Costa Adeje lies on the south coast of Tenerife only three kilometres from Playa de las Americas. The transfer time from the airport is approximately one hour. Costa Adeje is a picturesque resort with the dramatic Mount Teide looming overhead.
The resort was developed fairly recently and everything still looks spick and span. The range of accommodation, with amenities that holidaymakers have come to expect, caters for all budgets. With a black volcanic sandy beach offering a wide range of water sports, bars and restaurants providing refreshments by day and lively entertainment at night, a Costa Adeje holiday attracts many visitors.
A Costa Adeje holiday offers year round sunshine in picturesque surroundings with good accommodation and a broad range of leisure facilities both in and out of the water. There are bars and restaurants, shops and markets providing for every need.
Costa Adeje has widespread appeal. It is the ideal holiday for water sport enthusiasts, families with young children or teenagers as well as couples of all ages.
Costa Adeje is a year round holiday destination having pleasantly hot summers and warm winters. Although there is occasional rain there is no specific rainy season and showers are short.
Costa Adeje is a modern resort providing everything necessary for a stress free holiday. It has a wide range of accommodation from luxury hotels to budget apartments. Costa Adeje, framed by Mount Teide, is an attractive area that is well maintained and planted with many shrubs, flowers and palm trees.
The large beach, Playa de Fanabe, is composed of coarse grey volcanic sand which slopes gently into the sea. Care must always be taken in the water as this is the Atlantic Ocean and there can be strong undercurrents. A good variety of water sports is available from the beach and the marina. The clarity of the water provides ideal conditions for scuba diving and snorkelling.
Bars and cafes line the beach front offering daylong refreshments and evening entertainment.
There are a good number of shops and a market but if this is insufficient there are many more in neighbouring Playa de las Americas.
There are many leisure pursuits and attractions in or near Costa Adele including water parks with slides and flumes. It is also possible to go whale and dolphin watching or to try your hand at big game fishing. Golfers will find excellent courses in the area.
A Costa Adeje holiday with its wide range of facilities has something to offer everyone including that very important ingredient, year round sunshine.
There are bars and discos in Costa Adeje providing lively entertainment but it is much quieter than its nearest neighbour, Playa de las Americas. There are many restaurants on the waterfront where you can enjoy a meal and a glass of wine beneath the stars. Those who wish to dance the night away can take a taxi along the coast and join their noisy neighbours.
One of the attractions of shopping in Tenerife is that it is duty free. Perfume, alcohol, cigarettes, cameras and electronic goods are all considerably cheaper. There are a good number of shops in Costa Adeje offering a wide variety of goods and there is also a market. If you need a larger selection of shops you can take a bus to the neighbouring resort of Playa de las Americas or take a day trip to the capital Santa Cruz.
Costa Adeje has a wide selection of restaurants catering for most tastes. There are many English style pubs serving British meals for those with a conservative palate. The more adventurous will find a large number of fine restaurants providing traditional as well as international cuisine. Typical Canarian food is the spicy mojo sauce and the salty new potatoes that are boiled in sea water before being baked. Fish features prominently on menus and is often served with the green variety of mojo sauce.
