La Palma

Holidays to La Palma

La Palma is a lush green oasis with stunning countryside, quiet beach resorts, quaint villages and tropical plantations. A holiday to La Palma is far from the hustle of big resorts and is the perfect destination for those who wish to discover something of the nature of a country, or themselves, as part of their holiday. Farming is the island’s staple and the island’s tourism is relatively undeveloped. There are a few hotels, one modern with four stars, but mostly the accommodation, either on the coast or in rural villages, is in pretty, traditional apartment blocks, rural paradors, fincas and spacious villas.

For villa holidays to La Palma, please call to speak to one of our dedicated travel team who will be happy to help with your enquiry.

The beaches, with mainly black sand, are Los Cancajos on the east coast and on the west coast at Puerto Naos. Puerto Naos get the most sunshine and there are quieter beaches including one naturist beach, to the south of the town.

On holiday in La Palma, you'll discover dramatic scenery. Rugged mountains give way to sweeping valleys of palms and pines. The National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente is one of the largest craters in the world where pine trees cling to steep slopes and streams tumble down to the crater floor where there are beautiful pools draped by Canary willow. If you' re looking to do some walking whilst on holiday in La Palma, there are some lovely walks to the north of the island and in the south there is the ‘Ruta de los Volcanesa’ which follows the route of the live volcanoes.

If you are looking for a walking holiday to La Palma, please call to speak to our travel advisors, who are on hand seven days a week to help you find your perfect La Palma holiday.

The island’s capital, Santa Cruz, is a charming city with colonial architecture and traditional buildings, is a delightful place, and not to be missed on your La Palma holiday.

Relaxing

There are some lovely walks on the island, but for an aerial view of the dramatic landscapes, try hang-gliding from the hills above Puerto Naos. Budding astronomers will enjoy the Observatorio Astrofiscio at the edge of the National Park.

Eating Out

The island has a thriving farming community with plenty of fresh produce available, for you to enjoy on your holiday to La Palma. La Palma also produces wine, rum, tobacco and bananas. The coastal villages have great seafood fresh from the sea and inland there are good meat restaurants in the towns and villages.

Climate

The lush green landscape, particularly in the north east, reflects its regular rainfall. Puerto Naos and Tazacorte on the west coast are the sunniest spots although Santa Cruz and Los Cancajos also get a fair amount of sunshine.

Paradors and Rural Houses

La Palma is a lush green island whose main attraction is its scenery. The perfect way to enjoy the scenery is to live amongst it and experience the rural way of life. There is a lovely choice of houses, apartments and hotels in some of the most beautiful areas of the island in the east, south and west.

If you would like to stay in a parador on your holiday to La Palma, please call us today for more information.

Car Hire

Car hire is recommended for many of the holidays on the island. For car hire in La Palma, please call to speak to one of our travel advisors.

Island Hopping

Island hopping offers the perfect opportunity to discover a range of diverse islands and holiday resorts. All seven Canary Islands have airports and there are inter island flights and ferries available.

Flights

There are inter-island flights from Tenerife North Airport of which there are 9 a day. 

Transfer times from Tenerife South to Tenerife North airport are about 90 minutes. 

The flight to La Palma is approximately 30 minutes.

At La Palma Airport you can hire a car or take a transfer.

There are also daily flights from Gran Canaria and El Hierro and in the summer a daily flight from Lanzarote.

There is also a ferry from Tenerife which takes 7 hours.

For holidays to La Palma, please call to speak to one of our dedicated travel team, who will be happy to help with your enquiry.