A classic pairing is volcanic Lanzarote with beach-and-surf Fuerteventura (a 30-minute ferry apart), or lively Tenerife with quiet, green La Gomera (under an hour by fast ferry). Ten days to two weeks is ideal for a relaxed two- or three-island trip.
How to hop
Binter and Canaryfly run the short flights; Fred. Olsen and Naviera Armas run the car ferries. You can mix both, fly the longer legs, ferry the neighbours.
Three ways we’d do it
Island hopping · 10–14 days
Canary Islands Island Hopper
Four islands, one trip: volcanic Tenerife to green La Gomera, then the dunes of Gran Canaria and lava-carved Lanzarote, by ferry and short flight.
Tenerife → La Gomera → Gran Canaria → Lanzarote
Cruise · 7–14 days
Canaries by Sea
Sail between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, winter sun from the deck.
Tenerife → Gran Canaria