Holidays Gran Canaria, Maspalomas: Package Deals from the UK

Families do well here. Aqualand Maspalomas, the town's waterpark, is about 2 miles from the centre, and Palmitos Park, a zoo and garden set back from the coast, is roughly 6 miles away. Mundo Aborigen, an open-air museum around 4 miles out, adds something a little different for older children who have had their fill of pools.

Couples and travellers after a slower pace tend to gravitate towards Meloneras and the walk past Maspalomas Lighthouse, with the Maspalomas Botanical Garden right in town for a shaded morning. The facts I work from say nothing about nightlife, so I will not pretend otherwise; this is a page about sunshine, beaches and easy days out.

Maspalomas Gran Canaria holidays all centre on one town, but it has distinct corners. Meloneras, about 2 miles from the centre, has its own beach, Playa de Meloneras, and is the area closest to the lighthouse. Playa del Hornillo and Playa de las Mujeres lie at a similar distance, while Playa de las Carpinteras is a little further at around 4 miles.

If the botanical garden and a central location matter most, stay in Maspalomas proper. If you would rather be steps from the lighthouse and the Meloneras seafront, look at hotels in that direction when you compare packages.

This is genuine year-round sun. January and December top out around 23°C with lows of 17°C, and spring warms to 25 to 26°C by April. July and August are dry, with no rain recorded, but August reaches 33°C, which is why it is the one month left off the best-months list; July at 31°C is warm but more manageable.

Autumn is a sweet spot: October still averages 28°C and November 27°C, though November is the wettest month with around five rain days. School holidays, especially the summer break, Christmas and February half-term, are when demand from the UK peaks, so booking early for those dates gives you more choice.

Gran Canaria airport (LPA) is served by direct flights from the UK, and it is the only airport you need to think about. The drive to Maspalomas takes about 24 minutes, so a package transfer gets you from arrivals to your hotel quickly, which matters on a late flight with tired children.

If you would rather explore independently, car hire from the airport is straightforward to compare here. The island's main ferry port, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is around 29 miles from Maspalomas.

Package holidays to Maspalomas Gran Canaria bundle the flight, hotel and airport transfer into one booking, and when sold as a package they are ATOL-protected, so you are covered if something goes wrong with the company. You choose your board basis, from room only through to all-inclusive, depending on how much you plan to eat out in Meloneras or the town centre.

Use the buttons on this page to compare live deals from Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays and On the Beach side by side. You can also check hotel prices if you prefer to book a room separately, and see tours and tickets for Palmitos Park, Aqualand and more.