Dunas de Maspalomas - dunes on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. The width of the dunes reaches 1.5 kilometer. The length of the sand dunes from north to south is about two kilometers. See more information about this beautiful Canary Island on: Gran Canaria tourist attractions and sightseeing.
Sunrise in January was nearly eight o'clock so there was no problem to catch on this wonderful show.
Nature creates beautiful sculptures and pictures - just get up in the morning and enjoy the views - I recommend watching the dunes of Maspalomas especially at sunrise - the direction of the light is perfect.
The sand on the dunes, like the beach or snow, cheat light meter in the camera and to properly illuminate the photograph must be overexposed.
Amazing views of the Maspalomas dunes at sunrise. Wind overnight showered footprints on the sand dunes so in the morning was just beautiful!
Sandy patterns on a dune in the morning, after a windy night.
These sand dunes have some mesmerizing power. You can admire and photograph them for hours. There are very few people in the morning in this Canarian desert so there are not many tracks and you can take interesting pictures.
Walk at sunrise on the sand dunes of Maspalomas. See spherical image of the dunes.
Walk at sunrise on the sand dunes
The sun rose just before eight in January. There were a few walkers on the dunes, who came to admire the sunrise in this beautiful place.
Maspalomas dunes look like a desert - some of them reach up to 20 meters high. You can see the whole area of the dunes on the spherical picture.
If someone asks me: what to visit in Gran Canaria - I answer - see Maspalomas sand dunes at sunrise - light and shadows will show you the true beauty of nature.
Sand dunes on the coast of Gran Canaria in the distance you can see the Atlantic Ocean.
Paragliding over Maspalomas Dunes
I recommend a paraglider flight over the dunes at sunset.
Passing through dunes of the seemingly easy ... after a few minutes you will see that this exhausting walk.
Incredible views from the paramotor - the Maspalomas dunes and Playa del Ingles.
To the beach through the dunes
Many sunbathers walking through the dunes towards the ocean to reach the beach. There are nudist beaches nearby the dunes so quite often you can meet on the nudist.
There is a promenade in Playa del Inglés along the dunes. There you can walk and admire the dunes.
Walking in the dunes of Maspalomas
During my next trip to Gran Canaria, I couldn't miss the morning walk through the dunes of Maspalomas - it's a delightful place worth coming back to!
The fine desert sand came here with the wind from Africa. It's hard to walk a kilometer or two on it, let alone walk all day... However, it is worth going to the dunes to see how to walk on them and see such landscapes!
See more information about this beautiful Canary Island on: Gran Canaria tourist attractions and sightseeing.
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Gran Canaria Spain
The description and photos of the hotel, rooms, swimming pools, gardens and restaurants.
Avenida Tour Operador Tui
35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain
January 2017 with TUI.
Two hotels: Maspalomas Princess and Tabaiba Princess with a common garden and swimming pools.
Very good hotel for a 4 ****
Rooms clean and spacious, the food was good, very large swimming pools and beautiful garden.
All pictures were taken by LG 4G phone.
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