Lanzarote trip - packing list
The following guide is a list of what to bring. In our opinion, the items marked with * are necessities if you want to take part in that activity, items marked ± are recommended but optional.
General
- Passport
- Copy of your own insurance documents/ details
- Credit/ cash cards
- Flight tickets
- High factor sunscreen (waterproof preferable)
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Long-sleeved top
- Energy gels, bars, powders
- Drinks bottle(s)/ hydration systems
- Windproof top/ jacket
- Highlighter pen – useful to plan in advance your activities for the week
- First aid kit
- Camera
- Water/ food/ drink for the flight (meals are provided, but it is
aeroplane food after all and water is limited and expensive to buy
onboard!)
- Serpie kit (for races)
- Heart rate monitor
Running
- * Running shoes
- * Warm-weather running gear, ie shorts, vest tops
- ± Track shoes
- ± Off road shoes
- ± Stopwatch/ watch with timer
Swimming
- * Swimsuit(s)
- * Goggles
- ± Swim hat
- ± Wetsuit – if you want to take part in open water swims
Cycling
- * Bicycle – either bring your own or hire one there
- * Helmet
- * Gloves
- * Spare inner tube(s) + tyre levers
- * Pump
- * Glasses/ sunglasses
- * Puncture repair kit
- * Cycling shorts
- * Bike box – if bringing your own bike
- * Cycling shoes
- * Allen keys/ multi-tool
- * Fluid – water, juice, energy drink – sufficient for long rides.
- * Food – bananas, energy bars, malt loaf, dried fruit etc.
- * Cash – for café stops and semi-emergencies.
- ± Removable arm warmers
- ± Aero bars
- ± Mobile phone
- ± Maps of Lanzarote if you have them