Jandia Holidays

Stretching down the southern tip of Fuerteventura, Jandia is more of a peninsula, than a resort. The further down you go, the more off-the-beaten-path it gets. But it’s not completely remote. The main town, Morro Jable, is a hive of activity with a busy harbour and shop and restaurant-packed centre, plus a never-ending, sandy beach.

Jandia’s biggest beach is Playa del Matorral, in Morro Jable. It unfolds for around four kilometres, so there are still plenty of people-free patches. In the middle of it all sits a whale skeleton statue and a white lighthouse – the tallest in the Canary Islands. Behind the sands, meanwhile, wild donkeys and chipmunks roam freely around the marshes and dunes.

From Morro Jable’s harbour, you can set off on dolphin-watching trips and ferries to Gran Canaria. But you don’t need to leave dry land to spot marine life – fish and rays glide around the waters, plus there’s a turtle sanctuary a few streets back. And you can’t pass on a 4x4 adventure around Jandia Natural Park, which’ll see you zooming over dunes, whizzing up rugged peaks and stopping off at hidden coves.