Playa Blanca is an insider tip for a trip or could be part of a Tenerife tour.

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Playa Blanca (Diego Hernandez) or White Beach is a tiny Tenerife beach, only, known by insiders.

Part of it is one of Tenerife's many natural pools surrounded by rocks.

As its name says it has white sand. Yes, it's really white. It's almost snow white. It's quite powdery and soft.

No Sahara sand was carted there unlike at Playa Las Teresitas or at other southern Tenerife shores.

Also, Playa Blanca should, actually, be on the list of best Tenerife beaches for nudists, watersports, and, best ocean tours on the island..

Why?
It's so private.

Did you know that Tenerife also has black beaches? During our holiday 1997 we, sometimes, stopped over at Playa Jardin or Garden Beach in the oldest Resort in Tenerife.

It's to the south of Los Gigantes.

In this photo you see a picture of part of the rarest of all Tenerife beaches.

Can you see the catamaran
on the left?
It's in fact coming towards the shore.

Private yachts or boat tours from
nearby Puerto Colon or Los Cristianos some of which also take tourists to see the whales drop off people by this Atlantic ocean oasis, occasionally.

Playa Blanca hides at the end of Caleta Beach off Adeje Tenerife.

There are 2 routes to get to it. One is along the sea shore, the other one leads off from a block of flats by Caleta Beach.

From there, it's a hiking descent of 10 to 15 minutes.

Does it sound like a short time? Wait and see...

This beach is not to be reached by leisure island walking, nor is it for the faint hearted, at least, not while getting there. To arrive there sounds like an adventure to me. I've heard so many details about it that I sometimes think I've been there myself.

Once, you are over the gap between 2 rocks the shore route means heavy climbing over more awkward terrain to make it to the snow white beach.

From a low rock you, virtually, have to jump onto a higher one to get over the ocean. Why not stop, here, for some Tenerife water sports, with your snorkels
to cool down a bit - before arriving at Playa Blanca Diego Hernandez?

Find out far from Tenerife what happened on an Anguilla Island beach snorkeling with a new camera - under water...

And, come back to my page... Will you? Please... Ha!

The white Beach is for sporty and fit people, indeed. I admit that it must be an impossible terrain to judge by the last three pictures. And you know what? Those last 3 photos were taken with a cell phone. Not bad... Isn't it?

An unusual white rock is at the end of the small Playa Blanca bay. It looks like containing some sort of white sandstone. When big waves hit it more powdery white substance, surely, gets carried out to sea and, deposited again by the White Beach. You may also notice some different shades of white that go over into yellow.

Here again, a small wonder of unusual Canary Island geology and rare sea shores similar to what you find by the Teno... Playa Blanca as well as the Teno are for adventure tours, you know...

Oh and what about excursions to Teide? Yes, sure, mount Teide is for discovery tours, too.

At times, Playa Blanca or White Beach was the home of hippies that lived in caves, nearby. What a way of living...They tell that not all Guanches are extinct. Richard and Sonia from our property hunt said, in 1997, that very few are still dwelling in caves in the south, further south east of Playa Blanca, I would guess.

The beach was polluted with modern days debris for a while. That might not have been caused by the media reported hippies, though. Now, all this beach pollution seems to be under control.

Bring a minimum first aid kit... Just in case...

I haven't heard of Jelly fish seen at White Beach but, a first one would be enough for bad luck... No beach guards are there.

The small mountain or cliff
by Beach Blanca runs all along the shore. This whole beach it protects is not bigger than 200 meters long and, 20 meters wide.

White Beach near Adeje Caleta is, certainly, a retreat for nudists, sometimes.

Why? It can't be seen from any street nor from buildings. It's in fact one of the few Tenerife beaches where one can still spend a few days away from it all.

It's a spot by the southern Tenerife Atlantic sea shore where you can still have a real relaxing vacation and meditate. It's worth a tour for anybody with a holiday home in Tenerife.

And, most of all, Beach Blanca Diego Hernandez is a beach where it's possible to swim without any effort. The white beach Playa Blanca is great for all kinds of fun in the water, except for wind surfing. Playa las America would be the answer for that Tenerife sport.

Beach Diego Hernandez is a place I have only heard about in the warmest words. I must still go and, spend time there. I suppose it will be worth extended trips, in my case.

The Spanish friend who told me about it lives in Los Gigantes. To get from the giant cliffs of Los Gigantes to the strange cliffs of White Beach is not really far for him.

Please, note that photos No.2, No.3 and photo No.4 have been shot with a (handy phone) cellular telephone ERICSON K320i.

Please, return from Playa Blanca to Tenerife trips.

Playa Martianez the northern surf beach, by the way, would be the total opposite of Diego Hernandez White Beach.
Only their sizes would match.

Look at Tenerife map where you should certainly find Adeje and Puerto Colón.

You could even consult the Titsa bus search tool to see which bus might could drop you off, close by.

If you still can't find it, please, consult my Tenerife bus transport information.

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