Costa Adeje is the resort coast in the south-west of Tenerife, running from Playa de Troya to Callao Salvaje. It is where most first-time visitors with a beach holiday in mind end up: the island's tourist board lists a golf course, Siam Park, the Magma congress palace and a marina used by whale and dolphin boats, and it puts the airport only about 20 minutes away by car or taxi, with direct buses. The municipality of Adeje has 14 beaches that can be used all year, and a yearly average of about 24 °C with roughly 300 days of sunshine (Tenerife tourist board, read 7 November 2026).
Highlights
The coastline from Playa de Troya to Callao Salvaje
This is the stretch the tourist board calls Costa Adeje. Pale and dark sand beaches alternate, and the promenade links the resorts, so you can move between them on foot or by short bus rides.
Siam Park
The water park is listed by the tourist board among the sights of Costa Adeje. It has its own page: see Siam Park tickets.
The marina and the boats
Whale and dolphin trips leave from the marina. Compare them in Tenerife boat trips and whale watching in Tenerife.
Barranco del Infierno
A Special Nature Reserve above Adeje town. The walk is 6.5 km round trip, takes about 3.5 hours, and climbs at most 200 m. Entry is booked online only through barrancodelinfierno.es, the number of walkers is capped at 300 a day, hiking boots are required, and children under five and animals are not allowed. The first 30 minutes can be hard if you suffer from vertigo.
Abama Beach
The tourist board describes a quiet bay of golden sand next to a luxury hotel, a calmer choice than the town beaches.
Practical info
Tips
- Choose your base by what you want at night. Costa Adeje is the resort end of the south coast; Playa de las Américas is livelier and Los Cristianos has the ferry port. The full comparison is in where to stay in Costa Adeje and where to stay in Tenerife. Hotel prices depend on dates, so compare them in the Booking box rather than from a list.
How to get there
About 20 minutes by car or taxi from Tenerife South airport, with direct buses (tourist board). From the tourist area, buses 416, 417 and 473 go to Adeje town in about 15 minutes, which is where the Barranco del Infierno route is signposted. From Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the north, allow 45 to 60 minutes by car.
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