Tenerife

Tenerife is the striking (and slightly saucy) grand dame in the archipelago family. Step beyond the lobster-red tourists and what you’ll find is a cultured and civilised island of extraordinary diversity.
The potpourri of Tenerife's experiences includes tropical-forest walks and designer-shop struts; dark forays into volcanic lava; a sexy and sultry Carnaval celebration that’s second only to Rio, and a stash of museums, temples to modern art and creaky old colonial towns. But above all else, this is an island of drama, and nothing comes more dramatic than the snow-draped Pico del Teide, Spain’s tallest mountain and home to some of the most fabulous hiking in all the country.

recent Tenerife adventures

Spain / Mar 2011
This time it was summit of Pico del Teide, third highest volcano in the world (still active, fortunately dormant) located on rocky Tenerife, with its 3718 metres, and then Pico Viejo on the way back.