Tenerife has some great scenery and interesting plants you won’t see anywhere else. The best way to see these is to walk in the country with a knowledgeable guide.
Puerto de la Cruz has many German firms offering day guided day hikes using public buses. We have walked with them and it was fine, but the rest of the guests are German and everything has to be translated for us (my German being somewhat inadequate!), and it can lose a bit in translation.
In December 2010 we found a French/Swiss couple who provide day walks in English. Nadine and Stephane (…) are very knowledgeable about Tenerife, its history, plants, flowers and birds.
The walks are not terribly strenuous, if you like rambling in the UK it will be for you.
The firm’s website is http://www.pasapastenerife.com/ and I highly recommend them. You can also get their leaflet from the tourist office in Puerto. Walks leave from outside the post office (building with a yellow sign) which is one street down from where all the buses leave. Drop them an e-mail if you want to sign up for a walk, or give them a call.
Tenerife has some great scenery and interesting plants you won’t see anywhere else. The best way to see these is to walk in the country with a knowledgeable guide.
Puerto de la Cruz has many German firms offering day guided day hikes using public buses. We have walked with them and it was fine, but the rest of the guests are German and everything has to be translated for us (my German being somewhat inadequate!), and it can lose a bit in translation.
In December 2010 we found a French/Swiss couple who provide day walks in English. Nadine and Stephane (…) are very knowledgeable about Tenerife, its history, plants, flowers and birds.
The walks are not terribly strenuous, if you like rambling in the UK it will be for you.
The firm’s website is http://www.pasapastenerife.com/ and I highly recommend them. You can also get their leaflet from the tourist office in Puerto. Walks leave from outside the post office (building with a yellow sign) which is one street down from where all the buses leave. Drop them an e-mail if you want to sign up for a walk, or give them a call.