We have selected here the best 5 beaches in Tenerife south that you can easily reach on foot or by bicycle thanks to the promenade that connects all that stretch of coast, from Los Cristians to Costa Adeje.
When you’re holidaying in Tenerife, it’s likely that your accommodation is in Las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Costa Adeje. These areas are home to some of the most well-known and beautiful beaches on the island, making it convenient to enjoy a fantastic beach experience just a stone’s throw from your hotel.
In addition, the southern part of Tenerife is a hub for various sea excursions, including Kayaking, Jet Ski, Diving, Boat trips and more organaized adventure Which you can easily access within a few steps from your hotel. (Explore the best ocean experiences by clicking here)
THE BEST 5 BEACHES OF TENERIFE SOUTH THAT YOU CAN’T MISSS DURING YOUR HOLIDAYS IN THE ISLAND OF THE ETERNAL SPRING.
#1) Playa del Duque
Playa del Duque is a beach of white sand, crystal clear waters and colors that seems to be in the Caribbean. It is also awarded with Blue Flag, quality assurance and cleanliness of the water.
From the beautiful promenade that accompanies it, you can already appreciate all the beauty of the incredible blue tones of the water.
Playa del Duque is a spacious and fully equipped beach, with bars, beach bars for water sports and restaurants on the promenade. It’s the beach for everyone!
It’s pretty quiet, but for being so cute on high season holidays there can be a lot of people.
Perfect for families, groups or also if you want to just relax in the sun.
It certainly deserves to be one of the most famous beaches in Tenerife south!
Location: Costa Adeje
Composition: Clear with sand
Services: Showers and changing rooms, toilets, footbaths, sunbed and umbrella rentals, lifeguard
Accessibility: Easily by foot, bicycle, car, bus (El Duque stop)
Parking: Public and free parking next to the beach
#2) Playa del Camison
El Camisón is a golden beach with fine sand imported from the Sahara desert and crystal-clear water. It has always calm water which makes it perfect for families and everyone wants to swim and play in the water avoiding the ocean waves.
If you are spending your holiday in Las Americas or Los Cristianos this is the best and closest beach you can visit by foot.
Right in the middle of the beach there is a bar with music, cocktails and fresh food, and as it is in such a central area, in the surroundings you can find shopping centers, restaurants, clothing stores and anything you need!
Perfect for families and anyone who wants to spend a relaxing day at the beach
Location: Between Los Cristianos and Las Americas
Composition: Clear with sand
Services: Showers, toilets, footbaths, sunbed and umbrella rentals, lifeguard
Accessibility: Easily by foot, bicycle, car or bus (Zentral Center stop)
Parking: Public and free parking next to the beach
#3) Playa Fañabe
Playa Fanabé is a large natural sandy beach bordered by a beautiful promenade with restaurants, bars and souvenir shops.
It has the distinctive Blue Flag and its water is always quite calm.
The beach is so wide that also if there are many people you go you have space to relax in tranquility or to play with friends (or you can rent a pedal or sign up for a jetski ride).
Perfect also if the plan is to have a drink in front of the sea and have fun with good music on the beach bars. One of the best places is Le Club Beach Bar, where you can relax in Balinese beds while listening to a good DJ set.
It is the beach for everyone: if you want to spend a day of fun, relaxation or letting the children play with sand castles, in any case it is your destination!
Location: Costa Adeje, just after Las Americas
Composition: Mix of white and black sand
Accessibility: Easily by foot, bicycle, car, bus (Playa Fañabé stop)
Services: Showers, toilets, footbaths, sunbed and umbrella rentals, lifeguard
Parking: There are free public parking in the surrounding area (near the Hotel Jacaranda there is a large car park where it is easy to find a place and it is 15 minutes walk away), or private car parks with a good price (€0.80 / €1 per hour)
#4) Playa Diego Hernandez
Playa Diego Hernandez (also called hippies beach) is absolutely one of the most beautiful beaches in the south of Tenerife.
We recommend you to visit this beach both for its tranquility and beauty as well as for its atmosphere. His nickname is not random and it will be easy to find juggling that trains at sunset.
This beach offers you crystal clear waters with turquoise tones, golden sand and an incredible landscape overlooking the neighboring island of La Gomera.
It is divided by two different bays that vary quite a bit depending on the tide (you can check the tides of Diego Hernandez here), anyway you will find without problems enough space to enjoy this beautiful place.
To get there you will have to do a small trekking of about 10 minutes and there is no infrastructure nearby, so we recommend you to bring food and drink.
If you want to spend a day in nature and unspoilt beaches, this is the place for you.
Location: La Caleta (Costa Adeje)
Composition: Natural white sand
Services: Nothing but nature (sometimes there is someone who sells soft drinks and beer
Access: From Costa Adeje it is an hour walking to reach the town of La Caleta, and from there you can follow the trails that climb the mountain to the right of La Caleta Beach (about 20 minutes on the way), or you can reach the village by bus (La Caleta de Adeje stop) and follow the same route.
If you go by car you can follow the road until the Golf Costa Adeje, park in the street and go down walking on the trails you find to the left of the golf course (10 minutes).
Parking: Public and free parking next to the beach
#5) Playa de Abama
Playa de Abama is a little gem that you can’t miss in the south of Tenerife.
It is in a hidden bay outside the Hotel Abama, but everyone can enjoy it.
The gold color of the fine sand is mixed with the incredible blue of the sea, always very quiet because of the stone wall that acts as a breakwater and creates a natural pool in which you have to bathe!
For its clean and crystal clear water it is the perfect place to swim and see the marine world snorkeling.
On the beach you can find sun loungers for rent and a bar that is part of the Ritz-Carlton Abama (so the prices are much higher than the average of Tenerife). The supervision of the hotel staff makes it always a very quiet and controlled beach (so much so that it is forbidden to play with the ball).
Playa de Abama is THE beach for a relaxing day in a postcard cove!
Location: Hotel Abama, Guia de Isora
Composition: Gold sand
Services: Showers, toilets, footbaths, sunbed and umbrella rentals, lifeguard
Access: This is the only one of these beaches that requires transport by car or bus. From the hotel parking it is about a 10 minute walk. Go down to the sea direction and you will find a stone staircase that takes you directly to the beach.
You can easily reach the Hotel Abama by car following the TF-47, or by bus with line 473, stop Abama(T), it is 15 minutes walk
Parking: Public and free inside the hotel, approximately 80 spaces.
