All top attractions of Fuerteventura in one article! You’ll find a map, prices, photos, descriptions, tips, and recommendations. Discover what to see on the island and what you can skip. The article will help you plan your perfect road trip route around the island, and even for some, by bus.

What to see in Fuerteventura: general information

For more details about vacationing in Fuerteventura, including the best beach resorts and beaches for tourists, where to check the public transportation schedule, and how to get to the island from Tenerife or Gran Canaria, read the article linked below.

And here are some peculiarities of the island concerning its attractions:

  • Actually, Fuerteventura doesn’t have a huge number of cool spots like Tenerife does. There’s almost 10 times fewer people here and 20-30 times fewer tourists.
  • Fuerteventura is for those who don’t like crowds, who enjoy the sound of waves and the ocean, who value empty roads and solitude. It’s an island for introverts.
  • Most of Fuerteventura attractions are completely free. Yes, there are museums, a zoo where you need to buy tickets, but the majority of locations are open to tourists free of charge. There aren’t paid observation decks like on neighboring Lanzarote.
  • All roads on the island and all parking near Fuerteventura attractions are free.
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In short, the whole island looks like this: desert and Martian landscapes. And very few tourists, though each year there are more and more.

Important:

Buses on the island only run between cities, there are only 17 routes. Without a car, you won’t be able to visit two-thirds of all attractions. Without a car, you can only lounge on the beach and visit a couple of resorts on the island. Everything about car rental specifically on Fuerteventura, tips, and personal experience.

Attractions of Fuerteventura: Map

The map below is interactive; you can click on it to explore locations in more detail.

Interesting places in Fuerteventura: TOP 14 locations

Each of the Fuerteventura attractions in this list will have my personal rating and visiting tips. Yes, the rating is subjective, but I’ll honestly write about what awaits you at each location. When you read other articles on the internet about “What to see in Fuerteventura: TOP 100 places”, they only rave about each one: “amazing,” “wonder,” “must see,” but in reality, that’s not always true.

You can also book a sightseeing tour on Fuerteventura:

Whale Skeletons

Fuerteventura was a center of whaling over a hundred years ago. Thousands of whales were hunted here. After whaling was banned on the island, they started installing “memorials” to these mammals to show how huge and beautiful they were. These are the skeletons of real whales. Today, there are 3 such installations on Fuerteventura and 1 more on Lanzarote. There are no such installations on other islands.

  • Whale No1: 28.49318, -13.86109. Located in the capital of Fuerteventura, Puerto del Rosario, free and open 24/7.
  • Whale No2: 28.3662, -13.86978. Installed in the salt museum. You can view it from afar; to get closer, you need to buy a ticket to the museum.
  • Whale No3: 28.04907, -14.33026. On the beach near Morro Jable, free and open 24/7. And there are also many Barbary ground squirrels here, they’re almost tame, so bring nuts (raw) and dried fruits (unsweetened).
  • Time to plan: 5 minutes. There’s no need to go see all the whales; they’re almost identical.
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In the photo, Whale No. 3. And Whale No. 1 is in the top photo at the top of this article.

Author’s rating:

7 out of 10. A Fuerteventura attraction without a WOW effect, but it gets a high score for its uniqueness and originality. There aren’t many places in the world where you can see the skeleton of a real whale. If you’re staying at the Morro Jable resort, you can walk to Whale No. 3. It might not be worth specifically going to see them, but active tourists who will be driving around the island will definitely encounter them.

Dunes in Corralejo Park

The Corralejo National Park (Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo) stretches for 10 km in length and about 3 km in width on the north of the island. A road runs through the entire park.

The special feature of the park is that it’s like the younger sibling of the famous attraction in Gran Canaria, the Maspalomas dunes. In simple terms, Corralejo Park is all about desert and dunes. This sand has been brought by the wind from the Sahara Desert over hundreds of thousands of years. Africa is very close, just 100 km from Fuerteventura. You can read about the Maspalomas dunes in the article: what to see in Gran Canaria.

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This is how Corralejo Park looks, with a road and parking by the ocean, coordinates are below.
  • Coordinates of a beautiful spot (with parking): 28.687845735052928, -13.8337626168488
  • You need to take the FV-104 road.
  • Along the entire park and road, there are about a dozen semi-wild beaches. Few people, just you, the desert, and the ocean. But many beaches have lifeguard towers, and lifeguards are on duty.
  • Access to the park and beaches is absolutely free.
  • There’s no infrastructure here, so bring water and snacks with you.
  • What to do in the park: stop and take a couple of photos on the dunes, walk along the ocean on any beach that you like the most. You can also take a swim.
  • Moreover, the beaches of Corralejo Park are popular among kite surfers; there’s always strong and steady wind here. All about kite surfing and surfing in the Canaries.
  • If you don’t want to sunbathe and swim, plan about an hour to drive through the entire park and walk along the ocean on the beach.
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One of the dozens of beaches in Corralejo, all deserted, but that’s what makes them beautiful.

Author’s rating:

8 out of 10. If you’re an introvert and just want to enjoy the moment and contemplate life. Ocean, waves, hot wind, and almost no people. And well, it’s just desert and more desert, especially if you’ve already been to the Maspalomas dunes.

Salt Museum

The name speaks for itself. It’s an old saltworks with museum exhibits that tell the history of salt production. Outside, there are salt pans where you can learn about the full cycle of traditional salt extraction. Also on the premises, there’s another whale skeleton, mentioned earlier.

  • Museum coordinates: 28.367629816025634, -13.870019985232387
  • Official website: https://museosalinasdelcarmen.es
  • Ticket price is 6 euros. At the museum, there’s a souvenir shop where you can buy salt produced at this saltworks using the same method as 100 years ago.
  • There’s a combo ticket for both museums, which you can buy at the ticket office. The second one (Museo del Queso Majorero) is a 20-minute drive away by car. A separate ticket for the cheese museum costs 4 euros.
  • Plan a maximum of 1 hour for the Salt Museum.
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This is what the saltworks look like from the outside and the process of salt evaporation. And the whale skeleton in the bottom photo is whale No. 2.

Author’s rating:

7 out of 10. An interesting small museum. Don’t expect anything supernatural, and you’ll get your fair share of impressions. Plus, it’s an Instagrammable location right by the ocean.

Oasis WildPark

A really cool zoo and botanical garden on one territory. The area is huge, the zoo is clean and beautiful, and all the animals look healthy and well cared for. The ticket price includes a show with sea lions or seals. There’s a free bus from Morro Jable resort to Oasis Park.

  • Parking coordinates: 28.187757957611723, -14.158396255868283
  • Official website (check current opening hours and prices here): https://oasiswildlifefuerteventura.com/
  • Ticket price: 40 euros for adults, 25 euros for children. Yes, the prices aren’t low, but the zoo is worth every euro. You can also buy animal feed in the park, and there are several programs for an additional fee, such as camel rides or interaction with lemurs.
  • Plan around 6 hours for the entire zoo, or even more. We arrived at noon and managed to see everything by closing time (6 pm), including the show.
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Oasis Park is really big. It’s best to come here early in the morning, then you’ll have time to see everything.

Author’s rating:

9 out of 10. A great zoo, and one of the best attractions in Fuerteventura. If you’ve come to the island with kids, definitely come here; they’ll love it.

Esmeralda and Sotavento de Jandía Beaches

Actually, there’s no specific place to go to here. These are two or three completely wild beaches on the east coast of the island. With vast dunes and the ocean, this place is popular among kite surfers. Below are the parking coordinates; leave your car there and walk in any direction along the shore, preferably to the north.

  • Parking coordinates: 28.10318790463246, -14.271620082183357
  • Right at the parking lot among the bushes, Barbary ground squirrels live.
  • Bring towels, swimsuits, drinks, and food; you can have a great time on the beach here.
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Pay attention to how many cars are in the parking lot; this is a remote place with no infrastructure.

Author’s rating:

8 out of 10. Another location for introverts. There are many such places in Fuerteventura; it’s not like the crowded beaches of Tenerife. Here, there’s just one long beach stretching for 10 or 15 km; it’s simply endless.

Mirador del Salmo

Language clarification:

Mirador translates from Spanish as a viewpoint. There are dozens of them on the island, and on any of the Canary Islands, they’re quite common. When traveling by car through Fuerteventura, you’ll encounter viewpoints very often.

Mirador del Salmo is a viewing bench by the road, offering a view of Esmeralda and Sotavento de Jandía beaches mentioned in the previous section of this article.

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Just a bench with a beautifully simple view.

Morro Jable Lighthouse

This isn’t the only lighthouse on the island, but it’s the tallest and the most visited by tourists. I’ll provide coordinates for other cool lighthouses on Fuerteventura later. All lighthouses are active, and many are literally located at the edge of the world.

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Morro Jable Lighthouse. All three lighthouses I’ve mentioned have completely different architecture and don’t resemble each other. If you have a car, I recommend also visiting Entallada Lighthouse.

Author’s rating:

6 out of 10. All lighthouses are beautiful, and the locations are great too, but the most easily accessible one is Morro Jable Lighthouse, so it’s the most crowded.

Mirador de Cofete

An excellent viewpoint on the way to Villa Winter. The views are out of this world. You can plan a snack here if you have your own food with you.

  • Coordinates: 28.093287088017654, -14.43333931567612
  • Attention: the road here is gravel, any car can pass, but you’ll have to drive very slowly. It’s worth coming here only when visiting Villa Winter. It doesn’t make sense to come here separately just for this viewpoint; the road is too long.
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A viewpoint on the way to Villa Winter. The views along the road are also fantastic.

Author’s rating:

7 out of 10 only for the views; the road here is a nightmare! But the problem with viewpoints is that the more you see them, the faster they become mundane. After a while, you don’t even stop at yet another viewpoint when it’s the 20th of the day.

Villa Winter

The most mysterious and inaccessible attraction of Fuerteventura, where even driving by car can exhaust you, and there’s no other transport here. Surrounding the villa, owned by the German engineer Gustav Winter, who had connections with the Nazis during World War II, are dozens of mystical legends.

History of the villa (very briefly):

Villa Winter is built in the most inaccessible area of the island, at the foot of cliffs overlooking the ocean. The road to the villa was constructed by prisoners from concentration camps. According to builders’ testimonies, there was a secret airstrip at the villa, and one of the villa’s towers had a powerful beacon used for guiding German submarines. And beneath the cliffs under the villa, there were tunnels, secret chambers, where even a submarine could possibly enter. Local residents regularly heard tremors and underground explosions during the construction of the villa.

For those interested, here are two websites where you can read in detail about Villa Winter:

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The place is unique; in the photo on the left, you can see how secluded the villa was built.
  • Coordinates: 28.10196441729202, -14.375140353169215
  • Important: the villa is located 20 km from Morro Jable resort via a terrible gravel road. A passenger car can pass through, but very slowly. It takes an hour to drive these 20 km, no less. And if you’re coming from the north of the island, the journey is about 2.5 hours one way. There are no gas stations, shops, absolutely nothing here, so don’t come with an empty tank.
  • Today, a caretaker lives in the villa, and there’s a small museum about the villa’s history. Entrance is officially free, but as a rule, visitors give the caretaker around 5 euros per person, maybe a bit more. The museum is small, the villa is in terrible condition, everything is falling apart. But the place itself is impressive, and the reasons behind its construction are intriguing. But the villa itself doesn’t represent anything special.
  • According to the latest data (but this is not certain) as of 2025, Villa Winter has been bought by some fund and plans to build a hotel here. So, this attraction of Fuerteventura may disappear very soon. Hurry up.
  • Plan the whole day for the road to this location. Besides Villa Winter, there’s the village of Cofete nearby, with 20 inhabitants, a forgotten place, but you can rent ATVs here, and there’s even a mini restaurant. And there’s also a road to the endless beach, like everywhere on the island.
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Panoramic photo of the entire valley. One of the legends says that submarines would directly enter the tunnels beneath the villa. Marked the Villa Winter with an arrow.

Author’s rating:

The place and atmosphere get 9 out of 10 points. Villa Winter itself gets 2 out of 10, nothing special. The road here gets 0 out of 10. Just so you understand: none of the theories about the Nazis has been confirmed. When outsiders managed to get to the villa, all the underground chambers were bricked up and destroyed. What it was built for and what really happened here, no one knows. But without these mystical legends, this villa would just be a decaying lonely building.

Astronomical Viewing Platform (Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre)

A unique observation deck and one of the highest points on the island. It is considered an ideal spot for stargazing. At the top of the platform is an installation of metal sheets that replicate the outlines of the mountains on the horizon. And it’s very windy here.

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All observation platforms should be done like this, a ridiculously simple idea, but how cool is it! All these metal sheets in a circle in the upper photo represent the contours of the mountains.

Author’s rating:

8 out of 10. An excellent and original lookout, one of the best on the island. Although there are so many of them here, it’s very difficult to say which one is better. All observation platforms are beautiful.

Ajuy Village, Ajuy Caves, and Ajuy Arch

Ajuy was once a fishing village. It’s very beautiful and cozy today, with a volcanic black beach (of which there are few in Fuerteventura), restaurants, a souvenir shop, and 4-5 streets where tourists can stroll.

And on the outskirts of Ajuy are natural caves and a natural arch. You leave your car in the main large parking lot at the entrance to the town and walk to the caves, and then to the arch. The entire round trip is about 4 km and will take you about two hours. The route is not difficult. There are no significant elevation gains. And on the way back, in the main square of the town, you can have lunch at one of the two restaurants.

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In the lower photo is the beach near the main square of Ajuy.
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In the upper photo is the descent into the Ajuy caves, and in the two lower ones: what the cave looks like inside.

Author’s rating:

9 out of 10. Despite the fact that all three attractions themselves don’t have a WOW effect, together they leave the most pleasant impressions. And there aren’t so many black volcanic beaches in Fuerteventura, but there are some here. If you go to the town of Ajuy itself, you can walk through it in just about 10 minutes.
Ajuy Arch
Ajuy Arch is a unique natural attraction in Fuerteventura. Local authorities say it could collapse during any strong storm, and they do occur here. I walked from Ajuy to this arch along the coast for about 30-40 minutes.

Betancuria

The small town of Betancuria, with only 800 inhabitants in the center of the island, where besides the desert around, there’s nothing else. But it’s known for something else: it’s the very first capital of all the Canary Islands when Europeans arrived.

A brief history:

In 1402, the Frenchman Jean de Béthencourt declared all the Canaries his territory and proclaimed himself king. Keep in mind, he only landed on Fuerteventura. The other islands hadn’t been conquered yet. Béthencourt made a deal with the Castilian king that all the lands of the Canary Islands would become Spanish territories in exchange for a lifetime appointment as governor of the Canary Islands. He founded the town of Betancuria in the center of the island, where he lived. For a more detailed history of the Canaries, read the link.
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Main town square of Betancuria

Author’s rating:

9 out of 10. A beautiful town, where the history of the Spanish Canaries began. You must visit here and stroll through the medieval streets; every corner here is steeped in the spirit of times.

Mirador de Guise y Ayose

When Béthencourt arrived on Fuerteventura, the island was divided between two kingdoms of the indigenous people – Majorata and Jandía. The leaders of both tribes (named Guise and Ayose) welcomed him friendly and formed an alliance. The observation deck Mirador de Guise y Ayose was built (in 2008) on the border of the territories of the northern and southern tribes and named after the leaders. A monument to the leaders of these tribes was also erected here.

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Mirador de Guise y Ayose

Author’s rating:

6 out of 10. Apart from its historical significance, the observation deck doesn’t offer much. But it’s very close to Betancuria, so if you’re heading there, you won’t miss it.

In conclusion: I hope this “what to see in Fuerteventura” rating helped you plan your perfect itinerary on the island. Fuerteventura is a special island, unlike Tenerife and Gran Canaria. It has a different nature, different attractions, and different beaches. I recommend every tourist to allocate part of their vacation to fly/sail to Fuerteventura and see it with their own eyes.

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