In this thing you need to know about going holiday to the Costa Adeje in Tenerife.
If you haven't booked yet this is also a great video to see what to
expect and if Costa Adeje is actually the right holiday destination for you or not.
Also in this video we're going to look at some tips that can save you lots of
money, a few small things to watch out for and the a lot of tips that will make
your holiday even better. Costa Adeje has many different beaches Puerto de Colon
beach for me is the least nice it's kinda small and very often crowded but I
can see the appeal for families with small children as it is close to many
hotels and has everything close by that you might need for a beach holiday with
the kids and small soft waves sheltered from the ocean. Playa de Torviscas
and Playa Fanabe think are much nicer they also are the bigger beaches
in this area with some more upscale sunloungers, Balinese beds and beach clubs.
You will find many snack places next to the beach as well as some things for the
kids like a mini golf area and even a daycare and what I would call like a
play care center. My favourite beach in this area is the Playa del Duque a nice,
little and more upscale feeling beach with some of the most soft and white
sand in the area and also closest to some of the more expensive hotels in
this area.
So in the Costa Adeje, in general you will find some of the nicest biggest and most
modern and newest hotels out there. I'm not gonna cover this in this video
because it would make it too long however if you are about to book your
hotel but still quickly want a second opinion know that I visited many of
these hotels and you can always write me a quick email on this email address and
I will be glad to figure out with you if this is really the right hotel for you
or not.
If you want to go clubbing or partying in the Costa Adeje you will find some bars
that will be open till late but not many clubs. For the real clubbing and partying
nightlife take a walk or a taxi to Playa de Las Americas just next door,
especially the Veronica's area that is the most active clubbing and nightlife
in Tenerife. So one of these things you should definitely do when you're staying
in the Costa Adeje is to go to the Siam Waterpark. It's really
closeby and also they have a free bus service going all over the coast the
Costa Adeje. So they come and pick you up for free. It's claimed to be one of
the best water parks in the world but I don't know this but I've been to a
lot of water parks in Spain and this is definitely the nicest one I've been to.
There's also an other water park I would not go there, it's cheaper but it's a
whole different experience. I would say pay a couple of euros more and go to
the Siam Water Park, it's gonna be a unique experience great for the entire family. I
would definitely advise the Siam Water Park. So one of these things you're
always told when you go to Tenerife is that you have to up Teide and I
would say it's not any more like this. Now it's so busy, there's so many buses. I
would not advise it. If you're going go for the sunset or go for the night
experience. These are really unique it's really amazing views and it's very
peaceful and quiet. So I would definitely advise if you go up Teide, first of all
take warm clothing either if you're going in the day or the night time
because it can get very cold and either do like the sunset or the nighttime
experience, it's really amazing. One of the things I would definitely advise
when you go to the Costa Adeje that is to get a rental car at the airport
preferably or in your resort. It's really cheap, you can get one for 10 or 15
euros a day if you rent it for an entire week and this is fully all inclusive so
all the insurance like zero access is included. So one of the reasons I would advise this
is especially in the Costa Adeje it can be quite much uphill that your hotel or
your accommodation is. A lot of people don't understand this before going there
but a lot of the hotels are quite uphill so if you have a car it's
really easy. Also to go to the bigger supermarkets, so you can do cheaper
shopping or if you want to go to the other side of the island to see
some of the parts there, or the beaches there, or if you want to drive up Teide...
for all of these reasons it's really gonna pay off. It's a really good
investment to rent the car for like 10 or 15 euros a day. If you want to rent
a car at the Costa Adeje of at the airport you can find all the companies I
used on my website www,.checkedholidays.com/cars .
Restaurants you will find all over the Costa Adeje and there is a really large
choice. With Playa de las Americas just next door and within walking
distance, you have an even larger choice of restaurants. In both these areas, when
going to any restaurant are just having a drink watch out for the upselling, the
wrong bill or any extra charges. I have been traveling all over Spain to
hundreds of destinations but in the Costa Adeje and Playa de las Americas
this was the more prolific I have encountered. Many dishes are advertised
very cheap outside but then are served with special sauces or something
without you asking that are billed separately, in some places the food is
cheap but then the drinks are extremely expensive to compensate and one time
while having a coffee I was in a hurry and I wanted to pay so I wanted to pay
directly with the waiter to avoid any waiting and he wanted to charge me 3
euro 50 cents when I said this is kind of insane for this place and wanted to
see a bill it was only 2 euro 15. Still the exact same coffee or even
better one in Santa Cruz the capital is only about 1 euro or so. So do be aware
of these scammy type practices.
So there's also three quick things I want to give you a little bit more of
his information and a warning about when going to the Costa Adeje.
This is when traveling in the Costa Adeje you might find a lot of fliers
on the street. Just stay away from these. Most of the time they involve some kind
of excursion that is really cheap but they don't say you, or sometimes
they do mention it very slightly, is that you will have to go on an sales
presentation for like 1 or 2 or 3 hours where they try to sell you lots of stuff.
So stay away from this. The same also counts for when people approach you on
the street and give you a lottery ticket and suddenly you win something. This is most
of the time that you are going to a timeshare sales presentation so.
So stay away from these things, you don't have to be dealing with any of
this. so when you go to the beach in the Costa Adeje pretty much, at
least once on your holiday but most likely more often, is that you're going
to be approached by people who offer you free fruit but as soon as you accept it
you have either taken too much or you were supposed to just look at it if you
wanted it or anything like this. As soon as you accept it basically you now owe them
money stay away from these kind
of things. You don't have to be dealing with it. If you are offered any free fruit or
any free food just don't accept it. The Canary Islands and Tenerife in
general for many years have this reputation of having cheap electronics.
And this is kind of true but what is also true that the difference really
ain't that much. It's all about sales tax. The sales tax is a little bit
lower but really it doesn't make so much of a difference. The reason you can find
really good deals on Tenerife is because there's lots of like kind of sh*tty
companies out there who will either sell you fake brands, or they will play tricks
on your credit card, or they will upsell you things, or get you through this whole
kind of confusing sales thing and you end up buying more than you need. Just
don't deal with it, stay away from any electronic shops in Tenerife, buy it at
home where you have a proper two-year guarantee at least if you're from one of
the European Union countries you wil have a two-year guarantee which you may or may
not get on the things you buy in Tenerife
depending on the shop you buy it in. So do know that Tenerife is a very nice place but
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easy. So what is the best way to get you to the Costa Adeje. Well this
depends a little bit, but most of the time people will travel to the South
Airport. There's also the North Airport on Tenerife, where you depending on the
country you're traveling from, you might find cheaper flights going there so both
are an option. Do know the North is a little bit further driving so you
will pay a little bit more on transport as well. But the one in the south is
normally the closest one so in this case I'm going to talk about traveling from
the South. A bus traveling from the South Airport will normally cost four euros
and we'll get you there in 30 minutes. But do know that this is just to the
main bus stop. A lot of the hotels are far away from the main bus stop, so I
would definitely not advise this because you will have to do a lot of walking or
take another bus. A better option I think, is to take a shuttle bus. They will
actually drop you off at your reception. These are five euros, so just one euro
more and normally the driving time is more or less the same. I would especially
advise this if you're traveling to Costa Adeje with small children or
people who are not that good at walking. So do also know that the taxi is also an
option at 25 euros in the daytime or 32 euros in the night time or the weekend.
The bus ticket you can just buy on the bus it's very easy but the shuttles you
have to book before online because there's no option to book them in the
airport. The taxis I would advise them to book online, not to be stuck in a
traffic jam and just have the meter run up, so you have a locked-in price. If you
book online, all the companies I used while traveling to Tenerife and when I
travel to Tenerife still use you can find on my website Checkedholidays.com/links .
So when should you be visiting the Costa Adeje? Well know that this area basically
has two different types of climates. One is wintertime, it's November December
January February March and people in Europe have this understanding that this
is the best weather they have on Tenerife but it's not true, it is still great
weather however. It's one of the only places in Europe where you can find this
great weather in these days and this is also why it is that popular. The average
temperature here is going to be a high of 21 degrees and the low of 15 degrees
but do know that there's gonna be plenty of days where it's going to be much
hotter than that as well. Rain there's only gonna be five days a month so
really not that much. It's about one day a week. And the sea temperature is 19
degrees, so not really warm but plenty good for taking a dip. So when are the
hottest summer months in the Costa Adeje? Well these are May, June, July,
August and September. These are typical summer beach holiday months. The average
temperature is gonna be on the high 25 degrees and
on the low 19 degrees. So most of the time is gonna be much hotter than this
as well you're pretty much guaranteed not to see any rain if you're only
coming for a week or two weeks because it's only gonna rain one day a month and
sea temperature is going to be around 22 degrees which normally for most people
is a plenty nice temperature to take some swims. So two exceptions
to the rule are basically April and October. This isn't quite winter and this isn't quite summer, it's
somewhere in between. Together with March and November
normally you can find in these four months March, April, October, November
the best deals on Tenerife. So if you're looking at traveling on a
budget, have a look specifically at these months as long as you're traveling
outside of the Easter or other holidays you can find the best deals here. If you
are not 100% sure if this i the right holiday destination for you,
you can have a look at this video where I cover all the holiday destinations in
Tenerife and if you already know that this is the right holiday destination for
you you can click here to go to the website and there you can find a
selection of the best hotels you can also instantly price compare them to see
which one is the best one for you.