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Tenerife, largest of the Canary Islands, is situated 200 miles off the west coast of North West Africa at about 28 degrees latitude and 16.5 degrees longitude. Triangular in shape,) the island would fit into a rectangle about 90 km wide by 80 km high and has a road measured perimeter of about 358 km. Mount Teide, the extinct volcano which dominates the centre of the island stands at 12,200 feet high - and is the highest point in Spain. Its peak can be seen from all of the other Canary Islands. The island is full of natural contrasts, the south being totally different, both visually and climatically, to the North. There are vast areas of stunning natural scenery and a tour of Mount Teide quickly reveals why this particular area was chosen as the backdrop to scenes in famous films such as Star Wars, Planet of the Apes and the Ten Commandments. Volcanic cones are distributed randomly over the whole islands surface and contribute to the amazing landscape. Two busy International Airports and a sea port link, ferry about 1 million hot weather seeking tourists from Europe, USA and the rest of the world. Time Zone Tenerife is due south of London, UK, so Tenerife has the same time UTC (GMT).

Tenerife and the Canary Islands are well linked to the rest of the world, with regular connection flights from Madrid international airport, and direct flights from most other European Airports. Ferry services (including vehicle ferries) are mainly from Cadiz (Spanish mainland) and Santa Cruz, Tenerife. Many other smaller operators provide other, less regular but reliable services, e.g. Cardiff (UK) - Tenerife every 3 months. Apart from that, Tenerife is often a fine weather stopover for various cruise ships.

· North Airport (Los Rodeos) Tenerifes Northern airport is used primarily for domestic flights between Spain and the other Canary islands. Most Spanish National Airline (Iberia) flights use the North airport - so if you are visiting and staying in the South Tenerife, it would generally be advisable to try and arrange a flight that arrives at the Tenerife South airport (Reina Sofia).

· South Airport (Reina Sofia, TFS) By far the busiest Tenerife airport - Reina Sofia takes most of the incoming international tourist traffic. It has a very long main runway and plans for a second runway, running parallel with the existing runways, have been agreed

Port and Marinas Almost all sea traffic, mainland and inter-island ferries, cruise ships and cargo vessels use the islands northern port at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Most imports to Tenerife must arrive at these docks and be cleared by handling agents before distribution. There are several other smaller ports distributed round the island - Los Cristianos for example is used by the Jet Foil and conventional ferry services between Tenerife and the nearby island of Gomera. There are a large number of Marinas all round the coast, from which most of the privately owned boats and yachts operate.

Leisure

The multinational environment results in a fantastic choice of food. Eating out is cheap and few places can offer the equivalent life-style at such an affordable price. Golf Courses, Night Clubs and a host of other amenities give you that mainland feel. Touring, particularly with the fine weather, is most enjoyable - the island is sufficiently large to ensure it will take you a few years of touring to know the place intimately. A number of high quality beaches are now operational. If your your children are keen on In-Line skating - Roller Blading Skate Boarding, Surfing, Wind surfing, Body Boarding, Tennis, Golf - then they will find the local Spanish, English and kids of other nationalities, around at the local sites and facilities, so tell them they can bring their boards etc. Contact us to find out where the local places for these activities are. Most bars and often restaurants provide entertainment from Quiz nights and karaoke to local singers and comedians, you will find all tastes are covered. Cabaret shows, Casinos, Spectaculars are common and can easily be found. () For quieter nights, most hotels and complexs have satellite TV. You can also hire TVs and video players and hire videos. There are several English speaking radio stations, Radio FM 95.3 MHz - Power FM 91.2 MHz- Waves FM 96.8 MHz. One of the places we recommend to visit, is the public BBQ areas of the National Park of Teide. Many visitors miss this type of day out because it is only normally well known and used by local people. These areas are set in the pine forests, the logs are cut by the forestry dept. and all you have to do is take your food and drinks with you for a great day out. You will often find local Canarians singing and playing instruments and more often that not if you are brave enough to make the first move they may well adopt you for the day. The fires are shared and if one is alight just ask if you can use it when they have finished. If the weather happens to be poor at sea level, it is often above the clouds and perfect at this altitude

There are several national Lotteries and these tickets are sold almost everywhere.


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