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Teide National Park
Las Cañadas
A lunar landscape of lava fields, strange rock formations and colourful rock layers around Spain’s highest peak.
- Suggested time: 5 hrs
- No booking needed
- Suits: Outdoor lovers
Open all day; free to enter
Tenerife
11 places, 7 of them free and 3 tours and activities. Volcanic Mount Teide, black-sand beaches and warm winters.
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Must See~£38
Teide Cable Car
Teide
A cable car that lifts you to almost 3,600 metres in minutes, with wide views over the park and, on clear days, the other islands.
- Suggested time: 2h 30m
- Book ahead
- Suits: Photographers
Daily; weather dependent
Must SeeFree
La Laguna Old Town
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
A UNESCO-listed colonial town of colourful merchants’ houses, churches and student cafés, laid out on a grid that inspired cities in the Americas.
- Suggested time: 2h 30m
- No booking needed
- Suits: Culture lovers
Streets open all day; museums vary
Family~£37
Siam Park
Costa Adeje
A Thai-themed water park with big slides, a wave pool and a lazy river, often ranked among the best water parks anywhere.
- Suggested time: Full day
- Booking recommended
- Suits: Families
Daily in season
Family~£42
Loro Parque
Puerto de la Cruz
A large zoo park with a huge parrot collection, an aquarium tunnel and animal shows, popular with families.
- Suggested time: 5 hrs
- No booking needed
- Suits: Families
Daily
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Los Gigantes Cliffs
Los Gigantes
Sheer sea cliffs rising up to several hundred metres from the Atlantic, best seen from a boat trip along the coast.
- Suggested time: 2 hrs
- No booking needed
- Suits: Photographers
Open-air; boat trips run daily
BeachesFree
Playa de las Teresitas
San Andrés
A long golden beach near Santa Cruz, made calm by a breakwater and backed by palms, with sand brought from the Sahara.
- Suggested time: 3 hrs
- No booking needed
- Suits: Beach lovers
Open-air; lifeguards in season
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Masca Village
Teno Mountains
A cluster of stone houses clinging to a ridge, reached by a spectacular winding road through the Teno Mountains.
- Suggested time: 2 hrs
- No booking needed
- Suits: Outdoor lovers
Open all day
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