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TRAVEL WITH THE KIDS TO GRAN CANARIA

Gran Canaria has given special thought to family visits, providing a varied range of complementary services for the little ones, including centres that are specially designed for the entertainment of children, where they can enjoy and get in touch with nature.

The island boasts numerous sheltered beaches, where it is safe to swim and where there is an infrastructure for children's games, which can entertain the little ones for many days.		  
  Most of the hotels and other complexes that offer tourist accommodation provide day-care facilities that are staffed by specialised personnel, as well as specific activities for the entertainment of children, which are guided by activity leaders and where they can make friends, providing you with the assurance that the children will be entertained for the entire duration of your stay in the establishment.

At mealtimes, you will find children's menus at the various establishments, as well as practically any of the fast-food franchises that the children like so much.

There are also many specific centres where the tastes of all age groups can be satisfied, such as water parks, theme parks and fairgrounds, games centres, internet entertainment centres and public parks that have facilities for children.

  

  CHILDREN'S BEACHES
  Gran Canaria guarantees fun and welfare for all its visitors and their children. The coast provides a wide range of spectacular beaches where children will enjoy a wonderful day by the sea, with several of them equipped with children’s playgrounds.

Changing rooms, public showers, small bars and long promenades and avenues will add to the family’s enjoyment of a splendid day at the beach anywhere on the Island.

  CALENDAR OF EVENTS
  Gran Canaria has become a great scenario where numerous cultural and musical events take place, capturing glances and the attention of the little ones.

Music, theatre and funny events for kids that, mainly during summertime, go around through numerous municipalities of the Island guarantee fun for children and parents at the same time.

Christmas time is another period in which the Three King’s Parade and other attractions for kids play the reading role in these festivities.
Cabalgata de Reyes (Processions of the 3 Kings) / January

Carnival: Procession, singing groups competition, musical bands, carnival queens..
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria www.laspalmascarnaval.com
Maspalomas (San Bartolomé de Tirajana) www.maspalomas.com

Dramatic Arts: XV Festival of the South 3 Continents Theatre Encounter (Agüimes) / September

WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) Santa Catalina Park (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) / November www.womadlatino.com

  EXCURSIONS AND TRIPS
City Sightseeing Tour (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
You can board or disembark from the guagua turística (tourist bus) at any of the twenty bus stops that are distributed along the length of its route. During the bus ride, you can enjoy the panoramic views from the high part of the city and visit the most charming and typical parts of a modern city that is always bustling with activity.

Mini-train tours (San Bartolomé de Tirajana)
A tour through Playa del Inglés in a charming miniature train, which is a scale version of the trains that were used in West America between the years of 1860 and 1864.
Address: Avenida de Italia (Playa del Inglés).

Camel Safaris (San Bartolomé de Tirajana)
The famous Maspalomas Dunes, on the beach of the same name in the south of the island, provides children with the opportunity to have a few hours of fun with their camel safaris.
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