Exotic Island Days ~ Feuteventura, Canary Islands

When I landed in Feuteventura I saw dessert sands, exotic blue waters, and rough terrain sand mountains. This tiny island looks and feels like Africa. While the Canary Islands are territories of Spain they are actually closer to Africa than Europe. Just of the coast of Morocco the islands are tourists haven for Europeans and cruisers alike. Feuteventura is a little more remote than the rest of the islands. We were visiting during the off season so the island was not packed. We had a harder time finding places to visit because of this. The season ends in early to late may. People mainly visit the island during the last summer and winder months.
We stayed in a hostel/hotel, called the Costa Club It may have been the worst hotel I have every stayed in. It was supposed to sleep 4, but it only had two twins beds and a futon. The futon was the size of a love seat, so only one person could sleep on it. The hotel had a nice pool area but the water was literally freezing. They had advertised a swim up bar, but they told us there were not enough people at the hotel to open the bar. The hotel was very far from the downtown and a huge disappointment. The hotel/hostel was cheap, but pay the fee extra euros to stay at a better place.

There is a cute downtown area that offers many restaurants and shops. One of our favorite spots was a cuban cafe that had dancing at night. Great sangria, carphriniahs, Spanish, and Portuguese food can be found all around the island.
On the island there are tons of activities but many you have to taxi to. We did not do any of the paid activities but their are tons of water sports, ferries, boat tours, and even a wildlife park. The island is easy to get to from many european cities including London, Dublin, and Barcelona. You can get a cheap flight to the island on Ryanair for around 100 euro or less. visit hostelworld.com for more information or expedia.com.