Sports and leisure activities Canary Islands

The island boasts eight magnificent golf courses throughout its territory. These courses have been designed by professional experts and offer a true oasis of tranquillity, where players can enjoy the peace and serenity needed to improve their game or simply practice the sport. Gran Canaria's most popular golf courses include Anfi Tauro Golf, Maspalomas Golf, Meloneras Golf by Lopesan, Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas, Salobre Golf & Resort - The New Course, Salobre Golf & Resort - The Old Course, Las Palmeras Golf and Gran Canaria Golf.

With 236 km of coastline and mild temperatures all year round, Gran Canaria has everything to please those who enjoy water sports. That's why the association presents these different activities and where to do them, whether it's sailing, boat excursions, cetacean watching (whales and dolphins), scuba diving, surfing or parasailing. You'll also find seaside accommodation offering the best conditions for water sports.

Since 2011, this association has been promoting sports tourism, whether in cycling, triathlon or running. For sports enthusiasts, it's a chance to discover the most spectacular aspects of Gran Canaria: natural landscapes and beaches, some of them hidden. On the website, you'll find information on major sporting events and contact details for various types of accommodation particularly suited to sporting activities.

This school offers a wide variety of courses: surfing, stand up paddle, kite (following the recommendations of IKO, International Kitesurfing Organisation), whatever the level of the students. But also Yoga courses. With very professional instructors speaking several languages and training courses of one to two weeks. She also takes care of finding accommodation for you, in Famara or La Santa (in apartments, bungalows or dedicated house like the Surf house in Famara, located 50 meters from the beach with a terrace on the "risco").

Developed by the Elba hotel chain, this 18-hole golf course hosts one of the most important competitions in Spain, the Spanish Open. It was designed in 2002 by the famous architect Juan Catarineu and owes its name to the decisive role that the wind will play throughout the course. It consists of three lakes connected by a small canal. Holes 1 to 10 go towards the sea, allowing you to admire the ocean while playing. Relatively flat, it will delight players of all levels. In addition, he owns his golf school and hotels.

The center offers rides and mountain bike rentals all year round with different levels of difficulty - from the easy ones along the coast, to the sporty ones between the craters! Vulcano Bike offers several types of bikes, depending on your needs, your desires and your level. They will give you excellent advice to find the perfect itinerary whether you have children or not. And for those who don't want to go solo, the center organizes group rides, with a minimum of eight participants.

Created in 1994, this company specializes in the observation of cetaceans, dolphins, whales and other marine fauna off the coast in the Teno-Rasca area, which is part of the Natura 2000 network. For this purpose, it regularly offers two-hour excursions and more punctually three-hour excursions, including snorkeling stops and bathing in the deep blue. To promote a privileged contact with cetaceans, this tiny boat is equipped with a glass hull allowing underwater vision.

Located beachfront on Las Galletas beach in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Coral Sub is a 200-square-meter diving center offering breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean. The center also boasts a huge 3,500-square-meter seawater pool. Coral Sub offers a full range of diving courses and organizes trips twice a day, six days a week, to one of the 30 dive sites listed by their technical director, Fabian Desclin. Coral Sub also offers nitrox diving services and offers courses in Spanish, English, German and Dutch.