Activities in Tenerife Part Two....

To continue our articles on Activities in Tenerife here are more adventures just waiting for you:

Club Hipico - Horse riding in Tenerife south - Do you love to ride, or would you like to try? Tenerife is a wonderful place to enjoy horse riding, with glorious weather and stunning scenery. Whether you want to enjoy a lovely horse trek or would like to get some lessons, you'll receive a very warm welcome from their stables.

With a fantastic large arena for teaching and the surroundings are really charming to do every kind of trekking. They advice you to book your ride a day or 2 before to avoid disappointment.

Lessons: Adult 22 Euros and Children 20 Euros Per hour. Trekking prices start from €22 for 1 hour.

Camel Park: Only a short journey from Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas, set in rural surroundings, you can have a nice time riding a camel, seeing the farm animals (goats, donkeys, ducks, hens, chicks, grey parrots or dogs) and enjoy a drink at the typical canarian house on site. There is also a souvenir shop where you can purchase different presents and camel figures.

There is free transport to the farm from the south of the island.

Entrance & 20 Minute Camel Ride / 10 Euros Children 4 Euros www.camelparktenerife.com

Fishing: You will enjoy 7 hours aboard the Crested Wave with 31/2 hrs surface trolling then bottom fishing for 31/2 hours. The British Skipper and his crew are all fishing enthusiasts with many years experience. They cater for the serious fisherman and are very willing to assist the novice. During your day aboard the Crested Wave you will fish for Tuna, Blue Fin, Yellow Fin, Bonito, Barracuda plus much more. The Crested Wave takes a maximum of 12 fishers plus a couple of spectators.

7 Hrs 89 Euros / Passenger 45 Euros - Half Day 49 Euros / Passenger 25 Euros / Los Cristianos / Daily at 10:30

JetSki: You either love them or hate them…Whatever your age you can indulge yourself. No experience needed! Common sense comes in handy and the driver must be over 16 years old. Race around a triangle of buoys on Yamaha 700 wave runners for approximately 20 minutes. If you fall off the bike stops and you get back on. The ultimate adrenaline ride.

Single 35 Euros - Double 45 Euros / Puerto Colon / 20 minutes

Cable Car – El Teide: Millions of tourists have climbed the mountain formed by the Teide’s volcano located in the heart of the Tenerife. Visitors can reach the summit on foot by climbing the “Montaña Blanca” (White Mountain), or using the cable car which takes visitors to the top in 8 minutes, 3,550 meters above the sea level. There is a restaurant and bathrooms at the base of the Volcano. Cable car prices cost approx 25 Euros. Take your Spanish Residencia for discounts.

Teide is the most visited National Park in the Canary Islands and Spain, with a total of 2.8 million visitors, according to the Instituto Canario de Estadística

The Guanches also believed that Echeyde (Teide) held up the sky. Many hiding places found in the mountains contain the remains of stone tools and pottery. These have been interpreted as being ritual deposits to counter the influence of evil spirits.

Always get more than one quotation for any of the trips you wish to go on as you will find prices can vary depending on where you decide to book. Most will give discounts, certainly for larger group bookings and you can’t lose anything by asking anyway. Remember, Internet bookings can also be another way of saving money! If you are a resident of Tenerife, you may also be entitled to discount.

Sunway Tenerife are also able to provide some of the very best prices in Tenerife for some of the excursions above, and many others. Visit our website here and you will see all the excursions we have available!