What to do in Las Palmas

Las Palmas province brings together four islands with very different activity profiles. Gran Canaria concentrates the mountain offering: Roque Nublo (1,813 m) and the Tamadaba pine forest are starting points for hiking routes across more than 500 km of marked trails. In the south, the Maspalomas dunes offer their own trail on foot or by quad. Further north, the inland ravines invite canyoning. Fuerteventura draws those who seek wind and water. Cofete hosts the best groundswell surfing in the Canaries, with consistent waves between October and March. Sotavento regularly hosts the Kitesurfing World Championship: its flat waters on the leeward side of the isthmus combine with gusts of 20–30 knots for competition conditions several months a year. Lanzarote and La Graciosa complete the catalogue. In Lanzarote, Timanfaya National Park allows guided walks across 1730 lava fields; Los Jameos del Agua offers one of the archipelago's most highly regarded dive sites, with a submerged volcanic tunnel. La Graciosa — reachable in 20 minutes by ferry from Órzola — is almost entirely unpaved: you explore it by bike, and its transparent seabeds are the preferred snorkelling spots in calm waters.