La Laguna, Taganana, and Las Teresitas Full-Day Tour

Great day, shame about the guide

Lovely all day trip to Santa Cruz, la Laguna, rain forest, taganana and back round to terasitas beach then pick back up at Santa Cruz. Beautiful scenery and the meal at taganana was very good value and lovely food. The guide was informative but a little abrupt.

Response from the operator: Dear trish, thanks a lot for sharing your opinion with the other users. We have been dispensing unforgettable experiences for many years now, and we love our beautiful island and all its amazing spots. Our guides have also been with us for many years, and are very experienced and knowledgeable, but of course they are humans and everybody can have its own personal opinion about them. We hope you’ll choose us again next time you visit Tenerife, we’ve got plenty of activities and excursions to offer. Regards, Elisabetta

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TUI VIP TENERIFE HIGHLIGHTS

This was an interesting trip but we could not call it VIP. We booked this tour through our TUI Rep at the hotel in Costa Adeje. We were picked up from the hotel in a mini-bus and went to a central hub to pick up other passengers or transfer to another mini-bus. We then set off in a convey of three mini-buses with the guide in the first bus providing commentary through the radio system. We travelled up the coast small village heading through the forests and hills to La Laguna. This was a quiet little town with a good indoor market and very quiet streets. It was cold and rainy there, such a contrast to the south of the island. Be prepared and take a jacket. We didn’t unfortunately. We carried on North and East along tiny roads and tracks through the forest and over mountains. Unfortunately, we didn’t see much as it was raining, there was thick cloud everywhere. I would imagine that on clear day it would be beautiful. We went over the hills to a small village with beautiful views and a delightful restaurant El Fronton, where we had lunch (see separate report) which we enjoyed. After lunch we continued down the coast towards Santa Cruz and back to our hotel. This was a good trip but we could not call it VIP. We understand why a regular bus was not used as many of the roads were narrow but to be crammed into a mini-bus, with a commentary through a crackly, loud radio is not much fun. The guide gave us good information but continually tried to make jokes which weren’t really funny. It was really off-putting at times. We know this is a personal opinion and probably other passengers thought differently. If the driver of our mini-bus had been able to give us the information it would have been more personal and much better.

Response from the operator: Dear john2England, Thanks a lot for sharing your opinion on our excursion. We are glad to know that you enjoyed the trip, Tenerife offers beautiful spots that can be more easily appreciated if a guide explains what people are seeing. Obviously guides are persons, and as such they personalize the explanation their own way, and this can be liked or less liked, based on the listener. We hope that we will welcome you again if you come back to Tenerife. Regards, Elisabetta

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A must do for culture amid the sunny days

I had a wonderful tour up to the North of the island to see the "real" Tenerife and the unspoilt areas of the place. The bus trip was fantastic , good stops through the roadside though there were big, scary drops if you looked out!! As a truly volcanic island , it has risen from the seabed and has an unusual and dramatic topography !! You won't be disappointed

Response from the operator: Dear gini265, Thanks a lot for your nice words about our excursion. It’s nice to know we are doing a good job and providing true memories that will stay for a lifetime! Do not hesitate to book with us again if you come back to Tenerife! Regards, Elisabetta

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Good guide, but rushed tour

The native guide told quite a lot about the culture and history of Tenerife during this tour, but the lunch reserved for our group (not included in tour price) was below average quality without enough time to really explore Taganana once finished eating. Then the guide's plan was to go to Santa Cruz instead of stop at Las Teresitas for the remainder of the day. This was not according to the description here. I asked the guide to get off and stay at Las Teresitas which she was OK with so I enjoyed it after all, but would have liked more time in both La Laguna and Taganana.

Response from the operator: Dear Sarah, Thanks a lot for sharing your opinion. We’re happy to know that you liked the excursion, but regarding the lunch we must say that customers had the choice to join the group at the restaurant, it was not included in the tour and you could have used that time to explore Taganana instead. Being an organized trip unfortunately we must respect a schedule and that’s why time is limited. Don’t hesitate to contact us again if you want to explore Tenerife. Regards, Elisabetta

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Not worth time or money

The trip was bad from the start, they said since I was in the north part of island I couldn’t get a pickup. Which is fine except they failed to tell me that they did not return to the pick up point so I had to take a cab back there to get my car. No meal included, no entry to tour sites included, La Laguna was a self tour so. Could have done this without paying their fee. We went to a beach which I assume was a bathroom break with no real tour on info. Overall, don’t waste you time on this one.

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