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18 Feb 19, 04:49 PM |
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Lanzarote expert help please
going for 5 days chill-out to Playa Blanca.
Decided on only one day 'doing stuff' and we're going to the Cactus Garden and César Manrique house with a nice lunch in between. Anybody local to there or a frequent visitor can tell me timings ( how long to get there - taxi or bus? how long to see it all) and nice place nearby for lunch? thank you |
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18 Feb 19, 05:55 PM |
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Join Date: Jan 08
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Sorry, can’t comment on public transport but we rented a car for a couple of days - cheap and easy driving. Absolutely love the work of Cesar Manrique, we visited Casa / Museo César Manrique, Mirador del Rio, Jameos del Agua, Jardín de Cactus and
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18 Feb 19, 06:55 PM |
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Join Date: Jun 16
Location: God's Own Country
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I'd rent a car, use Autoreisen at the airport, they are cheap and great.
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18 Feb 19, 07:30 PM |
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The cactus garden is quite isolated, I'd rent a car.
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18 Feb 19, 10:17 PM |
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Is it really worth hiring a car just to drive to one place and back? Anyway, one of us can't have a boozy lunch if we do that...
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19 Feb 19, 12:45 AM |
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If you don’t want to drive I’d suggest an organised trip, public transport to the cactus garden is likely to be infrequent
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19 Feb 19, 10:49 AM |
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Also make sure you know which house you want to go too. There are two Cesar Manrique houses on the island, and neither are that close to each other.
I agree with the above poster, If you don’t want to drive then I’d join a pre arranged tour otherwise I think you’ll struggle to do it on public transport. However if you do choose to drive it’s really easy to navigate and drive on Lanzarote! |
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19 Feb 19, 02:41 PM |
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Thread Starter
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Would a taxi both ways not be feasible?
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19 Feb 19, 08:16 PM |
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It would cost you a fortune, both houses are effectively on the opposite side of the island to Playa Blanca. You’d be looking at a 40 min taxi drive at least. You could potentially see if you could “hire” a driver for the day, but you’d probably just have to see if that’s possible when you get there. Otherwise I do think you will either have to drive or join a tour.
Have a look at google maps and look at your resort in relation to the houses |
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21 Feb 19, 08:30 PM |
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We always hire a car in Lanzarote, the roads are so easy to drive on and most are pretty newly tarmaced. We usually hire from these guys, as a family we’ve been using them since 1994. The buses in Lanzarote are generally very good but take ages! To see the island properly, it’s best to hire a car, I’ve been 10 times to the island and love it there over any other canary island. Hire for a day and you can see so much, including the volcano, Jamos Del auga, papagayo beaches (they’re stunning)
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