Anaga is the mountain range in the north-east of Tenerife, almost 14,500 hectares across the municipalities of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Tegueste (Tenerife tourist board, read 7 November 2026). It holds up to 26 small villages and hamlets, about 2,000 residents, a laurel forest that the board says has survived more than 40 million years, and nearly a hundred invertebrate species found nowhere else.
Highlights
The laurel forest
Mist-fed forest on the high peaks, with birds such as Bolle's pigeon, the laurel pigeon, kestrel and owls.
Cruz del Carmen visitor centre
On the Las Mercedes road, km 6, in La Laguna; open every day from 9:30 to 16:00. Tel. +34 922 633 576.
The trails
PR-TF 10 from Cruz del Carmen to Punta del Hidalgo (medium difficulty), the Cruz del Carmen to Llano Los Viejos path (one of the island's oldest), and Las Vueltas de Taganana, once the only link between Taganana, Santa Cruz and La Laguna.
Taganana and the beaches
Black-sand beaches such as Benijo, and villages like Taganana, Almáciga and El Bailadero; see Taganana.
Coast and sea
Anaga has roques (old volcanic chimneys), dikes, cliffs and deep ravines, and the board lists sailing, diving, surfing and kayaking along the coast.
Practical info
Tips
- Some protected areas have restricted access; the Tenerife government's environment department answers questions on +34 922 843 097 or [email protected]. For a guided hike, the Guided hike in the Anaga Rural Park is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 279 reviews on GetYourGuide (read 7 November 2026); the price depends on date and group. Bring a phone, sun cream, a hat, a jacket and raincoat, water, food, sturdy footwear and a swimsuit. Mist and humidity are common in the higher areas even on sunny days.
How to get there
Bus from Santa Cruz: lines 945 and 947. Bus from La Laguna: lines 076, 077, 273, 274 and 275. By car from Santa Cruz: TF-11 to San Andrés, then TF-12 to Igueste de San Andrés and El Bailadero, then TF-134 to Taganana and Almáciga.
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