The holiday starts at the group accommodation in Costa Teguise. Our wonderful accommodation is in a quiet residential area of town. With a communal pool and relaxed surroundings, this is the perfect place to unwind. Depending on your arrival time, you may wish to swim, relax on the terrace, stroll along the beach or visit one of the many cafes. Costa Teguise is easy to navigate with a traffic free promenade, tree-lined avenues, beaches and a refreshing breeze, which makes it a pleasant place to wander in the evenings. Once everyone has arrived, we'll stroll into town with the Tour Leader to enjoy a welcome meal at one of the many restaurants.

After breakfast, there's a 30-minute transfer to the starting point of the walk on the edge of the Timanfaya National Park. Here, at the Montana Los Rodeos (an old volcano covered by the ash of recent eruptions) we start walking on a track that goes around the Caldera de la Rilla, one of the first volcanoes formed during the eruption between 1730 and 1736. We cross a lava flow and see some 'hornitos' (volcanic chimneys) and some volcanic tunnels. This is a unique landscape of odd shapes and colours with lichens and other colonising plants which are able to grow in the extreme conditions. At the national park sign there are panoramic views over Timanfaya. At the end of the walk we can eat our packed lunch before driving 20 minutes to the Cesar Manrique's Foundation, one of the most fascinating houses on the island and built over five volcanic 'bubbles'. Born in Arrecife in 1919, Manrique was a local artist who studied in Madrid and New York before dedicating his life to promote architecture that respected Lanzarote's style and nature. It is largely thanks to Manrique's vision and passion that the island has avoided an explosion of high-rise hotels and buildings. Finally we'll transfer (15mins) back to our accommodation.

Our day begins at the bike shop in Costa Teguise where we pick up our bikes for the day's ride. Starting out on a tarmac road, we cycle out of Costa Teguise and soon pick up an unsurfaced track that takes us up to Teseguite and onwards to the top of the island with great views down to the bay of Famara on its north-west coast. We'll visit the Ermita de las Nieves, a little church with great importance for the people of Lanzarote. The hermitage dates back to the early 15th century when a shepherd saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. Every year, on August 5th, there is a pilgrimage from the old part of Teguise to the church to celebrate the feast of the virgin. After visiting the highest point of the island at Las Penas del Chache (671m) we'll ride back down to the sea through a beautiful green valley known as the Presa de Mala, stopping off to see the stunning cactus garden designed by Manrique.

We have a short transfer this morning after breakfast, taking us to the church in the village of Ye on the north side of the Volcano de la Corona and close to the northernmost point of the island. Our walk starts here through vineyards and takes us up to the rim of the 20,000 year-old crater on Volcan de la Corona where the views extend across the north of the island. Lava flows from this volcano extend towards the cliffs of Famara, covering an area of 18 square kilometres and there is an 8 kilometre-long lava tunnel known as the Atlantis Tunnel. After a short descent, we carry on around the volcanic cone to reach a section of the GR131 trail which we follow to the cliffs of Famara with excellent views over the ocean and towards the island of La Graciosa. We then take a little path down to Haria, known as the '1000 palm trees village' and reputedly the greenest village on the island, where traditionally crops were grown on still-visible terraces, most now abandoned. After a coffee and ice-cream stop we have a short drive to the Mirador del Rio where there is a cafe and viewpoint designed by Manrique and completely integrated into the natural environment. After enjoying the views we return to our accommodation in Costa Teguise.

After a short transfer from Costa Teguise to Orzola, we take a ferry (35 minutes) across the strait of El Rio to the charming little port and fishing village of Caleta del Sebo. With a population of only 700, Isla Graciosa is small but perfectly formed and a great place to explore by bike. Picking up our bikes, we set off on a track that crosses the island south to north in the direction of Playa de la Concha. It takes a leisurely 45 minutes to reach this beach which looks out northwards to the islets of Clara and Alegranza. Continuing our ride around Graciosa's north coast, we pass Playa Lambra, a beach made up of billions of tiny shells, and follow a sandy track to Pedro Barba where we take a lunch break by the sea. Plenty of time for a swim here in this tiny resort of around 20 houses, only occupied during the summer. Heading south now, we return to Caleta Del Sebo on a wide track and can have a drink at a harbour-side bar before taking the boat back to Orzola. Back on the main island, we visit the Jameos del Agua cave, conceived by Manrique in 1968 as a focal point for visitors and as a space fit to host cultural events such as concerts. From this fascinating place, it's a 30-minute drive back to Costa Teguise.

After breakfast we have a short transfer to the Rubicon estate in the region of La Geria, the most important wine-producing area on the island of Lanzarote. The vineyards here are uniquely picturesque thanks to the conditions encountered on Lanzarote and the covering of volcanic gravel and ash. To protect them from the wind, each individual vine is enclosed by a low semi-circular wall known as a 'zoco'. This creates a striking fish-scale landscape with the green of the plants contrasting with the black volcanic ground. Our walk starts out in the centre of the vineyard and below Montana Diama, an old and eroded volcano. We will be shown the various strategies that need to be employed in order for vine growing to be successful in an area where all of the labour is done by hand and the productivity might be just 5% of some mainland European vineyards. Our walk takes us across to the foot of Montana de Guardilama and we ascend by a rocky path to the volcano's summit where we have views that extend across the island to Fuerteventura in the south and La Graciosa in the north. Returning to the winery we will have a session of wine tasting and then we can eat our picnic lunch before taking a short drive across the island to El Golfo. Here, alongside the cluster of white houses that line the black beach, there is an eroded and multi-coloured volcanic crater above a green lagoon filled with volcanic minerals and micro-organisms. Walking on the beach of black volcanic pebbles alongside the lagoon, we can look for specimens of the semi-precious stone, olivine. We can also take coffee at one of the beach-side cafes, before driving back to Costa Teguise.

Once again, we start our day at the bike shop in Costa Teguise and cycle out to Tahiche on tarmac and then unsurfaced track. We then follow a trail across the central belt of sandy plains, unique to Lanzarote and known as El Jable. This is a reserve area on account of its rare flora and fauna including bird species like the Canarian houbara bustard. Arriving at Soo, below its sheltering peak, Pico Colorado, we follow a track which takes us north beside the sea to the fishing village of La Caleta de Famara. Beyond the village the pale golden sand of Famara Beach stretches away for 5 kilometres below impressive cliffs. After a coffee break, we cycle back up to the centre of the island at Teguise, one of the first settlements to be established in the Canary Islands. This former island capital retains a significant number of buildings of historical and artistic value and we will have some free time to explore and to get a feel for what life was like here during early colonial times. We can stop for a refreshment in a local bar before making our descent to Costa Teguise via an easy trail.

Your holiday ends after breakfast. Taxis to the airport can be arranged with the help of your tour leader.