A Kid's Guide to The Canary Islands
Where kids like eat… and where mom and dad should just go alone.
At the end of Peña La Vieja beach, on Las Canteras in Las Palmas, there is a tiny corner at low tide that becomes one of the best places to swim with fish on the island. There are hundreds of colorful swimmers of all different kinds everywhere.
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We spent the weekend of spring break in Mogan. It has a REALLY great beach and town for us kids to play. The Radisson Blu resort was super kid focused, with sports and games and bouncy houses, which was pretty great. The town is so freaking cute.
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We got a private visit to an active abalone research farm! An abalone is a shellfish with the prettiest shell you ever saw. Plocan is the marine research center of the Canary Islands. They also study fish, seaweed and all kinds of other critters.
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When locals go hiking with littles, they always recommend los Tilos de Moya. It’s a pretty 2km loop in the mountains with a really delicious restaurant at the trailhead. We saw dozens of families with babies, little kids and even big kids. The trail is deep green because of all the rain in the last month.
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We love to grab tapas in the Mercadillo del Puerto for lunch/early dinner because everyone can pick someone different.
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I SWAM WITH WILD RAYS!!! Hundreds of them. I still can’t believe it. And you should too if you are there in summer.
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A ship load of cacti. Big ones. Tiny ones. Weird ones. Furry ones. Pink ones. Pokey ones. Climbing ones. There was even a drooling cactus monster statue. The cafe served a cactus buffet.. Cactus burgers, cactus smoothies, cactus ice cream, cactus chilli…
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On Sundays, small stands fill the streets surrounding the church. The town has its own classic cheese, sausage, bread and pastries that were really yummy.
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Traveling With Serenity 