Tenerife offers a large variety of all kinds of outdoor sports and activities. For all ages, with our without children and for every fitness level. We are happy to bring you together with the renowned active tourism companies and help you with the organization of your favorite sport.
In Tenerife you can practice this exciting sport all year round. Fly in tandem with an expert pilot and enjoy amazing views of the northern coast and the Teide National Park.
The main flight areas nearby are Los Realejos, Puerto de la Cruz and Icod de los Vinos. Tenerife’s top glide starts at 2.250 m where you fly above the clouds towards the sea. Try the brandnew experience „Hike & Fly“, an all-inclusive-package that combines hiking with paragliding.
Tenerife’s varied landscape offers over 200 km first-class BTT trails. The network of tracks is made up of 4 main routes, the North Route is the longest with a total of 84 km through natural forest spaces.
Near Tabaiba Guesthouse you can start top loop trails like Masca and Santiago del Teide (63 km) or around the Chinyero volcano (21 km). We bring you in contact with local companies that offer both rental or guided tours.
You can store your bike for free in our guesthouse.
All over the island you have lots of routes of different levels. You can cycle at sea-level or at an altitude of over 2.000 m. A wide range of specialized shops provide you with any technical service or bike you need.
From Tabaiba Guesthouse starts a 3-hour round trip of 54 km to Masca, Santiago del Teide, Erjos and Garachico. Another possible route of 75 km and a duration of 3,5 hours brings you from Buenavista to Punta de Hidalgo in the northeastern point of Tenerife.
We store your bike for free during your whole stay.
Tenerife offers a vast number of sport and traditional climbing trails as well as extensive bouldering. Countless slabs, overhangs and everything in between are waiting for you.
The most important climbing areas near Tabaiba Guesthouse are in Icod de Los Vinos (Playa San Marcos) and Santa Úrsula, both at the ocean with beautiful sea views. You can also try Deep Water Soloing (psicobloc). We have a climbing guide of Tenerife in our library that we put at your disposal.
Clear, warm waters year-round and underwater volcanic columns teeming with marine life make Tenerife an excellent destination for divers.
The top spots nearby: Las Anclas and The Cathedral of Garachico, The Cathedral of Puerto de la Cruz and El Guindaste in Los Realejos. We can bring you together with local dive schools and instructors that offer private dive experiences for all levels with pick-up at our guesthouse.
This sport offers you the possibility to explore the most beautiful untouched areas of Tenerife. Using special techniques with ropes, you will be able to enjoy in a funny and exciting way the most virgin places. We have water canyons with waterfalls, natural pools and slides or dry canyons of stunning beauty offering incredible views, geological natural monuments and endemic flora that will inspire you.
We collaborate with the company Natura Xtreme Tenerife that provides you with a variety of canyoning activities of all levels, in the company of an accredited and experienced local guide.
Enjoy dolphins accompanying you on your spectacular kayak trip in small groups of adventurers. You will see impressive landscapes of cliffs, caves and natural coves.
You can rent your own kayak or participate in an organized activity combined with swimming, snorkelling or with dolphin- and whale watching. The most popular places for kayaking in the North are from Punta de Teno to Masca beach along the impressive cliffs of Los Gigantes, Garachico coast or Playa San Marcos in Icod de Los Vinos.
Tenerife north receives groundswells like in Hawaii, Caribbean and South Africa, which gives the surfers especially in winter big and beautiful waves. In general, the northern coast is more suitable for experienced surfers. Different surf shops and schools can provide the board you need.
The top waves nearby are La Caleta de Interán, El Socorro in Los Realejos and Martiánez in Puerto de la Cruz. Las Arenas beach in Buenavista del Norte is popular with local surfers during the summer months.
Explore the beauty of Tenerife’s northwest with an electric mountain bike. A local company offers different guided tours of different fitness levels that all start from our guesthouse. You can cycle along the rough coast, through lush laurel forest or volcanic landscapes of stunning beauty.
You can also rent your E-bike for one or more days and discover by your own or with your friends or family. Your bike will be delivered to our guesthouse and we store it for free.
Enjoy an organized 1,5-hour boat trip starting from Punta de Teno to Masca beach. A local company offers you this possibility several times a day.
Discover the northwest coast of Tenerife in a different way and get impressed by the stunning views of the sea cliffs of Los Gigantes (650 m). The trip includes a stop for swimming and snorkelling in the crystal-clear water of the Atlantic and, if you are lucky, you will see dolphins accompanying your boat.
Snorkel on the surface of the Atlantic with sea turtles, discover lava-spikes or get impressed by tropical fishes – snorkelling is a good way to discover the fascinating underwater world without the need to have a license.
In Buenavista del Norte you will find companies that offer daily boat excursions from Punta de Teno to Masca Beach. The bay of Punta de Teno is very popular amongst snorkellers, as you can swim here with barracudas, garfishs or parrotfishs.
Get onto your board, pick up your paddle and let the journey begin! Stand up paddle is the new trend sport suitable for everybody. Any time of the year is great for this different way to explore Tenerife’s coastline, for example, starting from Punta de Teno along the impressive cliffs of Los Gigantes.
A local agency offers SUP-boards for rent.
Explore the rural parts of Tenerife by horseback. In Icod de Los Vinos you will find riding schools and riding stables that offer day rides with experienced instructors, trail riding or riding lessons.
From Santiago del Teide you can start a very nice guided route through the amazing volcanic landscape of the Chinyero Natural Park.
Observe these fascinating marine mammals on a thrilling boat trip adventure. In 2021 Tenerife’s West Coast was declared the first Whale Heritage Area in Europe. Agencies in Los Gigantes (including those of responsible whale watching) offer daily visits to one of the largest known populations of pilot whales and dolphins which live between Tenerife and La Gomera.
Along with Chile and Hawaii, Canary Islands are one of the best stargazing spots in the world. Learn about the history of astronomy and discover the starry sky on an organized star tour in the Teide National Park.
You can carry out astronomical observations both by day and by night. The pure and clear sky at 2.300 metres over sea level allows you to see 83 out of the 88 officially recognised constellations.
In 2 km distance from Tabaiba Guesthouse, you find a heated outdoor swimming pool with gym and sauna. The pool is situated right on the ocean and filled with salted water from the Atlantic. 25 meter swimming lanes for exercising or relaxing with the blue sky above and fascinating views of the Teno Mountains.
From Tabaiba Guesthouse you can reach the pool on a nice 40-minutes walk with beautiful views of the golf course, the lush mountains and the rough Atlantic coast. Click here for the complete route description.
Tenerife offers you endless opportunities to be active on both land, water and air. The distances from one spot to another are very short, which allows you to make the most of your day: Take a dive with turtles in the morning and mountain bike through lush laurel forest in the afternoon. It’s up to you to make your own programme, and you can count on us to help you organise and book it.
