Tag: Natural Wonders
Gran Canaria highlights - Maspalomas dunes, Roque Nublo and the old streets of Vegueta
Ancient travellers are said to have named this island after the big dogs they found here, not after the little yellow birds. The canaries...
First time in Tenerife? Mount Teide, whale watching and the island’s best old towns
Spain's highest mountain doesn't stand on the mainland. It rises straight out of the Atlantic, a few hours' flight from home, and on a...
25 things to do in Lanzarote, the island of volcanoes and César Manrique
You can drive from one end of it to the other in about an hour. Discovering everything it hides inside its volcanoes takes a...
Tulum, Mexico’s clifftop Maya city - Seaside ruins, cenote swims and the wild Sian Ka’an coast
Five hundred years ago, Maya traders watched for canoes from this cliff. Today the same view comes with a swimsuit, a fresh coconut and...
What to do in Los Gigantes? Sheer sea cliffs, whale-watching cruises and a boat ride to Masca Bay
Forty-five minutes from the airport, the island suddenly ends in a wall of rock twice the height of the Shard.Los Gigantes is a small...
How to visit Mount Teide - Cable car, summit permit and the hike to Spain’s highest peak
Measured from the seabed, it rises around 7,500 metres. Only two volcanoes on Earth are bigger, and both are in Hawaii.Mount Teide is the...