Tenerife Holidays
Holiday makers would be hard pressed to find a Holiday destination that has a better climate than Tenerife. As the largest of the Canary Islands it has great year round weather that suits British holiday makers year round. In addition to great temperatures, the island has many forests in the north with mountains, deserts and the volcano; Mount Teide. Tenerife has an active volcano which can be seen from almost every spot on the island and this gives it some spectacular beaches featuring its volcanic black sand. When you visit Tenerife you can instantly see why it is classed as a true holiday paradise.
Holidays to Tenerife
Holidays in Tenerife are bucket and spade holidays with a difference, on holiday you can swim and sunbathing on the beaches of Playa de las Americas whilst staring up at the snow-capped peaks of the volcano Mount Teide. It is the highest mountain Spain, standing at over 12,000 feet. There is a cable-car ride to the summit (season dependant) that offers unrivalled views of the lunar-like landscape of its volcanic slopes.
The most popular holiday resorts are in the south of the island such as Playa De Las Americas and Los Cristianos. In the North is the capital Santa Cruz and resorts such as Santa Ursula and Puerto de la Cruz, which is a resort with hotels that are more suited to the more mature traveller, wishing to escape the crowds and buzzing nightlife of the south.
Flights to Tenerife
Flights to the island are direct, and are provided by many low cost and charter airlines. The simplicity of the journey makes it suitable for young families so there isn't to many transfers to worry about. These flights last around four hours, and transfers to resorts and hotels are quick, frequent and often cheap.
Cheap holidays in Tenerife
Much of Tenerife's origins have moved on and made way for popular tourist attractions on this island, but there is still as distinct sense of the way things were with it's strong Spanish flavour. The island creates the natural Spanish style but in a more laid back style without the hustle and bustle of the mainland attractions such as Madrid. The island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is an upbeat town which is geared up for tourism. Its port, where the first shots of the Spanish Civil War were fired, is today a myriad of ferries, jetfoils and freighters. Overall as a popular tourist destination Tenerife is a pleasing place for a package holiday. If you need a relaxing holiday, but don't mind a relatively busy beach in the summer, then this resort with it's fantastic scenery and welcoming attitude is just what the doctor ordered
