Los Cristianos, Tenerife
Friday, midday
Check into the Marylanza (doubles from £95, www.marylanza.com), a luxuriuous all suite resort hotel with a heated outdoor swimming pool. Book a room with a terrace and a view to Mount Teide.
12.30pm
Unlike the other big resorts in the south of Tenerife, Los Cristianos still retains a slice of its authentic fishing village vibe with a working harbour. Join the local fishermen for lunch at their co-operative restaurant, the Cofradia (tel: 600-562-249).
2pm
It’s beach time. Playa de Los Cristianos overlooks the ferries coming and going to the outer isles. Adjacent Playa de las Vistas sports an accessible section designed for those with limited mobility or wheelchairs.
5pm
Head to one of the sprinkling of café bars behind the beach to enjoy an ice cold Dorada, the excellent local beer, as a sundowner.
8pm
Dine in at the Orijama, the hotel’s teppanyaki restaurant, which infuses Japanese cooking with a dash of Canarian flavour.
Saturday, 10am
Europe’s best water park is handily nearby, so head for a day at Siam Park (www.siampark.net). Book either their plush villa (with its own hot tub) or a Balinese bed in their new Champagne Club.
1pm
Enjoy a Thai green curry by the beach at Siam Park watching the waves that are good enough to host surf competitions.
4pm
Finish off your aquatic revels with a glass of bubbly at the Champagne Club and a view of the Atlantic.
7pm
Enjoy a delicious pre-dinner snack of bellota ham at Al Corte (3 Calle Espigon del Benchijigua) and take some home vacuum packed too.
8pm
Savour dinner down in town at El Rincon del Marinero (tel: 922-793 553), an excellent no frills seafood restaurant. Order a bottle of dry Tenerife white wine to go with the fresh catch of the day.
Sunday, 9am
Relax in the Marylanza’s spa with a treatment and a session in their thermal circuit.
Robin Mckelvie
easyjet (www.easyjet.com) fly to Tenerife South from Edinburgh with returns from £104.03. Holiday Autos (www.holidayautos.com) offer car hire at Tenerife South