Matthew Hirtes

If you’re headed to Fuerteventura, it’s likely you’re ready to soak up some serious sun, sea and sand. And there’s no better place for it – Fuerteventura is great for beaches, full of huge, wide open sands, hidden coves and glorious sunshine (3000 hours of sun a year, to be exact). It can sometimes get overcast by its big sisters Lanzarote and Tenerife, but for a beachy holiday, there’s no beating Fuerteventura. But if you’re planning a trip, make sure to check out all that this beautiful island has to offer (hint: it’s not just beaches). Here you’ll find everything from free activities to the downright unusual – botanical gardens and food markets; aloe vera farms and natural jacuzzis. You’ve got to see it to believe it in Fuerteventura, but we’ve made it easy for you to compile your bucket list. Here’s the best things to do in Fuerteventura right now.  RECOMMENDED:📍 The best Canary Islands to visit ☀️ The best things to do in Lanzarote🗻 The best things to do in Tenerife🇪🇸 The best places to visit in Spain Ross Clarke is a Canaries specialist travel writer, based between the Canary Islands and the UK. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

Of all the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria is easily the most diverse – and best things to do in Canaria are a testament to that. From the surf of the surging Atlantic to the turf of its lush north, Gran Canaria is an island of all the microclimates in Spain. In fact, the best advice for anybody hiking its eminently trekkable terrain is to make like an onion and wear plenty of layers you can peel off and then reapply as you cross into what feels like different time zones. Here’s our guide to the island.