Cheap Winter Sun Holidays: your recommendations

[Orang Utan]

Canary Islands is just the ticket for a cheap break in the sun.You'll have guaranteed sunshine at this time of year, for very cheap (and can be quite pleasant too). I was looking at Portugal yesterday, but too cold even for March. You won't have that problem in the Canaries. Can be a tad off in February but even then, its pretty good (17 - 22 degrees).

I don't think anywhere is guaranteed sunshine unless it's in the desert.
Friends of mine went to Lanzarote in February once and it was overcast every single day.

 

[Cheesypoof]

I don't think anywhere is guaranteed sunshine unless it's in the desert.
Friends of mine went to Lanzarote in February once and it was overcast every single day.

Aye, like I said, Lanzarote or any Canarian island can be a bit dodge in February.

 

[Orang Utan]

Aye, like I said, Lanzarote or any Canarian island can be a bit dodge in February.

you said different!

 

[Cheesypoof]

Can be a tad off in February but even then, its pretty good (17 - 22 degrees).

That means cloudy, but the actual air is quite warm. Hope this clarifies.

 

[Winot]

I don't think anywhere is guaranteed sunshine unless it's in the desert.
Friends of mine went to Lanzarote in February once and it was overcast every single day.

Have you considered Marrakech?

 

[Cheesypoof]

Another thing - I was actually flying to Lanzarote the day i heard poor Raverdrew passed.... 9th February 2014. The weather was good 6 days out of 7, but last day was blustery and cloudy. My parents went to Lanzarote one February and said it wasnt fantastic and sunny about half the time.I think if you are seeking sunshine for very low cost in february, there is a slight gamble, Canary Islands is your best bet.

 

[Orang Utan]

Have you considered Marrakech?

Yes, but it doesn't sound very peaceful.

 

[Orang Utan]

That means cloudy, but the actual air is quite warm. Hope this clarifies.

You said "You'll have guaranteed sunshine at this time of year" though, so you're contradicting yourself in the same post!

 

[Cheesypoof]

You said "You'll have guaranteed sunshine at this time of year" though, so you're contradicting yourself in the same post!

My mind flies around a bit, sorry. I have been to the Canary Islands about 5 times, and my parents probably about 15 times, always in winter or early Spring. My recollection of my own experience and their descriptions is that its generally pleasant and sunny. I have only heard one bad experience of a Canarian holiday which was the 3 out of 7 bad days my parents expeienced one February, and the blustery last day I experienced in 2014.

 

[Winot]

Yes, but it doesn't sound very peaceful.

You're right, it's not. You could look at Agadir or Essoureira.

 

[moonsi til]

I wouldn't expect them to be hot this time of year though or in Feb?

 

[Orang Utan]

I wouldn't expect them to be hot this time of year though or in Feb?

I don't want it to be hot though, just sunny and warm.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Just sent off for my passport today, so should be looking to book for late Feb/March. Just want to go to an off season resort with lots of sunshine and no one to bother me.

Sharm el Sheikh will be quiet as the grave.

 

[Orang Utan]

Sharm el Sheikh will be quiet as the grave.

I think I'll give it a miss. It's a bit killy.
Do you any recommendations? Ideal temperature would be 20-25C

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I think I'll give it a miss. It's a bit killy.
Do you any recommendations? Ideal temperature would be 20-25C

Canaries are your only real option. Red Sea is orf the menu right now, anything else is too far away, 8 hours+.

Canaries will be fine. The large islands are still very peaceful outside of the big resorts, the smaller islands quieter still.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Oh, avoid 1/2 term of course.

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh, avoid 1/2 term of course.

Oh yeah, didn't think about that. It's 11th-19th

 

[harpo]

I went to Tenerife last week. It was warm and sunny every day. 22-30 degrees.

Still consider the Gambia. Things are at crisis point right now, but they'll be over very soon (4pm today, hopefully) and then it'll be a joyous place to be. And they will really need a return of confidence to their tourist market.

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm not going to the fucking Gambia ffs

 

[harpo]

Fair enough.

 

[Orang Utan]

Fair enough.

Even if the political situation was stable, flight costs would be prohibitive.
At the moment the Canaries are looking like the winning candidates.

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm not going to the fucking Gambia ffs

pity

 

[Pickman's model]

I think I'll give it a miss. It's a bit killy.
Do you any recommendations? Ideal temperature would be 20-25C

I'm not going to the fucking Gambia ffs

Yes, but it doesn't sound very peaceful.

you're very hard to please

 

[Orang Utan]

you're very hard to please

Not at all. Just want somewhere cheap, safe, tranquil and warm. That's not too picky.

 

[Pickman's model]

Not at all. Just want somewhere cheap, safe, tranquil and warm. That's not too picky.

sharm hits the spot.

 

[Orang Utan]

pity

Why? What's it got to do with you?

 

[Pickman's model]

Why? What's it got to do with you?

it's urban, we express our opinions, that's what it has to do with me.

next

 

[Orang Utan]

it's urban, we express our opinions, that's what it has to do with me.

next

Well I don't appreciate your posionous little interjections, so go shit up someone else's thread.

 

[Orang Utan]

sharm hits the spot.

It's not safe to fly to

 

[Pickman's model]

It's not safe to fly to

It's safe to resume flights to sharm el-sheikh, theresa may is told | Daily Mail Online

e2a: this is apparently a thread for recommendations, so there should be an expectation on your part that some recommendations may be made which you don't like.