WALKING HOLIDAYS IN  TENERIFE CANARY ISLANDS SPAIN

  

 

WALKING HOLIDAYS IN TENERIFE

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WALKING HOLIDAYS IN TENERIFE

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The lush countryside of Tenerife makes an ideal place for a walking holiday.  The volcanic Mount Teide dominates the island which is home to banana plantations, exotic flora and fauna and a host of wildlife.  Apartrent have affiliated with Sherpa Expeditions  to give you a preview of their walking holiday in Tenerife.  Sherpa  have been providing specialist walking and cycling holidays since 1973 and have built up a large customer base much of it through word of mouth recommendation. 

The Holiday

Your first view of the great volcano Mount Teide (3718m, 12188ft) will be from the aeroplane window. A few days later you will be there, walking across the Cañadas del Teide, a massive crater of 16km diameter to arrive at the 4 star Parador del Teide, your overnight stop (2200m). The following day choose between the cable car which takes you to 3550m or the fascinating Roques de Garcia and its lava caves before returning to the warm coast. This is a varied tour, which makes use of the island’s bus service to get to some great walks.

Tenerife is the highest island in the Atlantic and is the largest of the canary islands at 1275 square miles. Mount Teide in the centre of the island is Spain's highest mountain and the third tallest volcano in the world. Walking in the north of Tenerife is hugely varied and our aim is to show you as much as possible. Before the Cañadas del Teide adventure, you walk in the rugged Anaga peninsula - its top covered in dripping ancient 'laurisilva' woodland, descending past fertile cultivated fields, tiny villages, then dry cactus strewn valleys to reach the rocky coast. The next day’s the walk is through a maze of forest trails eventually entering the silent world of tall, majestic canarian pines. Our short coastal walk passes banana plantations and views of the vineyards in the beautiful Orotava valley leading us to the black sand beach of Bollullo with its bar/restaurant.  
 

 

 

Finally we explore the northwest with its own mountain range, the ‘Teno’ and views across the sea to the island of La Gomera and down the cliffs to the impossibly located village of Masca. From the ancient university town of la Laguna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the elegant resort of Puerto de la Cruz on the north coast we have selected a programme of varied walks, which when combined with the walking on Mount Teide make for a wonderful week. Tenerife has an excellent bus service enabling us to keep tour costs down. Discounts on the buses are given to those paying by 'bonobus' cards. A card will be included in your travel pack. The benign Canarian latitude makes this tour possible at any time of year although altitude and microclimates can give many changes in temperature during the same walk. This tour could be combined with the 8 day La Gomera walk to make a fabulous two week Canarian holiday!

For a full itinerary and price, please visit Sherpa Expeditions

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