Playa el Arenal is a good Tenerife surf beach later in the day. Find out all about it!
Playa el Arenal with its 740m length is a black Tenerife beach between the Tenerife natural pools of Punta de Hidalgo and Baja Mar as well as Baja Mar Beach. We passed there by the coastal road during summer holidays when many bathers could be seen in and out of the ocean. Mind in winter that Beach Arenal has less of a sandy shore.
The beach belongs to Punta de Hidalgo the most north western location of Tenerife Island in Spain and can be seen by Café Melita, more about which you will hear just now. . Getting to Playa el ArenalCoastal roads as well as inland roads take you to the beach of el Arenal in direction of Punta de Hidalgo.An easy way leads off from San Christobal de la Laguna while three Titsa bus lines link up or from the capital and or from La Laguna. If prepared to do a bit of walking, reach the Arenal surf beach from the main road (carretera general)by Hotel Neptuno by taking its steps leading right down to it. Please, mind that neither this beach nor its access is for the unfit. It attracts local kids and students from San Christobal de la Laguna, most of which prefer it for its surf and for not being a tourist hot spot. Camping near Playa Arenal:
There is also a camping and caravan park called el Buigo near the windy Punta Hidalgo billboard, for hiking. There I was caught on camera, as shown beside. This was, before we proceeded to the Bajamar pools and beach as well as to Playa Arenal. However Playa San Juan is nearer to the camp site than Playa Arenal. I saw people camping there during my first trip in 1997 and discovered none on the day, when I glimpsed Playa Arenal.
Playa el Arenal surf beach It has no amenities, like beach guard, change rooms, toilettes and tea-room. Mind, there will be nobody putting up a red flag and you must only swim where the locals go.
From Café Melita where you must go to have Tenerife's best apple pie with cream and vanilla ice you walk 3 minutes back on the coastal road towards Punta de Hidalgo and, you see the whole of Playa el Arenal from high above.
Best surf of Arenal Beach late in the afternoon.This was a hot tip by a waitress of nearby Melita Café on the coastal road. The view from the carretera coastal road reveals arid vegetation on a steep rocky slope, which reaches down by about 20 meters. Good fishing by Arenal Beach?Disvocer colorful fishing boats far out at sea. Their location is usually to remote to capture them on camera. They look very pretty and peaceful on the horizon of Playa el Arenal but their number promises good fishing. They are said to come from the nearby el Puertito Punta Hidalgo.
The day on which we looked in amazement at the slightly crowded Playa el Arenal surf beach was an ordinary week day. It wasn't holiday time yet at the end of June 2008. However, it was Siesta time.
Hence, we were surprised to see at least 30 people by this seashore. However, I would always opt for the relatively new small sandy Baja Mar beach where it's much easier to get to. Besides, this beach at Baja Mar 3 minutes by car from the surf beach has a lot more in stock for you.
Distance by car from Tenerife North to Playa el Arenal:It took only a good half an hour by the TF5 freeway from Los Realejos to get to this beach. This shows you how fast you can travel in Tenerife by car by avoiding rush hour without offending speed limits.More detailed instructions on which roads to get there fastest are to be found with information on an amazing beach setting very close to Beach el Arenal and it's all about an almost brand new beach called: Playa Bajamar only 5 min. from Playa el Arenal. The beach Bajamar had an unbelievable mood about it during that end of June early afternoon. It was not to be forgotten. Kindly note: Please, go back from Playa el Arenal to Tenerife beaches. This is the exception to copy legally:Be welcome to use any photo of this page for non-commercial use...Right click text in HTML window below... Select, copy and paste into your blog or web. Doing this no copy right offense will be taken.
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