Sports tourism in Tenerife

Tenerife It is one of the fantastic Canary Islands, a fantastic place to spend your holidays in a relaxed way and enjoying the sun and good weather almost all year round. Although it must also be said that Tenerife is a lot more than sun and beach Since there are many things you can do on the island that have nothing to do with throwing yourself on a sun lounger to catch moreno.

Today I would like to focus on the sports tourism, very fashionable nowadays and with which you will take advantage of your rest days to practice those sports that the rest of the year you probably do not have time or that you have to be depending on various things to be able to do them. I give you a list with the sports you can practice in Tenerife:

– Golf: In the southern part of the island you have several places to practice this sport, many of them belonging to a hotel complex, so you can have it all in one.

– Trekking: The northern part of the island is the perfect one for this, especially near Teide, so you can practice it and also reach the highest peak in Spain, from which you also have spectacular views of both Tenerife and the rest of the islands.

– Skydiving: If the adrenaline rush is your thing, you can dare with this, at Tenerife North Airport there is a club that is dedicated to organizing this type of activities.

– Paragliding: Many people practice it on the island since thanks to the wind and the mountains it becomes the ideal place. The best places to practice paragliding are Los Patos, Montaña de Guaza, Izaña Sur, Las Gaviotas, La Corona or Izaña Norte.

– Climbing: You have spectacular places to practice it like Roque de las Ánimas, Los CAptricos, Valle de Arico or Roque de García.

– Scuba diving: The best areas are those in the south of the island, such as Los Cristianos, Playa de las Amércias or Costa del Silencio. You will find species such as morays, anemone prawns, breastplates, cabrillas, trumpet fish and many more. There are many diving schools and in all hotels they can inform you about the courses.

– High fishing: What is most fished are old and bream, having about 10 nautical ports where you can make excursions to do it. Some of the perfect beaches for this type of fishing are Playa del Duque, Playa de Torvisca, Playa de Fañabé or Playa del Bobo.

– Windsurfing: There are a lot of schools to do courses or to rent the material if you already master the subject. The perfect beaches for this are El Médano, Las Américas, Los Cristianos or Arenal beach.

– Candle: There are also schools and places where you can rent everything you need to go sailing. The southern part of the island is the best to practice it.

– Horse riding: If you like horses and horseback riding, you have a lot of places to do courses or excursions to practice it.

– Tennis, squash, paddle: They are very practiced sports on this island so you will find a lot of facilities in almost all municipalities.

Extreme Sport in Tenerife | Classic Collection Holidays (April 2024)