Tenerife Information for tourists, Canary Islands, Spain General guide to drinking water, transport, tourist offices, learning spanish, language, shops and shopping, timeshare touts, weather and climate, currency, banks, holidays, beach safety
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Emergency telephone numberThe new Emergency telephone number for emergency services fire, ambulance or police is a freephone number 112 Emergency telephone operators speak, English, German, French and of course Spanish. Bank informationBank opening hoursMon-Fri 09:00-14:00 General bank informationOutside these times you can usually change money at your hotel or apartment, or at Cambio de Change. Note: The exchange rates may not be as good as the banks. You will require your passport to change Traveler's cheques. More Traveler cheque information Major credit cards are accepted at most shops, hotels and restaurants.
Beach SafetyAlways supervise children when near water and obey the beach warning flags
Hotels in Tenerife
Los Cristianos Hotels Playa
de las Americas Hotels Puerto de la Cruz Hotels Costa Adeje, La Caleta and Playa Fanabe Hotels and Apartments
Climate in Tenerife and Tenerife weather forecastMore information has been added abour the climate in Tenerife and Tenerife weather forecast and moved to its own page
Currency InformationThe Island uses the single European currency, the euro €. For a rough and ready conversion reduce the euro € price by a third to convert to sterling £. Money - CashThe denominations for the Euro bank notes are 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 euros. Coins are 2 and 1 euros. Smaller coins are 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 centimes. There are 100 centimes in 1 euro. Bank notes are designed to help any body with visual impairment, with large numbers, different sizes and touch differences. The notes are universal for all the counties using the euro. Coins are the same on 1 side for all countries but are different on the other side and bear the counties name. They are accepted in all euro counties. Travellers ChequesTravellers Cheques are safer than carrying large amounts of cash, and are easily changed in Banks, Cambios (Money change offices) and hotels. Banks give the best exchange rate but may not be as convenient. If comparing prices take into consideration both exchange rate and commission charged. You may need you passport to change travellers cheques. Credit Cards / Debit Cards / Bank CardsA very popular way of handling you money. Usually you get the best exchange rate using these cards. Please note that if a charge is made for using an ATM it is usually a fixed charge per transaction, therefore small and often withdrawals can be expensive.
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Health InformationMedical attention whether free at hospitals or paid for at medical centres are at a very high standard. Fees at medical centres are payable immediatly. Obtain a receipt to forward to your medical insurance company. See Form 111 below. Insurance InformationEnsure you have adequate insurance to cover Medical Expenses and dental treatment. To claim you may need to show that you requested treatment under the E111 scheme. Check your policy for this important detail. Form E111Ensure you take Form 111, obtainable from UK post offices. This should give you free emergency treatment. The system can be complicated and bureaucratic. Does not cover dental treatment Medication InformationTake your prescription medication with you. Popular over the counter medication is available from pharmacies. Any medicines prescribed by a local Doctor have to be paid for. Hospital InformationPlaya de las AmericasCentros Medicos del Sur Carreterra Gen Tel: 922 79 10 00 Puerto de la CruzMedical Centre: 24 Hour English speaking doctors: Tel: 900 100 090 (free call) Santa CruzHospital General de Tenerife Tel: 922 65 21 52 Sun BurnTenerife is at the same latitude as the Sahara desert and 700 miles nearer the equator than the UK. The sun is powerful even in mid winter. Beware a cooling wind can lead you into a false sense of security - the suns rays are still there. Prevention is better than a cure
TreatmentRemove the heat by applying cold water to the effected part. a long cold shower is ideal if sun burnt all over. Asprin or Paracetomol can ease the pain. Do not give Asprin to children under 12. Follow the doses provided. Calamine lotion or after sun may help. Consult a doctor if severe. Language InformationThe local language is Spanish, but English is widely spoken in the resorts. Eating Out and RestaurantsThere is a wide variety of restaurants in the resorts, including English, European, International and of course Local Canarian styles of cooking and meals. Local dishes & specialities
Local drinks
ShoppingShop Opening Times
Pharmacies
Commercial centres (Centro Commercial)
Duty Free
PostPost takes around 10 days to reach the UK (United Kingdom) and mainland Europe. Stamps are available from Post Offices and most shops selling post cards. A normal letter or card is 52cents
Size of TenerifeTenerife is the largest of the Canary islands, being 130km across at the widest point and 90km North to South and just a little over 2000 square kilometres .
Spanish National Tourist OfficesUK
On the IslandReina Sofia Airport
Playa de las Americas
Los Cristianos Tourist Office
TaxesThe Island has a sales tax of 4.5% making it one of the cheapest destinations in Western Europe.
TransportSee the transport page
TimeshareTenerife probably the Timeshare capitol of the world. This of course means touts. The first question will always be "do you speak English?". After that you may be asked to help them with a holiday questionnaire on behalf of the Spanish tourist board, or the more common scratch card. These scratch cards are all winners. Prizes may be 3 days car hire, water park tickets, duty free packs or the star prize of £1,000. Unless you want to sacrifice 1/2 day of your holiday to a relentless hard sell, do not go with them to collect your prize! Remember, only the foolish or greedy will really believe that they are getting something for nothing
TippingIt is normal to leave a tip of around 10% of the total bill in Tenerife.
Visas, Passports and RequirementsVisitors from the UK
WaterThe tap water in Tenerife is drinkable but has a strong salty taste due to high mineral content. Therefore most tourist prefer bought bottled water the supermarkets. The cost of a 5 litre bottle is around 60p.
DrinkingTry a glass of Ronmiel - a Canarian blend of spirit and palm sap. A large beer may be a pint or half a litre depending on the bar. Many but not all, British bars use pint glasses rather than the slightly smaller half litre glass. Most bars don't appear to know where the top of the glass is. A large beer is usually in the price range €1 to €3.50. Local beers are good and cheaper than inported beer.
Duty FreeYou are restricted in the amount of duty free goods that you can bring back to the UK. Buy your duty free goods in local shops or supermarkets which are usually cheaper than either the airport or airline.
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