Playa San Marcos with its popular black sand beach lies a few kilometers from Icod de los Vinos in the northwest of car hire tenerife With great views of Mt Teide the seafront is sheltered by cliffs with Garachico and its El Roque just along the coast. The beach is popular with sunbathers, swimmers and anglers fishing from the rocks. Caves and ravines in the cliffs offer climbers great sport. Many fiestas are celebrated in the town square although other festivities like the Night of San Juan take place on the beach. La Suerte pyramid on a banana plantation is a must see for any visitor.

El Risco in San José de los Llanos is a really unique cabin-style bar set in a truly rural location of forests and mountains a very popular venue for rock,folk and blues musicians. Situated up a mountain it has pine woods all around it that offer some incredible pathways for exploring. Great food, beautiful scenic location and some live music make this place worth a visit.

Erjos freshwater ponds were formed many years ago after topsoil was dug out of the area and it naturally filled up with rain water. The terrain offers plenty of wildlife and incredible scenery.

Pyramids of Guimar are well worth investigating as there is a continuing debate concerning their authenticity. Guimar looks out over the sea and has the magnificent backdrop of the mountains behind it and you can’t help but admire the scenery. The 6 stepped-pyramids were scoffed by many as just a pile of stones but Dr. Thor Heyerdahl, thought differently.

Cloud Forests of Aguamansa lies through the Valle de la Orotava on the way to Mt Teide, an incredible forest full of Canary Pines and Tree Heather draped in Old Man’s Beard lichen and carpeted with moss.

El Botanico in Puerto de la Cruz is an incredible botanical garden with a fantastic selection of ornamental and fruit-bearing trees, flowers, including exotic orchids, many cacti, creepers and vines and 2 big garden pools with water lilies, dragon flies, terrapins and fish.

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