Tenerife: the sunny south and beyond, for families and couples
Where to stay, how to make the most of a rental car and what is really worth seeing in Tenerife, from Mount Teide to the Los Gigantes cliffs, with kids or as a couple.
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Who this guide is for
Families with kids and couples going to Tenerife for the first time, planning 5 to 10 days and wanting more than a sunbed. It works best if you rent a car, but we also explain how to manage without one.
It’s not the right guide if you’re looking for nightlife tips or want to spend the whole week inside one all-inclusive hotel.
What’s inside
- Which part of the island to stay in, and when to go
- Car or bus: what you need to know about driving and getting around
- What to pack for a day that goes from beach heat to mountain chill
- The places worth your time, with 2026–27 prices: Teide, Masca, the Los Gigantes cliffs, Loro Parque, Siam Park
- Beaches, natural pools and how to check that the water is clean
- Hidden gems that locals recommend to each other, from a black lava volcano walk to a sunset above the clouds
- Hand-picked places to stay in Los Gigantes, Costa Adeje and Los Cristianos, for three budgets
- What to eat, including the island’s famous layered coffee
- A real week’s budget for a family and for a couple
- The tips we wish someone had told us
- Every place from the guide on one map
The twelve question marks are the places we’d plan a Tenerife trip around. They open, with names and photos, in the full guide, together with a Google map of every place, beach and stay we mention.
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