Tenerife Tourist Information and Tenerife Holiday Guide

This page is all about the Canary Island of Tenerife. It contains useful Tenerife tourist information for people intending to visit or holiday in Tenerife.

In this tourist guide to the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife we help visitors who are planning a trip with useful and practical advice on many tourism related subjects such as car hire, accommodation, hotels, hostels, map, sightseeing, weather, where to go, where to stay, travel information and what to see and do in Tenerife. Maybe you need help finding a job in Tenerife?

To make the best of your visit and holiday we cover everything you need to know about Tenerife. We also have photos, picture galleries, views, videos and webcams of Tenerife.

First the basic stuff you should know, Tenerife is largest of the Canary Islands, Spain, so the language is Spanish. The climate is fantastic, hot in the winter and very hot in the summer, although the north and south of the island vary considerably, the north is more humid (and therefore greener), with the south very dry and desert like. The reason for this is to do with the fact that Tenerife is closer to Africa than Spain, plus the prevailing winds rising over the massive Mount Teide volcano, create these two micro climates on this small island.

TENERIFE TOURIST INFORMATION

With two airports Tenerife is well served for international and internal Spanish flights, although most UK holiday makers arrive in the south at Reina Sofia which is more convenient for the holiday resorts, with most transfers taking less than one hour (especially if you get 1 of the local maniac taxi drivers).

The Tenerife resorts cater for every taste, from basic package holidays, through to luxury hotels and villas, in fact whatever your budget you will find accommodation to fit your pocket. Fine restaurants abound, as do the ever present takeaways and burger bars. Evening entertainment can be found to suit all tastes, whether you just want to karaoke the night away, go clubbing till dawn, watch the sports channels in a "pub" or go to a show, you will not be lacking for choice.

Most visitors never stray far from the swimming pool or one of the many fine beaches (some with the famous local black sand) during the day, which is a shame as there is so much on offer. The most popular Tenerife beaches include the Playa de las Americas, Puerto de la Cruz, Los Cristianos, El Bollullo, Playa de las Teresitas, Playa Jardin, El Medano, Lago Martianez, Playa San Marcos, Playa del Duque and the Playa Fañabe.

Lots of trips and outings can be found on Tenerife, offered with local pick up points or hire a car (very cheap to do) and drive yourself and family. The most popular day out has to be a visit to Mt Teide (don't worry it hasn't erupted for a few million years) to see the most unbelievable views and lunar landscape of the old lava flows, you can drive to the base and catch a cable car nearly to the top and don't forget to take some warm clothes, it can be very cold up there.

The other attractions include all the usual tourist favourites, such as aqua parks, zoos, museums and the many sports on offer including first class golf. Being an island it would not surprise you that water sports and boat trips are widely available, with top notch wind surfing, sailing and scuba diving to the more sedate pleasure boats offering glimpses of whales or dolphins and party cruises.

If you are going to Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and are looking for "things to do" or "something to keep the kids happy", you will not be disappointed for there are plenty of great attractions all over the island. You will find the entry costs very reasonable, in fact a few offer family tickets or quite often you can pick up discount tickets at tourist information offices in each resort. All the major attractions have organised bus operators offering day tours to them, sometimes at bargain prices, entry included, or of course you can make your own way to them. Below I list a few of the major tourist attractions.

Loro Parque
This is a top class zoo and parrot park in Puerto de la Cruz (in the north of the Tenerife). It has all the usual animals including gorillas and alligators, plus an aquarium with sharks. The parrots, penguins and dolphins feature amongst the most popular exhibits. Open all year round. There is another zoo park in the south of Tenerife, just outside Los Cristianos called Parque Las Aguilas.

Octopus Aqua Park
If you like water parks you will love this one, plenty of slides for the whole family. Another year round attraction thanks to the wonderful climate. This is in the south of Tenerife at Playa de las Americas. Queues can be long at peak times and weekends so plan your day out accordingly. There is another water park in Adeje as well.

Mount Teide
Wherever you go on Tenerife, Mount Teide looms in the background, sometimes with snow on the top which is hard to believe when you are frying on the beach. The single most popular natural attraction on the Island and well worth a visit to the top of this volcano for the views and to see the old lava fields which have been a back drop to many films. Tours here can be taken from all over Tenerife.

Jardin Botanico
These botanical gardens in Puerto de la Cruz are a delight display tropical plants from all over the world.

Quad Bike Safaris
Various quad bike or jeep safaris are offered at different places on Tenerife, some are not for the faint hearted or young children so please double check before booking them. Some are offered up the slopes and lava fields of Teide so don't forget to take a coat in can get cold up there.

There are loads of other attractions to be found from the many museums and glass bottom boat trips to multi destination coach tours, so enjoy your holiday.

MOVING TO TENERIFE - LIVING IN TENERIFE

If you have found this guide on Tenerife because you are thinking moving to the Tenerife area you may also find our moving to Spain section with expat interviews and accounts of how they found their move to Tenerife Spain, useful and informative, as well as our living in Spain section which has more tips and advice.

For more advice and help please see Tenerife.

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