The resorts of Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas share the same 6km stretch of beach which is nicely split off into sections. The gay section is more on the Maspalomas side and easy to find.

Chances are your accommodation will be in the Campo International or in Playa del Ingles. If you're staying in Maspalomas (Campo International area) head to the lighthouse ("Faro") which is one end of the beach then start walking towards the other end. You'll pass the family section, then the couples section, then the nudist section and then you're there at the gay beach by "bar number 7". Each section has a beach bar serving drinks and snacks and bar number 7 is the gay beach bar. Clothing you will see is optional.

By night head for the Yumbo Centre, the main shopping/commercial centre in Playa del Inglés. Unless you want to get there in time for dinner (you can't miss the gay restaurants because they display the gay flag though in and around the Yumbo literally everywhere is gay friendly) there's little point in arriving much before 10pm. On the lower level is a huge open-air area with all kinds of stalls and shops to have a look at for the early part of the evening. Also on this level are the two main cabaret bars always pulling in large crowds.

Bars fill up from 10pm onwards and the shows start around 11pm or midnight. Different shows each night of the week and karaoke beforehand. From early evening (after dinner) the terrace bars on the lower level fill up, from 11pm onwards a few people are in the rest of the bars but most go to see the shows downstairs or people-watch on the lower terraces. Not long after midnight, the rest of the disco/music bars start to fill up. The top floor bars (4th floor) are all located in a circle and people tend to work their way round, having a drink in each.

The last bar you come to on the top level is also a nightclub (Mantrix) and is open from 2am until around 5am or 6am. If you go past that and down the stairs you'll see the sign and entrance to the newest club "Heaven". It's one of the largest clubs on the island and is a huge hit with all the locals, hundreds of which come every weekend to party there so it gets very packed Saturdays and busy on a Friday with a mixed crowd (open from 1am until 6:30am - 7am) but a bit too quiet (or closed even!) every other night of the week.