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Three Tenerife resorts joined - Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje - yet each has a slightly different flavour. There's been some rebranding going on here in recent years. No matter which of these three your based in, you've access to a host of Canary Islands holiday attractions including buzzing Tenerife nightlife in clubs, bars and restaurants, Tenerife waterparks (including the big Costa Adeje waterpark) and smaller affairs such as Skypark, and every possible watersports you can think of including diving trips, jet ski, catamaran sailing trips, fun water rides, paragliding and pedalos. Getting about isn't a problem. Numerous green buses pass through both Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos onroute west upto Los Gigantes (Bus no 473), east to El Medano (470) and north to Santa Cruz (487). All buses stop on Avenida Juan Carlos I near the Valdes Center, and there are taxi ranks outside most shopping centres. Parking in Playa de las Americas can be a nightmare if you're just visiting for the day in a car hire, although there are paying car parks underground near the beaches. Free parking is usually available away from the beaches, but you might face a 20 to 30 minute walk to the beach.
Playa de las Americas, out of the three co-joined Tenerife resorts bills itself as a little more upmarket. True enough, there's some luxury 4 and 5 star leisure hotels here, and the bars and promenade are a little swisher than it's neighbour Los Cristianos. Playa de las Americas' nightlife is perhaps more oriented towards the young, stag and hen parties will find plenty of clubs, watersports, and excursions such as karting to keep them happy. Most of the big nightclubs are based in Las Americas, and being centrally placed between Costa Adeje and Los Cristianos, Playa de las Americas is the liveliest of the three and less family oriented than the other two. Titsa green buses run practically everywhere in Tenerife from the main resorts of Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas. Check their weblink right for details of routes and fares.
There's a cetain glitz and glamour to Playa de las Americas, and some have compared parts of it to a mini Las Vegas. Many of the hotels, particularly along the accessible Las Americas promenade are adorned with rather kitsch Romanesque statues and an eccentric mish mash of architecture. The Veronicas area, labelled in the past as a rather seedy affair, has seen some improvements in recent months, after drugs raids, renovation and a general clampdown by local police.
Playa de las Americas is one of the Canary Islands most developed resorts - not much space here left untouched by hotels, shopping centres, bars and restaurants! You're best navigating around Las Americas by hotels and bars rather than street names (which they keep changing anyway!) Resort amenities don't get much better - Playa de las Americas has a fine stretch of manmade beach including Playa del Bobo Las Cuevitas and Playa de Troya. Rows of sunbeds line the beach, plus numerous watersports providers. There's not a bad bit of surfing to be had here when the winds up.
Playa de las Americas' beaches are generally of a better standard, and offer some fine views of La Gomera across the water, and on a clear day Teide rising up in the centre of the island. Bars and restaurants offer familiar English food and beers - not much of a whiff of traditional Canarian food here, but plenty of Macdonalds, Chinese, Tex Mex, and Italian. The Chinese restaurants are particularly good value. All the restaurants, especially along the promenade compete for your business, so expect to be enticed by friendly waiters as you wander for your urr quiet prom stroll! Checkout the street markets in Playa de las Americas, held weekly on Thursday and Saturday mornings in front of the Hotel Esmeralda in Torviscas.
Basing yourself in Playa de las Americas, and Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje to a lesser extent means your at the centre of Tenerife's resort action - this means lots of life and people. If you're looking for resort amenities, but a quieter base pick one of the off-shot resorts further west or east such as Torviscas and Playa Paraiso to the west or Las Galletas to the east.
Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos are the big two resorts in the south of Tenerife. Sheltered superb family beaches with safe and calm bathing are on the menu here. These two longstanding resorts are joined together by a marvellously accessible promenade lined with restaurants offering everything from Chinese to fast food, bars, holidays shops and cafes. Beaches are protected by breakwaters, and Playa de Las Vistas between the two resorts is probably the most accessible beach on the planet for disabled visitors. The promenade too is fully accessible to visitors in wheelchairs (checkout Orange Badge Mobility Specialists weblink right).
Think of a watersport and you'll find it here in Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos - jet ski, fun water rides, pedalos, a spot of surfing, diving excursions, catamaran sailing trips and more. Nearby Costa Adeje bordering on Las Americas is more of the same, but with perhaps more of a family oriented feel going on here - it's newer too. The best choice of waterparks and themeparks in the Canaries, plus golf complexes Sky Parks, Go-Karting, nightclubs, bars and restaurants.
The big Tenerife resorts including Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas offer a superb choice of fishing trips from their harbours, including carp fishing Tenerife. Just look for the lines of kiosks both at Los Cristianos around the port adjacent to Playa de Los Cristianos, or alternatively seek out the Water Sport Club, Puerto Colon, Costa Adeje. There's a wide choice of Whales and Dolphins watching trips, plus a huge selection of nearby theme parks including Monkey Park Tneerife, Jungle Park, Costa Adeje Waterpark, Camel Rides and botancial gardens. Checkout the weblinks right for details!
Casinos are here too, checkout Casino Playa de las Americas, Hotel Gran Tinerfe, Costa Adeje. Tel: 922 79 37 58.
Aqualand Costa Adeje is the big waterpark down in South Tenerife, Avda. Austria - Costa Adeje. Tel 922 792226. Checkout the weblink right for full details.
Camel Park, Carretera, Los Cristianos, Tenerife. Tel: +34 922 721 080. Open daily from 10am to 5pm. Free bus services to the Camel Park for camel rides run regularly from Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos. Camel rides are usually about 1 hour, and there's ample facilities on-site including a cafe. (Exit 27 off the TF1, just up from Los Cristianos).
Monkey Park Tenerife, Entre Guaza y Los Cristianos, Tenerife Sur. Tel: 922 79 07 20. Open 9.30am to 5pm daily. Checkout the Monkey Park weblink to the right. Jardines Del Atlantico Canarian Theme Park, Ctra Guaza-Valle San Lorenzo 38626 Arona. Tel. 922 720 403. (situated near Los Crisitanos). Parque Exoticos, Cactus and Animal Park, Autopista del Sur Salida 26 Los Cristianos, Tenerife. Tel: +34 922 795 424.
Jungle Park, Parque Las Aguilas, Carretera, Los Cristianos, Arona. Tenerife. Tel: +34 922 729 010. Jungle Park's weblink for full details is to the right. Centrally placed for easy access from Las Americas and the Cost Adeje resorts is Sky Park Tenerife, Calle Castilla s/n, Torviscas Bajo 38660, Adeje, Tenerife. Tel: +34 922 716 395. There's a good selection of waterpark rides here, plus a big bungy tower. Free buses run to Skypark from all the major resorts in the area.
Quad Safari, CC Malibu Park, L8, Playa de las Americas, 38660, Tenerife. Tel: +34 922 714 596.
Karting Club Tenerife, Carreteera Del Cho, (entre Guaza y Las Chafiras), Autopista del Sur, Km, 66, Arona. Tel: 922 73 07 03. Free pick-ups from hotels in the main Tenerife resorts are available. Open daily from 10am.
Golf las Americas. 38660 Playa Las Americas Arona. Tel: +34 922 752005. This 18 hole Tenerife golf course is situated slap bang in the middle of Playa de Las Americas, Tenerife's top resort. The course is a Par 72 course, with an attractive setting offering views out to sea, plenty of obstacles including lakes, and a driving range, golf classes and club rental all available. Check out the weblink right for more details. Golf del Sur, Urb. Golf del Sur. Avda Galvan Bello s/n .38639 San Miguel. Tel:+34 922 738170. A 27 hole golf course with ravines, beautiful plants and flowers, wide fairways and close to all the big Tenerife south resorts. It's popular for competitions this course (check Golf del Sur's weblink right for more details).
Golf Costa Adeje, Finca de los Olivos, s/n 38670 Adeje, Tel:+34 922 710000. It's a big golf course this one, with 27 holes, a large clubhouse, and numerous lakes and gorges. Take the lift with your golf buggy down to the on-site driving range. There's a golf school and bar here too. Golf Costa Adeje's weblink is to the right for more details.
Los Palos Golf Center, Ctra. Guaza - Las Galletas, Km 7, 38627 Arona, Tenerife.Tel: (0034) 922 169 080. A short but challenging golf course with 9 holes/27 par. A bar and golf school is on-site (weblink right). Amarilla Golf, C/ Urb. Amarilla Golf. 38639 San Miguel. Tel: +34 922 730319. An 18 hole with stunning views out to sea.
Tenerife nightlife is renowned, sometimes for the wrong reasons as in rescent years the Veronicas area of Playa de las Americas has had a somewhat negative press. After a few drug raids and a bit of smartening up they seem now to have it in hand. There were apparently a couple of murders here! Playa de las Americas remains the big one for pumping nightlife, with an excellent choice of bars lining the promenade and especially around the Veronicas and Starco Commercial Centres. Nightlife here is also good for families, with many of the larger hotels offering in-house entertainment, and most of the bars and restaurants welcome children and families with open arms.
Playa de las Americas remains popular with younger groups, and indeed is a top choice of stag and hen weekends. Neighbouring Los Cristianos has perhaps even more of a family atmosphere than Las Americas. It's also popular with holidaymakers who have mobility issues - Los Cristianos is tops for disabled access! The bars and restaurants here have a lower key vibe, with a spot of live music, karaoke and all round family entertainment.
Nightlife goes on well after 12 midnight in Playa de las Americas (whereas in neighbouring Los Cristianos it tends to shut down at midnight). Las Veronicas situated on Playa de las Americas' border with Costa Adeje is still the hub of the nightlife, with enough bars and clubs here to keep most partygoers happy. Most of the 18 to 30s head here for late night entertainment.
Playa de Las Americas Tourist Information Centre, Centro Comercial City Center (near Parque Santiago II). Tel.: 922 797 668. Playa de Las Vistas Tourist Info, Playa de las Americas, Paseo Maritimo s/n, Tel. 922 787 011.
Costa Adeje Tourist Info Centre, Avda. Rafael Puig, 1 (adjacent to Playa de Troya). Tel.922 750 633. (an excellent tourist information centre, with some great maps here too!). Adeje - Playa Fanabe, Avda. Litoral. Tel./ Fax 922 716 539.
Los Cristianos Tourist Info, Centro Cultural (Casa de La Cultura), C/ General Franco, s/n (near the Mobil gas station). Tel.: 922 757 137. Las Galletas Tourist Info, Paseo Maritimo Dionisio Gonzalez Delgado. Tel./Fax: 922 730 133. In San Miguel - Avda. Galvan Bello, s/n - Golf del Sur, Tel.: 922 73 86 64.
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