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South Tenerife beaches
- Playa del Duque
- Abama Beach
- Fañabé Beach
- Playa de Masca (Los Gigantes)
- La Caleta Beach
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Can you swim in Tenerife?
Yes, it is possible to swim. What is the Tenerife swimming season? The truth is that you can swim practically throughout the year in Tenerife. For this reason, tourists particularly love coming to Tenerife in the winter, when swimming in many other places by the sea is impossible. Consequently, the high season in Tenerife occurs in winter.
Tenerife is a Spanish island, but it is located much further south of Spain, in the African area, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
The ocean waters that bathe the beaches of South Tenerife are transparent and invite you to enter the water when the ocean is not too rough.
The first sensation you get when entering the water is cold, but if you resist for the first few moments, the bath is very pleasant, and you no longer feel the water’s cold.
Can you swim in Tenerife in April?
Can you swim in Tenerife in April? Yes, of course, you can swim in Tenerife in April. The water is cold at first impact, but after a while, you are inside, it becomes pleasant, and maybe you will never want to get out 😉
Playa del Duque
Playa del Duque is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful beaches in Tenerife. It has an elegant look, here you can find good services, and when the ocean is not too rough, you can also appreciate the transparency of the water.
The beach is flanked by a scenic rocky wall with a somewhat rounded shape, differentiating it from other beaches.
On Duque Beach, time is marked only by the ocean waves that rock you and make you feel their extraordinary strength at the same time. It is very pleasant to stand on the shore, but the waves gradually digging into the sand will bury your feet.
On this beach, the children have a lot of fun running away from the waves.
Playa del Duque Tenerife beachFor More Info about Duke Beach go to the dedicated post
Abama Beach
Abama Beach looks like a precious cove and is a place to visit as a small corner of paradise.
This cove is naturally sheltered from the winds, and the ocean waves crash onto the beach more gently than the wider beaches always present here in Tenerife.
The clear water is absolutely inviting, and swimming here is very pleasant. A ladder on the left allows you to descend from the rocks into the water in a perfect natural swimming pool style.
If you pass the restaurant and take the pedestrian street on the left that runs alongside the rock, you can also see other small and magnificent natural pools.
Who are the real masters of this place? It is the crabs of different colors and sizes that inhabit these waters. You may occasionally see them in groups trying to get out of the water or completely relaxing on the rock out of the water.
Do I have to pay to access Abama Beach?
You can access the beach freely without paying if you want to use only the free beach.
Rental of umbrellas and sunbeds on Abama beach
Is there a beach establishment where you can rent umbrellas and sunbeds at Abama Beach? Yes, a medium/upscale establishment, The Beach Club, is connected to the nearby 5-star hotel The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife.
Although the bathing establishment is associated with the hotel, everyone can use it. In April 2023, the cost of each sunbed was 20 euros, towels included, and the cost of the umbrella was 10 euros.
Lunch at Abama Beach
Still at The Beach Club, you can also get food, but the prices are slightly high, especially for some dishes. I say this even taking into account the portion given for each dish which surely cannot satisfy large appetites.
How to get to Playa Abama? + Abama Beach parking
If you are staying along the Adeje coast in the Duque beach area and Puerto Colon, you will need a car to reach Playa Abama. In any case, it is not too far from the indicated places because you should arrive in about twenty minutes.
Here the Google Position: https://maps.app.goo.gl/izdQAKLE7SQrbNJLA.Playa Abama Tenerife
When you arrive near the beach, you have to take a road with various hotels and residences. You can travel along this road by car, but then you cannot park either along the street or at the end of the street. In fact, you have to park further away and then walk to the beach.
Some car parks are just before this road, but you may find them all full. Alternatively, many park their car on the TF-47 main road in front of the banana plantation.
When planning to go to Abama Beach, you must therefore take into account that you also have to walk a part of the way. It will take you about 15 minutes. Maybe a little less on the outward journey because the road is downhill but a little more on the way back because it is uphill; nothing too complicated anyway because the road is also paved.
At the end of this road, you will find yourself in front of a beautiful view of Playa Abama from above and a stairway that allows you to go down to the beach.
This whole route is not particularly complicated and absolutely feasible, but if someone has problems moving and walking, they can also be accompanied by car down to the beach as in addition to the staircase, there is also a road that can be traveled by car that takes you up down to the beach.
Clearly, at least the driver has to go back to park the car and walk the whole way because you can’t park either along the road that leads to the steps down to the beach, or at the end of the road, or down at the beach.
Is the parking for a fee?
No, there are free parking spaces.
Fañabé Beach
Playa de Fañabé is one of the longest beaches on the Costa de Adeje. It is located between Playa del Duque and Puerto Colón and is, in fact, connected to Playa del Duque and Puerto Colón by a beautiful pedestrian street that runs along the coast and the ocean and which, as you can well imagine, is also very panoramic.
It is by walking along this road from Playa del Duque towards Playa de Fañabé that you arrive at a point above sea level where you can see all of Playa de Fañabé.
This vantage point offers you a beautiful view of the whole of Fañabé beach and is very beautiful to see both during the day and at night.
By day, you can see the length of the whole beach, and you can well see that this is a beach suitable for all those who like to take nice walks on the shore. In the evening, however, you can see the illuminated urban area behind the beach from here. Very nice to see the lights, but this also makes you realize that the beach is in a busy area both day and night.
So if you are looking for an equipped beach, close to bars, restaurants and equipped with other services, Playa de Fañabé is right for you, less so if you are looking for a quieter and more isolated beach.
Advantages and strengths of Playa de Fañabé
Here are the advantages, strengths, or things you can appreciate about Playa de Fañabé:
- The beach is long and is suitable not only for those who like to swim but also for those who love to take nice walks on the shore
- There are many services. By services, I mean not only rental and umbrellas but also bars, restaurants of various kinds (there is also one of the most panoramic McDonald’s I’ve ever seen overlooking the beach), shops just behind the beach where they offer massages, souvenir shops and also shops and kiosks where you can book a range of excursions and water sports.
- The beaches here are clearly of volcanic origin, but the sand of Playa de Fañabé, perhaps more than in others, forms plays of light and dark color near the shore. Very nice to see.
- Towards the middle of Fañabé Beach, there is a pontoon where you can walk towards the ocean. From here, you can observe the beach from a different angle. Better to walk on this pier with slippers as the surface is not perfectly smooth.
- Around the jetty just mentioned, there are large boulders, home to numerous crabs of different sizes, some of which are quite large. They are very nice to be able to observe and photograph.
- Last but not least, the ocean water along the South Tenerife coast is transparent and pleasant to swim in. In some places, this beach is more sheltered from the waves, and when you enter the water, you can walk a few meters before it gets deep.
Disadvantages of Playa de Fanabé
We have just listed the advantages of Playa de Fañabé, but are there also 1 or more disadvantages? Indeed, yes, and here it is:
- It is located in a highly urbanized and touristic area. It is therefore not suitable for those who prefer isolated and wilder beaches.
Are there any bathing establishments in Playa de Fañabé where you can rent umbrellas and sunbeds?
The Fanabé Beach positive aspect of being in a very busy area is that here you can find different types of services and therefore also the rental of umbrellas and sunbeds.
The offer of this type of rental is quite varied as you can choose a more expensive super-comfort solution and a cheaper one, even if still valid.
For example, you can choose to go to “Le Club” to rent a “double bed” with an umbrella for a cost (April 2023) of 80 euros per day with food and drinks included. Approximately half of this amount is the cost of the super double bed, and the other half is a prepaid amount you can use on your choice of drinks and food.
You can find good comfort at ” Le Club, ” but from our experience, the negative note is the music. Being quite repetitive and incessant does not allow you to relax completely, and at a certain time of day, it began annoying me, although it usually does not annoy me. However, it is purely a matter of taste and preference.
You can then order a sangria to consume while you relax on your sunbed and then, at lunchtime, settle down to enjoy a light dish (the portions at “Le Club” are not very generous).
Alternatively, you can go to the “3 Tapas” which is located approximately in the middle of the beach, and rent 2 sunbeds and 1 umbrella for 18 euros per day (April 2023 prices). Personally, I love the location of this bar/beach club because:
- Is located in front of the pier where you can walk and enter the ocean;
- You can admire the many crabs of various sizes that inhabit the boulders around the jetty;
- It is pleasant to swim in the stretch of ocean that is right in front of the “3 Tapas”, to the left of the port if you are facing the ocean, as at certain times of the day, it is more sheltered from the winds, and you can better appreciate the crystal clear water.
Playa de Masca
This beach is in the Los Gigantes area.
La Caleta Beach
La Caleta is a small seaside town in the southern area of Tenerife. In this area, we find a beautiful beach of the same name that remains isolated and quieter than other beaches on the Adeje coast.
The word isolated is not chosen by chance as La Caleta beach, at least if we mean the most beautiful part of the coast and beach, cannot be reached by car, and it is also necessary to take a hilly path to get there.
However, the less adventurous, those who prefer to avoid these paths, shouldn’t despair: some whale and dolphin-watching boat tours stop right in front of this beach and allow you to swim.
This was the case for us when we did the boat tour in the late afternoon with the catamaran. In this case, the tour did not arrive at the Playa de Masca beach for a swim stop but in front of La Caleta beach. This was an excellent opportunity to admire this fascinating stretch of coast from the sea and to swim in the beautiful waters in front of the beach of La Caleta.
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