Isla de Gran Canaria Travel Forum

Hi, I'll be in Maspalomas 16 - 23 April, I wondered what the market days are in the area, ie Playa del Ingles, Melonaras.
I'd heard there's one in Puerto Morgan (spelling?) on Fridays, is that so? And how far away is that?
Many Thanks for any replies.

Does anyone know how I can get directions from the airport to the Club Maspolomas Apartments/Hotel.

I'm a travel agent and 1 of my regular customers doesn't want to wait until he arrives to get directions!

I found the following address when googling the names:
Avenida Touroperador Osl Wings, 1 Campo Internacional, Lote,14, 35100, Mas Palomas, SPAIN

Myself and the wife are going to Maspalomas in easter, and were wondering where the normal / nudist beach split line is, and how far along the coast does it stretch ? ( we dont want to offend the clothed people :-) ) Also, the wife has heard about a Spa nearby, and was wondering how many Good Spa's there are, where, and what do they do ( massage/mud bath etc ) and does anyone know rough costs for the Spa's ?
Cheers

Can anyone recommend some nice places on the island to snorkel? I will be with my 7 year old so it has to be child friendly, but we would like to see some interesting fish. Also are there any boat trips we should do to get a great snorkel?

Thanks everyone!

I wanna go to one of the Spanish islands work a sort of party vacation for 1 week..Ibiza is probably way too expensive for me, so it comes down to Majorca and Gran Canaria...Will there be enough party opportunities and German/English/etc. tourists in April or is this too early as its in the off-season..?

thank you

Hi - Has anyone heard and can review the "appartementos danubia". I have searched independently for accommodation in Playa Del Ingles and this one bed place has come up. When I searched to review the appartment I could not find anything on the web. Can anyone help? thanks

Hi, Can anyone tell me how easy it is to drive in Gran Canaria? I was thinking of hirering a car. I hired a car in Ibiza and Majorca and found those islands to be quite good. I.E the roads were good and the signs wern'nt too bad. Also can anyone recommend a good company? Im staying in Meloneras.

Thanks everyone!

Does somebody know if the market takes place in Teror on Easter Sunday ? I'll spend only one week in Gran Canaria between 7 and 14 april and thus only one sunday. I have heard that Teror market is worth seing.
Thanks for any advice about nice places, good restaurants...

going to a time share caled club vistaflor any body been or heard any reports on it would be grateful for any info

i know about the water parks,but which are the best excursions to do with a 6year old boy?..i see there is a dolphin and whale watching trip..he would be chuffed to see anything like that..do you see them at anytime of the year,or is it hit and miss to see them?

hi again..is eating out fairly cheap in gran canaria?..my 1st time in june.and not sure how eating out is priced

are there alot of mosquitos around playa del ingles in june?

Hi everyone!
I planning to go to Canarian island end of january...
i have 3 destination plan,like Fuerteventura,Gran Canaria,or Teneriffe.
Which island have a better beach,better weather,ect..
Help! thanx!

We are going on a family holiday to Puerto Mogan in Gran Canaria my son would like to use his Toshiba laptop. Obviously we would need a plug adaptor but would the currency be ok for the laptop, it is a new laptop. Also any other tips on Puerto Mogan would be appreciated, I do know its a quieter area which is what we like, we are staying at the Mogan Valle appartments
Thanks

Hi all,
My wife and I are about to book to go to Gran Canaria (Maspalomas) in May to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary - and we're travelling without our children (is that mean?!!) but after all this time we think we need some time for ourselves!! - I've read most of the posts and seen alot of the photos - but if there was one thing we should do while we were there what would it be?

Hola
Can you help,I`ve been searching the internet for some decent accomodation in Gran Canaria in the Maspalomas area from 5th feb for one week.

I thought I`d use the forum for a change to try and get a more accurate idea of the places to stay.

If anyone out there could recommend hotel,self catering,not fussed really.must be clean...

Cheers
neil

Hello,
i'm about to go to Grand Canaria's Playa de Inglesi in very start of february this year. Currently i am looking for ways to visit other isles as well. So i'm trying sort out some cheap ferry lines. There are two major as far i have understood: http://www.fredolsen.es/ and http://www.naviera-armas.com/ .
I've found those from very this forum. There was also said that naviera-armas is cheaper - exactly what i'm looking for! But had no luck in their page because i couldn't choose any date in their wizard to calculate out some approximate price. So does somebody have some other resource to share or that given in english. Spanish isn't really my strongest side :). Remember i'm looking for cheapest. No luxury needed, just ride :)

Hello,
i'm about to go to Grand Canaria's Playa de Inglesi in very start of february this year. Currently i am looking for ways to visit other isles as well. So i'm trying sort out some cheap ferry lines. There are two major as far i have understood: http://www.fredolsen.es/ and http://www.naviera-armas.com/ .
I've found those from very this forum. There was also said that naviera-armas is cheaper - exactly what i'm looking for! But had no luck in their page because i couldn't choose any date in their wizard to calculate out some approximate price. So does somebody have some other resource to share or that given in english. Spanish isn't really my strongest side :). Remember i'm looking for cheapest. No luxury needed, just ride :)

My wife & I are thinking of going to Gran Canaria in October for some autumn sun but don't know where to stay. We are looking for somewhere where we don't get mobbed by timeshare reps, Club 18-30 parties & full English breakfasts. We are looking for somewhere with good beaches, cafes & decent restaurants but where we can find a few night clubs if needed.
I don't know if this is asking too much but any help will be appreciated.
Cheers,
Rue

Can anyone suggest a place/company to go diving? I haven't dived before, but would like to give it a try.

Many thanks,

Seamus

Hello fellow VTers

My partner,Maria and I hope to come and have our first visit to this lovely island in February.We were looking at Maspalomas,We`d appreciate any info about the place,accomodation,access for the "unfit!!".

Many thanks
Neil and Maria

hi again,can anyone advize me if any waterparks are about..and dolphin parks/shows..and if so to both parks,how much for entry etc..many thanks

hi,thinking of going to Playa del Ingles next june for 2weeks staying at Jardin Del Sol Apartments for which they have no a/c...is this a problem,or are we ok 2 have windows open for some comfort without being plauged by mozzies..many thanks

Hallo !
:-)

I'm an italian guy that is looking for an accomodation in Gran Canaria ( Maspalomas or Playa des ingles ) for end of October, and if i like it untill April..
I have a B&B in Sardinia, an other wonderful island like Canarias, but only during the summer..
I like the sea and beaches..
Please, can someone help me ?
I'd like to live between Sardinia ( where i have a B&B during the summer ) and Canarias..
This is my dream..
In my life i did a lot of jobs, socoristas :-) , swimming's teacher, personal trainer, assistant shop, fitness model, carabiniere :-D etc etc , but to stay in Canarias, i' ll do whatever job...
Please, someone can help me to realize my dream ?

Giuseppe

i am due to spend the 1st fortnight in january in this town, i would like to know if anyone has any comments about it that may be useful to me eg local restaurants, nearby beaches or attractions-the usual sort of thing!

many thanks.

Hello,
We are interested in possibly purchasing an apartment in Gran Canaria ro Tenerife, preferably with ammenties and close to or on the beach. Are there any new interesting developments in either of these locations that anyone knows about?
many thanks!
Ashley

Hi friends,
I will be in Tenerife for 5 days and was hoping to make a trip also to visit Gran Canaria while we are there at the same time.
-I was wondering what the best way to get to Gran Canaria (I suppose by Ferry) and how long it takes.
- Can we see much of each island in 2-3 days each? The reason why we wanted to go to both islands is to take a quick tour around since my husband are interested in moving to one of these islands.(we hope!)
Thanks
Ashley

Hi, is there anywhere in the puerto rico/playa del ingles regions where professionally run and safe bungee jumps take place??
if so, where? How much per jump? and what are the opening hours??
Thankyou for your help

Has anyone ever been to this hotel in Maspalomas? We are thinking of booking a holiday there next July. What is the hotel like? From the pictures and reviews it looks very nice. We have been to Gran Canaria before, but only ever been in September so what is the weather like in July? Thanks x

Im thinking of booking a last minute deal in october , hopefully to masopalmas (soz about spelling) for a family of 3 , what i want to ask is whether anything will be open in mid october such as the shops, family bars and mainly the waterparks and theme park , also what is the temperature usually in october and how much would i pay in a taxi from airport