Kayaking Tenerife

Tenerife kayaking

Kayaking is undoubtedly one of the most popular active Tenerife water sports where you not only reward your body with active exercise, but also enjoy nature in a beautiful way. You can check out 17 health benefits of kayaking here. Kayaking in Tenerife is all about being nice and active, spotting dolphins and snorkeling with turtles. In short, a great trip for nature lovers who see animals in a respectful and non-intrusive way.

Kayaking Tenerife Atlantis

Club Canary collaborates with Atlantis, a diving school in Los Cristianos, to offer you a great adventure at sea. Atlantis has been providing Kayak excursions from Los Cristianos for many years. Even though it is not always possible to spot dolphins and snorkel with turtles, the team at Atlantis is 100% committed to providing the best possible experience on every trip. This is why the diving school has earned a good reputation and is known as one of the best providers of kayak tours in Tenerife.

Tenerife snorkeling and kayaking

For the Tenerife kayaking excursion you will be guided by the instructors in service at diving school Atlantis. Atlantis has a fit team consisting mainly of professional divers. You can expect one or more guides per kayak to accompany the tour during the trip. Everyone on the Atlantis team speaks English and Spanish. Please note even though the kayak trips are guided you are expected to be able to kayak and snorkel independently. The kayak guides will supervise and give tips but must divide their attention among the entire group.

Kayak Los Cristianos

The Tenerife kayaking tour departs from Los Cristianos. When you sign up for a kayak trip, you can choose to come to the kayak start location yourself or be picked up. For the kayak trip, we only charge 2€ per person as a fee for pick-up. Pick-up service will be about 20 minutes before your chosen time, and you will pay the additional fee on the actual day.

Kayak tours

Before the Tenerife kayak tour starts, the following steps are being taken:

1. Kayak instructions

Once you arrive at Atlantis diving school you will be introduced to the program. A video is shown explaining the safety rules and kayaking techniques. After the explanation, you will be given time to change into your gear.

2. Putting on the gear

After you watch the instructional video, you will be offered a wetsuit and while kayaking, you must wear a life jacket. We recommend that you wear a swimsuit, and over your swimsuit you can wear your wetsuit on colder days. During kayaking we do not have water closures available, we recommend that you leave your belongings in a locker at the dive center.

3. Select your kayak

Before the kayaking excursion begins, you can choose to go in the kayak alone, in pairs or in threes. Your choice makes no difference in the price. The total trip takes about 2.5 hours.

Kayaking with dolphins in Tenerife

During this kayak tour you have a great chance to experience dolphin watching Tenerife. If you want to see dolphins in Tenerife, there is no better way than in a kayak, in peace and quiet. Note that swimming with dolphins in Tenerife is forbidden, this kayak tour is aimed at admiring nature in a respected way. During this kayaking trip we will pass by the dolphins’ feeding area on the way to the snorkeling location. Here kayakers often see dolphins let’s say on average 2 out of 3 kayak excursions.

Kayaking with turtles Tenerife

One of the highlights of the Tenerife kayak tour is the snorkeling. The kayak group paddles under supervision to a snorkeling site near Palm Mar which is the habitat of the Tenerife turtles. At the location, Tenerife turtle safaris are organized daily by diving schools. The location is quite unique compared to other Tenerife snorkeling spots because it is remote and you will need transport to reach it. At this snorkeling location, turtles can be found daily in the morning and in the afternoon. Here the guide will give you the some free time to put on the given snorkel set, after this, you can snorkel by yourself. Please note this is not a snorkeling lesson, the guide can give some tips and will point out where the turtles can be found but you are expected to be able to snorkel on your own nearby. You can choose if you want to snorkel with or without a life jacket. The chance of snorkeling with turtles during this kayak trip is about 70% and stingrays around 30%. Please note you must be able to swim reasonably well if you want to get close to them, touching turtles is prohibited.