Tenerife Nature Tenerife Canaries Spain

Archive for the 'Nature' Category

Loro Parque

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The Loro Parque is a huge zoo in Puerto de La Cruz, situated on the North of the isle of Tenerife. This attraction has been founded by Wolfgang Kiessling and his father. This Park is like a botanic garden and a zoo. Herre you can find many attractions beside a huge variety of animals. Early Loro Parque has been a zoo for lots of species of birds an parrots, some of them in danger of extinction. Nowadays it is one of the most famous and visited tourist attractions on the isle of Tenerife. If you visit Loro Parque you can get immersed in the fascinating world of animals. One of the highlights in this zoo are different animal shows, which you can enjoy in Loro Parque. The latest attraction is a show with Orcas, who have been braught to the zoo in 2006. As well you can enjoy ...

Posted by Anna

Comments: 1 Comment so far » Categories: All about Tenerife, Dolphins, Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Whales

Sunrise on the top of Mount Teide Excursion

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Hotels, beaches, nature, crowds of tourists, food and clubs. These are the well-known attractions of the Island of Tenerife. Sonnenaufgang

But it does not seem so exotic any more. Volcanoes of Tenerife make this place look so special! Have you ever heard about Mount Teide? This place has hardly been touched by the modern civilization. There are 600 volcanoes on the island of Tenerife and Mount Teide is the highest and most impressive one. It is like a mysterious unknown world. The volcano is sleeping (last eruption in 1909), and the access to danger is what attracts most. The Teide Parque Nacional is a small paradise for those who love nature, hiking or trekking. Nothing can stop you from enjoying the beauty of the virgin place. Even the air smells different. Sonnenuntergang

If you want, you can spend the ...

Posted by Anna

Comments: 1 Comment so far » Categories: All about Tenerife, Hiking, Landscapes, Mount Teide, Nature, Photo-Blog, Sunset, Teide National Park

Masca excursion and boat trip to los Gigantes

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Have you ever dreamt of discovering one of the forgotten cities or lost civilizations in Latin America? Now, you have a chance to discover a mystic place, which is situated closer to you than you could ever think. The Masca Hills

“The Forgotten Village” of Masca on the Isle of Tenerife is set in the north western part of Tenerife, just in the heart of the Teno Mountains. Its extraordinary character is stressed by the fact that until 1991 there were absolutely no roads to get there. Masca is an idyllic place, where the time has simply stopped. It is a must especially for walkers and hikers or those who seek for traditional atmosphere of little tapas bars, tiny churches and cosy huts. You may choose from the wide range boat tours from Masca to Los Gigantes (Cliffs ...

Posted by Anna

Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Beaches, Garachico, Landscapes, Los Gigantes, Masca, Nature, Naturism

Mount Teide

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Since 1954 the national park "Parque Nacional de las Cañadas del Teide " covers a surface of approx. 136 km ². It was the third national park which was founded in Spain. With approx. 3 Mil. visitors per year the national park of mount Teide is the most-most visited national park of Spain. "Pico del Teide " is with 3.718 metres the highest mountain of Spain. Furthermore mount Teide is third-highest island volcano of the world. Teide im Sommer

He forms the northern border of the national park. In the south, the west and the east the mount Teide national park is limited by the cañadas, or lava flows which enclose a diameter of approx. 16 kilometres. The park and the lava flows are called "caldera”, what means kettle and describes a broken in place in the volcano which is formed like a kettle. This ...

Posted by Anna

Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: Hiking, Mount Teide, Nature, Naturism, Photo-Blog, Teide National Park

May, the bloom of Tajinaste

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

The spring month May is the month of love, warm temperatures and the of efflorescent biota. Tenerife is a sunny spanish island. 20 % of the vegetation can be found in the national park Teide. In the late spring or early summer, in the months of May and June is the time of flowers in Tenerife. In the rest of the year Tenerife, and the national park Teide resemble a moonscape. But in may it’s the time of the anthesis of the flower tajinaste. The tajinaste, (tajinaste rojo, Echium wildpretii, Tower of Jewel) is a columnar flower with a beautiful and lush red colour. Tajinasten

It is among the category of the tropicals and tender Perennials. It is 4 to 6 feet high (or 1,2 to 1,8 metres). Birds, bees and butterflies love the tajinaste flower. It sows it’s seed for itself. The leaves are herbaceous.

Posted by Anna

Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Mount Teide, Nature, Photo-Blog, Teide National Park

Isle of Tenerife – Blog