Car tours of Fuerteventura - the central tour

The tour starts at Caleta de Fuste, a lovely resort which is worth exploring and more can be found out about this on the Caleta page.

Head north along the main coast road until you come to an island with a sign post for Triquivijate on your left.

This long straight road resembled an airport runway as it charges across the plains by passing Triquivijate (worth stopping off at for a wander around) where one of Fuerteventura's top rated restaurants is. Along with three other restaurants on Fuerteventura, it won the coveted star status award in 2006.

Rejoining the main road and continue heading for Antigua. The town boasts a beautifully laid out church square and just north of Antigua on the left is a 20 year old windmill which has been restored and forms part of a craft centre and cactus garden.

Back into Antigua town and follow the signs for Betancuria. This will take you up a mountainous road with a number of viewing points not least of which is one on the left which has an observation centre the Mirador which towers over the road. After stopping for photographs, continue into Betancuria - the former capital of the island -with its imposing church.

The mountain road continues after Betancuria again with stopping points for photographs. At many of these, wild chipmunks will scurry around looking for your attention! They adore pistachio nuts - don't bother shelling them, they do that themselves - and will literally come and eat out of your hand providing a perfect photo opportunity.

The stale bread is for the various species of  birds that live in this wilderness and hover looking for bits the chipmunks might have missed. And when you depart, leave behind a small container of water - they don't get much up there!

The journey continues into the centre of Pajara. once voted the 8th prettiest village in Spain.

As you past an old, typical and impressive Canarian house on your right, look for the turning on your right to Ajuy.

At Ajuy, you can park on the beach and enjoy the impressive cliff top walk. Most holidaymakers follow the main path to the Mirador. But having seen that, on your way back, you can go left uphill and lead the tourists behind taking the impressive upper cliff top path to a large "Arc de Triumph" that stands into the sea.

Following the road back out of Ajuy, there is a lovely picnic spot set in an oasis of palm trees. Ajuy is also the nearest village to the ship wreck of the American Star. If you want to extend your day trip, you can visit the trip but you will probably need to read the directions on our page about the American Star and heed the warnings!

If not it is back to Pajara but this time, at the junction, instead of turning left back to Betancuria, turn right  down it's main street lined with roses - certainly an unusual sight on Fuerteventura and which reminds you more of England!

On the route back to Caleta de Fuste, you can either turn left at Tuineje and head back through Antigua or extend your journey and continue straight on into Gran Tarajal and then take up part of the southern route visiting Las Playitas and, on the way back, Pozo Negro where an old guanche village was recently discovered and restored.

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