Canary Islands

 

Canary Islands

 

Tenerife Places of Interest
 

Sightseeing
Teide Volcano and the National Park
 
Mount Teide is the highest peak in Spain standing at 12,200 feet. Formed around a million years ago. Lunar landscape, volcanic ashes and rock formations. Incredible views and landscapes. Cable car to upper peak. Cable car cannot be used by people with heart condition's and other related medical conditions. The snow tipped Mount Teide towers out of the Canadas crater in the volcanic mountain chain that stretches through the island. The Las Canadas del Teide is an amazing volcanic park in the crater, where you can see some awe inspiring lunar landscape, volcanic and lava rocks.

Barranco del Infierno
 
Walkers ravine in Municipal of Adeje. The gorge boasts one of the few permanent streams in the south of island. You do not have to be a keen hiker to transverse this gully. Walk takes approx. 70 mins, each way. Bar/Restaurant at entrance to Barranco. Wear tough shoes. In the South, Barranco del Infierno, also called Hell’s Gorge, is a huge ravine where cacti and rocks suddenly give way to amazingly abundant foliage and a waterfall bang in the middle of volcano country! The Esperanza Forest is a lovely alpine forest with gleaming pines shrouded in mist.

Masca
 
Masca road leads from Santiago del Teide, 6 km zigzag drive. Village until recently not accessible by road. Wonderful views and an insight into how Canarian's lived for many years. Popular with hikers who wish to make the 2 hour walk through the gully to the sea at the base of majestic cliffs of Los Gigantes.

Santa Cruz
 
Located in the North, the largest city Santa Cruz is also the capital of the island. The city is a seaport and tropical resort, offering impressive scenery and sub-tropical climate. The port exports products from the canaries such as bananas, tobacco and vegetables. Santa Cruz is unique in having a major oil refinery situated in the city centre.

 


Theme Parks
Octopus Park (Near Playa de las Americas)
 
The Octopus water theme park, situated near Playa Las Americas, is open all year round, 10am to 6pm daily. One of Tenerife's great attractions, it features superb selection of sun bathing areas, slides, tubes, pools, diving boards , dolphins shows and a relaxing 'lazy river'. Attractions include safe, supervised climbing and playing structures for children, and high safety standards. Facilities include restaurants and changing rooms.

Loro Park (Puerto de la Cruz)
 
This fabulous Puerto de la Cruz attraction is a Thailand styled tropical paradise. It has the worlds largest parrot collection and unforgettable Dolphin Sea Lion & Parrot shows, as well as the world's longest underwater ' walkway' tunnel (through a shark and fish filled aquarium). Tiger Island, Gorilla Jungle and the Bat Cave are j just a few of the many attractions here. Open daily. 08.30 - 17.00. Free 'road train' ride to and from Playa Martinez (centre of Puerto de la Cruz) are every 20 mins.

Ecological Park (Las Aguilas - Near Los Cristianos)
 
75,000 sq. metres of tropical gardens. Many natural attractions, exotic wildlife, crocodiles, penguins, elephants and a variety of 'birds of prey' - which are used for exciting 'demonstrations set in open arenas. Open all year with free buses from Playa Las Americas.

Cactus and Animal Park (Near Los Cristianos)
 
A botanical garden specialising in cacti and plant life from the arid regions. The animal park, houses a variety of species from marmosets to terrapins. Next door is Amazonia, 7000 sq m of tropical rain forest. Exotic birds fly freely and there is s a beautiful collection of hummingbirds, a host of other game birds, parrots and reptiles. Open daily from 10.00 - 18.00. Free bus from Los Cristianos/Playa Las Americas

Bananera (Jardines del Atlantico)
 
Included amongst the abundance of tropical plants and trees, you will also see a model of Tenerife explaining the water system of the island. Open daily they have a free bus from Los Cristianos/Playa Las Americas

 


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