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Touring by four-wheel drive vehicle allows you to explore various areas of Tenerife and some of the most beautiful parts of the island. Join this half-day adventure with experienced drivers and official guides who are experienced in the natural history and ecology of the area will lead you during the stops.
Drive to Canadas del Teide passing through La Esperanza Forest for 2 photo stops before arriving at a restaurant where you will have a short coffee break before entering the National Park.
Enter the National Park of Las Canadas, an enormous crater covering an area of 13.571 hectares from which emerges the majestic cone of Mount Teide. Proceed through the Ucanca Valley with its lava fields and where you will view a part of the grand Mirador del Dedo de Dios (God's Finger Rock). After a photo stop, return to the pier.
Note: This tour will not include any off-road driving; only on the main roads through the National Park. Guides will move between the vehicles to provide details. It is recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes, hat and removable warm clothing such as a light jacket or sweater as the temperature at Las Canadas is much lower than at the coast. Participants should be aware that there are certain inherent risks involved in any four wheel-drive excursion. Due to local port restrictions, you will be transferred (20 minutes) to the parking area to join your 4X4 vehicle. You will travel on paved roads in vehicles in a rear 6-seater configuration. Each vehicle is equipped with seatbelts that should be worn. Guests must be at least 15 years of age to participate. Group will follow in caravan formation with the lead guide/vehicle in the front. All vehicles must remain together with the group. Tour participation is extremely limited. This tour and itinerary is dependent upon favorable weather conditions. Should the roads become impassable or snow covered, the tour may be cancelled at the last minute. This is beyond the control of the local agent or Royal Caribbean International. Visibility from all scenic outlooks is dependent upon the weather; and therefore, cannot be guaranteed. Due to the nature of this tour, it is not recommended for guests who are pregnant, suffer from hip, and back injuries, walking difficulties, suffering from heart diseases, high blood pressure or suffering from vertigo. It is forbidden to remove any stones or plants from the National Park.
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Leaving the port of Santa Cruz, you'll pass the university town of Laguna, situated in the Aguere Valley and the first capital of the island. Driving along the spine of the island, the road snakes up through the Esperanza Forest with its cool trees of eucalyptus and pine.
As you climb higher the greenery turns to ochre, grey, and blue with the landscape turning to lava until suddenly, before you, huge Mount Teide rises stunningly in the middle of a landscape. Before reaching the National Park of Las Canadas, you'll make a stop for photos and coffee.
The National Park was created in 1954, covers an area of 13,571 hectares, and is, in fact, the interior crater of the mountain from which the cone of Mount Teide formed.
In lava fields of the Ucana Valley you will admire the "Mirador del Dedo de Dios" - a lava stone formation that looks like a finger and is therefore called "God's Finger." You will have the opportunity for photos before departing for the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Note: Walking distance is at the guests' discretion over various surfaces, inclines and 3 - 5 steps to enter/exit the coach. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Due to the nature of this tour, it is not recommended for guests with walking difficulties, suffering from heart diseases and/or high blood pressure, or suffering from vertigo. It is recommended to take a light jacket as the temperature at Las Canadas is much lower than at the coast. It is forbidden to remove any stones or plants from the National Park.
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Your tour begins by motor coach, departing from Santa Cruz Harbor and on to Orotava Village. Along the way you will make a short stop at the "Humboldt viewpoint" from where you have a panoramic view of all the green banana plantations of La Orotava and Puerto de la Cruz, the main tourist resort of the north of the Island.
La Orotava is magnificent from an architectural point of view: noble houses and palaces, dark and exuberant Canarian patios. You will have time to visit the Town-hall, the house of the Balconies (a handicraft centre) a 17th Century mansion considered a jewel of the traditional Canarian style, and the Church of La Concepcion.
Next you will go to a magic place, Pueblo Chico, where everything is smaller than we are and our dreams are made bigger with every step. You will enjoy this theme park with miniatures of the most emblematic buildings. You can experience a unique walk through the magnificent architecture, splendid nature and impressive past. This park is fabulous place where emotions and technology join together to stimulate all your senses.
Note: Guests must be able to walk approximately 1.55 miles (over 2.75 hours) over various terrain, inclines and numerous steps. In Orotava Village, the walking will all be on the famous uphill streets. Comfortable walking shoes, hat, sunglasses and sun protection are recommended. Due to the nature of this tour, it is not suitable for guests with walking difficulties or wheelchairs.
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Port highlights and sample shore excursions:
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- Barcelona, Spain
- Corfu, Greece
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Genoa, Italy
- Kusadasi, Turkey
- Lanzarote, Canary Islands
- Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
- Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
- Mykonos, Greece
- Naples, Capri, Italy
- Piraeus (Athens), Greece
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- Rome, Italy
- Santorini, Greece
- Split, Croatia
- Southampton, England
- Tenerife, Canary Islands
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Valletta, Malta
- Venice, Italy
- Vigo, Spain
- Villefranche (Nice), France
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