Hello surfer,
The German travel warning for many parts of Spain including the Canary Island and thus Fuerteventura was ended by the German Foreign Office. Trips to Fuerteventura are easier to plan and there is no longer any mandatory quarantine when returning to Germany.
Nevertheless, some important rules for entering Fuerteventura and for returning from Fuerteventura are still in force. Of course, this is about the negative Corona test. In this article, I explain which test type - whether a PCR test or a rapid antigen test - is necessary where and when.
Important:
With the vaccination progress increasing in many european countries also in Spain and the Canary Islands, the number of new infections with the Corona Virus is falling in the Canaries and whole Europa.
Without exaggerated optimism, one can assume that other regulations that are still in force for travel, but also local life, can be relaxed further in the coming weeks.
To enter Fuerteventura you need a negative PCR test or you are fully vaccinated
To enter Spain you still need a negative Corona PCR test. This regulation also applies to the Canary Islands and thus also to Fuerteventura. Sampling for the PCR test must be a maximum of 72 hours before departure.
In everyday life, it is advisable to do the PCR test about two days before departure. If you fly on a Saturday, you should be tested on Thursday. The test centers sometimes send the results by email on Thursday evening and mostly on Friday morning.
From June 7th, people fully vaccinated with a vaccine recognized in the EU can travel to Spain without the negative PCR.
Even if this does not affect the majority of holidaymakers at the beginning of June, more and more people will be able to benefit from this regulation in the course of the year. Thanks to the increasing vaccine deliveries and the accelerating vaccination rate across the European Union.
In addition, it is possible that the compulsory test for unvaccinated holidaymakers will be changed from a PCR test in the course of the year in favor of the faster and cheaper antigen test (rapid test).
For the return trip you need a negative quik test for many countries or you have to be vaccinated twice
Before returning to your home country, you have quite often need to do a corona antigen (also called rapid test) in Fuerteventura. The test, i.e. the moment the sample is taken, must not be older than 48 hours from departure.
Vacationers from Switzerland need a PCR test again in order to be able to enter Switzerland. This test must not be older than 72 hours.
All doctors here on site carry out corona tests. Of course, the doctors also issue the documents necessary for the airlines and immigration.
Holidaymakers who have been completely vaccinated against the Corona Virus can already enter Germany normally without a negative test.
Conclusion
Despite the lifted travel warning, there is still an obligation to test when entering Spain and when returning to Germany (and also to Switzerland).
Fully vaccinated people (the number of whom will increase over the course of the year) do not need to be tested.