Punta Blanca

Located in the town of Santiago del Teide on the western part of the island Tenerife, Punta Blanca is a small, narrow, and black sand beach that is located in front of a rocky cove.  Also known as Punta Blanca Beach, Punta Blanca is close to the center of nightlife in Santiago del Teide which features many bars, nightclubs, restaurants, attractions, and beaches.  Punta Blanca is located at the mouth of a river named Barranco de la Punta Blanca.  Punta Blanca is a family-friendly beach because it has calm waters and children can swim here.

Punta Blanca offers many amenities including lifeguards, showers, picnic tables, barbecues, water sport equipment rentals, and a promenade featuring many souvenir shops, small business shops, and cafes.

Punta Blanca is a well-known diving spot and there are many other fun activities here including swimming, snorkeling, hiking, fishing, biking, sunbathing, and beach walking.

Punta Blanca has a large ramp that provides wheelchair accessibility.

Getting to Punta Blanca is very easy – there is a free parking lot with 40 parking spaces that is located at 38683, Callao de Mar Road and is in front of the beach.

Punta Blanca Beach has beautiful pebbly black sand.

If you are looking for attractions near Punta Blanca, you can drive 10 minutes to Charco de Isla Cangrejo – Santiago Del Tiede that features a natural pool nestled in a corner of the Santiago Del Tiede coast which is surrounded by a concrete wall that protects it from the waves and offers amazing views of the nearby area.  Siam Park 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.  Aqualand Costa Adeje also features a Dolphinarium which offers dolphin shows, swimming with dolphins, and touch tanks.  Another great attraction near Punta Blanca is Fountain Las Americas which 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.

There are many restaurants within a two-minute drive of Punta Blanca.  The French restaurant Tapas Y Mas Tapas features tapas, burgers, burritos, tacos, salads, potato wedges, and pork dishes cooked with fresh and locally sourced ingredients and homemade recipes.  La Quinta offers pancakes, Thai chicken, wraps, protein burritos, desserts, and drinks – it also has spacious indoor as well as outdoor seating with city views.  Flor del Drago is another good restaurant which has a nice menu including fish and chips, mushy peas, sausages, scallops, and curry sauce.  Flor del Drago also has a small bar with an extensive wine collection.  If you are looking for another good restaurant near Punta Blanca is Poggetto that serves paella, fish, salmon, spaghetti bolognaise, rum, and sangria.  Poggetto is well-known for its kharcho, lobio, pkhali, sopas, and carne.

If you are looking for a hotel near Punta Blanca, you can drive three minutes to the 4-Star hotel Allegro Isora 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.  Hotel Barcelo Santiago is a 4-Star hotel with a café, gym, spa, sauna, three pools, two bars, and five restaurants.  Hotel Barcelo Santiago provides its visitors with a terrace with sunbeds and a garden overlooking the sea.  The 4-Star hotel Royal Sun Resort 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 Punta Blanca, Hotel Bahia Flamingo is a 3-Star hotel that welcomes pets, has been designed in an elegant fashion, and offers a pool and rooms and suites with all the modern amenities and water views.