Holidays Lanzarote, Puerto del Carmen: Your Package Guide

Puerto del Carmen is a sizeable coastal town of around 30,000 people, which gives it the range of a proper resort rather than a single strip of hotels. Families tend to like it because the beaches are close together and easy to reach: Fariones Playa is about half a mile from the centre, and Rancho Texas Park, a zoo, is roughly a mile away, a straightforward half-day out with children.

Couples and travellers after a quieter base can look along the coast towards Tías, around 3 miles away, where Playa de Matagorda sits within the same municipality. Anyone with an interest in aircraft will find the Lanzarote Aeronautical Museum about 4 miles off, and there is a landing viewpoint at Matagorda where you can watch arrivals come in over the shore.

Most package holidays in Lanzarote, Puerto del Carmen included, place you close to the seafront. Fariones Playa is the beach nearest the centre, while Playa de los Pocillos, about 2 miles along, offers a longer stretch of sand. Further towards the airport, Playa de Matagorda lies in the Tías area, around 2.5 miles away.

Tías itself, a town of nearly 20,000 people some 3 miles inland of the resort, is the natural neighbour, and it is also the gateway to Los Volcanes Natural Park, roughly 6 miles from Puerto del Carmen. That park is the best answer to the question of what to do beyond the beach: a protected volcanic landscape that shows the island's character far better than any pool terrace. Tours and tickets for the area can be compared on this page.

Lanzarote's climate makes every month a reasonable choice. Winter highs sit around 21°C to 22°C from December to February, with lows near 15°C, which is why so many British travellers escape here in January. February and March bring the most rain days, four and five respectively, though totals stay small.

From April the temperatures climb to around 25°C, and the summer peaks at about 29°C in August with barely any rain. October is notably warm at 28°C, making autumn half-term a good fit. As with any family resort, prices generally rise during UK school holidays, so if you are not tied to term dates, booking outside those weeks usually gives you more choice.

Lanzarote airport (ACE) has direct flights from the United Kingdom, and it is the reason this resort is so easy. The drive to Puerto del Carmen takes about 6 minutes, and Tías is around 4 minutes away, so your transfer on a package is a short hop rather than a coach tour of the island.

If you fancy island-hopping, ferry ports are close too: Arrecife is about 6 miles away, Playa Blanca around 11 miles and Corralejo roughly 18 miles. Car hire can be compared on this page for days out to Los Volcanes Natural Park or the ports.

A package holiday bundles your flight, hotel and airport transfer into one booking, and when sold as a package from the UK it is ATOL-protected. You choose a board basis to suit you, from room only or self-catering through to half board or all inclusive, and the provider handles the rest.

On this page you can compare live deals from Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays and On the Beach, so if you were searching for Jet2 holidays in Lanzarote's Puerto del Carmen or TUI holidays in the resort, you can see them alongside the others. Hotel prices, tours and tickets, and car hire are also available to compare here if you prefer to build your own trip.