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Tourist
Offices
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Plaza
de España
1, Palacio Insular
Santa Cruz de
Tenerife
Tel: 605586
Reina
Sofía airport
Tel: 773067
Plaza
de la Iglesia
3, Puerto de la Cruz
Tel: 386000
Pueblo
Torviscas
s/n, Adeje
Tel: 750633
Playa
de Médano
El Médano
Granadilla
de Arona
Tel:773067
Avda.
Paseo Marítimo
s/n, Santiago del Teide
Tel: 110348
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Car
Hire
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Theme
Parks
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Octopus
Aquapark (near Playa de las Americas)
The Octopus water theme park, situated near Playa Las Americas,
is open all year round, 10am to 6pm daily. One of Tenerife's
great attractions, it features superb selection of sun bathing
areas, slides, tubes, pools, diving boards , dolphins shows
and a relaxing 'lazy river'. Attractions include safe, supervised
climbing and playing structures for children, and high safety
standards. Facilities include restaurants and changing rooms.
Loro
Park (Puerto de la Cruz, North Tenerife)
This
fabulous Puerto de la Cruz attraction is a Thailand styled
tropical paradise. It has the worlds largest parrot collection
and unforgettable Dolphin Sea Lion & Parrot shows, as
well as the world's longest underwater ' walkway' tunnel
(through a shark and fish filled aquarium). Tiger Island,
Gorilla Jungle and the Bat Cave are j just a few of the
many attractions here. Open daily. 08.30 - 17.00. Free 'road
train' ride to and from Playa Martinez (centre of Puerto
de la Cruz) are every 20 ins.
Ecological
Park (Las Aguilas Nr. Los Cristianos)
75,000
sq. metres of tropical gardens. Many natural attractions,
exotic wildlife, crocodiles, penguins, elephants and a variety
of 'birds of prey' - which are used for exciting 'demonstrations
set in open arenas. Open all year with free buses from Playa
Las Americas.
Bananera
Jardines del Atlantico
(at Busanada, Nr Los Cristianos)
Included
amongst the abundance of tropical plants and trees, you
will also see a model of Tenerife explaining the water system
of the island. Open daily they have a free bus from Los
Cristianos/Playa Las Americas
Bananera
El Guanche
Visit
their spectacular array of 400 species of cacti, thousands
of tropical plants and trees. Bars, souvenirs, video show
every 20 mins.
Camel
Park (Near Los Cristianos)
Enjoy
a ride on the typical Canarian animal. Afterwards enjoy
an Arab tea or meal. Open daily from 10.00 - 19.00 on the
road from Los Cristianos - Chayofa. Free bus from Los Cristianos/Playa
Las Americas
Cactus
and Animal Park (Near Los Cristianos)
A
botanical garden specialising in cacti and plant life from
the arid regions. The animal park, houses a variety of species
from marmosets to terrapins. Next door is Amazonia, 7000
sq m of tropical rain forest. Exotic birds fly freely and
there is s a beautiful collection of hummingbirds, a host
of other game birds, parrots and reptiles. Open daily from
10.00 - 18.00. Free bus from Los Cristianos/Playa Las Americas
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Bars
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There
are many hundreds of different bars and restaurants within
15 minutes drive of Amarilla Golf, and you can expect to
pay around £5 or so per person for a really good 2 to 3
course meal, which would be a fraction of what you would
expect to pay in UK for something similar. Eating out is
usually a social event lasting most of the evening. It is
common for you to receive complimentary liquor from the
management with your bill.
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