Tenerife Guides
Local guides to the island, its coast and its volcano. Written by people who know it.
Getting around Tenerife: car, bus or taxi
The island is bigger than the resort strip suggests. What the bus network covers, when a hire car pays for itself, and the parking nobody warns you about.
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4 Sept 2026 · 8 min read
North or south Tenerife: where to stay
The two halves have different weather, prices, food and visitors. Picking the wrong one for what you want is the commonest mistake made about this island.
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4 Sept 2026 · 8 min read
Teide National Park: permits and timing
What the permit actually requires, when the cable car is worth it, and how to see the crater without queueing behind four coach parties.
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4 Sept 2026 · 8 min read
Tenerife with children: what works
Two large theme parks, water warm enough to swim in at Christmas, and a mountain that is a geography lesson. What is worth the ticket and what to skip.
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4 Sept 2026 · 8 min read
Walking in Tenerife: routes and permits
From laurel forest in the Anaga hills to lava fields at 3,000 metres, on an island where four climates fit into one morning. Plus what changed at Masca.
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4 Sept 2026 · 8 min read
Whale and dolphin watching in Tenerife
Pilot whales live off the south-west coast all year. What separates operators is whether they approach the animals or pursue them, and a flag tells you which.
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4 Sept 2026 · 8 min read