Gran Canaria is an island that is located in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, with a lot to offer in many different aspects and standing out the potential in tourism the territory has, receiving millions of people every year that visit the extensive beaches and coastline, amazing resorts and hotel offers, Atlantic waters with plenty of activities to do and also hard ground and mountains.

Let´s get to know more about the island of Gran Canaria and the available activities to do while been there, which are quite a few and are related to different disciplines and surfaces.

Gran Canaria is the third island of the Spanish archipelago in terms of height and extension, and the second one in population only after Tenerife, hosting the capital of the region; Las Palmas and sharing the title with Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Here are some activities to do and destinations to go to in Gran Canaria:

Maspalomas

Visiting Gran Canaria and not going to one of its beaches is almost unforgivable, with a long coastline and more than eighty of them to choose from with different characteristics, sand color, waves and man-made or natural environment. The most famous beach in the island is Maspalomas, which happens to be not only that but also a vast dune region that is beautiful to see.

For those interested in visiting the dunes of Maspalomas, there are up to three walking routes with guides that will help visitors to walk through the surface properly, without getting lost or damaging the dunes since they are considered a fragile environment, although there are signposts and information available in every part of the area to walk properly.

In fact, following the signposts will allow visitors to get anywhere near, such as the city or nearby regions as Playa del Ingles. Camel riding and other activities can be done in Maspalomas, so it is a place that definitely is worthy of being checked out.

Pueblo Canario

If visitors of Gran Canaria are looking a destination with cultural meaning and where they can see how people of the island or Canarians lived in the past, the perfect spot is Pueblo Canario that is located in Las Palmas as capital and most important region of the island and even in the archipelago as a whole.

In details, Pueblo Canario is a representation of the aforetime Canarian village where people from the island lived, addressing characteristics that have to do with architecture, dressing, culture, food, social customs and more, in a lovely environment and place that definitely take visitors back to how things were in the island.

Pueblo Canario is in southern Gran Canaria in inside Parque Doramas, with all types of activities that are carried out every day. For instance, on Saturdays and Sundays visitors may enjoy of music and folk presentations. In the same way, at Pueblo Canaria is a museum called Museo Nestor and is focused on art galleries and paintings only from Canarian artists.

Sioux City

In the region of San Bartolome de Tirajana in Gran Canaria is located a fun place called Sioux City. This destination is a Western-style themed park where every object, element and environment is thought to resemble the old American Wild West, along with activities that visitors can carry out and have fun.

First of all, every weekend musicians and actors make performances about topics and songs of this time, as an exact replica that will transport the new comers to this Wild West and everything why is known for, such as common elements as horses, sheriffs, thieves, bars and watchtowers.

And of course, cowboys and Indians could not be apart from this place in order to offer plenty of fun for visitors. Representations of duels and fights are carried out, along with other topics for amusement, as well as horse riding that is offered to children and the entire family and in a secure environment managed by experts in the matter.

Sioux City is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM, with special activities carried out on the weekends, although between days there are also different options for entertainment and amusement