Water Taxi to Isla de Lobos — Ten Minutes to El Muelle and a Free Day on the Islet
Ten minutes across El Río from Corralejo, ashore at the little harbour of Lobos, and the rest of the day is yours — the volcano path, La Concha beach, the Martiño lighthouse. €17 per adult and €10 per child aged 2 to 11, return included, four morning departures.
Fuerteventura, Spain · 10min · €17 per adult for the return water taxi to Lobos, landing at El Muelle · EN · ES · DE · IT · FR
Everything absolutely fine. A Polish-speaking desk down in the port — you can ask what is worth seeing and how long the trip takes. A very pleasant lady will give you the information. The water taxi was punctual and the crossing goes by in a great atmosphere with good music. I really do recommend it.
What is this tour like?
Ten minutes across El Río from Corralejo, ashore at the little harbour of Lobos, and the rest of the day is yours — the volcano path, La Concha beach, the Martiño lighthouse. €17 per adult and €10 per child aged 2 to 11, return included, four morning departures.
The water taxi is the plainest way FuerteCharter sells the islet, and the plainness is the point. The boat leaves the operator's home port in Corralejo, crosses the arm of sea called El Río that separates Fuerteventura from Lobos, and reaches the inner lagoons on the islet's southern side. You disembark at El Muelle, and from then on nobody is running your day: you walk the paths, or you sit in the calm water of La Concha, and you come back at the time you booked.
The crossing takes ten minutes, and the operator describes the boat as super comfortable — it is the Quer 50, a thirteen-metre passenger boat built in 2022. Departures from Corralejo are at 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 and 12:00, all in the morning, which is what makes it a full day on the island rather than an afternoon look at it.
The operator's own advice is to snorkel: it calls the park's water totally crystalline and its marine life abundant, and this is a natural park, so the snorkelling is genuinely the reason people stay. Bring gear if you want it; the ticket is transport, not equipment.
What you must not treat as an afterthought is the permit. Landing on Lobos needs a free named authorisation with a daily cap, and FuerteCharter puts the question into the booking flow: either you let it file the access requests with your reservation — which it says is included at no additional cost, and for which it asks each adult's name, surname, country and ID number — or you say you already hold them or will apply yourself, and the form points you to lobospass.com. Nothing about that is arranged at the quay.
The operator asks you to bring proper footwear if you plan to hike, plus swimwear, a cap, sunscreen and a towel, and it repeats on every trip that warm clothing is worth having for the run back to Corralejo.
What are the highlights?
- Ten minutes each way — the shortest crossing FuerteCharter sells to the islet
- You are put ashore at El Muelle, the little harbour, and the island time is entirely your own
- Four morning departures — 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 and 12:00
- The operator recommends snorkelling in the park and names the trails to the volcano, La Concha and the Martiño lighthouse
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- 9:45Departure from Corralejo
Four morning slots: 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 and 12:00, from the operator's home port.
- —Ten minutes across El Río
The strait between Fuerteventura and the islet, ending in the inner lagoons on the south side.
- —Ashore at El Muelle
Your own hours on the islet: the paths, La Concha, and the snorkelling the operator recommends.
- —Return from El Muelle at the booked time
The operator writes that at the scheduled hour the boat starts back from El Muelle to its home port in Corralejo.
What's included in the price?
- Return crossing Corralejo — Isla de Lobos on the operator's passenger boat
- Handling of the Isla de Lobos access requests if you choose that option when booking — the operator states it is included at no additional cost
What's not included?
- Snorkelling gear — the operator recommends snorkelling but sells this as a crossing, not as equipment
- Food and drink — nothing is listed among this ticket's services
- Guiding on the island
- Footwear for hiking, swimwear, a cap, sunscreen, a towel and warm clothing for the way back, all of which the operator asks you to bring
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
FuerteCharter's base in Corralejo — the operator's own map on every excursion page points to 28.742517, -13.864875, by the harbour; its office is on Calle Galicia (number 30 on the ferry page, number 37 in the company's legal notice), 35660 Corralejo, La Oliva, Las Palmas. Operator: FUERTECHARTER SL.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
FAQ
Does this one actually land on the island?
Who arranges the Lobos permit?
How long can I stay on Lobos?
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Quick questions
What do guests say?
“Everything absolutely fine. A Polish-speaking desk down in the port — you can ask what is worth seeing and how long the trip takes. A very pleasant lady will give you the information. The water taxi was punctual and the crossing goes by in a great atmosphere with good music. I really do recommend it.”
“Simply top. Whether it is the catamaran tour or the taxi across to Lobos, everything runs smoothly. Friendly and helpful staff. Clean, well-kept boats. We will certainly be back. Keep it up.”
“We bought tickets for the water taxi to Lobos. I bought them online. After the purchase one of the staff contacted us on WhatsApp and sent the exact spot where we had to be and how far in advance. Everything went without a hitch.”
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