A Whale of A Time in Tenerife
They pick you up from your hotel and take you to the port where you board your sailing boat and are taken out to look for whales and dolphins.
This trip was very bumpy as the sea was particularly rough and we only saw a couple of dolphins before Jose our skipper decided it was too rough to continue and took us to calmer waters!
Because of this, we decided to book a second trip and we were so glad we did as we got to see a small pod of pilot whales, one of which was a baby. I think the only way to see whales and dolphins is in the wild and we had a fantastic time.
We stayed in the resort of El Medano, which is on the South Eastern coast rather than the west where the main resorts are. We stayed at the Arenas Del Mar which is an adult-only all-inclusive hotel which had a mix of clientele - being older couples and cyclists in the main. It has a buffet restaurant - the food is good but if you're staying for longer than a week, I'd suggest exploring other restaurants in the area. There was an a la carte restaurant that offered a tasting menu for 25 euros per person, though we didn't try it on this occasion.
I would recommend booking a sea view suite - we were upgraded to a one-bedroom suite with a side sea view, which was very nice as we overlooked the beach and the coast. There is one outdoor pool, which is a seawater pool and there is an indoor pool in the spa.
Due to the winds the resort gets, it's well geared for water sports enthusiasts. There are lots of apartments to rent and the town of El Medano itself has a quaint hippy vibe to it. There are not so many of the tourist souvenir shops here - more surf shops and cafes. The beach is nice and you can walk to Mount Roja fairly easily.