Tenerife vs Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): Mount Teide or stadsstrand?
Tenerife has Spain's highest piek (Teide 3718m), zwarte beaches, walvis-tochten. Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) has a 3-km stadsstrand (Las Canteras) and oudstad Vegueta.
Tenerife
Tenerife combineert zwarte beach-destinations with Spain's highest piek (Mount Teide, 3718m). Walvis-tochten, sterrennachten. Flights from Schiphol from €100 return, 7 days from €600 per person.
Flight from NL: €100 return
View Tenerife →Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
Las Palmas is a lively eilandhoofdstad: 3km zandstrand Las Canteras in stadshart, spring-temperatures year around. Flights from Schiphol from €120 return, 7 days from €650 per person.
Flight from NL: €120 return
View Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) →Best time to visit compared
Tenerife
Year around 20-28°C. December-March for warm winter. July-August are warm + expensive.
Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
Year around 22-28°C. November-March for tasty winterzon. August is drukst and duurst.
Flights + transfer from the Netherlands
Tenerife
Directly from Schiphol to Tenerife South (TFS) in 4 hour 30 minutes. KLM, Transavia, Ryanair. Bus 343 to Las Américas €4.
Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
Directly from Schiphol to Las Palmas (LPA) in 4 hour 30 minutes. KLM, Transavia. Global bus 60 to center €3.
Costs compared
Tenerife
Hostels from €20, hotels €70-130, vacation rentals €80/night. Food: papas arrugadas €5, lunch €12, dinner €20-30, biertje €3.
Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
Hostels from €18, hotels €65-110, vacation rentals €70/night. Food: tapa €3, lunch €10, dinner €18-28, biertje €2.
Who is it for?
Choose Tenerife if you are...
Avonturiers, walvis-watchers, who variatie because (mountain + beach).
Choose Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) if you are...
Who urban + beach because combine, paaarden-favoriete strandwijk, lager budget.
Our verdict
Las Palmas is cheaper. Tenerife has lake activiteiten. Both year around mild (20-28°C).
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