El Bobo

Located in the town of Arona, Playa de El Bobo is a long, wide, and beige-colored sand beach that is northernmost of the five main beaches that are part of a holiday resort town named Playa de las Americas.  Playa de las Americas is situated in Tenerife which is the largest of the seven Canary Islands of Spain.  Playa de las Americas is the center of nightlife in Tenerife and features many bars, nightclubs, restaurants, attractions, and beaches.  Also known as Playa de El Bobo, Playa de El Bobo is a family-friendly beach because it has breakwaters on both sides and children can swim here.  

Playa de El Bobo offers many amenities including lifeguards, showers, water sport equipment rentals, and handicap accessible features.  

There are many fun activities at Playa de El Bobo including swimming, surfing, snorkeling, diving, sunbathing, and beach walking.  

Getting to Playa de El Bobo is very easy – there is a paid parking lot at 38660 Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife that is within walking distance to the beach. 

If you are looking for attractions near Playa de El Bobo, you can drive four minutes to Siam Park which is a Thai-themed water park with a water slide, wave pool, mat racing slides, raft rides, and the Mad Thai River – the world’s longest lazy river.  Aqualand Costa Adeje is an open-air adventure park with many rides including tsunami, circlones, gravity, kamikazes, tornado, multisurf, twister racer, and flying boats.  Dolphinarium is located at 38660 Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and features dolphin shows, swimming with dolphins, and touch tanks.  Another great attraction near Playa de El Bobo is Fountain Las Americas that is located at Av. las Américas, 5, 38660 Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and offers a fountain show, live music, and many bars, cafés, and restaurants. 

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a four-minute drive of Playa de El Bobo.  The hamburger restaurant The Burger Café - VEGAN & MEAT LOVERS features burgers, burritos, tacos, salads, potato wedges, and pork dishes cooked with fresh and locally sourced ingredients and homemade recipes.  Flo’s Tenerife is a health food restaurant offering pancakes, Thai chicken, wraps, protein burritos, desserts, and drinks.  The restaurant has spacious indoor as well as outdoor seating with city views.  THE PALMS FISH & CHIPS has a nice menu including fish ‘n chips, mushy peas, sausages, scallops, and curry sauce.  THE PALMS FISH & CHIPS also has a small bar with an extensive wine collection.  Another good restaurant near Playa de El Bobo is Bora Bora Restaurante that serves paella, fish, salmon, spaghetti bolognaise, rum, and sangria.  Bora Bora Restaurante is well-known for its kharcho, lobio, pkhali, sopas, and carne. 

If you are looking for a hotel near Playa de El Bobo, you can drive nine minutes to the 5-Star Europe Villa Cortes featuring a pool, spa, sauna, gym, tennis courts, three bars, and six restaurants – it also has over 150 rooms and suites with incredible ocean and sunset views.  H10 Conquistador is a 4-Star hotel with a café, gym, spa, sauna, three pools, two bars, and five restaurants.  H10 Conquistador provides its visitors with a terrace with sunbeds and a garden overlooking the sea.  The luxurious 3-Star KN Columbus Aparthotel offers many amenities including a pool, restaurant, spa, fitness center, game room, and two bars.  It provides customers with car and bicycle services as well.  If you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel near Playa de El Bobo, ALEGRIA Barranco is a 2-Star hotel that welcomes pets, has been designed in an elegant fashion, and offers the guests all the modern amenities.