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To go on an excursion to Tenerife

Friday, July 15th, 2011
The largest of the seven Canary Islands is Tenerife. About 43% of the Canarian inhabitants live there, and among tourists Tenerife is the most popular of the Canaries. In February 1999 my friends and I decided to book flights to Tenerife as we wanted to spend a great time at the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Before the trip we had created extraordinary costumes for our participation in that special event. We really enjoyed having parties in the streets, dancing to music of Caribbean rhythms, drinking Sangría and meeting people from anywhere. There were many interesting bands and orchestras playing in the streets. The atmosphere was just brilliant! I guess you can imagine we did not sleep too much. My personal highlight was DJ Armand Van Helden´s performance at the Santa Cruz Dance Carnival on Monday of Carnival....

My travel to Tenerife Island in the last Summer

Sunday, May 15th, 2011
In the last summer I traveled in my holidays to Tenerife Island. My hotel was located in Playa de las Americas, this is in the south of the island. Playa de las Americas I was shocked, because my first impression of the south was like an desert. If the trees and plants don´t get water from the resorts, then nothing would grow up there. But it looks very nice. The name of our hotel was "Los Hibiscus", a very nice location. There you can find a swimingpool and the rooms are with balcony. The beach was only 10 minutes away from the hotel. The beach has black sand, but at some bays they put white sand, so it looks like classic beaches. Because of historical reasons, the island arised by volcano activities, the sand has it´s black colour....

Sailing ahead Tenerifes coast

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
For who wants to know the amplitud of the atlantic ocean and the variety of the Canary Islands, a sailing trip round the isles would be an adequate holiday alternative. There are different possibilities to hire a sailing yacht with skipper for a group of friends or the whole family. There are different sport marinas on the isle of Tenerife where you can dock with your own sailing yacht and fill up your water and fuel deposits. One of these marinas is situated in Radazul a few kilometres from Santa Cruz.
Another marina ist situatet in Los Gigantes on the south-east coast of Tenerife. Here you can dock your yacht or rent some sailing yachts. Another possibility is to participy in an organized sailing cruise with professional skippers. You can choose different trips with meals included. From the marina of Los Gigantes are starting other kinds of ...

The most beautiful beaches in the south of Tenerife

Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Tenerife, with its almost 360 kilometers long coastline, offers a huge variety of natural beaches and several formed by men. Particularly, the southern part of the island has very easy access to water. In the major tourist resorts of Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje, you will find some of the island’s most spectacular beaches. Nachmittags am Playa de las Americas It is worth pointing out that several of them gained a reward of the European Blue Flag for their clear water and clean sand. In Los Cristianos you will find two main beaches and several smaller ones, which are situated close to the hotels. The Los Cristianos beach is suitable especially for children. Additionally, it posses plenty of playgrounds and guarantees a great family atmosphere. Playa de las Americas posses ...

The most charming places for you on Tenerife

Friday, August 1st, 2008
Tenerife offers a variable landscape spectrum. Enclosing the bizarre rock formations, which are from a volcanic origin and the craters in the area of Las Cañadas. The area of Las Cañadas with 2000 m of altitude overlooks the drough ocher coloured landscape of the south of the islands, where the most frequented beaches are situated. Teno am Wasser The Teno-range in the west of Tenerife and the Anaga-mountains are a famous destination for active holiday makers and those who like hiking and exploring. The visitor finds many small original villages, which escaped from the mass tourism because of their location far away from the popular beaches and the big cities. One learns about the roots of civilization of Tenerife and can enjoy the intact landscape and meet the autochthonous people living there. Teno Gebirge We explored ...