Introduction to Sports on Lanzarote & Fuerteventura

Surrounded by sea and with a preferred climate and constant temperature throughout the year, the Canary Islands seem an obvious and idyllic place all sports activities. Over the past ten years activities such as surfing, water skiing, parasailing and diving have become increasingly more popular and are supported by a network of clubs and associations that can recommend the best equipment, locations, weather forecasts and tips and hints. Every year professional sports men and women come to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote to train, and every summer the islands host many international events, including The World Wind-surfing Championships and The International Triathlon sporting event, Ironman.

Organised expeditions for beginners abroad with qualified instructors has also grown in popularity for those wanting intensive courses in their chosen sport.

There are many resorts in the Canary Islands that lend themselves to all kinds of sports with the southern parts of the Islands more suited to water-skiing, diving and paragliding and northern resorts offering the perfect conditions for all levels and forms of surfing. When undertaking any sport for the first time it is advisable to attend sessions with a qualified instructor.