beaches are a short walk. Tenerife has slightly more variety for older children; Gran Canaria has the more reliable weather and the bigger resorts.
Yes, and it is widely available in this part of the island. The standard package here is not all-inclusive, but we can price it against your dates on the same hotel or a similar one. It is worth comparing, since eating out in the resort strip adds up quickly.
No. Las Palmas airport sits roughly halfway between the capital and the southern resorts, around thirty minutes from Maspalomas by taxi. We can arrange a private transfer as part of your booking if you would rather not sort it on arrival.
Ninety-nine pounds per person, with the balance due before travel. The holiday is ATOL 10713 protected and we hold IATA accreditation 91285611. Prices are per person, based on two people sharing.
The mountains split it. The south is dry and sunny; the north around Las Palmas is greener and catches more cloud. They frequently differ on the same day, so a grey morning in the capital tells you nothing about what the southern resorts are doing.
November and January are both cheapest and best and hold availability reasonably well. February half-term, Christmas and New Year go early. July and August sells on school-holiday demand and carries the top prices per person despite being the poorest value of the year.
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