Tenerife Travel Guide

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Tourists love a certain place either because it is highly urbanized or it’s very close to nature. The island of Tenerife falls on the latter. So, if you are someone keen to nature and everything green, it sure would not be hard to fall in love with the island.

Canary Islands’ largest island, Tenerife attracts many tourists every year mainly for its spectacular top Tenerife attraction and vigorous Tenerife nightlife. Although a part of Spain, Tenerife’s proximity to Africa makes it more interesting and inviting to visitors. It has over 800,000 people inhabiting its 2,034.38 square kilometers area, and takes 43% of Canary Islands’ population making it its most populated island.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island’s capital, is where the island council is seated.

Landscapes and Nature

Tenerife, being among the seven islands comprising the Canary Islands, has a landscape and natural characteristics that is hard to find elsewhere in the world. Among the things which make it – and the whole Canary Islands – stand out are its volcanic origin and its closeness to the Equator; being an archipelago and the trade wind’s passage further add to the island’s uniqueness and beauty.

Flora and Fauna

Despite its small surface area, Tenerife is still remarkable for its ecological diversity. It is home to about 1400 plant species, a hundred of which are entirely endemic to the island, while a hundred of fish species and several birds, reptiles, amphibians, and land mammals can also exclusively found in Tenerife. Prior to the aborigines’ arrival, Tenerife was even inhabited by now-extinct animals like the giant rat and the giant lizards.

With a lot of extraordinary sights and experience to offer, Tenerife is one very interesting place to be. Learn more about its culture, attractions, people of Tenerife, weather, and tours among others in the corresponding pages from this website!

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