Dunas de Corralejo

The Natural Park of the Dunes of Corralejo is one of the most emblematic natural sites of Fuerteventura. The spectacular shapes that emerge from this sea of dunes is simply supreme, a desert beauty that will not leave any of the visitors indifferent. The Dunes of Corralejo Natural Park is located near La Oliva, in the northeast part of the island, forming a coastal strip with a dimension of around 2.5 kilometers. wide by 10 long, reaching more than 2500 hectares and a variable relief that goes from sea level to 50 meters high that some dunes can have.

In the natural park you can distinguish two parts well different. On the one hand, the area farther north, with the huge expanse of dunes, the largest of the Canary archipelago, white sands that contrast with the turquoise waters that bathe the coasts. On the other hand, the area to the south that is the opposite, ocher and red colors with f rock formations more abrupt and rugged.

From the coast you can see the Isla de Lobos, separated by the strait of the Bocaina of just 2 kilometers and that counts as a hamlet of La Oliva.

The biodiversity that hides the Natural Park of the Dunes of Corralejo is surprising, with an endemic flora and a protected fauna. Great bustards, curlews, ravens or marshes are some of the birds that can be spotted and more on the coast tridáctilo correlimos, returns stones, spatula or the curlew. In addition to mammals such as hedgehogs, rabbits, or squirrels that have adapted to the lack of water in the area of the dunes.

You can also rest in the numerous beaches such as Alzada, El Moro, El Dormidero, Los Martos, Bajo Negro, El Pozo among others, in many of them it is possible to do nudism. It is also an interesting place for surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing or diving.