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Sports
Surfing
SURFING.
Among surfers,
the Canary Islands are known as the Hawaii of
the Atlantic Ocean. Like Hawaii, the water and
air temperatures do not vary much through the
year making surfing in Tenerife a great experience.
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SCUBA
DIVING. Tenerife offers unique conditions
for scuba diving. If you are diving here for example,
you can swim among an incredible quantity of tropical
fish or feed giant rays. In Puerto de la Cruz
there are several diving centres, numerous diving
courses and also diving tours. Popular diving
spots outside Puerto de la Cruz include the Chimney,
Heaven's Gate and the DC3 airplane wreck at El
Sauzal.
CLIMBING.
Due to the pleasant climate of Tenerife, lots
of rock climbers come here in the winter. The
most famous place, Arico, is an open gorge running
north and south with climbing routes on both sides.
There are also a few places in Puerto de la Cruz
where you can climb, for instance near the Martianez
beach.
PARAGLIDING.
It is by no means an exaggeration to say that
Tenerife is one of the most beautiful places in
the world to paraglide as you climb the skies
and look down on such incredible sights at any
time of the yearA classic glide is the half hour
flight over the Orotava Valley, with a height
of 2,100 m, landing in Playa Jardin in Puerto
de la Cruz.
MOUNTAIN
BIKING. The area around the volcano Teide
offers excellent conditions for Mountain bikes
and downhill trips. You can rent bikes from several
places in Puerto de la Cruz or book guided trips
to the mountains. More confident mountain bikers
can take the bus tours to Teide and it's downhill
all the way from there!
WIND
AND KITE SURFING. El Médano in the
southeast corner of Tenerife (about one hour by
car from Puerto de la Cruz) is a great place for
wind and kite surfing. The 2002 double World Champion
Mark Shinn is one of the kite surfers who have
settled down in El Médano. Conditions for
these sports are also often good in Puerto de
la Cruz.
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