Parks and nature in Tenerife

Mountain, National Park

One of the most popular tourist destinations that should not be missed when visiting Tenerife is the hike up Spain's highest mountain, Pico del Teide (3,718 m), which is both an active volcano and a natural symbol of the entire island. Believe me, if you go here, you won't regret it. The unique lunar landscape full of lava formations and sulphurous springs is worth seeing, as are the unprecedented views of the ocean and snow-white clouds. [btn …

Valley, Village, Lookout

The village of Masca, drowned between mountain peaks and ravines, is a popular tourist destination in Tenerife. The tiny village with a few white houses lies under a rock outcrop in the middle of a steep valley and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside on all sides. Masca itself is 600 metres above sea level and can be reached by a winding mountain road. Masca village Apart from the spectacular views, the main tourist…

Cliff, Sandy beach, Resort, Coast

This area on the west coast of Tenerife is famous for the giant rock formation called Los Gigantes, whose uniqueness will literally take your breath away. The huge overhangs were formed by volcanic activity several million years ago and in some places reach heights of up to 800 metres above sea level. At the foot of the cliffs is the village of the same name, where you can board a sightseeing boat and admire these rock formations from the sea.…

Natural formation

Few visitors to Tenerife miss the sight of the island's oldest and largest tree, called El Drago Milenario, or the Millennium Dragon. Estimated to be between 800 and 1,000 years old, this impressive dracaena tree can be found in the northwest of the island in the town of Icod de los Vinos, which lies in a famous wine-growing area that produces excellent wines and delicious goat's cheese, which you can get from one of the local farms. [btn "The…

Natural formation, National Park

One of the most visited places in Las Cañadas del Teide National Park is the Roques de Garcia rock towers. Most visitors, however, only stop at the so-called Finger of God Roque Cinchado and continue on, which is a great pity as the crater of the old volcano is full of interesting rock formations worth seeing. [btn "The cheapest accommodation in Tenerife" https://www.booking.com/region/es/tenerife-island.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-tenerife…

Cave

The Cueva del Viento cave is one of the most extensive underground lava tunnel systems in the world. Of all the volcanic caves explored, Cueva del Viento is the 5th longest tunnel system in the world with its 17 km of tunnels. During your visit you will be amazed at times that the caves are purely natural and the lava tunnels, which often look man-made, are purely the work of nature. [btn "The cheapest accommodation in Tenerife" https://www…

Valley

Barranco del Inferno, translated as Hell's Gorge, is a beautiful gorge through rocky, inhospitable countryside near the resort of Costa Adeje. A hiking trail along a stream and an irrigation canal takes you through a wild landscape of narrow gorges, vertical stone walls and many endemic plant species. [btn "The cheapest accommodation in Tenerife" https://www.booking.com/region/es/tenerife-island.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-tenerife-barranco…

Natural formation

A small rock town with formations of strange shapes of white to orange colour can be visited in a beautiful landscape of low coniferous forests. The formations are called Paisaje Lunar, which translates to moonscape , and indeed this small area resembles an alien landscape. [btn "The cheapest accommodation in Tenerife" https://www.booking.com/region/es/tenerife-island.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-tenerife-paisaje-lunar] Since Paisaje Lunar is…

Coast, Sandy beach

The north-east coast of Tenerife is a bit of a forgotten place, yet it's here that you'll find some of the most beautiful beaches on the island. They are all covered in fine black volcanic sand and have one common denominator: an extremely photogenic coastline with high mountains falling steeply into the sea and interesting volcanic rock formations or cliffs that line the entire coastline. The largest of the local beaches is Playa de Benijo,…

Volcano

The extremely interesting landscape around the Chinyero volcano, aptly called Montaña Negras(Black Mountains), takes you off the main tourist routes to an area where the beauty of the lunar landscape of fossilised lava and black volcanic mountains combines with the lush greenery and scent of pine groves growing out of the lava fields. [btn "Find a discount hotel in Tenerife" https://www.booking.com/region/es/tenerife-island.cs.html?aid=2380460…