Great for a cheap fun hol (Gran Canaria)

Member Name: jwallis55

Product:	Gran Canaria
Date:	07/09/09 (81 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: cheap

Disadvantages: not much culture

Gran Canaria is located just off Spain and is part of the Canary Islands. It is the third largest island in the collection and is southeast of Tenerife and northwest from Africa.

Warm all year round, it is the summer months when this island really gets buzzy. Truly a place to go if you want a sleep all day, party all night holiday! The beaches are nice, although watch out for those topless tourists and there is some good shopping in the tourist centres and the capital, Las Palmas.

The best nightlife is to be had round Playa Del Ingles, mostly in the Kasbah and Yumbo centre, and I thoroughly recommend the 'F*** me I'm Famous' bar crawl! Very good fun. Also, there are some good drinks deals to be had if you shop around. The Hippodrome in the Kasbah is the best club as well, plays really good music! Try and get a nice hotel though, there are some gross one's around. We had a bungalow, which proved very cost effective.

There are some good activities to do as well: riding camels in the dunes in Maspalomas and 'dolphin spotting', although be warned: these 'adventures' are not always fruitful!

Summary: great party island