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Los Gigantes Cliffs
Sheer black cliffs up to 500 meters high plunging into the sea, best seen from a boat with dolphins and pilot whales.
- Open
- Always; boats run daily
- Price
- Free; paid for boat trips
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Puerto de Los Gigantes, 38683 Santiago del TeideDirections
- Getting There
- About 30 minutes by car north of Costa Adeje.
Why Go
The Guanches called the cliffs the Wall of Hell. Pilot whales and dolphins live year-round in the strait between Tenerife and La Gomera, and boat trips from the little harbor of Los Gigantes sail under the cliffs to watch them.
Nearby in Tenerife
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