Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (Puerto de la Cruz)

Member Name: catherine21

Product:	Puerto de la Cruz
Date:	20/07/09 (25 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Relaxing, sunny, plenty of things to do

Disadvantages: Longish transfer time from the airport

Puerto de la Cruz is a resort in the north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Most of the tourist resorts in Tenerife such as Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos are in the south of the island near the main airport.

One downside to being in the North is that it is approximately a 1 1/2 hour drive to the resort, however I think it is well worth this journey time.

The south of the island is filled with high rise hotels, English restaurants and English tourists. If you are looking for England with sunshine (as lots of people are) then the resorts in southern Tenerife are perfect, but personally I prefer the much more Spanish feeling in the north of the island.

Puerto de la Cruz is a good sized resort with plenty of hotels, shops, bars and restaurants. The sea front is lined with restaurants and shops and it's really enjoyable to stroll along there in the evening.

There are a couple of small shopping centres in the town, and also a large mall which is just outside the resort, and costs around £5 in a taxi to get to.

One of the highlights of the resort is Loro Parque, a wildlife park on the outskirts of the resort. They run a free bus in and out of town throughout the day to take people to the park.

The park is amazing, and houses penguins, gorillas, dolphins, parrots, sea lions, tigers and the most recent addition, killer whales. All of these animals are very well looked after, and all have either been rescued, so if the park hadn't have taken them in they would have died, or have come from other wildlife parks.

The resort also benefits from the beautiful Canarian sunshine all year round, although the north is a little cooler, and greener than the south. This is definitely a good thing in the hot summer months where its temperature is around the early 30s.

The resort isn't a big clubbing one and there isn't a big "bar street" that you often find in holiday resorts. However, there are places to go out if you want to go clubbing, but it's not in your face, so you can easily avoid that scene altogether if you wish.

Puerto de la Cruz is a lovely place to relax and enjoy the sunshine, as well as taking in a few sites and seeing the Canarian way of life.

Summary: A nice relaxing resort with plenty to keep you entertained