Tenerife offers a couple two things that few islands can manage on the same day: a sunset over the sea with La Gomera silhouetted on the horizon and, two hours later, a sky protected by law for astronomy. Everything else (boats, spas, dinners) is easy to book. The hard part is choosing the right base: the hustle of Las Américas isn't what most couples are after.
Our suggestion: stay in La Caleta or Playa San Juan if you want a beach and some peace, or in Garachico or La Orotava if you'd rather have a proper town. Book a sunset by boat or on Teide, and leave one day free for a beach on the west coast.
Our picks
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Sunset and stars on Teide
Flagged as GetYourGuide's best-selling guided tour on the island: sunset above the sea of clouds and telescopes, with pick-up.
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Tenerife: Sunset and Stargazing at Teide National Park
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Adults-only boat
White Tenerife's shared catamaran from Puerto Colón, maximum 12 people, with a glass floor and a hydrophone.
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Costa Adeje: Adults-Only 3-Hour Whale and Dolphin Catamaran
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Sunset catamaran
Three hours with snacks and drinks; check the listing for which areas the pick-up covers.
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Tenerife: Sunset Catamaran Tour with Transfer, Buffet & Drinks
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The highest sunset
The cable car at sunset up to 3,555 m, a picnic and telescopes: you watch the sun go down from the top, not from the base.
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Mount Teide: Sunset Tour, Cable Car + Picnic
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An afternoon at the spa
Aqua Club Termal, which bills itself as the island's biggest spa; go in the afternoon, when there are no children.
Where to watch the sunset in Tenerife
The sun sets in the west and south-west, facing La Gomera. The three best beaches to watch it from, according to the island's tourist board:
- Abama (Guía de Isora): a bay of pale sand below a luxury hotel. It's a public beach: you park at the hotel and walk down for about ten minutes. One of you can drop the other off with the bags at the bottom first.
- La Arena (Puerto de Santiago): black sand and calm water, with La Gomera straight ahead.
- Los Gigantes: the cliffs glowing at the end of the day, with sunset boats from the marina.
If you're staying in the north, the alternative is Benijo, in Anaga: it doesn't face La Gomera but the Roques de Anaga, which stand out against the sky as the sun goes down. Two warnings: Santa Cruz council closed the beach by decree because of the unstable hillside, so check on tenerifeon.es whether you can get down to it yet; and the last bus from Almáciga leaves at 20:35 on weekdays.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:00 | 18:33 | 10 h 33 min |
| February | 07:45 | 18:58 | 11 h 13 min |
| March | 07:17 | 19:15 | 11 h 58 min |
| April | 07:42 | 20:32 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 07:17 | 20:49 | 13 h 32 min |
| June | 07:10 | 21:05 | 13 h 55 min |
| July | 07:20 | 21:05 | 13 h 45 min |
| August | 07:37 | 20:46 | 13 h 09 min |
| September | 07:52 | 20:12 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 08:07 | 19:38 | 11 h 31 min |
| November | 07:28 | 18:14 | 10 h 46 min |
| December | 07:51 | 18:13 | 10 h 23 min |
Canary Islands local time (the same as the UK, one hour behind mainland Spain), calculated for the south coast in the middle of each month.
By boat, there are two styles. The three-hour sunset catamaran includes snacks and drinks. Travelin' Lady's sunset trip from Los Cristianos lasts an hour and a half, costs less and combines the sunset with whale watching: book it here. More options in sunset cruises.
Stargazing on Teide
Teide National Park is a Starlight Tourist Destination and the island's summits are a Starlight Reserve; on top of that, a law protects the quality of the sky for the observatories. The usual trips pick you up mid-afternoon, watch the sunset above the clouds, stop for dinner and spend 60 to 90 minutes at the telescope. You're back around midnight.
| Option | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Stargazing at the cable car base, in your own car | from €35 | Couples with a car who want the essentials |
| Teide By Night: dinner and stars, with transfer | €89 | The full evening without driving |
| Cable car at sunset, picnic and stars | €159 | The splurge: sunset at 3,555 m |
| Cable car at sunset only, no guide or stargazing | €72 | Seeing the sunset from the top and heading back |
| Platform | Product | Rating | Price | Where to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GetYourGuide | Tenerife. Stargazing in the Teide National Park | 4.9 (521) | €35 | See on GetYourGuide |
| Tiqets | Stargazing at Mount Teide | 4.8 (5) | €35 | See on Tiqets |
| Headout | Mount Teide Stargazing Tour | — | €35 | See on Headout |
Adult prices checked on 2 October 2026. They can change with the date; each platform confirms the final price.
Stargazing costs €35 on GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Headout, the same starting price as the one-hour session Volcano Teide sells on its website for people arriving in their own car. Choose wherever the cancellation terms suit you best. Apart from Teide By Night, which has a child fare, none of them take under-8s, so these tend to be adult evenings.
Two details that matter. Check the moon before you book: at full moon the Milky Way almost disappears.
Tonight—— illuminated
Next new moons
The best nights for stargazing are the five days either side of the new moon.
And wrap up: at night, above 2,300 m, it's cold even in summer. Volcano Teide requires long trousers, long sleeves and closed shoes on its cable car trip. All the details are in stargazing.
On a boat, just the two of you (or nearly)
White Tenerife's adults-only catamaran leaves from Puerto Colón (pontoon 6): three hours, maximum 12 passengers, a glass floor and a hydrophone for listening to the whales and dolphins. It's shared, not private, but having no children on board changes the atmosphere.
If you want the boat to yourselves, a two-hour private VIP sunset trip starts from €350 per boat, and a three-hour private boat with tapas and drinks from €450 for up to 7 people. In Los Gigantes, Third Element's sailing boat Mugen does a private sunset trip for €650. All the options in private boat charter.
A spa for two
| Platform | Product | Rating | Price | Where to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GetYourGuide | Adeje: Aqua Club Thermal Spa Entry Ticket | 4.5 (748) | €40 | See on GetYourGuide |
| Tiqets | Aqua Thermal Spa: Entry Ticket | 4.5 (16) | €40 | See on Tiqets |
| Official site | Aqua Club Termal, 3-hour circuit (non-resident) | — | €47 | Official website ↗ |
Adult prices checked on 2 October 2026. They can change with the date; each platform confirms the final price.
Aqua Club Termal (Torviscas Alto, Costa Adeje) is an independent spa with a Turkish bath, sauna, saltwater flotation pool, jacuzzis and a hydromassage pool. On its website it costs €47 for 3 hours; the platforms sell it from €40, but that price may be for a shorter circuit, so compare the length before you pay. Children are only allowed in the mornings (Monday to Friday until 14:00): on a weekday afternoon you'll have more peace. The full-price ticket includes a towel; the discounted ones don't.
Other options, depending on budget:
- Spa Sensations, Iberostar Anthelia (Fañabé): a 2-hour circuit for €29 for non-residents; with breakfast, €38. It's the cheapest hotel circuit for non-residents that we know of.
- Oriental Spa Garden, Hotel Botánico (Puerto de la Cruz): over-16s only, with an indoor and outdoor circuit in a garden. For non-residents it's sold with a massage, from €120.
- Sandára Wellness & Spa, at Abama: massages from €130, booked by phone.
More in spa and wellness.
Quiet villages and areas to stay
The tourist board picks out La Caleta, the old fishing village at the far end of Costa Adeje; Playa San Juan, in Guía de Isora; and the historic centres of Garachico and La Orotava as quiet places to stay. The first two give you a beach and the sunset; the last two, cobbled streets, more cloud and fewer beach crowds. More in other towns in Tenerife.
For a night out without the madness of Las Verónicas, try The Patch area, the venues at Playa de Troya (Papagayo, and Monkey Beach Club with its Cielo terrace, open Tuesday to Saturday) or Calle de La Noria in Santa Cruz. We cover it in nightlife.
Wine, bananas and an adventure for two
In the north, Santa Úrsula is guachinche country: a real guachinche opens for four months a year at most, serves no more than three cooked dishes and only its own wine. In El Sauzal, Bodegas Monje runs a guided tour with tasting from €14. In the south, Finca Las Margaritas, in Las Galletas, shows you round a banana plantation with a tasting from €10. More in food and wine.
If you're after an adrenaline rush, a paragliding flight with a national champion starts from €130 per person. A two-seater buggy up to Teide is priced per vehicle, not per person, so as a couple it works out much better than two quads; bear in mind the route always sticks to tarmac roads. We explain it in buggy and quad.
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What is there to do in Tenerife as a couple?
Watch the sunset on the west coast looking towards La Gomera, go up Teide at night to see the stars, take an adults-only catamaran and spend an afternoon at a spa. For somewhere to stay, La Caleta, Playa San Juan, Garachico or La Orotava are quieter than Las Américas.
Where can you see the best sunset in Tenerife?
On the west and south-west coast: Abama, Playa de La Arena and Los Gigantes, with La Gomera on the horizon. In the north, Benijo has sunsets facing the Roques de Anaga.
How much does stargazing on Teide cost?
From €35 per person for a one-hour session if you have your own car, €89 for the trip with dinner and transfer, and €159 for the one that goes up by cable car at sunset. Apart from Teide By Night, none take under-8s.
Can you go up the Teide cable car if you're pregnant?
No. The operator doesn't allow pregnant women or people with cardiovascular conditions. The Amarilla Marina submarine, on the other hand, says it's suitable for pregnant women.
Are there adults-only boat trips in Tenerife?
Yes. White Tenerife runs a shared adults-only catamaran from Puerto Colón, lasting three hours with a maximum of 12 people.
What's the cheapest spa in Tenerife for non-residents?
The 2-hour circuit at Spa Sensations in the Iberostar Anthelia, in Fañabé, costs €29 for non-residents. Aqua Club Termal charges €47 for 3 hours on its website.
