Timanfaya National Park
Timanfaya National Park is probably Lanzarote's most spectacular and natural
location. The park is an incredibly popular attraction to visitors.
The Lanzarote landscape and Fire Mountain are a result of six years of volcanic eruptions that occurred between 1730 and 1736. The park still boasts a live volcano that may, one day, threaten the island with possible further destruction. However it seems safe enough for the moment.
The landscape of the island is often described as lunar-like and has been
host to dune buggy tests by experts who say it is a close a match to the surface
of the moon...
At the park entrance there is an opportunity to take a camel ride. Once this adventure is over the official bus tour goes round the park, during which many of the famous ecological sites are pointed out and explained.
A restaurant designed by the late Cesar Manrique is tastefully incorporated into the landscape. Here there is the opportunity to enjoy a barbeque, cooked over a giant grill heated by the incredible temperatures generated underground by the live volcano.
There are also two other demonstrations of just how powerful the volcanic
reactions are. These come in the form of a gezer show, where a park warden
pours a bucket of water into a pipe buried in the ground. 
After a length of time the water 'blasts' back out of the pipe in a jet of steam. The other is the demonstration of just how how the land is by adding a dry bush to a hole in the ground. The bush ignites and proves just how powerful mother nature can be.
Visitors
to Timanfaya will not fail to be impressed by the stunning beauty and amazing
experiences the park has to offer. Beautiful coloured rock formations form
the most magnificent shapes and clouds passing overhead give an eerie feel,
reminding visitors how this once thriving land was converted in a heart beat
into a barren, but beautiful wilderness.
Tip: The camel park at the base of Timanfaya offers 10-minute camel rides up the steep side of the volcano. If you intend to ride one of the camels, don't wear any perfume - the camels can get very amorous!
- Opening Hours: Everyday 10.00 - 18.00