Tenerife

Traveling to Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest island of the Canaries and has a variety of amazing beauties: on this page we leave with some general travel tips and then we describe the main destinations to see , the activities to do absolutely and in general how to better enjoy a week's holiday in Tenerife. In addition to the tourist resorts of the south coast, in fact, there is much more, and it is worth walking a travel itinerary on the road discovering canyon, forests, volcanoes, picturesque villages, hidden beaches and numerous trekking itineraries.

I therefore advise you to rent a car, which you can Search and book at this link . Tenerife is a hundred kilometers long, so you can stay in one place and then travel by car from one destination to another, but for a holiday of a week it is perhaps more convenient to choose at least two different places to sleep, spending for example a couple of days in the north and five on the southwestern coast.

Another aspect that makes Tenerife the first Canary Island to visit is the possibility of taking the comfortable ferries to La gommera e La Palma , on which the car can be transported to Nolo. For your vacation then consider the option to take a Ferry from Los Cristianos to spend a couple of days in La Gomera, from here to go to La Palma by ferry for another two days (at least!) And then return to Tenerife, concluding L 'Itinerary always comfortably with the rental car in tow.

Tenerife has two airports, North and South: always check what yours is! In particular, economic flights to the other Canary Islands are depart from Tenerife Norte airport - sometimes even cheaper than ferries (but you cannot bring you the rental car by plane).
For more information on Canary Issues in general, click here , while continues below to read everything about the wonderful destinations of Tenerife!

What to see in Tenerife

Here we are then to the main destinations to see in Tenerife, with all the most interesting activities to do in a vacation on the largest island of the Canaries. The climate is generally fantastic, but not so hot to be bathed in the sea all year round. The ideal months to dive into the ocean are September, October and November, when the water is at 23-24 degrees, much warmer than in Italy, while in summer the sea is warmer in Liguria. In all seasons in Tenerife the sky is often sunny and the clouds go via fast, pushed by the Aliseo.

The Teide

Let's start from the park of the Teide . The Teide is a 3718 meters high volcano from whose top you can enjoy amazing views; It is also the highest summit in Spain.
Around the volcano the eruptions have created, in the centuries, incredible rocket landscapes, sand, solidified magma and peaks from the incredible forms. The park can be crossed by car: there are various pitches where you can stop to take pictures, but obviously it's worth going over and make trekking. Among the most beautiful paths of Tenerife there are that around "Los Roques", which starts from Mirador de la Ruleta, and that for Montana Blanca.

Instead, to reach the Volt of the Volcano there is a comfortable cable car that reaches 3550 meters of altitude. The last stretch must be done on foot, but, aware, you have to have a reservation to access the path up to the summit and the seats are exhausted with months in advance ... So if you planned the journey to the Canaries with due advance , Go to the park of the park and book, it's free!
Also for the cable car you need to book in advance, at least a few days, or even weeks if you want to choose a time slot in particular in high season. Obviously the cable car is not free, indeed!

The advice is to go up in the morning, when the sky is generally clearer (but we, who never book anything in advance, we went up in the afternoon and found a landlined sky anyway).

Once upon arrival of the cable car, even without the permission for the summit, you can walk for an hour at altitude, reaching some panoramic points: that on the "Pico Viejo", highly recommended, and that of Fortaleza. An interesting hypothesis is to go up with the cable car in the morning and then go down on foot, following the very long path that connects to that of Montana Blanca.
In short, the Teide park is the fundamental destination for a travel itinerary to Tenerife And it deserves a trip of at least one day, between trekking and cable car: not to mention that around Brulli mountain landscapes there are also splendid coniferous woods and astronomical observers.

The south coast of Tenerife

The most touristic area of Tenerife, largely ruined by exaggerated palaces and resorts, is the south-west coast. Apart from the too cement, this coast has some great advantages: it is very sunny, repaired by the wind and rich in beaches. If, like me, love nature, I recommend the wild beaches and the most beautiful views for an itinerary along the south coast of Tenerife.
First of all, you can do a walk on the very special Montana Amarilla, to admire the landscapes. In Los Cristianos you can rent a kayak (we had with us an inflatable sup) and pay along the cliffs towards fish farms: around these we saw two marine turtles and several dolphins emerge! And in the rocky bake in front of the farms I saw (underwater, swimming on the bottom) a gigantic race.

Moving again to the west you can get to El Puertito, one of the most characteristic villages of this stretch of coast, with a beautiful beach from which to go snorkeling. From here of the paths lead to the spectacular beaches of "La Caleta".
Alcalà is a cute village on the sea where to stay, with several trattorias where to eat fish and tapas and scenographic rocks on the ocean. Following the coast towards the north-west, you arrive at the cliffs of "Los Gigantes" really impressive and spectacular and that can be blanked by boat or canoeing, up to the beach of Masca.

Above the cliffs of Los Gigantes there are some spectacular trekking, including that of the Masca canyon, which must be booked in advance. Even without traveling the long path that reaches the beach, it is advisable to dedicate at least an hour of the holiday to the visit of the village of Masca, surrounded by palm trees and cactus, despite being very tourist and the way to get there very winding.
A feature Of the Canaries In fact it is that the most famous destinations are attacked by tourists, while equally beautiful and less known places are wild and peaceful.

Typical cities and countries

You don't travel to Tenerife to visit typical cities and countries, but also from this point of view a vacation on the largest island of the Canaries will not disappoint. On the northern coast there is the village of Garachico fishermen, with natural pools and a pleasant historic center. Also in this area of the island, but in the interior, there are characteristic countries like Santiago de Teide, Icod de los Vinos and, proceeding more north-east, the Orotava, which is a more lively and populous city with a nice neighborhood historical.

Even in larger cities like San Cristobal de la Laguna and Santa Cruz de Tenerife you can dedicate a few hours to admire the center and the main monuments. Near Santa Cruz there is the famous and very long beach of Las Teresitas.

Other destinations

El Medano, on the suction cup east coast, has a long beach, various bars with a relaxed atmosphere and constant wind for kitesurfing enthusiasts.
On the northern coast there are some bays to visit during the holiday, even if the rough sea He often makes them very suitable to take a bath. For example, here the Rojas peninsula is spectacular.

Tenerife is full of beaches and natural attractions not yet mentioned, such as Cueva del Viento and the Barranco Canyon del Infierno (visit to book). Amusement parks also abound, and the aquarium their parque is one of the largest in Europe. The deserving trekking routes are then numerous, as well as those mentioned above.
Finally, Tenerife can be a great access door for the other Canary Islands being geographically in the center between La Gomera, El Hierro, La Palma e Gran Canaria . A flight and a separate story are the eastern islands: Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. Less beautiful landscapes, but with amazing beaches.

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