Welcome to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Don't bypass the bustling capital, the port of Santa Cruz, in your haste to reach the beaches. This good looking and wholly Spanish city is home to evocative, brightly painted buildings, sophisticated and quirky shops, excellent museums, a showstopping auditorium, and a tropical oasis of birdsong, fountains and greenery in the city park. It also has a good range of quality accommodation and restaurants, plus an excellent bus system, making it a sensible base for exploring Tenerife’s northeast.
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Tenerife Full-Day VIP Island Tour Including Lunch, Transfers
Take part on a nice excursion on our vans and discover the most beautiful and hidden spots of Tenerife. Our vehicles offer highest comfort for you to enjoy an experience reserved only to the rich and famous.This VIP Island Tour takes you to discover the most emblematic sites on Tenerife in one day. Enjoy a very complete route to the hidden treasures of the island: the volcano Teide, the region Masca, the Isla Baja, Oratava Valley, the National Park Teidem, which was declares World Heritage by the UNESCO. And you will enjoy a superb lunch with typical canary specialties to delight the most demanding palate.We will drive along platano plantations, breath-taking advantage points, charming villages and beautiful landscapes. During the route our certified guides will tell you everything you need to know about these places.
Day Trip to La Laguna from Puerto de la Cruz
Pamper yourself and do a very different and exclusive excursion to La Laguna and the Anaga Natural Park. You will feel like a king in the deluxe minivans with all amenities.The tour starts from the North of Tenerife, from Puerto de La Cruz and the first destination is San Cristobal de la Laguna, a beautiful town declared world heritage by the UNESCO. Stroll down its narrow streets and discover its stories and legends.After leaving this small village will be entering the Anaga Natural Park, a zone shaped more than 8 million years ago and with exuberant nature. The tour visits the mountain Las Mercedes to see one of the most spectacular rainforests in the world.In the restaurant Caserio de Taganana, have a delicious lunch with typical canary specialties and enjoy amazing views of Almaciga and Benijos. The last stage of the tour is to the capital of the island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a city with a perfect mix of modernity and traditions. After the tour ends, the drive back to the meeting point.
SHORE EXPERIENCE: TEIDE and NORTH, an island of contrasts and wines
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Auditorio de Tenerife Adán MartínWe will welcome you on the island at the meeting point by the Marina Building in the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Here we gonna enjoy a brefly introduction of the experience and about Tenerife´s capital city.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Recreation Area RootsWhile driving to the National Park, we gonna cross the Forest of La Esperanza and the Nature Park "Corona Forestal". Stopping in different "off the beaten track" view points depending on the weather and the experience´s timming.Duration: 1 hourStop At: Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary IslandsDetailed visit with a knowledgeable Licensed Tour Guide across the most spectacular volcanic landscapes and natural beauty of Teide National Park (UNESCO World Heritage), stopping at the most iconic sceneries, free time for photos lovers and coffee break for local flavours lovers.Duration: 2 hoursStop At: Orotava Valley, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary IslandsWhile driving heading to the winery, we will see the awesome landscapes of La Orotava valley, and impresive depresion built in the northen Tenerife by the landslide of a super volcano. The right place to learn more about the great natural and agricultural diversity of and island full of contrasts. Duration: 1 hourStop At: Casa Del Vino La Baranda, El Sauzal, Tenerife, Canary IslandsIn one of the best family own wineries in the north of Tenerife, located in el municipality of El Sauzal, we gonna enjoy a tasting lunch with the most representative products and recipes of the local cuisine, in a unique scenary surrounded by wineyards. Enjoy the local wines, tasting them while eating and a wine tour in the winery, it wineyards and cellars to discover the unique and great secrets of Tenerife´s viticulture. Duration: 2 hours
Santa Cruz Half-Day Bus Tour of Canary Islands Capital
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: Viajes Teide, Tenerife, Canary IslandsThe tours starts from Los Cristianos.Stop At: Plaza de Espana, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary IslandsYou will have free time to enjoy the capital.Duration: 3 hours
VIP excursion to the Natural Park Anaga in Tenerife
Indulge yourself and do a very different and exclusive excursion to the Anaga Natural Park. You will feel like a king in our deluxe minivans with all amenities.We start from the South of Tenerife, from the Playa de Las Americas and hear north to our first destination: San Cristobal de la Laguna, a beautiful town declared world heritage by the UNESCO. There we will stroll down its narrow streets and discover its stories and legends.After leaving this small village we will be entering the Anaga Natural Park , a zone shaped more than 8 million years ago and with exuberant nature. We will visit the mountain Las Mercedes to see one of the most spectacular rainforests in the world.In the restaurant Caserio de Taganana we will have a delicious lunch with typical canary specialties and enjoy amazing views of Almaciga and Benijos. The last stage takes us to the capital of the island; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a city with a perfect mix of modernity and traditions. After visit we will drive back to our meeting point.
Diving for cerified divers
Before booking be sure that you have diving certificate from diving agency - PADI, TDI-SDI, SSI, IANTD, GUE, UTD CMAS or equivalent. Dive site would depends of weather condition and level of the group. Maximum depth would be according to you certificate e level. You have to bring your certificate and diving insurance. if you don't have insurance, please bring you ID card or passport. All divers have to fill medical questionnaire and if you have any doubts please ask you your doctor for medical permission for diving. We start at 9-00 in diving center, address Avenida de Colon 3, local 4, Club Atlantis, Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38660. Usually we are free at 14-00.