Lanzarote Secret beaches

Full tourist guide to Lanzarote’s best and least known beaches

Caleton Blanco beach

Lanzarote’s secret beaches are much closer than most tourists realise. The fast majority of visitors to Lanzarote stay in the area where their accommodation is. A short drive will reveal unspoilt white sand and clear water beaches with few others.

Lanzarote has a lot of amazing and little known secret beaches that most visitors ever have a chance see. A small effort can have huge rewards. You can be transported from a noisy full up beach to a quiet clear watered paradise.

The truth is that it is convenient visiting the closer beaches that are within easy reach and have nearby facilities. However spending long days at the same beach can become less interesting.

The draw back is that the beaches in the main tourist resorts can be very busy. The local beaches can get loud making peaceful shore side walks and naps in the sun less appealing.

In this article we will reveal the amazing secret Lanzarote beaches less than a 30 minute drive away from wherever you may be staying on Lanzarote.

You will need your own transport to get to the lesser known beaches of Lanzarote.

Let’s cover the secret Lanzarote beaches nearest to each tourist resort.

Secret beaches near Playa Blanca:-

playa del pozo

Just outside Playa Blanca are the truly beautiful unspoilt set of Papagayo beaches.
The Papagayo area has eight separate beaches.

The most popular beach is Playa del Papagayo. This is a sheltered cover with two small beach cafes.

The draw back of Playa del Papagayo is that due to its popularity it does get busy

The other seven beaches in the Papagayo area are also very nice. The first beach called Playa Mujeres is recommended. This is the biggest beach with its own large car park. It is also the closest to Playa Blanca.

Read more about the Papagayo beaches in our Lanzarote Beaches section

Secret Lanzarote beaches near Puerto del Carmen:-

Playa El Reducto in Arrecife

Puerto del Carmen is centrally located in Lanzarote. You can get to the very North of South of Lanzarote in a thirty minute drive time.

A ten minute drive North from Puerto del Carmen take you to Arrecife. Surprisingly there are a few nice beaches in the Capital city. The main beach is called Playa El Reducto. This is a large town beach. The size of the beach means you can always find a spot to your self.

Drive a little further North across Arrecife to the main port and there is a surprising little gem of a beach where you would least expect it. Tucked just inside the harbour is a pretty and sheltered white sand beach called Playa de la Arena.
Not many people us this beach especially in the week and it is warm and sheltered even on wind days.

Secret Lanzarote beaches near Costa Teguise

Playa La Garita

Driving along the coastal road LZ1 takes you to Arrieta with the Playa la Garita beach. This again is a town beach used by the locals. The beach is safe and sheltered with a nice pier and island to swim to and jump off. In the middle of the beach is a really nice restaurant.

Lanzarote secret beaches in the North

The North of Lanzarote has some amazing beaches. This part of the island can really reward beach lovers willing to make a small drive.
From Costa Teguise the drive time is around 30 minutes, from Puerto del Carmen 40 minutes and from Playa Blanca 60 minutes.

The secret lanzarote beaches in the North of the island are found alongside the LZ1 main road past Jameos del Agua.
The white sand was blown over from the Sarah desert. For thousands of years little by little easterly winds blowing from the Sarah towards Lanzarote carried sand. Bit by bit enough sand was blown over from the desert and landed on the Lanzarote beaches in their path.

La Caleta Beach

La Caleta beach

The first one of the beaches is found around five kilometres north of Jameos del Agua and is called La Caleta Beach.

This is a small sheltered beach in a cove. The beach faces south into a lagoon.

Read a full description of La Caleta beach here

Caleta del Mero beach

Caleta del Mero beach

Caleta del Mero beach is an idyllic bleached white sand beach. There are lots of places to sun bathe and explore. The beach runs into a small cove like bay with crystal clear water.

Read a full description of Caleta del Mero beach here

Caleton Blanco Beach

Caleton Blanca beach

Caleton Blanco is a very special beach. There is a large car park that is adjacent to the beach. The beach itself is made of of lots of lagoons linked together.

Read a full description of Caleton  Blanco beach here

Other Nearby Beaches

Just east of Caleta de Mero beach is another white sand beach with lots of sunbathing areas and a high tide beach with some tricky rocks. Parking is on the other side of the road. Few people go here.