The 15 Best Santa Cruz & La Laguna Tours

1.Santa Cruz de Tenerife Palmetum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 246 reviews · 1 day · from $7Our pick

Review the $7 Palmetum Tenerife ticket, with 3,000 plants, 600 palm species, sea views, access tips, and honest drawbacks.

“A straight 30 minute walk from the ship to Palmetum along a lovely pathway. not busy in the morning visit but as we left after 4 hours it was. Just under €10 for 2 in advance booking, $6 each on day. lift up to start walk. lots and lots of trees, flowers and plants from all over the tropical world. Bird spotting was great with a kestrel hunting and Hoopoes being seen up close. mobile snack bar in centre of park near a pond, with seating. Some great sea views with seating aswell. Clean and tidy with gardeners maintaining the park. Well worth a visit I'd you enjoy your gardening.”

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2.Teide Volcano, Icod, & Garachico Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 234 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $85

Explore Teide, Garachico, Icod, and La Laguna from Santa Cruz in a small-group minivan tour led by local guide Ángel.

“Really good. Angel was a good guide with lots of information about our destinations. Also good at answering ad hoc questions. Very enjoyable would recommend it.”

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3.VIP Tour Around Anaga and La Laguna

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 142 reviews · 8 hours · from $96

Explore UNESCO-listed La Laguna and Anaga’s laurel forest on an 8-hour small-group tour from Puerto de la Cruz, with lunch and wine tasting.

“The trip was good, interesting and fun. My only complaint is that we had only 25 minutes to explore Anaga forest, other than that the trip was great.”

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4.Beginner’s Diving & Introduction

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · 3 hours · from $89Top rated

Try beginner scuba in Santa Cruz de Tenerife with patient instructors, a 6-meter sea session, equipment, photos, showers, and a drink.

“They take time at the beginning to explain things to you and even though English isn’t their first language it was all easy to understand and clear. The dive itself is just outside their store on the costal front which actually gets deep quite fast and has a surprising array of colourful fish and sea life as well! The dive lasts around 40 minutes and honestly the whole time you feel so safe and are allowed plenty of time to get used to it as it is definitely a new experience. Once back in the shop it is a really modern shop with really nice showers and changing rooms .…”

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5.2-Hour Hiking Tour in Anaga Forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 133 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $50

Explore Tenerife’s ancient Anaga laurel forest on an easy guided hike with Angel, quiet trails, views, water, and a snack.

“Very nice trip to the forest with funny and experienced guide.”

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6.Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Anaga Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 67 reviews · 9 hours · from $61

Review of Tenerife’s 9-hour Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Anaga tour, with UNESCO sights, mountain views, transport tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Daug važiavimo, gražiausios salos vietos pamatomos tik per autobuso langą.”

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7.Vilaflor Canyoning Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 5 hours · from $77

Review of Vilaflor’s beginner-friendly dry canyoning tour, with rappels, pine forests, small groups, safety tips, and practical value advice.

“I highly recommend it. It's a great attraction, suitable for beginners. Jorge is a friendly and very experienced guide.”

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8.Las Teresitas Stand Up Paddle Course

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 44 reviews · 1h 20m · from $21

Learn stand-up paddleboarding at calm Las Teresitas Beach, with Anaga Mountain views, patient instruction, and about an hour on the water.

“We really enjoyed our paddle boarding, the location was fantastic on a beautiful beach and our instructor was a very friendly and helpful man. He really helped us and we were able to master it quite quickly. Great fun for all of us”

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9.Discover Santa Cruz de Tenerife, The Ultimate City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · 2 hours 20 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Walk Santa Cruz de Tenerife with a local guide, visiting its market, Carnival museum, churches, plazas, park, and city landmarks.

“Very informative tour a bit of walking, I enjoyed myself, not a large group and the guide Ana was excellent.”

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10.Full day tour visiting Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Anaga

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 36 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $62

Explore Santa Cruz, UNESCO-listed La Laguna, and Anaga’s mountain viewpoints on a full-day Tenerife tour with guide and hotel pickup.

“Loved the trip and the cities. So many things to know about it. The guide was funny and experienced.Thank you 😊”

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11.San Cristóbal de La Laguna and Anaga Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 29 reviews · 8 hours · from $104

Explore La Laguna’s UNESCO streets and Anaga’s volcanic peaks, forests, ravines, and rock formations on an 8-hour Tenerife tour.

“Belle excursion avec Tamaran 👍 super chauffeur et le guide au top! pour les français, niveau de la langue, parfait ! je recommande ! 👍”

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12.Masca & Garachico Private Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 28 reviews · 6 hours · from $115

Review of a private Tenerife trip to Masca, Garachico, Icod, and Los Gigantes, with practical advice on value, timing, guides, and access.

“Am avut parte de o experiență minunată! Ghidul nostru, Belen, ne-a oferit explicații interesante și detaliate. Recomand din toată inima!”

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13.Full Day Tour of Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal de La Laguna

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 28 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $66

Explore Santa Cruz, historic La Laguna, and Anaga Rural Park on an 8-hour Tenerife tour with hotel pickup and an official guide.

“The activity is fine, but the guide who played us lousy, rude and rude, should see the professionals they hire.Auto-translated”

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14.Advanced introductory course

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 26 reviews · 5 hours · from $140

Try SSI Basic Diver in Tenerife with two guided underwater sessions, a 12-meter limit, photos, snacks, and a small group of four.

“Experiencia de 10, tanto por el trato recibido como por la actividad en sí.”

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15.PADI Introductory Dive

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 3 hours · from $152

Try scuba in Radazul Bay with PADI instructors, calm shallow water, full gear, and one hour of guided underwater exploration.

“Hoy ha sido mi primera vez buceando, y me ha encantado. Ha sido una muy buena experiencia, además del trato personal inmejorable por parte de los instructores. He disfrutado de la sesión y repetiría sin duda si vuelvo a Tenerife en el futuro. La recomiendo 100%”

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