Golf in Lanzarote, Spain
Volcanic-island golf with a near rainless, year-round climate, two characterful courses and famous beaches
Golf in Lanzarote, Spain
Volcanic-island golf with a near rainless, year-round climate, two characterful courses and famous beaches
Lanzarote is the Canary Islands' most distinctive golf escape, where two courses sit in raw volcanic scenery under a near rainless, year-round climate. Lanzarote Golf at Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise Golf, the island's oldest course, lie about 30 minutes apart and both around 15 minutes from the airport. It trades course quantity for character: black-lava fairways, cactus and palm, reliable winter sun, and Timanfaya's volcanoes and famous beaches beyond the round.
Why golf in Lanzarote
Lanzarote offers a golf experience you won't find anywhere else in Europe: two courses carved into a UNESCO Biosphere of black lava, cinder cones and cactus. The island's Lanzarote golf courses are few but full of character — Costa Teguise Golf, the island's oldest, and the newer Lanzarote Golf above Puerto del Carmen — and they sit just 30 minutes apart, so you can play both on a single short trip. What really sets the island apart is its climate: among the driest places in Europe, it delivers warm, near rainless rounds right through winter. Add quick airport transfers and a relaxed, low-rise pace, and it makes an easy winter-sun base.
Two courses, both worth it — Costa Teguise Golf and Lanzarote Golf are only about 30 minutes apart, so a single trip easily takes in both.
Driest golf in Europe — with roughly 150 mm of rain a year and ~22°C averages, Lanzarote plays warm and dry when northern courses are closed.
A landscape like no other — fairways thread between black-lava flows, palms and cactus, with Timanfaya's volcanoes on the horizon.
Quick from the plane — both courses sit around 15 minutes from Lanzarote Airport, so you can land and tee off the same day.
More than the golf — a volcanic national park, César Manrique's art-architecture and famous beaches fill the days you're not playing.
Things to do near Lanzarote
Beyond the fairways, Lanzarote is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve shaped by 18th-century eruptions and the vision of artist César Manrique. Volcanic parks, lava caves, golden beaches and ash-grown vineyards all sit within about half an hour of the resorts, making golf in Lanzarote easy to pair with a full island holiday.
Timanfaya National Park — the island's unmissable sight, a Mars-like field of craters and geothermal heat about 30 minutes from Puerto del Carmen.
Papagayo Beaches — a string of sheltered golden coves near Playa Blanca, among the finest beaches in the Canaries.
Jameos del Agua & Manrique sites — lava-tube concert halls, viewpoints and gardens created by César Manrique across the north of the island.
La Geria wine region — Lanzarote's surreal vineyards, each vine grown in its own black-ash pit, just inland from the south coast.
Teguise old town — the elegant former capital inland from Costa Teguise, famous for its big Sunday market.
Lanzarote volcanic landscapes
Nothing defines Lanzarote like its volcanoes. The eruptions of 1730–36 buried a quarter of the island in lava, and what they left — the Fire Mountains of Timanfaya — is now the single sight every visitor remembers.
Montañas del Fuego — the core of Timanfaya, a coach route winding through 100-metre craters in colours from rust to black.
Geothermal demonstrations — guides pour water into the ground to send up jets of steam and grill food over the volcanic heat at the visitor centre.
Camel rides at Echadero — the traditional way up the lower slopes, a short caravan ride across the cinder fields.
El Golfo & the Green Lagoon — a half-sunken crater on the west coast holding a vivid green pool against black sand.
Los Hervideros — sea caves and blowholes where Atlantic swells explode through tunnels in the lava cliffs.
How a trip to Lanzarote could flow
Morning
Land at ACE · Drive ~15 min
Afternoon
Check-in at Aequora Lanzarote Suites
Evening
Settle in along the Puerto del Carmen seafront
Morning
Golf at Lanzarote Golf
Afternoon
La Geria vineyards & tasting
Evening
Evening in Puerto del Carmen
Morning
Golf at Costa Teguise Golf
Afternoon
Jameos del Agua & Cueva de los Verdes
Evening
Dinner in Teguise old town
Morning
Golf at Lanzarote Golf
Afternoon
Volcano tour of Timanfaya National Park
Evening
Sunset at Papagayo Beaches
Morning
Beach morning at Playa Grande, Puerto del Carmen
Afternoon
Check-out
Evening
Drive to ACE · Fly home
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lanzarote is a strong choice for a relaxed golf holiday, especially in winter. The island has two well-regarded 18-hole courses — Costa Teguise Golf and Lanzarote Golf — set in dramatic volcanic scenery, with a near rainless climate and warm temperatures all year. It suits golfers who want a couple of quality rounds alongside beaches, volcanoes and an easy pace rather than a high-volume golf factory.
Lanzarote has two main 18-hole golf courses: Costa Teguise Golf, the island's oldest, on the east coast, and Lanzarote Golf above Puerto del Carmen in the south. They sit about 30 minutes apart, so most visitors play both during a single trip. Beyond these, the island has only small practice and members' facilities.
Lanzarote Airport (ACE) is close to both courses — roughly 15 minutes' drive to Costa Teguise Golf and to Lanzarote Golf at Puerto del Carmen. Transfers across the island are short in general, and the two courses are about 30 minutes apart. A hire car is the easiest way to move between the courses and the volcanic sights.
Winter is the best time to play in Lanzarote. The island is among the driest places in Europe, with around 150 mm of rain a year and daytime temperatures near 21–22°C from December to February, so rounds are reliably warm and dry while many courses in northern Europe are frozen or closed.
Lanzarote works very well for non-golfing partners. The island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve packed with off-course days out: Timanfaya's volcanoes, César Manrique's lava-tube art sites, the Papagayo beaches and the La Geria wine region are all within about half an hour of the resorts. Most attractions sit close to the golf, so groups can split up and regroup easily.
Both make good golf bases on Lanzarote. Costa Teguise is quieter and lower-rise, with Costa Teguise Golf on its doorstep — ideal for a golf-and-relax trip. Puerto del Carmen is busier, with a longer beach, more restaurants and nightlife, and Lanzarote Golf on its inland edge. Wherever you stay, the other course is only about 30 minutes away.
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