Blue Skies For Holiday Flights To Lanzarote

Those lingering strike clouds have now been blown away on both sides of the Atlantic and it’s all go for those long lazy days at Sands Beach Resort Hotel in Costa Teguise. Threatened industrial action by airport staff in Spain and the UK has been averted with each country calling off all talk of strikes.

Now you are just left with those really hard decisions, will you spend your time at one of the six pools, or enjoy the sandy crescent around the sea water lagoon at the beachfront. Do you take the family down to the large stretches of beach in Costa Teguise or let them enjoy the supervised fun sports in Sands Beach Resort Hotel, and what about food, do you sample some of the many traditional restaurants in Costa Teguise or dip into the La Hacienda restaurant, Soleil bar or Mai Tai pool bar close to your comfortable apartment.

The answer to all these dilemmas is simple, do it all! You will be spoilt for choice in Sands Beach Resort Hotel and in the friendly sedate village of Costa Teguise. There is something for everyone so you can mix and match to suit your needs and mood. Lanzarote has plenty to tempt you so go out and explore, you have the pleasing thought that when you head back to Sands Beach Resort Hotel there are plenty more ways to enjoy the evening and round off a perfect day.

Jump on board for Costa Teguise Carnaval

Sound the horns and get ready to invade the streets, the Costa Teguise Carnaval 2010 runs on 27 and 28 February with a Viking theme, and you could be taking part. Sands Beach Resort Hotel is just a few minutes walk away from all the festivities and they will be inviting guests to join them on their float for the big Coso parade on Saturday 27 February.

Carnaval is bright, brash and noisy, the music and dancing are infectious and everyone is invited to join in. A local girl won the competition to design this years poster, and all elements of the Costa Teguise community will be getting in the party mood.

The big parade takes place on the Saturday afternoon along the Paseo Maritimo with floats, marching bands and dancers. The explosion of colour draws everyone in and is just a prelude to the nights entertainment. Stages set up along the beachfront will host live music, and the dancing will spill over onto the beach until the early hours.

Sunday is the childrens big day as proud parents watch their children make their parade along the same route in the morning. There will be many other events in the week leading up to the main weekend, and fireworks are always a key part of the celebrations. Definitely not to be missed.

World Champion’s Lanzarote kite board clinics at Sands Beach

TWO KITE BOARD CLINICS, AUGUST 14 TO 16 AND AUGUST 21 TO 23

Kite boarding is a fast thrilling sport that has quickened the pulse of the sporting world. World champion Guilly Brandao from Brazil is a hard man to pin down, but he will be passing on his expert knowledge at Sands Beach Resort Hotel in Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, at 2 special August clinics, backed by Mormaii Surf. This is a great chance for intermediate and advanced level kite boarders to improve their skills. 

Lanzarote is a perfect setting for kite boarding, and has several beaches that are favoured by top professionals and keen amateurs alike. Sands Beach Resort has its own sea water lagoon, allowing a safe environment to learn the basic and advanced techniques, before moving on to the testing waters of Costa Teguise.

• Each 3 day clinic features sessions from 10 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 6 pm with lunch between sessions.
• There are several options, Clinic and lunch only is just 295 euros per person including soft drinks at lunch. Or including accomodation, Studio on B & B, for one person, 3 nights and clinic with lunch 445 euros. Junior on B & B, for 2 people sharing, 3 nights and clinic with lunch 380 euros per person.

For more details, and to book, call UK FREEPHONE 0800 3897491, or (oo34) 928826095 or email reservations@sandsbeach.eu

Windsurf World Cup, back at its Costa Teguise home

The cream of the Professional Windsurf Association are once again gathered in Costa Teguise for the start of the 2009 Freestlye World Cup for men and women. Sands Beach Resort Hotel is pleased to welcome back its many sporting friends, they call Sands their Lanzarote home, as it holds the big press conferences and supports the World Cup in a number of practical ways.

The wave taming action runs from June 29 to July 4 and has drawn competitors from around the globe, as well as the worlds sporting media. Freestyle is at the cutting edge of the sport and every year new moves and tricks join the competitors armoury as they compete for big prize money, 45,000 euros for the male champion. Jose “Gollito” Estredo holds the mens crown, but he faces tough competition from many rising stars including local favourite Antxon Otaequi.

The womens field is just as tough, Sarah Quita Offringa from the Windward Islands will try to hold on to her title, among her chasing pack is another local star, Daida Ruano Morena. The whole event is not just about the competition, but also a vibrant social scene that draws in the residents and visitors of Costa Teguise. Sands Beach Resort Hotel has taken the World Cup to its heart and will use it promote the many sporting activities that are on offer at the resort.

Warm seas, cool jazz, in Lanzarote

After a hot day on the Costa Teguise beachfront or relaxing around the 6 pools at Sands Beach Resort Hotel, how about chilling out to some top live FREE jazz. This weekend, July 3 and 4, the 18th annual festival, Canarias Jazz Y Mas comes to Lanzarote with an international line up.

On Friday 3 July, the ancient former capital city of Teguise is the venue from 9pm at the Casco Historico, with Icelandic jazz funk group Mezzoforte leading the way. Also on the bill are Okou,a French based duo, and local favourite Diego Barber. The next night the action moves to San Bartolome and the Teatro Municipal, again from 9pm. The stars this time are the Patrick Kraus Quartet and Diego Barber.

FREE live music is a regular feature of Lanzarote life, most big events involve music, and when the nights are as warm and pleasant as those in the Canary Islands, it’s a great way to spend an evening.

A summer of sport - and a Lanzarote holiday

It’s another big summer of top sporting contests from around the World, Sands Beach Resort Hotel in Costa Teguise, know that you want to keep track of all the action, so you can see it all on a big screen at the Soleil Bar with it’s cool open terrace. Wimbledon, The Ashes, The British Open golf, you don’t have to miss anything, and you can enjoy top class evening entertainment too in a relaxed family atmosphere.

If all of that sporting action makes you yearn to get active yourself, there are plenty of ways to enjoy yourself around the resort, and also in easy reach of Costa Teguise. The 6 pools will satisfy your swimming needs, the tennis courts are an ideal place to settle those family scores in a fun way, and our unique sea water lagoon is perfect to learn the basics of windsurfing. Maybe you would like to have a go at scuba diving, after all Lanzarote has some great coastline to explore, Calipso Diving can give you a safe introduction at the Mai Tai pool every Saturday afternoon, and we also have a fully equipped gym in the reception building.

A little further afield of our beachfront resort, you can find go karting, deep sea fishing, horse riding and even sailing. If all that sounds a little tiring, just sit by one of the 6 pools and enjoy the sun that Lanzarote is famous for.  

 

Lanzarote beefs up for Ironman 2009

It’s one of the biggest sporting events of the year in Lanzarote, Ironman is a feast of sporting excellence surrounded by a week of parties and promotions building up to the big day, Saturday 23 May. Some 1,300 athletes will swim 3.8 kms, cycle 180 kms, and then dig deep to run 42.2 kms.

The day starts at 7am with the swimming off the beach of Puerto del Carmen, the bike ride takes the contestants from the flat coastal roads up through the mountains and back, and the running is made up of 4 laps of a 10 km circuit around Puerto del Carmen. Ironman is a major series of World events for the professionals, and those elite sportsmen and women in the Lanzarote challenge will share out 50,000 dollars in prize money.

Many are competing against themselves, trying to stretch their own performances and show the physical and mental strength needed to finish this gruelling course. If all that leaves you feeling exhausted, don’t worry, there is plenty going on away from the sweat and sinew of the race, Lanzarote has embraced Ironman and the whole island gets involved with the big build up during the week.

Costa Teguise is just over 30 minutes away, and a perfect base to dip into the best of the fun and action. Sands Beach Resort Hotel attracts many keen sports people, over to sample the delights of Lanzarote as well as the families that come back year after year because of it’s beachfront location.

Music as varied as the Lanzarote landscape

The diverse landscape, the range of nationalities visiting the island and a wide age range, has helped to form  a interesting and challenging music scene in Lanzarote. That’s why the annual Canarian Festival of Alternative Music finds such a willing home in Arrecife, the capital.

This year is no different and over the next 3 Friday nights, 2 venues will host some great live performances. Starting on March 13, Paraiso 76 at 61 Calle Jose Antonio, presents Miniatura, a local pop/rock group and DJ Job, with more of a dance feel.

Then on March 20, the action switches to El Almacen (pic) , the main Cultural Centre, at 33 Calle Jose Betancort. There is a strong jazz flavour that night with Dos Caras de la Misma Moneda providing a contemporary feel, and Perez and Hernandez Sociedad Liberada, chipping in with some jazz/rock.

Finally it’s back to Paraiso 76 on March 27 for the electronic influenced Line, and hard edged dance music with Neketan PD vs Save My Life DJ. There will be a lot of spin off events to, with so much music bursting to get heard. To find out the latest on new additions, check out the website at www.canariasfmas.com . Even after a late night, Costa Teguise and the comfort of your Sands Beach Resort Hotel apartment, is just a 20 minute taxi ride away.  

Football icon takes a shine to Lanzarote

There was a very special visitor to Lanzarote this week, a shining sporting star of last summer, and a sight to lift Spanish hearts. Football’s European Champions Trophy, won by an immaculate Spain team in a thrilling final against Germany, held visitors spell bound in Arrecife, at the headquarters of the Lanzarote football delegation.

Sports fans queued to pose for photos with the trophy, currently on a tour of the Canary Islands. It may only weigh 8 kilos, and stand at just 60 centimetres high, but the trophy is an inspiration to all young football fans. Arrecife was an appropriate setting, as the Lanzarote capital is the home of the island team, UD Lanzarote, who play in the 3rd tier of Spanish football. Home games are normally at 11am on a Sunday morning, and it’s just a 20 minute journey from Costa Teguise. Some of the Lanzarote players used to have a long term stay at Sands Beach Resort Hotel, it is perfect for the sport minded, with its beachfront setting, 6 pools, tennis courts, and full TV coverage of major sporting events.

 

Team Aqua on the crest of a sporting wave in Lanzarote

The sea of Lanzarote proved to be the perfect racing strip for the start of the 2009 RC44 class sailing World Championship, and Team Aqua from the United Arab Emirates found fair winds to guide them to victory. Canadian skipper Chris Bake celebrated in traditional style by popping champagne in the Puerto Calero marina, with his sailing partner Cameron Appleton of New Zealand.

Barely an hour away from Costa Teguise and the Sands Beach Resort Hotel, a frenzy of World media gathered to enjoy the race and also the delights of Lanzarote. In second place Artemis, flew the Swedish colours under skipper Torbjorn Tornqvist and Team Organika from Poland, came in third under skipper Marciej Nawrocky.

Many spectators will have been inspired by the on sea action, and they will be pleased to know that Lanzarote is the perfect setting to enjoy sailing at any level, as well as many other water sports.

 

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