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Parque Nacional del Teide (Teide National Park)

This information has now been moved to it's own page and more photographs and information added.    Teide National Park  

 

La Gomera

Walk la Gomera book Plants and Flowers of La Gomera

Enjoy a boat trip or Ferry ride to the island of Gomera. Ferries from Los Cristianos, boat trips from most of the west Tenerife harbours.

 

Wales and Dolphins

Plenty of boat trips from the harbours of Tenerife take you to see the wales and dolphins.

Many boat trips include food and drinks, and some will provide a free bus service to the harbour.

Don't forget your camera, sun screen lotion and swim costume.

 

 

Loro Parque (Parrot Park)

Loro Parque is number 2 on my list of Tenerife top tourist holiday attractions.

Nearest Resort
Puerto de la Cruz - 3km West
Location
Near Punto Brava
Telephone
922 37 38 41       Fax: 922 37 50 21
Open
Daily 08:30 - 17:00. Open every day of the year
Admission
Charge
Buses
Free transport from Avenida de Venezuela (near Lido), Playa Martinez and Plaza del Charco, Puerto de la Cruz, about every 20 min's.
Food
Restaurants, pizzerias and shops
Website
Loro Parque Photograph
Loro Parque Photograph
Loro Parque Photographs

Loro Parque is Tenerife's most popular wildlife centre with over a million visitors every year.

  • The World's largest parrot collection, with 300 species.
  • Internationally acclaimed award winning tropical garden park.
  • Various shows - arrive early for the best seats.
  • Dolphins - Europe's largest dolphinarium
  • Sea lions and Penguins
  • Gorillas and Monkeys
  • Crocodiles
  • Turtles
  • Flamingos and Cranes
  • Bats in the Nocturnal Bat Cave.

 

See the very famous long walk through tunnel that goes through the aquarium filled with enormous sharks and multi thousands of fish and marine creatures.

Loro Parque Photograph  Loro Parque Photograph
Loro Parque dolphins and aquarium

Various shows take place throughout the day.

The Loro Parque photographs are by kind permission of Andy. You can see more Tenerife photographs on his site ADBH

 

Aquapark Octopus

Nearest Resort Playa de las Americas - inland from the northern side
Location Costa Adeje area/San Eugenio Alta, Near exit 29 of the TF1 motorway
Telephone 922 71 52 66 or 922 71 42 70
Open 10:00 - 18:00
Admission Charge. Sun beds are charged as an extra.
Buses Free shuttle bus from Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas.
From Los Cristianos at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30. Picking up near various Hotels en route Playa de las Americas.
+ 5 min's. Paradise Park, San Telmo,
+15 min's. Parada Titsa Palm Beach, CC Presidente,
+20 min's. Hotel Esmeralda,
+25 min's. Hotel Isla Bonita, Hotel Guayamina Princess, Tenerife Princess

Due to every one wanting to leave at the same time , there can be very long queues for return buses. Not everybody queues in a British organised manner. Consider a Taxi
Food Restaurants and various catering facilities. Discouraged to bring your own food.
Website  

 

Waterpark
Aquapark Octopus. Photo-Giles

Aquapark Octopus is a very popular action packed water park,especially for families with children. The park has dolphin displays, rides and flumes varying from gentle to white knuckle,waterfalls, wild water slides children's climbing frame structures and sun bathing terraces. Changing rooms provided

Slides and flumes

  • In high season the queues can become lengthy. Tip - Its quieter during the dolphin shows, useful on repeat visits.
  • Height restrictions apply on some of the faster slides.

Warning!

The salt water, action of using slides and flumes soon removes sun block cream from your body. Ensure you reapply a high factor cream on a regular basis to avoid sun burning

 

Las Aguilas del Teide (Eagle Park)

Nearest Resort Los Cristianos
Location High in the hills behind the resort
Telephone 922 75 30 01
Open open all year
Admission Charge
Buses Free buses operating from Los Cristianos and Playa Las Americas
Food  
Website  

Las Aguilas del Teide has 75,000 sq. metres of beautifully landscaped tropical gardens you will need a full day to see all the attractions.

The park has various shows and demonstrations throughout the day.

  • Parrot shows
  • Penguin feeding time and a free
  • Flying eagle and birds of prey demonstration. Don't sit next to anybody who does not listen to the warning of not eating during the show.
  • Exotic wildlife, crocodiles, elephants, penguins.

 

Cactus and Animal Park

Nearest Resort
Los Cristianos
Location
Autopista del Sur Salida 26       Next door to Amazonia
Telephone
922 79 54 24
Open
10:00 - 18:00
Admission
Charge
Buses
Free bus from the resort of Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas.
Food
Website

The Cactus and Animal Park is a botanical garden specialising in arid region cacti and plant life

The animal park, houses a variety of species from marmosets to terrapins in a more natural habitat, those visitors that animals should not be used in shows will better appreciate this park.

 

Amazonia

A 7000 sq m of tropical rain forest. Exotic birds fly freely and there is s a beautiful collection of hummingbirds, a host of other game birds, parrots and reptiles.

Amazonia claims to possess the largest collection of its kind in the world and also houses a spectacular dome containing a luxuriant mini-jungle full of rainforest flora and fauna.

Next door to Cactus and Animal Park

Reference
My thanks to Giles a fellow Open University Student for the use of the 2 photographs on this page.

 

Bananera - Jardines del Atlantico

Nearest Resort
Los Cristianos
Location
Village of Buzanada.
Telephone
Telephone: 922 72 0403 and 922 72 0360       Fax: 922 72 0522
Open
Open daily from around 10:00
Admission
Charge
Buses
Free bus from the resorts of Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas
Food
Cafe and small shop selling banana related products
Website
Email bananera@iedatos.es

Bananera Jardínes del Atlantico, an interesting working banana plantation and farm, with an abundance of tropical plants and trees and an exhibition and model on traditional agriculture and the water system used on Tenerife.

Your trip includes commentary by an English speaking guide and lasts around an hour.

Ideal to visit on a cloudy day

Camel Park

Nearest Resort
Los Cristianos
Location
3.5 km from exit 27 on the TF1 Motorway. In the opposite direction from Los Cristianos. Camel Park is situated between the villages of Chayofa and La Camella.
Telephone
922 72 10 80
Open
10.00 - 17.00
Admission
Charge
Buses
Free bus services from both Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas.
Food
Small cafe selling snacks and drinks
Website

Camel Park is where you can enjoy something completely different, a ride on camel safari for about 1 hour around the fields that surround the farm. Afterwards enjoy an Arab tea or meal. Also see the breeding and handicraft centre at this Canarian Farm.

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