The four main resorts of Lanzarote are Arrecife, Costa Teguise, Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca, while in Fuerteventura Corralejo, Caleta de Fuste and Morro Jable are the places which draw the most visitors.
If you want to try the local cuisine of the Canary Islands their best products are seafood, bananas and honey. The desert Mousse de Gofio combines the honey and the plantains to good effect and is worth trying, as is the local rum.
Gran Canaria and its capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a good place to fly into and start your exploration of the region. It is lush and mountainous in the north and dry and flat in the south. Perfect weather conditions make Fuerteventura a holy grail for windsurfers, while Lanzarote has a spectacular volcanic landscape and its own airport. Those who are coming to the Canary Islands to enjoy its natural beauty should not miss the National Park of Timanfaya in Lanzarote. Similarly La Gomera has an incredible rainforest which is best explored by walking or hiking.
Within the islands there are plenty of tourist resorts which have everything that the holiday maker could need within them. If you are in Gran Canaria head to Las Palmas, Puerto Rico and Playa del Ingles. In Tenerife the hotspots are Santa Cruz, Puerto de la Cruz, and Playa de las Americas.