Anaga, forest to the sea
This Tenerife coastal walk starts in the laurel forest of Anaga Rural Park and ends on Antequera Beach, with a swim and a speedboat back to Las Teresitas. One guided listing runs it: six hours, $67 per person, rated 4.6 across 9 reviews. Here is the route, the hours, the price and the alternatives.
Quick answer
The short answer. Book the $67 forest-to-beach hike if you want a forest trail, a swim and a boat ride in one day. The Tenerife coastal walk meets at the car park of Playa de Las Teresitas and the boat brings you back to the same spot, so there is no hotel pickup to wait for. If you only want the forest, the other Anaga hikes on this site start at $27; for pickup, look at El Pijaral or Anaga and La Laguna.
Hour by hour
The listing lays the Tenerife coastal walk out leg by leg. The times below are its own.
The group meets at the car park of Playa de Las Teresitas, next to the old cemetery. The day ends at the same spot.
A van takes the group up into the Anaga Mountains. The guided walking starts up there, not at the beach.
The trail runs through the laurel forest and the wooded mountains and ravines of Anaga, with the coast as the goal. The last part is the way down on foot to the sea.
Time on the beach and a swim. In the words of the listing: «from the laurel forest to Antequera Beach, where we’ll take a swim and then board the boat».
The boat takes the group from the beach back to the drop-off point, so there is no climb back up the hill after the swim.
The route closes where it opened, at the Las Teresitas car park, about six hours after the meeting time.
The coast part
Hills first, the sea at the end, the boat on the way home.
Read the name with care. This Tenerife coastal walk is not a cliff path that follows the shore for hours. The walking is in the hills: three hours through the forest and ravines of Anaga, and then the way down to the sea. The coast is where the walk finishes, and you see it again from the boat on the way back.
That shape is the reason to book it. Of the five Anaga listings on this site, it is the only one whose listed route ends on a beach, and the only one that brings you back by boat. Mario from Germany, who walked it in August 2026: «You get to see bits of Anaga, a Barranco and an amazing beach, plus you get to go back to Las Teresitas by speed boat.»
On the trail
Frames from the Anaga hills and the coast, to show the kind of ground a Tenerife coastal walk in the north covers. Light and sea on your day will differ.
Five walkers in sun hats and light jackets stop on a rocky path cut into a hillside of green scrub and small yellow flowers.
Sharp green peaks rise over a village strung along the hillside, and far below white surf breaks on a dark shore.
A dirt path runs under twisted, reddish laurel branches that bend over it from both sides, with more forest behind.
The hours
One hour by van, three on foot, ninety minutes on the beach, thirty on the boat.
The six hours add up the way the listing lays them out: one hour in the van, three on foot, an hour and a half on the beach and half an hour on the boat. There is no meal stop in the plan, and the listing does not mention food at all.
The listing details we read give no fixed start time, so check the time on the booking page when you pick your date. Because the Tenerife coastal walk ends at the car park where it starts, you can drive there and find your car waiting after the boat, or plan your own way back from Las Teresitas.
Every hike, current fare
The forest-to-beach day, the Masca Gorge walk that also ends at the sea, the other Anaga listings and our top pick on Teide. Every price is per person.
| Hike | Price | Price is for | Length | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest to the beach | $67 | per person | 6 hours | Live guide in Spanish or English; van, three hours on foot, beach stop and speedboat on the route | Las Teresitas car park, by the old cemetery | 4.6 · 9 |
| Masca Gorge to the sea | $73 | per person | 6 hours | Local mountain guide in Spanish or English; entrance and transport tickets bought separately | Santiago del Teide, by the church | 4.2 · 115 |
| Anaga guided hike | $27 | per person | 3 to 6 hours | Live guide in English or Spanish; pickup only as an option | Cruz del Carmen car park | 4.8 · 266 |
| Laurel forest circuit | $36 | per person | 2.5 hours | Live guide in English, French or German; hiking poles to rent from the guide | Car park at about 1,000 m, no pickup | 4.8 · 135 |
| Anaga and La Laguna | $66 | per person | 8 hours | Pickup from three points in the south; an hour in La Laguna | Point nearest your hotel | 4.3 · 20 |
| El Pijaral, small group | $159 | per person | 7.5 hours | Pickup from seven points; group of up to 4; guide handles the Pijaral path permits | North and east towns, and Los Gigantes | 5.0 · 19 |
| Teide by night, our top pick | $245 | per person | 10 hours | Pickup from Los Cristianos; sunrise picnic with a warm drink and snacks | Los Cristianos | 5.0 · 114 |
Also ending at the sea
Two walks reach the sea and leave by boat. Their terms are not the same.
One more listing on this site walks down to the sea and returns by boat: the Masca Gorge Guided Hike, $73 per person, six hours, rated 4.2 across 115 reviews. It starts at the square in Santiago del Teide, follows a 5 km descending trail between basalt walls over 700 meters high, and ends on the coast, where a boat takes the group to the harbour of Los Gigantes.
The difference is in the small print. On the Masca listing, entrance and transport tickets are not included in the reservation and must be bought in advance through a link sent after booking. Hiking boots or trail shoes are required, and the activity is subject to weather conditions and permit availability. Next to it, the Tenerife coastal walk in Anaga mentions no separate tickets and no permit.
Other Anaga hikes
If the beach and the boat are not the point for you, these stay in the forest.
The lowest price on this site. The Bosque de los Enigmas trail, 3 to 6 hours, rated 4.8 across 266 reviews; the listing calls it «an easy hiking trail suitable for the whole family».
A roughly 5 km circular walk from a car park at about 1,000 m, 2.5 hours, no more than 12 people. Rated 4.8 across 135 reviews.
5.5 km with 350 m of elevation gain, a group of up to 4, and pickup from seven points. The guide handles the permits for the Pijaral path.
Two hours in the Las Mercedes laurel forest and an hour in La Laguna, with pickup from three points in the south. Eight hours in all.
Before you book
The listing for this Tenerife coastal walk is short. These are the gaps worth knowing about.
There is no pickup. Plan how you reach the Las Teresitas car park, and leave time to park.
The listing details we read give none. Check it on the booking page for your date.
The listing gives neither: three hours on foot through wooded mountains and ravines, ending with the descent to the beach.
The listing mentions no food. Other Anaga listings ask hikers to bring water, so carry your own.
The live guide speaks Spanish or English. Free cancellation applies if your plans change.
Our verdict
Book it if you want a forest trail, a swim and a boat ride in one day and can get to Las Teresitas yourself: $67, six hours, 4.6 across 9 reviews. If you need pickup, El Pijaral ($159) or Anaga and La Laguna ($66). For the lowest price, the $27 Anaga guided hike. For a sunrise on Teide, our top pick at $245.
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Common questions
Yes. The forest-to-beach listing walks from the laurel forest of Anaga Rural Park down to Antequera Beach, gives you 1.5 hours there with a swim, and brings you back to the Las Teresitas car park by speedboat in 30 minutes. It costs $67 per person and takes six hours.
You come back by speedboat: it is on the listed route, 30 minutes from the beach to Las Teresitas. The description treats the boat as part of the tour, but the listing does not spell out what the fare covers, so read the booking page before you pay.
No. You meet at the car park of Playa de Las Teresitas, next to the old cemetery, and the boat brings you back there. In Anaga, El Pijaral picks up at seven points, and Anaga and La Laguna at three points in the south.
The listing mentions no food. On this site, only two hikes include something to eat: a light picnic above Masca and a sunrise picnic with a warm drink and snacks on Teide by night. Bring your own for the forest-to-beach day.
This listing gives no list. Other Anaga listings ask for comfortable clothing and sports shoes, a jacket or windbreaker, wind and rain protection, and warm clothes for the circuit that starts at about 1,000 m. For this walk, add what you need for a swim.
The listing gives no fitness level and no distance. What it does give: three hours on foot through wooded mountains and ravines, ending with the descent to the beach. For a trail the listing calls «an easy hiking trail suitable for the whole family», see the $27 Anaga guided hike.
Your options
If you want one Tenerife walk with a forest, a beach and a boat in the same day, this is the listing that has all three. Choose a date, check the start time it shows, and plan your way to the car park at Las Teresitas.
Go deeper
The laurel forest hikes in Anaga, short and long, side by side.
Masca GorgeThe gorge walk down to the sea, and what the listings say about the descent.
Hikes comparedEvery guided hike on Tenerife bookable here, side by side: trail, hours, transfer and what the price covers.
North or southWhere the hikes are on the island, and where each one picks you up.
With a guideWhat a guide and a transfer add on Tenerife trails, and group sizes.
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