Black Sand or Yellow Sand Beaches of Tenerife

Tenerife has a very wide range of beaches for visitors to the island to select from, and, after all, beaches are what most holidaymakers want when they are away on vacation. There are black sand beaches, made from the natural volcanic sand, and there are yellow sand beaches, made with sands transported from the Western Sahara, or made with sand collected from the oceanbed. There are very big beaches and small sheltered ones, there are beaches at resorts where it is very simple to get to them, and there are distant beaches which can be only accessible by footpaths or even by boat, in some cases. The beach at Masca is like that because it is only accessible by boat or by taking a protracted and quite tough climb down a ravine. There are rocky beaches and mixed beaches the place there are rocks and pebbles and sand. With all the differing kinds of beaches available you’re positive to find the kind of beach you like best somewhere on the island. So let’s take a look at some of the best beaches of Tenerife.

Playa de las Teresitas beach on the village of San Andres, just up the coast from Santa Cruz the capital of Tenerife, is assumed by many people to be one of the best beach in the island. It’s made from golden-yellow Sahara sand and is a very lengthy beach. There’s a breakwater that makes Las Teresitas safe for bathers. It has palm trees on the high of the beach making it look very tropical and unique, it has a car-park, and is very simple to get to by road.

In the south of the island are the main vacationer resorts of Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas, and never surprisingly these places have yellow sand beaches. Playa de las Vistas is among the most popular of the beaches of the former resort, whilst Playa de Troya is the principle beach at Las Americas. It offers watersports, sun-beds, restaurants and different facilities. Additional up the coast are the beaches of Fanabe and Torviscas.

Also, in the south are the beaches of El Medano. Playa la Tejita is a large sandy beach right here that could be very popular. The only problem with El Medano is it gets very windy however this has made it supreme for windsurfers.

We discover a lot of the black sand beaches within the north of Tenerife, and one of the best is known as Playa Jardin (“Backyard Beach”) at the resort of Puerto de la Cruz. Awarded European Blue Flag standing, this long beach has attractive gardens at the top, therefore its name. Additionally it is proper by Loro Parque (“Parrot Park”), a location very fashionable with tourists on vacation in the Canary Islands.

Further down the northwest coast, right by the town of Icod de los Vinos, famous for its 1,000-yr-old dragon tree, we find the black sandy beach of San Marcos. Sheltered by cliffs and with a seafront with loads of bars and restaurants, this is a real hidden gem, and a extremely popular beach with those who have discovered it.