This guide is built from the live property pages and booking engine of Lanzarote Retreats — sleeping capacities, inclusions, distances and prices come from the operator, never invented. We have not stayed in these homes ourselves; we research them and send readers.

How We Built This Week

We have not done this itinerary ourselves. We live in Rovaniemi, in Finland, and we plan trips the way our readers do: from the operator’s pages, the island’s well-known sights and a lot of map-staring. Where something comes from Lanzarote Retreats’ own text, we say so. Where it is general knowledge, such as what to see in the north of the island, we keep it general and tell you to check opening times and tickets with the sites themselves.

The shape is simple. Lanzarote is a small island, and Finca de Arrieta sits on the north-east coast, about 20 km from Arrecife airport, in the Haría municipality. The operator lists Jameos del Agua, the Cueva de los Verdes, Mirador del Río and the Cactus Garden among the nearby attractions, while Timanfaya National Volcanic Park and the vineyard area are further south and need a longer drive. We would do one longer outing per day at most, and keep the rest for the beach and the pool.

Choosing Your Base and the Winter Weather

The operator’s weather table gives January and February an average of 18 °C and March 19 °C, with 16, 18 and 12 mm of rain. In November it is 22 °C with 15 mm and in December 20 °C with 29 mm. Evenings can be cool, so the operator’s packing advice from October to March is a fleece, a light waterproof and a wetsuit for serious Atlantic swimming. The sea is cool in winter, roughly 18–22 °C, so we would use the heated pool more than the sea on the cooler days.

For a family of four to six, the Eco Luxury Villa5% off · code inside is a detached 200 m² home with 2 bedrooms, an en-suite bathroom and a further shower room, a private walled garden with a shaded dining hut, day bed and BBQ, and access to the shared solar-heated pool. For two adults and up to three children, the Eco Barn5% off · code inside is a 90 m² detached barn with a private walled garden and sea views. Children 17 and under stay free at Finca de Arrieta, according to the operator, and a free 5-seater car for up to 7 days comes with the private airport transfer package, which suits this itinerary well.

Day 1: Arrive, Walk the Village and Do Nothing

Check-in is from 16:00, so there is no point hurrying. The self check-in, the welcome pack of cava, water, milk, wine, coffee and tea, and the honesty shop open 24/7 mean you can have supper in the garden without a shop run. If you want to eat out, Arrieta has seafront fish restaurants and a pizzeria with take-away, and the operator lists a supermarket in the village. Walk the 300 m track to Playa de la Garita to see the beach before you commit to a plan for it. It is 810 m of fine golden sand with a beach bar, showers and a play park, and the water is generally calm.

If you travel with small children, use this evening to learn the Finca. The village is off-grid, running on solar panels with generator back-up, so the operator asks guests to be mindful of electricity. The homes have no dishwasher, TV, electric kettle or iron, and a hairdryer is available on request. Children usually find the donkeys, chickens and fresh eggs from the hen-house more interesting than a screen anyway.

Day 2: The Beach Day

Spend the whole day at Playa de la Garita. The operator says it suits first-time surfing, body boarding, wave jumping and sandcastles, and the beach bar and restaurant make lunch easy. In winter we would plan on a fleece for the afternoon and swimming for short stretches. Ask for baby equipment ahead if you need it: the operator lends a travel cot, high chair, changing mat, potty, toddler step and baby bath free on request, and child car seats are free too.

Day 3: Caves, Cliffs and César Manrique

This is the northern sightseeing day. The operator lists Jameos del Agua and the Cueva de los Verdes as nearby, along with Mirador del Río and the Cactus Garden. Jameos del Agua is a lava-tube cave turned into an arts venue by the island’s best-known artist, César Manrique, and the Cueva de los Verdes is a lava cave you can walk through on a guided visit. Do these two in the morning, add Mirador del Río’s clifftop view of the island of La Graciosa if the weather is clear, and head home for the pool. Check opening times and ticket details on the official sites before you go.

Two practical points. First, a day like this is mostly queuing and walking, so pack water, snacks and sun protection even in January. Second, with young children, choose either the caves or the cliff viewpoint, not both, and keep the afternoon free. The operator’s own location text describes this part of the island as peaceful and unspoilt, and it is, but the popular sights are busiest in the winter peak, so go early.

Day 4: Timanfaya and the Volcanic South-West

This is the longest drive of the week, so we would start early. The operator describes the central villages near Tao as close to the vineyard area and Timanfaya National Volcanic Park, and a day trip from the north-east is realistic with a hire car or the car that comes with the transfer package. Book any park tickets and the vineyard visit in advance in busy winter weeks. Bring sun protection, because the lava landscape has almost no shade, and a jacket, because it can be windy on the mountains.

Day 5: Costa Teguise for the Children

Costa Teguise is the island’s family resort, and Lanzarote Retreats lists an aquapark, an aquarium and a Friday evening market in Pueblo Marinero among the attractions, plus Las Cucharas beach with watersports schools. If your week includes a Sunday, the operator also points to the market in Teguise village, about 15 minutes by car from the resort, where artists work in the lanes. Pick whichever day suits your dates, and eat lunch on the seafront.

This is also a good day to stock up. Costa Teguise has the supermarkets, shops and restaurants that the small village of Arrieta does not, and it is about 15 minutes from the airport and Arrecife, so it doubles as a sensible last-day stop if you fly in the evening.

If the Weather Turns: Backup Plans

Winter on Lanzarote is dry by European standards, with 12–18 mm of rain a month from January to March in the operator’s table, but trade winds and the odd cloudy day do happen, and December averages 29 mm. We would keep three swaps in the back pocket. First, swap the beach day for the aquarium or the aquapark in Costa Teguise. Second, swap a windy north-coast day for Timanfaya, where the landscape matters more than the sun. Third, use the shared pool, which the operator says is solar heated and open all year, as a bad-weather reward rather than a summer luxury.

Remember that Finca de Arrieta has no heating, so a rainy evening means fleeces and board games. The operator says temperatures of about 18–28 °C all year make heating unnecessary, and the yurts are double-lined, but we would still pack warm layers for the evenings.

Days 6 and 7: Sea Pools, Surf and a Slow Finish

On day 6 we would drive to Punta Mujeres, where the operator says the coast is lined with natural rock pools that fill at high tide, with restaurants and small shops nearby. It is a gentle, free alternative to the beach. If you have teenagers who want a surf lesson, Famara on the west coast is the island’s well-known surf beach. On the last day we would stay at the Finca, use the play park, giant chess, ping-pong and the donkeys and chickens, and, if your week includes a Monday, ask about the paella evening, which the operator says runs subject to availability. Check-out is by 10:00, with a late check-out available for 50% of a nightly rate, subject to availability.

What We Would Book and How to Use the Codes

For a family of four to six we would book the Eco Luxury Villa5% off · code inside for 7 nights, and for a smaller family with three children the Eco Barn5% off · code inside. The booking engine quoted €1,656 for 24–31 January 2027, €2,003 for 7–14 February and €1,865 for 7–14 March for the Villa with 2 adults, and €1,172 for 10–17 January 2027 for the Barn. These are October 2026 snapshots. The live calendar shows the real price.

Use code HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY5 for stays until 18 December 2026 (Christmas and New Year excluded) or HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY275 for stays from January 2027 — 5% off either way, entered at checkout on lanzaroteretreats.com. To compare every home on the island, see our Stays in Lanzarote hub. We are Lanzarote Retreats’ affiliate partner and may earn a commission on bookings made with our codes — the 5% discount is yours either way.

FAQ

Our Honest Final Word

The best Lanzarote week is a slow one. Base yourselves in the north-east, treat each outing as a half-day, and let the beach and the pool carry the rest. We have not done this exact week, so treat the list as a plan, and check every opening time and ticket yourself. The prices here are a snapshot from October 2026.

Winter weeks fill early: use code HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY5 for stays until 18 December 2026 (Christmas and New Year excluded) or HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY275 for stays from January 2027 — 5% off either way, on the Eco Luxury Villa5% off · code inside, the Eco Barn5% off · code inside or any other Lanzarote Retreats home.

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