A day in Tenerife

[Trendsetter]

This week I'm going to Tenerife for the weekend as part of a group. I'm going a day earlier than everyone else so the first day will be spent on my own.

Can anyone recommend any must do activities? Is it worth hiring a car to go anywhere in particular? I'll be staying in the South of the island but don't mind travelling around

[glennjamin]

Mount Teide is a must ! travel up on cable car and enjoy highest point on the island think it's highest point in Spain so to speak !

[fiesta_STage3]

i wouldn’t bother with car hire - the buses are great and regular. As said above, as the south side of the island is basically flavours of seaside town, go up mount teide. it’s quite a long day out on a bus tour so perhaps cable car is a good shout. I went to tenerife a dozen times before i went up Tiede and was shocked (in a good way) by how great the trip was, and how different life up the mountain is versus england-on-sea down below. Could happily spend my life in vilaflor!

[LuS1fer]

Teide National Park, for sure, though it sometimes gets snow but you don't find out until you've driven all the way up...

If you hire a car, don't leave anything valuable in the car, the thieves seem to have key signal capture devices. I've found out twice...

[Trendsetter]

Funnily enough I had seen that they do tours of the mountain which I thought sounded good, especially the night tour. The company I found said it takes 7 hours which is quite the day but it does look like it would be spectacular

[i4got]

We did this walk last time we were there - its about 3 hours and you need to prebook as they only allow 20 people on the trail every half hour.

https://www.barrancodelinfierno.es/en/

It's not particularly strenuous but if you want walking poles you can hire them for a couple of Euro at the start.

It's near Costa Adeje.

[J4CKO]

There is the Monkey Park, great if you like watching bored primates masturbating

[fourstardan]

J4CKO said:

There is the Monkey Park, great if you like watching bored primates masturbating

Surely better to find a nudist beach

[dirky dirk]

ive just come back,

downlad the titsa bus app and get the 467 to los galletas

[Condi]

Car hire is not a bad idea if you like stopping to admire the view. Los gigantios is a lovely place, there is a great natural pool to watch the sunset from.

Or go up Teide, just be aware if you want to climb to the top top you need to book a long way in advance.

[Tabs]

Also, if you want to use the cable car, you have to book online, and there may not be any spaces left if you book on the day. Best to look at the weather forecast a couple of days before, and book a place, even if you're still in the UK

[Timothy Bucktu]

i4got said:

We did this walk last time we were there - its about 3 hours and you need to prebook as they only allow 20 people on the trail every half hour.

https://www.barrancodelinfierno.es/en/

It's not particularly strenuous but if you want walking poles you can hire them for a couple of Euro at the start.

It's near Costa Adeje.

Thanks for this tip. It was a great walk, I really enjoyed it. We did it on Monday.

[i4got]

Timothy Bucktu said:

i4got said:

We did this walk last time we were there - its about 3 hours and you need to prebook as they only allow 20 people on the trail every half hour.

https://www.barrancodelinfierno.es/en/

It's not particularly strenuous but if you want walking poles you can hire them for a couple of Euro at the start.

It's near Costa Adeje.

Thanks for this tip. It was a great walk, I really enjoyed it. We did it on Monday.

Glad you enjoyed it.