If you rent a car on Tenerife without this specially designed guide, you run the risk of missing the very best parts of the island. Real Tenerife Island Drives is about showing visitors to Tenerife that there's much more to this island than just the sun soaked beaches of the coastal developments. There's history, beauty, culture and tradition set in a landscape that varies from lava strewn crater, through pine coated forest and vine covered terraces to coastal banana plantations, rocky shores and fine sand, palm tree lined beaches.

Throw into the mix a culture where fiestas are as important as work and you'll find fireworks, traditional costumes, bullock-led carts, goat filled streets and an atmosphere of fun and celebration somewhere on the island just about every week of the year.

Having 'Island Drives' is like having your own personal tour guide in the car with you. Why? Because 'Island Drives' has been written by people who actually live in Tenerife and have spent years as travel writers exploring the island.

There are many towns and villages on Tenerife that remain shy of the standard tourist trail and unseen by most visitors. Even those that are firm favourites with tour companies have unseen corners just a stone's throw away from unsuspecting groups of visitors.Take a look at some of Tenerife's lesser known beauty spots waiting to be discovered when you explore Tenerife.

Tenerife’s countryside boasts an incredible variety of different terrains and scenery. With fascinating routes through dense forests, plunging ravines, ‘other worldly’ volcanic landscapes and unspoiled coastlines, Tenerife is a walker’s paradise; ideal for people who enjoy making the effort to really delve below the surface of the places they visit. Discover the best of Tenerife’s great outdoors with our guides to the places to go walking and hiking on Tenerife. NEW - South West Routes- July 2010

The authors of Real Tenerife Island Drives are pleased to announce the publication of ‘Going Native in Tenerife ’.
200 pages crammed with in-depth reviews of towns and villages across Tenerife as well as the island’s history, culture, traditions, food and drink, language, climate, extensive calendar of fiestas and not least, suggested itineraries for quick visits, holidays, temporary residence and a whole lifetime of enjoying the best of what Tenerife has to offer.
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September can often be the most perfect month on Tenerife. Temperatures are beautifully hot without being oppressive and the sky seems to possess a clarity that makes it a wonderful month for taking photographs. There are still plenty of fiestas to enjoy, but it’s also a delicious month for going walking on Tenerife. This shot was taken on the edge of the Anaga Mountains looking over La Laguna towards Mount Teide.

On Tenerife, the ratio of altitude (sea level to 3718 metres) to surface area (86km long, 56km wide) provides a multitude of micro-climates, and the volcanic make-up of the land offers unrivalled drama in its scenery.

With 'Island Drives' you can move through spectacular landscapes from snow to sunbathing in a half day journey.

Packed with information, anecdotes and stunning photographs, Island Drives is your key to an unforgettable holiday in Tenerife.

All that's left now is to order your copy of Island Drives, book your Tenerife Holidays and prepare to discover a vibrant, fascinating and friendly island rich in history and culture.

When it comes to reliable information about Tenerife, the team here at Island Drives are constantly travelling the island to parts that visitors and even most residents never see, trekking along goat trails in the mountains, treading the streets of every town and village, revelling at fiestas until dawn (all in the name of research) and spending endless hours translating reams of sleep inducing Spanish text.

In the About Tenerife pages we share some of our extensive personal knowledge of the island of Tenerife, much of which is entirely overlooked by information sources, tour groups and even the most reputable travel guides...

Carnaval, Climbing Mount Teide, El Médano, Fiesta San Andrés, Fiesta San Roque, Hearts of Tejina, Kite Festival, Los Cristianos, Los Gigantes, Midsummer Madness, Pirates in Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz, Puerto's July Fiestas, Restaurants in Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz, Siam Park, Walking on Tenerife

CHECK OUT OUR 'ABOUT TENERIFE' PAGE FOR AN INSIGHT INTO AN AMAZING ISLAND

The big name this month is David Bisbal who performs at La Laguna on the 25th. Bisbal is a huge name in Spain with his likeable flamenco influenced pop. La Laguna has all the best music this month, also playing host to the Sabandeño festival (4th), Folk Festival (7th), Dance Festival (18th) and Rock Festival (16th).