Summary

Playa de las Americas is located on the south coast of the Canary Island Tenerife, once a quiet town with only a handful of hotels it has now turned into a modern purpose-built resort, known as one the largest development on the island. Holidays to Playa de las Americas are visited mainly by those in search of relaxing sunny days followed by a lively nightlife, this resort is extremely popular with the 18-30's crowd due to the amount of bars and clubs open until the early hours. So book your Playa de las Americas holidays today with Book-Cheap-Holidays and discover some of the lowest prices online.

Things to do

When going on Las Americas holidays the wonderful beaches draw in most of the crowds through the day, there are 3 natural beaches with dark volcanic sand and 3 man-made ones with the white sand transported in from Africa, although the beaches get very busy during the summer months it is still possible to find a more secluded spot in one of the coves and bays. Up and down the coast you can find a wide selection of water sport facilities such as banana rides, jet-skiing, wind-surfing and scuba diving. You can easily get from beach to beach via the pedestrian promenade which runs from nearby Los Cristianos all the way to the resort of La Caleta, along this beautiful walk way you will find an excellent selection of shops, bars and restaurants to withdraw from the blazing sun in and treat yourself. Away from the beaches on your holidays in Playa de las Americas there are also lots of other things to occupy your time, from the port of Puerto Colon you can go whale and dolphin watching, try out tennis, bowling, go-karting or golf or for the more daring traveller you can do a bungee jump from Sky Park. Other popular excursions on holidays in Las Americas include a trip to the island's capital, Santa Cruz or even take a trek to the Mount Teide National Park. Holidays to Las Americas come alive once it gets dark; the lively nightlife here is renown due to its extensive number of bars and clubs. The area known as "The Patch" is where you can find most of the bars and the clubs, most of which are open till the early hours, they can be found in the area known as "The Veronicas".

Flights & Accommodation

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Quick Facts

• Location; Off the west coast of Africa, south Tenerife
• Capital; Santa Cruz
• Language; Spanish is the official language, but English is widely understood.