The capital of Gran Canaria Island is Las Palmas, the same name is used for the Airport at witch every tourist arrives.

I stayed in a 2 Star categorized apartment and also in a 3 star categorized apartment. If you would like to have cheap holidays, its the best to book an 2 star apartment without breakfast or other meals because there are many abilities to get cheap food in San Fernando at some supermarkets located in the north of Playa del Inglés. The best place is Mercadona.

The main time for holidays is september till may. So in this time the prices per week goes up to 500 Euro per person without any meal. The cheapest time is the summertime from June till August. In these months you can book a week for less then 200 Euro per person.

A very good apartment would be Don Diego or Don Gregory. Both are located very central in Playa del Ingles.

A must seen on the island is “Roque Nublo” the highest mountain on the island.

Another beautiful place is Puerto de Mogan, this small city looks like Venice. There you can make an nautical trip with a submarine. I was very impressed and liked it very much.

The biggest event in the year is carnival (later then the rest of Europe), and the Maspalomas pride. The pride is especially for gay people. The carnival parade is one of the biggest party’s at the island. I liked the party after the parade at the yumbo shopping centre, called “fiesta de la noche”. Had much fun.

As I was hungry, I went downstairs for breakfast. The buffet was many-sided and very tasted. I like typical British food for breakfast, so I ate bacon and eggs and had a glas of orange juice as a drink.

Afterwards I went to the car-rental agency to get a vehicle as I wanted to be independent from public transport. Hiking is one of my great passions, and I wanted to reach a few corners you do not get into with a car. For that reason I left my car somewhere in the mountains to cross a few narrow paths and enjoy being alone with nature for a while. My personal highlight was to see a barrier lake.

After I had finished my trip and given back the rental car, it was time for a short refreshment in the waves of the beach in front of my hotel. The weather was not that hot, but water is always a good idea after an exhausting tour.

In the evening I wanted to get in touch with other young people, so I started to look for a place I could do that. Unfortunately there was no evening program in the Sahara Playa hotel. However, Playa del Inglés has a very lively centre of amusement which is called Kasbah. Finally I ended dancing in a club called Zig Zags where I had a few bottles of beer , met a nice group of football fans from London and had lots of fun with them. We stayed there until the DJ finished playing the last song at 6 in the morning. It was one of the greatest vacation nights of my life.

Gran Canaria’s landscape varies from desert, like dunes, over pinewoods to ~2000m high mountains in the centre of the island. The big variety of landscapes available on this relatively small island invites visitors to go hiking or even to discover by backpacking.

In additon, the cathedral of Santa Ana and the boulevard Calle Mayor de Triana in Las Palmas, the capital of the island, are very popular destinations for culture-interested visitors.

The Palmitos Park near Maspalomas is a beautiful botanical garden which also acommodates monkeys, crocodiles, an orchid house, an aquarium with different species of fishes and coral displays, and Europe’s largest butterfly house.

That is why you can find a lot of tourism here with a lot of hotels, appartments, restaurants, shops and tourist information points and other facilitys.

Playa del Ingles is especially favoured by gay people. If you like to have a drink or a party, you should take a look at the mall called Yumbo-Center.

If you prefer a calmer place for your holiday you should avoid the huge cities of Gran Canaria and visit the small villages abroad from the tourism, where you can join the traditons of the island.