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Full Day Tour of Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal de La Laguna: A Blend of Culture, History and Nature
3.8
29 Ratings
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
A fascinating blend of cultural insight, historical exploration, and nature sightings. Few outings deliver as much: From the cosmopolitan city of Santa Cruz to San Cristóbal de La Laguna, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, to the breathtaking views from the peaks of Anaga, and a visit to the Taganana Farmhouse.
A fascinating blend of cultural insight, historical exploration, and nature sightings. Few outings deliver as much: From the cosmopolitan city of Santa Cruz to San Cristóbal de La Laguna, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, to the breathtaking views from the peaks of Anaga, and a visit to the Taganana Farmhouse.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a port city on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary archipelago (Spain). The old town has well-preserved buildings, such as the colonial church of the Immaculate Conception. The Palacio de Carta, from the 18th century, has elements of Baroque and Neoclassical styles. In the old Civil Hospital is…
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a port city on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary archipelago (Spain). The old town has well-preserved buildings, such as the colonial church of the Immaculate Conception. The Palacio de Carta, from the 18th century, has elements of Baroque and Neoclassical styles. In the old Civil Hospital is the Museum of Nature and Man, which offers interactive exhibitions of the islands. Among the city’s squares, the central Plaza de España stands out.
- Taganana - Taganana, which means surrounded by mountains in the language of the Guanches, the island’s primitive aborigines, is the largest of them all, although widely scattered. Founded in 1501, after the territory was completely conquered from the natives, it is one of the oldest towns in Tenerife
- Playa de las Teresitas - Las Teresitas beach is a beach located in the town of San Andrés in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the island of Tenerife.
- San Cristobal de La Laguna - San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a city and municipality in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Its administrative capital is located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, located 545 m above sea level.
What's Included
- Official guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Official guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
- folding wheelchairs if they can carry
- folding wheelchairs if they can carry
Location
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(29 Ratings)
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Richardcorrea
May 22, 2025
Highly recommend - Great tour. Beautiful sites, great historical locations, very knowledgeable and attentive guide. Highly recommend.
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Sharleneandvince_p
Feb 21, 2025
An Excellent Tour! - While we’ve been vacationing in South Tenerife for the past two winters, we were anxious to explore more of the Country, specifically the North. Our tour to Santa Cruz and San Cristobal de la Laguna did not disappoint. This was largely due to the very knowledgeable tour guide (Hector) who spoke fluently in three languages, and the experienced bus driver. We were very comfortable taking the full day tour with just the right amount of travel, guided description and free time.
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Sarahjane_c
Feb 4, 2025
Santa cruz and lovely scenery - Great coach driver and guide giving us lots of insight into the history and scenery of tenerife enjoyable meal and full day out
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P3443xhcristinag
Jan 20, 2025
Wonderful trip with very competent staff! - The guide Paolo was professional, prepared to answer all the questions asked (and there were not a few since they ranged from the places visited, to the buildings, to nature), nice and cheerful. Fundamental qualities for driving. I can say.... beautiful in every way!. Fernando, the bus driver, was magnificent in driving and I can assure you that this is no small thing, given the rough road and "the intersection" with car with very cooperative. A winning pairing!. I recommend them dispassionately!. Great outing!
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Duncan_b
Nov 4, 2024
Great day out - Great trip and scenery, very informative guide and skilled driver. I recommend climbing the church tower in La Laguna for great views!
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Roving40244685876
Oct 19, 2024
Very informative and interesting tour - We had a great day visiting Santa Cruz, San Cristobal La Laguna and Taganana.
We only had an hour stop in Santa Cruz which was disappointing as we would’ve liked a bit more time to explore. Lovely place but very built up as you would expect. We went from there to San Cristobal La Laguna which is an amazing place steeped in history. We did a fair bit of walking there so this would be something to consider for anyone with mobility issues. It’s all flat but we covered a lot of ground although we stopped regularly to listen to the tour guide.
From there we went on to Taganana where lunch was available for anyone that wanted it (€15 per person for 3 courses)in a lovely little restaurant.
Some scary roads though getting up there but some amazing views on the way.
We were a bit disappointed with the amount of time we had in Santa Cruz as we really didn’t have time to see much.
Whilst the views up to Taganana were amazing, in my opinion it took up too much time in the day to drive up there just for lunch.
Really enjoyed the trip though and the tour guide was very informative. The only downside being the amount of time spent on the bus.
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Walter_j
Nov 29, 2024
Very mixed bag - Expect to waste a very long long time with hotel pickups and dropoffs. We were #15 on the list and sat in the huge bus for an additional 2 hours. Expect a lot of driving, the mountain road was very scenic. Hat‘s off to the bus driver.
The tour itself was OK. The tour was in English and Spanish, the guide‘s English was heavily accented and almost impossible to understand, especially through the bus‘ PA.
The lunch stop was great, a hole in the wall local‘s place on the water. The restaurant was dirt cheap and verygood. Spring for a-la-carte and sit down outside. I really enjoyed my entire fried fish. The menu can be found by googling: menu casa africa tenerife
La Laguna was quite nice and interesting, we enjoyed the Spanish style indoor market, the guide‘s walking tour of the old town was excruciatingly slow paced. We spent an hour in Santa Cruz on our own. Despite being the capital and main city of Tenerife, the town is nothing special.
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Karen_r
Mar 2, 2026
Most disappointing!!! - This is the most disappointing trip I've been on. We wanted to see Santa Cruz, but got a 15 minute comfort break, at a food market that wasn't even open, and then walked through a singularly uninteresting area, and back to the coach.
There followed a 1 1/2 hr trip up the mountain, into the national park, where there was another 15 min stop for a photo op of mnt Tiede. Didn't see any of the park really.
Half hour later we arrived at Laguna, where we were walked through, without stopping, to a restaurant, for a "typical Canarian" meal. Then an approx 30 min guided walk back to the coach to return home. There was then a random stop at a coastal village - to"look at the beach", before the final leg of the journey.
There was no free time on this tour to explore on your own, and you don't see anything In Santa Cruz.
I would not recommend this tour.
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Andrea_b
Sep 2, 2025
Bad experience - The activity is fine, but the guide who played us lousy, rude and rude, should see the professionals they hire.
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Mandy_v
Jul 21, 2025
Disappointing all day on a bus have us drop off for an hour of free time or ja nothing - Disappointing ain't got the feeling you had the excursion for which you have to pay all day bus a aret a santa cruz free time 1h30 drop off in a place or nothing
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