Cheap Holidays to Tenerife

Tenerife is one of the Canary Islands. The location of these islands means that they benefit from year round sunshine yet are conveniently less than 5 hours from the UK by air. Tenerife is perhaps the most popular of the Canary Islands with British holidaymakers.

There is something for everyone on this beautiful islands including lively nightlife, great beaches and stunning scenery. The volcanic landscape makes for dramatically contrasting scenery with some beaches being black volcanic sand and others of the man made golden variety.

Tenerife has many British visitors and caters very well to the British Market. Some resorts are a home from home with British style pubs and plenty of British food on offer. Other resorts are more international and you can find plenty of authentic Canarian food including tapas and paella.

Tenerife is quite a large island and is made up of many resorts with something to suit all tasted and budgets. If you are looking for somewhere lively and fun then you can find no better resort than Playa de Las Americas. Situated in the south of the island this action packed resort is popular with young holiday makers looking for lively bars and clubs and it has these in abundance.

There is also a good mix of accommodation ranging from 5 star luxury hotels to basic self catering apartments. There is also a long golden sandy beach offering numerous waters sports and stretching to the neighbouring resort of Los Cristianos.

Los Cristianos is a slightly smaller resort which tends to be quieter and more family orientated. It is a pretty resort with a great beach and plenty of bars and restaurants of its own. The easy access to the bright lights and clubs of Playa de las Americas make this resort popular with those who like to be close to the action but not in the thick of it! Los Cristianos also has a good selection of hotels and apartments including plenty of family friendly hotels with kids clubs and evening entertainment.

The resort of Costs Adeje is also within easy reach of Playa de Las Americas but is a generally more upmarket resort and is home to some of the finest hotels in Tenerife. This attractive hillside resort has a beautiful harbour and many wonderful restaurants as well as a decent selection of bars and a great beach which is popular with families and couples.

Puerto de la Cruz is situated in the north of the island. This resort attracts a fashionable and international crowd and has many top quality hotels as well as a stunning harbour which is surrounded by stylish bars and some of the best restaurants on the Island. Being on the north of the island means it tends to be cooler and so is less of a beach resort and more a place to be seen! There is also a very trendy nightclub and casino here.

We Brits like nothing better than to escape the cold winter at home and this is why Tenerife is so popular. In recent year new resort have sprung up where there were once small villages and this is true of the up and coming resort of Golf Del Sur. As the name suggests this is a paradise for keen golfers and there are some world class courses here. This is a predominantly British resort with a good selection of hotels as well as some bars and restaurants which tend to attract an older generation.

Tenerife is an island of two halves with the south being a year round sun trap and the north being cooler with more cloud cover. The north also tends to attract more international holiday makers while many of the resorts in the south are predominantly popular with us Brits. There are plenty of things to see on do on the Island including a good choice for organised excursions and boat trips. The botanic gardens are really worth a visit and the Medieval Night and Aqua Park are fun for the whole family.

Cheap holidays to Tenerife are offered by many travel agents but we favour Thomson for fantastic deals on Tenerife flights and hotels as well as whole packages.  Some of the latest deals at the time of writing include:- 7 nights self catering in Los Cristianos from Bristol from just £224 per person 7 nights self catering in Golf Del Sur from Manchester from just £337.87 7 nights self catering in Playa de las Americas from Manchester from just £402.23 Tenerife holidays are available from many regional airports throughout the UK so check out the latest Tenerife offers from your local airport at Sunshine.

Tenerife will suit holidaymakers looking for fun in the sun - with a mix of great weather, fantastic beaches and good nightlife.  Tenerife is also recommended for holidays outside of the regular holiday season as the climate is warm all year round.  Tenerife holidays are always popular for those looking to get away for Christmas or New Years Eve too.