Caleta de Fuste Holiday Guide

There are year-round charter flights to Fuerteventura Airport from regional airports around the UK, which increase in frequency during summer months.

Caleta de Fuste is only a 15-minute drive from the airport and its central location means that nowhere is more than an hour's drive away. There isn't very much in the way of public transport (apart from to capital Puerto del Rosario) so if you want to explore different areas of the island it's best to hire a car.

There's only one beach in Caleta but it’s wide, flat and sweeps beautifully around the bay. While Fuerteventura is famous for the quality of its beaches - after all, the Sahara is barely 60 miles away and it's on the same latitude as beachtastic spots like Florida and Mexico - in Caleta the pale, golden sands are imported.

Fuerteventura's best beaches are on the southern tip of the island in Jandia, as well as the desolate beauty of Corralejo's Natural Park in the north. Head to Playa de Sotavento to watch expert windsurfing. In July it also hosts a World Championship event.

Start out your sightseeing with a wander around the ruins of the historic San Ventura castle. It was built in 1743 to ward off pirates and is worth exploring.
There's nothing much else to see in Caleta, so take the short bus ride to Puerto del Rosario, the capital. Buses run every half hour till midnight. Here you can buy souvenirs in the scattering of shops along the main street and see the old harbour area which has a few historic Canarian buildings, as well as colourful boats bobbing about the waters.
Sporty types might enjoy watching the pro windsurfers speeding along the waters at Playa de Sotavento. Even if that bores you, the 22-kilometre stretch of white sand is a beautiful, if sometimes windy spot to soak up some rays.

Get your holiday history quota topped up with a visit to either, or both, of the former capitals: Betancuria and La Oliva which boast some quaint architecture, historic churches and several museums.
You can take a boat trip from the tiny harbour where you'll have the chance to see turtles, dolphins and whales which all inhabit the waters around these islands. There is also a shark watching trip once a week for Jaws-lovers.
Visit the sand dunes in Parque Natural de Corralejo, and while you are in the north of the island, take the two-hour boat trip to Isla de Lobos, a protected nature reserve with secluded beach and a couple of restaurants.

There are a number of restaurants offering local, international and British cuisine around the central plaza, Pueblo Majorero.

Local specialities include the strongly flavoured goat stew, tasty fresh fish and acclaimed goat's cheese. Don't worry though, you do not have to try any local dishes if you don't like the sound of them!

There are a number of places to enjoy a cold beer in the Pueblo Majorero area, as well as some more scattered bars outside the centre.

The shops are mostly found around Pueblo Majorero, and there is also a pretty village of boutiques at the central plaza near the beach.There is a submarine you can take from Caleta de Fuste which gives you an underwater marine experience without the need to be a scuba diver.

Feeding the chipmunks that live on Chipmunk hill is popular with little ones.

There is a small zoo, Oasis de los Camellos, in La Lajita which has horse rides, parrot shows and camel safaris.