Overview

As with all the reviews I write, this is done as a wheelchair user who relies on his wife to push him about. During our stay in Puerto Del Carmen, we decided that we would like to see a bit more of the Island. We visited a tour company to hopefully arrange a tour but they could only suggest one as being suitable for a wheelchair user. At the time we asked about the public buses (these have a symbol of a wheelchair on the side) but the man at the tour company shook his head. We then enquired in the tourist office who gave us a bus timetable and was told we ought to be able to use them.

Transport & Parking

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Access

The next day, we popped along to our nearest bus stop in the hope of getting to Play Blanca. Along came the bus, the driver got out, opened the side door, pressed a few buttons and down came a platform! Wheelchair on, up I went into a designated space breaks and seatbelt on and that was me. Simple! As well as going to Play Blanca, we used intercity buses to visit Costa Teguise and Arrecife a couple of times. Only once did we have a hiccup when two of the buses were unable to get the lift or ramp to function. Both times the drivers were very apologetic. Indeed all the drivers we dealt with were most helpful and patient when the lift control appeared to malfunction. The cost of using these buses is also very reasonable. We found the buses to be clean and had music playing at times. The routes they take are interesting as, being a public service, they are not the most direct and one gets to see more of a town/village and countryside. Should we get back to Lanzarote, we know how we will see the island. Thank you Intercity Bus Lanzarote.

Toilets

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Staff