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When booking your flight, remember that the Lanzarote airport has the “ACE” code. Once in the airport you can either
If you book one of these transfers, you will be met outside the exit gate after collecting your lugagge. A representative will meet you in the JUMBO TOURS Office, located on the right hand side as you leave the lugagge hall, and direct you to your shuttle bus or private service. In the event of a problem with your lugagge, if is possible please send one person from your party to the meeting point (JUMBO TOURS Office) to advise the representative of the delay. Please do not leave the arrivals hall untill you have located the JUMBO TOURS representative.
If you need to contact JUMBO TOURS please call (+34) 928 510838. Office hours are Monday - Friday 09:00 - 13:00 am and 04:00 - 07:00 pm. Saturday 09:00 - 01:00 am, Sunday closed. Outside these hours for emergencies please call: (+34) 626 988 374 OR (+34) 646 975 473
To contract these transfers, please send and email to comercial.ace@jumbotours.es, at least two weeks in advance to your arrival.
In addition to arranging a regular taxi at the hotel reception, you can also book a transfer with JUMBO TOURS. Besides the prearranged taxi/luxury car services, for your return they have a third service, which is a shuttle bus that can take you to the airport for 16 euros. The shuttle, and any of the taxi/car services should leave from the hotel at least 2 hours and a half before your schedule flight time. This company will have a desk at the Princesa Yaiza Hotel reception, where you can book your return trip to the airport. Payment of the return trip will have to be done when booking. Booking can be done at least one day in advance to your departure.
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In the event that you are staying for a few free days, there are many interesting things to do in Lanzarote, besides reading the Conference presentations.
JUMBO TOURS offers you the following activites. To contract them, you should refer to the JUMBO TOURS desk at the Princesa Yaiza Hotel.
You are taken by coach through Uga to the National Park of Timanfaya (ride on camels). Afterwards we visit the small island called Hilario, where we enjoy geothermic demonstrations and volcanoes route. We drive later through Yaiza, a panoramic view of Costa de la Lava (Salinas del Janubio and Los Hervideros). We visit La Geria (wine-growing zone) and a typical wine -cellar. Return about 14:00 h.
Teguise, where we stop to visit the village. We continue to go Haría and its wonderful “Valle de las Mil Palmeras”. We also visit Mirador del Río (where we enjoy a splendid view of La Graciosa), Cueva de los Verdes and the César Manrique Foundation. Lunch on route. We return via Guatiza. Arrival at hotel at around 16:00 hrs.
Teguise. Free time to visit the market (only on Sundays) (where we are honoured with a folklore show) and the historical places of the island's ancient capital. We are offered a snack. Return about 13:30 hrs.
At 10:00 hrs. we sail from Playa Blanca to head for Fuerteventura island, during which we serve you a roll and orange juice. After 50 minutes we arrive at Corralejo, where the coaches are awaiting us to take the “Dunas Natural Park”. For 2 and a half hours you can enjoy the dunes, or sunbather on the endless North eastern beaches of the island. If you prefer, you can explore the village of Corralejo on your own. At 14 o'clock you return aboard, where lunch will be served together with wine from Lanzarote. Meanwhile we start heading to Lobos island. One there, we anchor, and you'll have the possibility to participate in several water activities such as: a ride on the banana-boat (free), water-ski, jet-ski, or for the more courageous amongst us, a ride in the speedboat of 200 H.P. (activities not included in the price). During our stay near Lobos, water masks and snorkels are at your disposal, so you can swim in the crystal clear water of the bay, or if you prefer, sunbath on the solarium of the top deck. Return to P. Blanca at 17:00 hrs.
Departure from Marina Rubicón harbour in Playa Blanca. We will navegate to the Lobos Island where will stay near the beach to enjoy the marvellous views, the sun, the sea. If you wish you can land on the beach. Lunch included on board (salad, pasta-salad, fruits ). After the lunch we have some time to take the last bath admiring the coast of Lanzarote , Lobos island and Fuerteventura. Return to Playa Blanca near the Papagayo beaches at 16:00 hours.
Arriving at Teguise and stop for a while in order to explain the characteristics of the route and the behaviour we have to adopt. Later, we drive down to Famara Beach, La Caleta, Soo, Caleta de Caballo and La Santa Sport. We stop in La Santa. Afterwards, we discover the other side of the island: continuing through a volcanic lava-track, we stop for seeing one of the places where the “olivina” is developed and go up La Asomada and La Geria. You can appreciate the height of the National Park of Timanfaya and vineyards. Stop in Yaiza for lunch. We continue later to Playa Blanca and Papagayo, where we stop for bathing. Return at around 17:30 hrs. (Swimwear, sun cream and jacket are recommended).
We embark to Corralejo and cross the North of Fuerteventura from East to West (90 kms. from which 55 kms. are sandy and ground tracks). Lunch in a restaurant of El Cotillo Beach (free time for swimming). Afterwards we drive to El Tostón, Tindaya, Vallebrón, La Caldereta and Corralejo, where we enjoy the beach. Return to Lanzarote. Return to the hotels about 19:00 h. (Swimwear, sun cream and jacket are recommended).