Holiday in Jandía

About Jandía

Jandía is the beach paradise at the southernmost tip of Fuerteventura and is home to one of the longest and most beautiful beaches in Europe. The Playa de Sotavento stretches for almost 30 kilometers along the southern coast of the peninsula and is an endless strip of golden-white sand, turquoise shallow water, and shifting sandbanks that form huge lagoons at low tide. For German beach lovers seeking space and tranquility instead of hotel complexes, Jandía is a dream. The Jandía Peninsula was declared a nature park in 1987, protecting a unique landscape of desert plains, rugged mountains, and unspoiled coast. The Pico de la Zarza, at 807 meters the highest mountain in Fuerteventura, offers a spectacular hike with panoramic views over the entire peninsula and, on clear days, all the way to Gran Canaria. On the wild west coast, the Playa de Cofete stretches for almost 14 kilometers of deserted beach, accessible only via an adventurous gravel road - a place of overwhelming solitude and beauty. Jandía is also one of the most important windsurfing and kitesurfing spots in the world. Every July, the Windsurf and Kitesurf World Cup takes place here, attracting the international surfing elite to Sotavento Beach. The conditions are perfect: constant trade winds, warm shallow water in the lagoons for beginners, and powerful waves on the outer coast for professionals. The tourist infrastructure is concentrated in the towns of Costa Calma and Morro Jable. Both offer a good selection of hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets but remain pleasantly manageable. From Germany, it takes about four and a half hours to fly to Fuerteventura, and the drive to Jandía takes about an hour from the airport. The region is significantly quieter than Corralejo in the north and ideal for travelers seeking beach, nature, and peace.