Why Tenerife Is MORE Than Just The Resorts! | 🇪🇸Tenerife Travel Guide 🇪🇸
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- Welcome to Tenerife! 🇪🇸The largest Canary Island and one of Britain's favourite destinations. In this guide we take a look beyond the year-round sunshine and glistening beaches.
From the capital of Santa Cruz to the formidable and awe-inspiring summit of Mount Teide, we uncover everything Tenerife has to offer, for sun worshippers and adventure seekers alike.
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We're in one of Britain's favourite destinations. Is there anywhere that defies expectation as much as Tenerife? For decades the Canary's largest island has been a package holiday mecca. With miles of beautiful beaches, year round sunshine and top quality all inclusives encouraging over 5 million of us to visit every year. But for those with an adventurous spirit, Tenerife gives so much more. Cycling, hiking, water sports, caving and some truly epic drives are just a sample of what's waiting for you outside the resort. Tenerife was formed by eruptions by Mount Teide, the highest peak in Spain, and the volcano at the centre of the island. These eruptions gave birth to some of Tenerife most iconic landscapes such as the black sand beach at Los Gigantes, the boulder strewn National Park and the rugged mountains and rainforests of Anaga, all of this melts away at the coast into some of Spain's most idyllic beaches and lively resorts. Tourists began visiting north Tenerife in the 1960s but it wasn't until the 80s, when tourism boomed in the south, where the hotter and dryer climate attracted British holidaymakers looking for guaranteed sun. Costa Adeje, Las Americas, Siam Park, Los Cristianos, these are all firm favourites for Tenerife's British visitors. However I hope I can inspire you to explore Tenerife and experience everything it has to offer. It has never been easier to hire a car, go on an adventure, and make the most of your holiday. Join us as we head north into the heart of Tenerife. Would I find authentic Canarian culture? Could I find adventure on this well travelled path?Could I discover what made Tenerife into such an attractive destination in the first place? We leave the south behind to explore Tenerife's capital, Santa Cruz and then on day two we'll adventure into Teide National Park to discover some of the most epic landscapes I have ever seen. This is Tenerife like you've never seen it before.
Like any good adventure, our journey begins at the airport. After dropping the car with a handy meet and greet service we were straight into a lounge before our flight. A quiet seat, all the food one could want, free drinks and high speed WiFi make a lounge a great way to start any trip abroad. Soon enough we were boarding and on our way. After a four and a half hour flight, we touched down as most tourists do at Tenerife South Airport. From here, we had a Holiday Extras transfer already booked. We followed the instructions on our confirmation and were picked up by our driver at the car hire desks before being taken directly to our accommodation in Santa Cruz. After a long day's travel this really does take the hassle away from what can be the most stressful part of any holiday. The next morning, I woke up ready to start exploring Santa Cruz. First on the agenda was heading out to get a classic Spanish breakfast. So it might not be the healthiest way to start your day but it's definitely the tastiest. So we've got freshly squeezed orange juice, good churros and the star of the show, which is this thick, chocolate sauce. It's come in a mug. I'm not sure if you're meant to drink it because that would be something else. But I know what you are meant to do is get these guys and dunk them in, and then enjoy. Churros are a traditional Spanish and Portugese breakfast snack made from dough created by mixing, flour, water and salt. They're fried until crunchy and served with thick hot chocolate. So after all that chocolate I'm thinking it's a good idea to walk it off, so we're heading to Parque Garcia Sanabría and to do that we're using the trusty Google Maps. So you type in where you need to go and follow the blue dots. Now there is a tram system that runs through town but actually it's quickest just to walk most of the time so we're going to do exactly that. Parque Garcia Sanabría is an oasis of calm in the heart of Santa Cruz.
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For me, Tenerife is home.
So lovely mam
If you don't drive, there is a very good public transport system on the island. I recommend getting a Ten+ card which is available at all bus stations valid on almost all bus services as well as the trams in Santa Cruz. This card can be topped up with up to 100€ credit in 5€ increments and saves money on paying cash fares. To use just tap the card on the machine as you board a bus and again as you leave and the fare is deducted from the card, on the trams you only tap it once as you boards as it's a flat fare. This can be useful for those who may be wary of a language barrier.
I’m from Tenerife but living in London for the last 5 years,every single person that I’ve meet here in uk told me that they’d spent their holidays in Las Americas, no one went to the capital this video is great and I hope it will help to other tourist to try to discover other places, Tenerife is such an amazing place,even for us, we still discovering places every time.
That's exactly what we wanted to convey! Tenerife is an amazing country with so much more to discover than just the resorts. Thanks for your kind words.
Ibaute guanche I’m also from Tenerife
Hi, I'm from Tenerife and I want to thank you for your video. Great job, congratulations !!!
Thanks Ignacio! What did you like the most?
@@HolidayExtrasTravelGuides For what you took in the video, I really liked the walk through Santa Cruz (García Sanabria Park, Market of Our Lady of Africa ...) and the beach of Las Teresitas. Also see how you enjoy our food. Perhaps you have missed some more visit such as: Anaga Rural Park, La Laguna (World Heritage), La Orotava, Puerto de la Cruz, Icod de Los Vinos and Garachico.
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www.webtenerife.co.uk/tenerife/the-island/municipalities/orotava/?tab=1
www.webtenerife.co.uk/tenerife/the-island/municipalities/puerto-cruz/?tab=1
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Thank you for demonstrating to your countrymen that Tenerife is not only: Playa de Las Américas, Los Cristianos, Siam Park and Loro Parque.
We have many more things to offer besides the sun and the beach. Things like: enjoy our food and our wines, our parties ....
Come back when you want. I would love to show you more about "our little paradise". A greeting.
I’m also from Tenerife
Hi! I planning traveling to tenerife in November. How is the weather in this time? Also the water temperature for swimming
@@s.e.1872 Hi S.E.!
In November in Tenerife the change from summer weather to a climate that is more reminiscent of the Italian spring generally occurs. Although there will be hot days, especially in the first half of the month, the milder days will begin to be felt in the second part. The rains and some clouds start to appear more frequently and especially at night it will start to make more fall clothes, like sweatshirts and long pants, very useful.
The sea begins to be a bit rougher and swimming can be done, but the water is already beginning to feel much cooler than in previous months (of course it is not the same temperature as in the UK).
In summary, for those of us who live here it begins to cool, but perhaps for you it is much better temperature than what you can have in your country.
I live in Tenerife and I'm glad someone has highlighted, very positively just what it has on offer (other than the awful south resorts) I love Santa Cruz and the little towns, villages and eateries around Anaga....
This is exactly what our channel is trying to do 👍🏼
Those ‘awful south resorts’ bring a lot of money to Tenerife. Snob
Hi, im coming with some friends to visit the island and we are looking for these isolated beauties in the mountains! We have a rental car and we are excited to go a long distance on foot too. Is there anywhere you would recomend?
@@santorini8423 Maybe but they are awful in some ways...Especially where the brits are sticking to their booze bars.
@@philwanadoo7435 yeah I was tongue in cheek, I stick to the north nowadays still go down south but have noticed the Chinese are taking over the restaurants and the quality and price of the food isn’t a patch on Puerto
The local restaurants up near the mountains is some of the best ones I have ever been to in my life, they are so nice and makes the food fast
Thanks for sharing your tip with us! Any recommendations on what to order? 🍽
Yes.... Tenerife is a must.... Perhaps one day... Thank you for sharing...
Hooray !
A bit late but the topic is right on !!
Bravo.
When you come to Tenerife you should ask for the guachinches, they are small restaurants that the grapevine farmers open to sell their own wine, they can be found in the North of the island and their prices are very affordable.
You didn't mention a beautiful place called Masca, it's a litle village surrounded by a stunning mountain scenery it's located to the Northwest part of the island.
I'm a native from Tenerife
Im also a Native of Tenerife and guachinches is a must, you eat a lot for cheap and all is very tasty canarian food and wine, I totally agree with you
Hi, im coming with some friends to visit the island and we are looking for these isolated beauties in the mountains! We have a rental car and we are excited to go a long distance on foot too. Is there anywhere you would recomend?
@Ivo Then I'd warn you not to travel to Capri. The bus trip on the serpentine road can give any healthy adult a heart attack.
How and where can I find quachinches?
Pero no cuentes eso paisano. Vamos a tener los guachinches llenos de guiris con sandalias y calcetines bebiendo sangría y pidiendo hamburguesas 🤪😂
Stunning video & stunning Island! This is my favorite! But also MASCA is AMAZING! The roads are also outrageously brilliant to drive (or ride, like we did)
This is so underrated! The video is so cool in so many ways! Thank you for sharing and keep on exploring!
Thank you for promoting our Island.
Amazing work.
I love Los Silos and the Festival de Cuentos.
Thanks for doing such a amazing video about my island, I’ve been telling people for years how amazing it is.
My parents are from puerto De la Cruz in Tenerife. They immigrated to to the UK in the late 70s when times where really hard there, back then it was all gravel roads and hardly any tourists,
I was born in the Uk, my parents went back to Tenerife in the year 2000 and I stayed in London.
I go back at least twice a year and love exploring there.
There’s a amazing beach called Playa Benijo , it’s past playa las Teresitas in Santa Cruz, you have to drive up the mountain towards la Laguna , you have to park up and walk down the mountain it’s literally paradise.
Thanks again.
We love it there! There are so many beautiful places and we will be sure to check out this little beach you mention! 🏖☀️
Where do you stay when you visit? 🏝
Do you have any other hidden gems you would like to share? 💎
Sin palabras..... Precioso.
_A beautiful presentation of my favourite island. I love the north of the island most. ℳ∁ 💕_
Tenerife muy lindo yo estuve hace 2 años y la gente son muy amables gracias por compartir lindo vídeo
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I live in Tenerife and it is a very beautiful island and the local people are so friendly I love Tenerife 😘😘❤️
Tenerife is a magical place.
Great review, we will be going to this wonderful Island very soon
Brilliant - well done and thanks.
I really like these travel vlogs. Great job, looking forward to more videos.
Thanks Raynel! Make sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell to watch our guides as soon as they drop!
Been there 5 Times and are now making plans to move down there. Best place on the world.
Thank you guys for an awesome video. It seems to give a good taste of the island and the other videos on the other channels that I checked out were far from being as qualitative as this one.
I am planning on becoming a full digital nomad and settling for part of the year in Las Canarias. Your series on these islands is helping a lot.
Cheers from Lille, France.
Super nice video guys. Well done. Keep up the good work.
Another gem of a video. You guys are slaying.
Thanks for watching! We really appreciate it! Which has been your favourite video so far? 😍
@@HolidayExtrasTravelGuides I really have no favorites. All of them are really well made
There is so much more in Tenerife than you show. What about Masca, Natural pools, Siam and loro parks, Whales, dolphins, nude beach where hippies live, Anaga mountains etc. looks like you had a little time there to film your travel guide.
hardijs janovskis i lived on Canary Islands for 5 years from when i was 8 to when i was 13 and ive been to all of these XD
Hippy beach in la caleta IS gone now.. They shut it down after the lockdown
@Ivo Its not so onesided. They save animals who would have died. But I dont like animals in the parks also they look sad
Amazing Video! Great job
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Next time you have to go to masca...
I was there a few weeks ago and it's one of the most amazing places I've ever been too..
With all due respect it is better than the mountain..
The view at the top before you drop into the valley is jaw dropping.
You can see la gomera in the distance and it looks like it's floating in the clouds.
The drive is a adventure and the actual village is just incredible.
Masca valley, heaven on earth..
Thank you for this tip, we will take a trip there next time to check out the 'jaw-dropping' view, we love that description! 😀
@@HolidayExtrasTravelGuides Masca hike Is closed now
I am planning to climb Teide on Saturday... can't wait :) the views are breathtaking! :)
Just got back from Tenerife this morning. Toured the whole island over 5 days. It was excellent. We did not find the beaches to be the best, but that could be because of the wind storm on one day. But Mt. Teide was excellent!
I was once in Tenerife it was pretty cool.
great video, we all need to head out tourist resorts more often.
Packing my bags to go out and live there for a while can't wait to start my new adventure and journey to my new life style change love the music and atmosphere there its so lively there.
wish me luck 🙌
Amazing! How long are you going to live there for? :)
How's wonderful our earth 😍😍
Thanks for sharing with us I enjoy your vidieos 😊
beautiful video!
I was here back in 1984 , I think they filmed “ moon raker” here . This was truly an awesome video of and awesome place THANK YOU 🙏
Going for a week in September. Really looking forward to it.
same here trying to get the best from here
Off to Tenerife this September can't wait a little bit of surfing and a little bit of fishing time to chill and relax.
Sounds awesome.😀Are you a good surfer?🏄♂️🌊
Hello, I was so amazed end inspired by your video. Now definitely would want to visit Tenerife. Thank you.
That's what we like to hear! Thanks so much for watching! :)
Going in a few hours time for the second time this year. Absolutely love Los Cristianos
Amazing! Any tips for anyone looking to visit?
@@HolidayExtrasTravelGuides most people don't leave their hotel. Leave your hotel and actually eat out in local places in Los Cristianos. You can actually find some great places. Like what we are about to do soon
Jude Price i love the beaches of puerto colón
Super das ist Erinnerung👍❤
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Wow I haven’t been to there but I want to get there
You guys deserve a million subscribers atleast. Fantastic content always.
Please do a video about the Azores next.
Why thank you, we'd like a million subscribers too. ;) We'd also love to visit the Azores, any tips for anyone looking to visit?
thanks for ifo. you are cleaver. cant wait to be there.
You had me at nectarine.
Yes lovely video and i have been to Tenerife,lanzarote and gran canaria,such lovely places.I even had that permit to go to the top of the Teide but because of the weather wich was not ideal i was not allowed to go any further.Love from Belgium.
We're so glad you've been and loved it! We're heading to Lanzarote and Gran Canaria later this year and we can't wait. What was your favourite part of Tenerife? 🇪🇸Love from England 👋
Los Cristianos was thé place i mostly stayed. Two times is Las America's,bit i Prefer LC.
love you from Vietnam
Wow! Total babe :P And tenerife is pretty awesome too =)
Going there for 2 weeks in september, Puerto de la Cruz area
I stayed in Southern Tenerife all inclusive for two weeks and went to Puerto for a one night. I never wanted to go back to the Southern part of the island. Puerto is mind blowing, the highlight of the holiday. The old town part of Puerto de la Cruz is amazing, all the street art is great, Make sure to visit the Plaza de Charco. Best night of my life. The views of mount Teide are stunning. Look out for the street clown around the Plaza de Charco, lol he is hilarious.
Nice job.
Thanks Rayco! Have you visited Tenerife?
Love from karachi 😍😍
Hi from England! 👋
I'm glad somebody decided to finally talk about "the other side of Tenerife".
It's a pitty that, of all the many tourists we get all year round, only just a handful of them actually leave Las Americas/Los Cristianos to explore the rest of the island.
Tenerife is a unique island with many wonders awaiting to be explored, and I don't just say so because I'm from here myself, it really is a beautiful island.
Thanks for making a video like this. Even though it was short (as there are even more amazing stuff to do and see in the North of Tenerife), the purpose behind it was very creditable.
Hopefully it will inspire more tourists to not miss out on the many attractions the island has to offer.
How about the east and the west of the island? What do you recommend visiting there? I live in puerto de la cruz now.
Hi I planning my honeymoon in November (another time is not possible). Do you recommend to travel in this month? What things you can do?
@@s.e.1872 this month go to mexico. This is not a good time to come to tenerife. Plus if you are a beach and sea person then the water will be warmer in mexico now than in tenerife. Here it is too cold to enjoy the sea for many now.
@@dreamthedream8929 Ok thank you. Going to Mexico sounds interesting never think of that🤔 where are the safest places there to explore and also going in to the water ?
@@s.e.1872 well mexico seems like one of the few easily accessible places now thats why there are a lot of people there now. Well many people like to visit cancun, playa del carmen and tulum in the east. Water definitely warmer there, from 25 to 27 degrees while in tenerife its from 19 to 20. So in mexico there is no problem with enjoying the sea in the middle of winter.
Nice video and nice place ✅
Thanks for watching! We couldn't agree more. 😍 Have you ever been to Tenerife?
No but I’m planning 👍
Been in Andalusia Spain 👍
незабываемый отдых....шикарная природа......обязательно снова поеду....
Love your video ❤️ Reminds me of my trip to Tenerife. I recently made a video about it also😊
Yall should try the “gofios” traditional canarian sweet bread
Maybe next time!
Beautiful video. will go to Tenerife in April/20. Is it possible to visit Madrid & bercelona with same Visa. kindly guide
Thank you for a fantastic review about my Paradice island haha but should of shorting it down to no longer than 10 min haha but yeah a lot to tell
Yea all time if u want to do excursions use Tenerife first excursions they are brilliant
We are going to tenerife att least 3 4 times per year. It’s amazing!
That sounds incredible, Samuel! Any tips for anyone looking to visit?
How much "natural" beauty, thanks!
We love our Island but unfortunately there are a lot of animals in need here! If you ever visit Tenerife we would love to welcome you on our Sanctuary and you can learn about the Animal Welfare on the Island. :)
You have voice like Hermione
whats the lookout point from 11:32 ?
I Come from czech republic and i lived on Tenerife for 5 years from when i was 8 to when i was 13 and i miss my friends there so much i have depression cuz i dont Get quite along with people in czechia.
We're really sorry to hear that! Do you have any plans to visit Tenerife again?
Holiday Extras Travel Guides yes I do but it’s gonna be on christmas 2020 ):
I'm from Holland (Dutch is my native language), but isn't it 'farther' at 17.06 instead of 'further'?
"Some usage guides teach that farther refers to physical distance and further to figurative distance, but it might be better to let your ear guide you. Historically, these words have been interchangeable with regard to distance, but further is the preferred choice for the adverb meaning "moreover," the adjective sense meaning "additional," and as a verb ("to further one's career")." - www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-further-or-farther-usage-how-to-use
There's an argument that "farther" could be technically more correct, but in everyday speech far more people would use "further" in this context. Our videos over the past few years have eschewed scripts in favour of an improvised approach and therefore we use more colloquial language and phrases. We're left in no doubt as to the meaning in that clip, and so we are happy to leave it in :)
I love you
Next time visit the north of the island its the true Tenerife.
:-D
I'm just back from Tenerife and can truly say it's one of the best locations for short winter vacation to get some sun! Also I did this video (including shots from drone), feel free to watch it here: czcams.com/video/pp7IxTYNBwM/video.html
Amazing video!! Thank you for sharing it!
Try also to check our last contents! ✈️
Thanks Travelstagram! Have you visited Tenerife?
I’m in Tenerife right now😂
You're so lucky! What are your favourite things which you done there so far? 😁
I’ve done many things, but here are a few of my favorite:
I went to El Teide
Puerto de la Cruz for those swimmingpools there
I went on a boat to spot dolphins, and I saw lots of them
And to Siam Park (There where lots of people there)
I’m already here for 10 days and unfortunately I’ll leave on Wednesday. It was really fun to be here
Sounds like you've had a fantastic time! The dolphin spotting must have been awesome. Well we hope you enjoy the remainder of your time in Tenerife. 😁
Me too, I'm a native 😉
:)
Canary Islands, his flag is not 🇪🇸, it s 🇮🇨
Nice video but you could’ve visited Veronica's 🍺🍺😁
Ugh hope it's a joke
a nice girl!
The north part of Tenerife looks like Madeira Island
Yeah, that's a pretty good comparison!
You conveniently forgot to mention that the tickets for the cable car are fucking expensive..
How much?
I'm going Tenerife in 7 days but the worst thing about it is the plane because it's 4+ hours 😓😓😓
Are you not a fan of flying?✈️
I lived in Canary Islands for 5 years and im not canarian so everytime something important in my country happened i had to fly over to my country and sometimes took even 9 hours so dont be afraid cuz it might take even 12 hours If the plane slows down it happened once
Please show the nature more than yourself
Where is this view? czcams.com/video/NJg6pCl4TbQ/video.html
Absolutely love this! 🔥 This makes me want to book my next trip asap. Definitely going to subscribe. We just started a couples travel vlog so this is motivation! Check us out! We're a smaller channel but hoping to grow and support other channels with travel inspo like this one!🧡❤️💛💚💙💜
Pena que os Britânicos estragaram um dos melhores sitos para visitar no inverno.
do not touch a stone from the Teide never ever again, please.
Why ? I’m so curious
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@@Emsie76 because its a protected natural area you can't change or modify the landscape, it may sound weird but a lot of tourists also collect stones from El Teide and they take them home with them. You are not allowed to do that. Hope this helped you x.
@@lauramp2003 What about hiking up and down?
@@raycoferrer yes you can hike there even is a cableway to get to the top
@The Knightstrider.
Important to be aware that there is quite a lot of poverty and crime.
Lol rubbish not more poverty than in your country and crime is mostly thieves in some areas.
@@philwanadoo7435 Tenerife is truly an awful place, cannot recommend. Full of corruption.
@@QueenBee-mk8xm You haven't travelled much I fear
@@philwanadoo7435 that´s pretty funny.... I am fortunate to be quite well travelled. My experiences in Tenerife were the worst I have ever experienced in my life. Corrupt police and corruption at every level.
@@QueenBee-mk8xm Then maybe you haven't experienced real corrupt countries, try Romania or Russia (in Europe) or maybe your experiences were 40 years ago.
Maybe you are mixing up Tenerife with Haiti ?
or maybe you had one bad experience in Tenerife but that wouldn't allow you to talk about "every level"...
Demasiado turismo hace daño a las islas.
Back ground music sucks
In Spain?🙄 sorry but this ISLAND in NOT IN SPAIN!!
It belongs to spain
Drom Assault Yes it belongs to Spain BUT ITS NOT in Spain, it opposite Africa AND its people are much NICER than your average Spaniard😜
@@babyblue7283 yes, these islands are on the coast of the african continent, I live in tenerife, but we have no connections with africa, only mainland spain
Joel Fernandez yes my darling, i know that, im just pointing out that Tenerife is not situated in Spain, as the lady in this documentary says, its situated opposite Africa, and yes of course Tenerife is Spanish! BUT the people here, cos im in tenerife as i type, are much nicer than those up in some cities in Spain!
Tenerife is NOT Spain!
it is
@@casanova8762 Tenerife is an island,Spain is not.
@@QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER no shit
If you would visit Tenerife again, you must visit La Orotava. It's the most beautiful city in the island! Really awesome!