Los Hervideros

Lanzarote holiday planner quick facts and ratings:-

8/10 – Overall rating

9/10 – walking and exploring
9/10 – natural beauty
7/10 – access and parking (except in high season and weekends)
1/10 – local amentities

Drive times

40 minute drive time from Costa Teguise
30 minutes drive time from Puerto del Carmen
30 minutes drive time from Playa Blanca

Brief description:

Los Hervideros is a coastal natural rock formation where large waves dramatically crash into the coastline. Powerful Atlantic waves collide with lava created rocks in this small cove splashing high into the air.

Getting to Los Hervideros

By car and bike:
Take the road to El Golfo. Two kilometres before the town of El Golfo take the left hand fork in the road. Continue along the coast road until it stop. Los Hervideros is on the right. There is free parking available along the road.

Note that the coast road as shown own many maps heading North to Los Hervideros from Playa Janubio is cut off. The only access is via the coast road south from El Golfo.

Coaches:
There are coach tours that can take you to Los Hervideros from most of the tourist resorts in Lanzarote. Check online for more details.

History and Formation:

During the last big volcanic eruptions of Lanzarote back in 1730 huge lava flows reshaped a huge section of the South West coast of Lanzarote. The eruptions and lava flows continued for almost five years.

As the molten lava flowed to the cooler sea the lava congealed into sharp jagged rocks.

Part of this volcanic lava reaction with the sea formed the small cove known as Los Hervideros. Hervider in Spanish means kettle as the waters in the cove look like they are boiling as they collide with the small overhanging cliffs.

Visiting Los Hervideros

Los Hervideros is a small steep rocky cove along a rugged coastline.

Large waves rolling in from the Atlantic enter the cove and collide dramatically with the cliffs. Water deflects upwards and outwards making an impressive site to see.

Amongst the rocks of Los Hervideros are a number of small paths rising and falling around the cliff. Visitors are free to walk around these paths as the twist up and down close to the large splashing waves.

Los Hervideros is a popular tourist destination of Lanzarote.

The coastline in this area faces west making sunset views from Los Hervidores a great site to see.

Local Facilities:

The closest town to Los Hervideros is El Golfo around four kilometres away. Apart from El Golfo there are no local facilities. Remember to bring water if you plan to be there a while.

Nearby things to see:

The quaint fishing town of El Golfo is just a few kilometres away where there are ample coast front restaurants to have a great lunch.

The famous Green lake of El Golfo is close by and well worth a visit.

Playa de la Montana Bermeja is only one kilometre away. There is a beach and a small green lagoon here as well.