Corralejo
Coralejo is a wonderful place with beautiful beaches and glorious sand dunes, it is a place shrouded in mystery.
Corralejo (derived from the word corral which was a name for a stone enclosure for livestock) was once an old fishing village, all though fishing still takes place in the neighbourhood it is now more a tourist resort, and has now grown from a village to be a town, but the old part by the harbour can still be seen, and this is where you will find many a bar and resturant, you can watch the boats come into the harbour and the fish of the day being prepaired on the rocks in front of you, With the Isolate de Lobos as a back drop it makes for a wonderful horizon when lit by a full moon.
The dunes of Corralejo are in a protected site, it was once part of the nature reserve with Lobos but it is now protected alone, it is a natural nature reserve with the mountains and endless sea and sand.
The red mountain(montana colarado)is where the dunes del Corralejo begin, it is a vast area of mountainous moving sand set on a volcanic base material with the sand blown in on the trade winds from the Sahara desert in Africa.
To the west of the dunes is the malpais de la caldera encantada or(the bayuyo)an amazing formation of volcanic rocks which are believed to have been formed more than 8000 years ago.
Lobos is now a protected nature reserve on its own.
With the northerly trade winds it is an ideal place for the enjoyment of water sports such as surfing,wind surfing and kitebording.
Wind surfing off the beaches of Corralejo is good as the conditions are ideal, details can be found on next page, you will also find some lonely coves along the beaches some parts are fairly rocky and you must take care when swimming near these parts, but most of the beaches along this stretch are safe to swim or surf.
You can walk along the seafont from the harbour to Flagbeach it takes about an hour and you can reach any of the other beaches along this stretch by foot or by road, hire a car,jeep or bicycle and see them all and some wonderful views along the way.
Wikiki beach by the town Fishing on the harbour wall and the harbour at night Town center
Castaways bar Town by night Fresh caught squid Jet ski rental at the harbour
Corralejo (derived from the word corral which was a name for a stone enclosure for livestock) was once an old fishing village, all though fishing still takes place in the neighbourhood it is now more a tourist resort, and has now grown from a village to be a town, but the old part by the harbour can still be seen, and this is where you will find many a bar and resturant, you can watch the boats come into the harbour and the fish of the day being prepaired on the rocks in front of you, With the Isolate de Lobos as a back drop it makes for a wonderful horizon when lit by a full moon.
The dunes of Corralejo are in a protected site, it was once part of the nature reserve with Lobos but it is now protected alone, it is a natural nature reserve with the mountains and endless sea and sand.
The red mountain(montana colarado)is where the dunes del Corralejo begin, it is a vast area of mountainous moving sand set on a volcanic base material with the sand blown in on the trade winds from the Sahara desert in Africa.
To the west of the dunes is the malpais de la caldera encantada or(the bayuyo)an amazing formation of volcanic rocks which are believed to have been formed more than 8000 years ago.
Lobos is now a protected nature reserve on its own.
With the northerly trade winds it is an ideal place for the enjoyment of water sports such as surfing,wind surfing and kitebording.
Wind surfing off the beaches of Corralejo is good as the conditions are ideal, details can be found on next page, you will also find some lonely coves along the beaches some parts are fairly rocky and you must take care when swimming near these parts, but most of the beaches along this stretch are safe to swim or surf.
You can walk along the seafont from the harbour to Flagbeach it takes about an hour and you can reach any of the other beaches along this stretch by foot or by road, hire a car,jeep or bicycle and see them all and some wonderful views along the way.
Wikiki beach by the town Fishing on the harbour wall and the harbour at night Town center
Castaways bar Town by night Fresh caught squid Jet ski rental at the harbour
If you like deep sea fishing go to the harbour and sign up for one of the fishing trips, the trips are from 8.30am till 2.30 pm monday - saturday and cost around 45euros if you are fishing and 40euros if you are just going along to be a spectator, any catch you get they will cook for you for your lunch.
The dive centre at corralejo is just off the water front, dives from around 45euros, it does organised trips for beginners and the more experianced divers it also hires out equipment and offers courses, it also accomodates for disabled divers with an advanced booking, it is also very highly recommended and is multilingual in operation.
The ventura surf centre found near the town beach of corralejo is one of several in the area that cater for beginners, where you can book lessons or you can just hire some gear if you can already surf, hire prices start from about 19euros for an hr, but a deposit of 50euros is required you can also hire surf boards and boogie boards if you so wish, for more infomation about ventura surf centre go to www.ventura-surf.com
Jiri
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