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A holiday to Lanzarote costs from £209 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 Costa Calero Thalasso & Spa 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. At £209 for five nights it is the cheapest Canary package we sell by a wide margin.
All three are five nights, all three are 4★, and the price gap between them is large enough to matter.
| Factor | Lanzarote | Tenerife | Gran Canaria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape | Volcanic, stark, unlike anywhere | Mountain and coast, Mount Teide | Dunes, mountains, green north |
| Scale | Small and quiet | Largest and busiest | Varied, with a lively south |
| Nightlife | Minimal | Costa Adeje has plenty | Playa del Inglés is the centre of it |
| Best for | Value, and doing very little | Families and variety | A longer season and bigger resorts |
Lanzarote is the value choice and the strangest-looking of the three — black volcanic fields, white houses, almost no high-rise. Want a quiet five nights of sun for as little as possible? It is not close. Want things to do beyond the beach and the volcano? Tenerife has more.
This is the part worth reading, because it runs opposite to most holidays.
November is the cheapest month, and it is also one of the best months to be there. The Canaries sit far enough south that November is warm and reliable — which is precisely what the islands are famous for, and precisely when everyone assumes they will be expensive. They are not.
August is the dearest and is driven entirely by school holidays. It is hotter, busier and no better for weather in any way that matters.
| Month | Notes |
|---|---|
| November | Cheapest, and among the best for weather |
| January | Warm while the UK is not — the point of the islands |
| February | Similar, and quiet |
| March | Warming up, still good value |
| September | Hot, crowds thinning |
| May, October | Comfortable either side of summer |
| June, December | December carries a festive premium |
| July | Hot and busy |
| August | Dearest, on school-holiday demand alone |
If your dates are flexible, November to March is both the cheaper half of the year and the half the Canaries exist for.
Thinking of December? Our where is hot in December guide compares Lanzarote with Tenerife, Gran Canaria and the long-haul options on official temperature and rain.
Timanfaya National Park is the reason Lanzarote looks the way it does — a field of volcanic craters from eighteenth-century eruptions, crossed by coach on a fixed route because you cannot walk it. The ground is still hot enough a few metres down that they demonstrate it with water and dry brush. It is genuinely unlike anywhere else in Europe.
Cueva de los Verdes is a lava tube you walk through, part of a tunnel system running from the volcano to the sea. Cool, dark and surprisingly beautiful, and a good option on a windy day.
The César Manrique legacy is the other thing that sets the island apart. The artist persuaded Lanzarote to ban high-rise building and roadside advertising, which is why it looks nothing like the rest of the Canaries. His house and the Jameos del Agua are both worth a half day.
The resort itself sits at Puerto Calero on the south coast, which is a marina rather than a strip — quieter than Puerto del Carmen a few minutes along, and better for anyone who does not want nightlife on the doorstep.
Gran Canaria is really two islands in one. The south around Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés 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 — and a drive over the middle usually finds sun somewhere.
All quoted at enquiry against your dates.
Five nights splits naturally into three by the pool and two out, and the two out are what most people remember.
One volcano day. Timanfaya in the morning — go early, the coach queue builds — then south to El Golfo and the green lagoon, and back along the coast. It is a half day that fills a day if you let it.
One north day. Cueva de los Verdes and Jameos del Agua sit close together at the top of the island, with the Mirador del Río above them for the view across to La Graciosa. Add the cactus garden if you have the time.
The rest by the water. Puerto Calero is a marina with restaurants along it rather than a beach strip; the beaches at Playa Blanca and Puerto del Carmen are both a short drive if you want sand rather than a pool.
If you are hiring a car, two days is enough — the island is small and the driving is easy, with almost no traffic outside the resorts.
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 — one of the few long-ish flights with no jet lag at all.
Transfers are not included. Arrecife airport is around twenty minutes from Puerto Calero by taxi. On the island itself, a hire car for one or two days is what most visitors do — Lanzarote is small enough to drive around in a day, and Timanfaya, the Cueva and the Manrique sites are spread out.
Checked against GOV.UK foreign travel advice on 17 September 2026.
The Canary Islands are part of Spain and therefore in the Schengen area, which people occasionally doubt. 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 are outside the EU VAT area, so alcohol, tobacco and perfume are cheaper than on the Spanish mainland and duty-free allowances apply on the way home. It is a genuine difference rather than a marketing claim.
Lanzarote’s wind is constant on the north and east coasts and much gentler in the south, which is where Puerto Calero sits. That is not a drawback — it is why the island is good for watersports — but it is worth knowing if you had pictured still air.
The sea is Atlantic rather than Mediterranean and it is cooler than people expect year-round. Hotel pools are usually heated; the ocean is not.
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 through March is both the cheaper half of the year and what the Canaries are for — which makes the advice on this one simple.
From £209 per person for five nights, reduced from £270, including return flights from London and a 4★ hotel. November is the cheapest month and August the dearest. It is the cheapest Canary package we sell by a wide margin.
November, January or February — and unusually, those are also the cheapest months. The Canaries sit far enough south to be warm and reliable through the UK winter, which is exactly what they are famous for and exactly when people assume they will cost more. They do not.
School holiday demand, and nothing else. At £329 per person it is the dearest month of the year, and it is hotter and busier than November without being better in any way that matters. If your dates are flexible, moving off August is the single biggest saving available.
Lanzarote per person is the value choice and the quietest, with volcanic landscape unlike anywhere else. Tenerife is the largest and has the most to do. Gran Canaria has the biggest resorts and the liveliest south. All three are five nights and 4★.
The Hotel Costa Calero Thalasso & Spa or similar 4★, at Puerto Calero on the south coast. It is a marina rather than a resort strip, which makes it quieter than Puerto del Carmen a few minutes along. Alternative resorts across the island can be quoted against your dates.
Your meal arrangement is confirmed in writing before you pay, so there is no ambiguity about what is covered. Ask when you enquire and we will tell you precisely what is covered.
A field of volcanic craters from eighteenth-century eruptions, crossed by coach on a fixed route because you cannot walk it. The ground is still hot enough a few metres down that they demonstrate it with water and dry brush. It is genuinely unlike anywhere else in Europe.
Not for the resort, but for the island, yes — for a day or two at least. Timanfaya, the Cueva de los Verdes and the Manrique sites are spread out, and Lanzarote is small enough to drive around in a single day. Car hire is not included and we can arrange it.
Largely because of César Manrique, the artist who persuaded the island to ban high-rise building and roadside advertising. The result is white houses on black volcanic ground and almost no tower blocks. His house and the Jameos del Agua are both worth a half day.
Very little, and that is rather the point of Lanzarote. Puerto del Carmen has some, but if nightlife matters to you, Gran Canaria's Playa del Inglés or Tenerife's Costa Adeje are the better choices and we sell both.
No. The Canaries are part of Spain and therefore in the Schengen area, which people occasionally doubt. 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. It is one of the few four-and-a-half-hour flights with effectively no jet lag in either direction, which suits a five-night trip particularly well.
Yes, genuinely. 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. It is a real difference rather than a marketing line.
Cooler than people expect. This is the Atlantic rather than the Mediterranean, and it stays bracing year-round. Hotel pools are usually heated; the ocean is not. It is swimmable, but it is not the bath-warm water of the Balearics in August.
On the north and east coasts, constantly — it is why the island is good for watersports. The south, where Puerto Calero sits, is considerably more sheltered. It is worth knowing if you had pictured still air, though it also means the summer heat is more bearable than on the mainland.
It works well — two or three days by the pool and one or two out seeing Timanfaya and the Manrique sites. A week is priced on request and suits anyone who wants to add the north of the island or simply do less. Five is the standard and it does not feel rushed.
Yes, particularly for families who want quiet. It is safe, small and easy to drive, and the volcanic sites genuinely interest older children. Families wanting big resorts with water parks and entertainment usually prefer Gran Canaria or Tenerife.
Yes. The price is quoted from London and regional UK airports are available at a supplement that varies by airport, airline and date. The Canaries are well served from regional airports, so the supplement is often smaller here than on long-haul routings.
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.
It is one of the best options in Europe for it, and to its lowest in November, January and February it is also among the cheapest. The islands are warm rather than hot in winter — pleasant for walking and sitting outside rather than for all-day sunbathing.
No. Arrecife airport is around twenty minutes from Puerto Calero by taxi. We can arrange a private transfer as part of your booking if you would rather not sort it on arrival — just ask when you enquire and we will price it against your dates.
November through March is both cheaper and better, and those months hold availability reasonably well. February half-term and the Christmas and New Year weeks are the exceptions and go early. August sells on school-holiday demand despite being the worst value of the year.
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