| Located in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of | | | | acquired from reputable local companies, namely |
| Africa, this Spanish speaking island (part of the | | | | AutoReisen, ORCAR and a few others. Check |
| Canary string) is a popular destination for | | | | with your travel agent for information as to |
| Europeans and other world travellers alike, and is | | | | companies that deal fairly with visitors to the |
| the primary topic for our Travel Guide to | | | | island. The Euro and the pound are the preferred |
| Lanzarote. The island's main source of income is | | | | form of currency, however, credit cards are also |
| tourism with most visitors flying in from the UK | | | | widely accepted. |
| and Ireland. Considering that Lanzarote is a | | | | If you are a drinker, alcohol is easily available and |
| Spanish speaking island it is no wander that | | | | reasonably priced in supermarkets, however, |
| restaurants mostly carry menu's in Spanish, with | | | | might be slightly higher priced while in a bar. Water |
| some English translations being made available. | | | | on the island is recycled from the ocean and is |
| Due to the heavy influx of visitors from the | | | | therefore not advisable to drink, while bottle |
| United Kingdom, Lanzarote's main international | | | | water is reasonably priced and widely available. |
| route is understandably, London with other flights | | | | The island's capital, Arrecife is where you will find |
| to the Spanish mainland and sister Canary islands. | | | | over fifty percent of Lanzarote's citizens and |
| Airlines that can be accessed to this | | | | shopping, surprisingly modern for an island in the |
| Mediterranean island are Spanair, Easyjet and | | | | Mediterranean. |
| Jetair, to name a few and they all fly in to | | | | Lanzarote is second only to Tenerife in popularity, |
| Lanzarote's only International airport. | | | | but as time goes by, with its volcanic history, |
| While the bus and taxi service are reasonably | | | | (dormant since the seventeen hundreds), ideal |
| priced, they are not advised transport sources for | | | | location, beautiful beaches, fun filled activities, |
| tourists primarily because they do not regularly | | | | metropolitan city, low crime rate, low population, |
| frequent tourist locations. Your best bet while on | | | | low pollution, friendly natives, beautiful scenery, |
| the island would be a rental car which can be | | | | easy access, it is rapidly becoming number one. |