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1. Celebrate the Carnival. The dates vary from year to year, but it's usually in February or March. The most impressive fancy dress parades and processions of elaborately decorated floats can be found in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

2. Take a trip in a glass-bottomed boat.

3. Go camping in La Graciosa - to reach this volcanic island, tourists have to book flights to Lanzarote, as the island is located only 2km north of Teguise.

4. Sample the good life for a day on board a catamaran.

5. Discover the secret of Lanzarote's levitating man

6. Go safari diving

7. Join a whale-watching tour and watch whales and dolphins swimming in their natural environment.

8. Go on a camel ride in the Timanfaya National Park (Lanzarote).

9. If you're a bit of an adrenaline junkie, go off-road motor biking.

10. Treat yourself to traditional tapas.

11. Take windsurfing lessons.

12. Go Quad biking.

13. Visit the Oasis Park, a large zoo and botanic garden in La Lajita (Fuerteventura).

14. Hit the dance floor during one of the folk and flamenco evenings which are regularly staged by hotels, restaurants and nightclubs.

15. Get to know the unique style of architect Cesar Manrique, who was born in Lanzarote and has created many statues and buildings on the island.

16. Entertain the kids in the new Baku Water Park in Corralejo (Fuerteventura).

17. Try your hand at kiteboarding on one of the kilometres long beaches.

18. Explore the exotic subterranean lake and garden of Jameos del Agua (Lanzarote).

19. Go scuba diving.

20. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site Garajonay's National Park.

21. Go rock climbing.

22. If you are interested in adventure sports, Tenerife is one of the best places in the world to start your paragliding career

23. Go game fishing or regular coastal fishing (both yield good catches).

24. Hit the charming local markets for a little flea-market fun.

25. Rent a bicylcle and practice for the triple triathlon known as Ironman on Lanzarote.