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Day 2: National Park & climbing a volcano
Today you will visit the Island's famous Timanfaya National Park. Start early in the morning so you are one of the first to arrive at the national park. You will be given a parking spot and than you will que for a bus that will give you a tour throughout the spectacular volcanic landscape. We know... it sounds quiet touristy and quite frankly it is. But still it is something you need to see when visiting Lanzarote. TIP: let other people enter the bus so you are the first to catch the next one. This way you can take the front row which will make the views so much better! In the afternoon you leave the national park to climb the famous Caldera Blanca. It is an ancient volcano on which you can hike all the way to the top and have amazing views over its crater, the national park and the coastline.
Visit the Timanfaya National Park
The Island's most famous natural hotspot is the Timanfaya National Park. These volcanoes where the last to erupt only 300 years ago. For almost 6 years straight they were on fire, changing the entire landscape of this area. Make sure to arrive early and be the first to entire one of the busses that will drive you around the scenic route. This way you will sit at the first row for the best views. After your tour you will see extreme heat that is still in the soil of this park. With a geyser demonstration and even a kitchen cooking with the heat of the earth, you can literally taste this wonder of nature.
Hike to the top of a volcano
Just outside the Timanfaya National Park you will find the Caldera Blanca. This ancient volcano is one of the most popular hikes of the island. From the parking lot it is a 8 km hike in total. You will walk a quite uncomfortable path through the "lava sea", a rocky black lava landscape. When you reach the volcano, you walk all the way to the back from where you start climbing this mountain towards the top. It's a moderate to hard hike but with amazing views over the crater and the surrounding.
