TENERIFE · CANARY ISLANDS
The volcano, the whales, the night sky.
Mount Teide and the lava country up top. Whales and dolphins in the strait below. Black-sand beaches, sea cliffs and boat days in between.
The big one
If you only book one thing.
More travellers book this than anything else on the island. If you do one thing in Tenerife, this is the safe bet.
The essentials
Tenerife's Most Popular Experiences
Whales off Los Cristianos, the Teide cable car, the turtle snorkel, the famous parks. What most travellers come for.
Spain's highest point
Mount Teide, by day and after dark.
3,715 metres of volcano, often standing above the clouds. Up by cable car in daylight; back after sunset for one of the darkest skies in Europe.
By place
Where Tenerife happens.
Teide for the volcano. Masca for the gorge. La Gomera for the day at sea. The south for the boats. The north for the old towns.
One island, two climates
The sunny south and the green north.
Tenerife is really two islands. The dry volcanic south for sun, beaches and whale boats. The lush green north for laurel forest, wine and old towns.
By experience
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
A boat if you want the whales. The cable car if you want the summit. Quads, paragliding, diving and stargazing if you want the rest.
Residents, not visitors
The whales never leave.
Pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins live in the strait between Tenerife and La Gomera all year round. The three boats we’d step onto first.
Under the cliffs
Out past Los Gigantes.
Sail under 600-metre cliffs, drop anchor for a swim, and come back as the sun goes down behind La Gomera. Three sails worth clearing a day for.
The big days out
Two of the best parks on earth.
Siam Park is rated the world’s number-one water park. Loro Parque is rated one of its best zoos. Both are here, twenty minutes apart.
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