The Canary Guide is an independent, English-language travel guide to the Canary Islands — the eight sun-blessed Atlantic islands off the northwest coast of Africa. We're here to help English-speaking visitors plan a genuinely good holiday: where to go, which island suits you, where to swim, what to eat, and how to get around, all in plain, honest English.
We're not a booking site and we're not a tourist board. We're a small travel-writing team who know and love these islands, sharing the practical, been-there advice we wish we'd found first.
Who's behind the guide
canaryguide.info is published by NordicWebinvest Ltd. Its responsible editor is Terje Moy, who has travelled to the Canary Islands many times over the years and oversees everything you read here — from the choice of topics to the fact-checking and the final word on what makes it onto the site. That first-hand, repeat-visitor experience is the backbone of the guide: we write about places we have actually been, walked, eaten in and travelled between.
Independent and reader-first
Everything you read here is written to help you, not to sell you a particular hotel or tour. The site is free to use and supported by advertising, which keeps the guide open to everyone. Ads never buy a better write-up: our recommendations reflect what we genuinely think is worth your time, and we'll happily tell you when somewhere is overrated or when a "must-see" can be safely skipped.
A long history, freshly rebuilt
This site has covered the Canary Islands for years, and in 2026 we rebuilt it from the ground up — new writing, new structure, up-to-date practical detail and a cleaner, faster design for phones and tablets. The aim was to keep the local knowledge that readers valued while fixing the thing older travel sites so often get wrong: out-of-date, vague or copied-and-pasted information. Where the old pages were thin, we've rewritten them properly; where they were out of date, we've checked and refreshed them.
How we research
Good travel advice is a mix of on-the-ground familiarity and careful fact-checking, and we lean on both. For the descriptive stuff — the feel of a resort, which beach suits families, why the north of an island is greener than the south — we draw on real knowledge of the islands. For anything that changes or that you'll rely on, we cross-check against official and authoritative sources: national park and local authority websites, official tourism boards, transport operators and attraction operators themselves.
We deliberately favour evergreen advice over precise figures that date quickly. The Canaries change — ferry timetables shift, ticket prices creep up, attractions open and close — so rather than pin a page to a number that may be wrong by the time you read it, we describe things in general terms and point you to the official source for the current detail.
Our promise on prices and hours
Here's a commitment we take seriously: we flag when you should double-check. Whenever a price, an opening time, a timetable or a seasonal detail could have changed, we say so and steer you to the official site to confirm before you travel or spend money. Treat our figures as a guide to what's typical, not a guarantee — and always verify the specifics with the operator. It's the honest way to run a travel guide, and it saves you turning up to a closed door.
We welcome corrections
No travel guide is ever perfect or finished. Islands change, we're human, and readers often know a detail we've missed. If you spot something out of date or wrong — especially a price or an opening hour — please tell us. We read every message and update the site regularly. Get in touch via our contact page; corrections are genuinely appreciated and help every future reader.
Start exploring
Ready to dive in? Get the lie of the land with our overview of the eight Canary Islands, or head straight to our planning section for the practical essentials — when to visit, how to get there, getting around and where to stay. Wherever you're headed, we hope the guide helps you find the bright, easy island holiday the Canaries do so well.