Are you planning to visit Tenerife and don’t know where to start? You are about to embark on a journey that will not only take in landscapes, but also emotions. In these four days, Tenerife will treat you to breathtaking landscapes, flavours that will reconnect you with the essentials, and moments that will become part of you. Because this island is not visited. It is felt. It is lived. It is remembered.
Santa Cruz and La Laguna: a first day between modernity and heritage
Your adventure begins at either of the island’s two airports, north or south. There you will pick up your rental car in order to travel to the capital of Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where you will check in at your hotel. Once settled, you can go for a walk through the large streets of the city full of shops, ready to receive anyone who wants to go shopping; through its parks, such as the García Sanabria Park, with its lush vegetation, its hidden sculptures and the opportunity to enjoy a good cup of coffee; or you could also contemplate the curious architecture of the Auditorio de Tenerife. After lunch, you will head to San Cristobal de La Laguna. This city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will envelop you with its living history. You will walk through the Plaza del Adelantado, stop in front of the church of La Concepción, and at nightfall, you can have dinner at one of its outstanding restaurants.
The north of Tenerife: nature, flavour and memory
The Anaga Rural Park is a must-see. Reserva de la Biosfera, this magical place invites you to go on a route along one of its trails, which wind between mountains and ancient forests. Stop at its viewpoints: each one is a window to wonder. At midday, head to the municipality of Tacoronte for lunch at one of its wineries, where wine, with six designations of origin and a volcanic personality, becomes liquid poetry. The afternoon will take you to Puerto de la Cruz, the first place that received tourists on the island. Its fishing pier is still intact, and its streets and landscapes invite you to get lost. As a finishing touch to this day, you can choose from the many options offered by the northern area of the island for dinner, so that you can enjoy the unique flavour of the local product, which you can try in each of its traditional guachinches (establishments in Tenerife offering wine from its own vineyard and homemade dishes from Canarian cuisine).
The south of Tenerife: between cetaceans and outstanding cuisine
From early in the morning, you will leave your hotel in Santa Cruz and travel to the south of Tenerife, specifically to Puerto Colón. This coastal enclave is famous for its golden sandy beaches, its warm climate all year round and its wide range of hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. Here, leisure is lived intensely: you can embark on an experience of watching and listening to cetaceans.
After lunch, you will check in at your new hotel and prepare for an unforgettable dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant, where every bite is a work of art.
Finishing touch between waves, volcanoes and constellations
The morning begins in El Médano. You will receive an introductory course to windsurfing and kitesurfing, in an environment that hosts world championships and where the sea challenges you to improve yourself. After lunch in the area, you will move to the Teide National Park. There, from the Teide’s Nostrils or Las Narices del Teide, you will witness a sunset that seems frozen in time. And when night falls, you will look up at the sky to observe the stars.
Did you know that the island is internationally recognized as a Starlight Reserve and Destination for the quality of its skies and commitment to light pollution? On the peaks of Tenerife and Mount Teide, the stars shine brightly, as if they know you are watching them. Finally, you will return to the hotel to rest and, the next day, go home with your soul full.
