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La Gomera, located in the east of the Canary Islands, has been a Biosphere Reserve since 2012. It is famous because Christopher Columbus made a port of call there on his way to discover America (1492). Here we find Garajonay National Park – World Heritage Site. Hermigua – farming country, Agulo – pioneer municipality as regards electricity, water and fishing, and the Juego de Bolas Visitor Centre in Garajonay National Park are some of its main attractions, which also include a beautiful and gratifying trail between El Cedro and Vallehermoso.

La Gomera, located in the east of the Canary Islands, has been a Biosphere Reserve since 2012. It is famous because Christopher Columbus made a port of call there on his way to discover America (1492). Here we find Garajonay National Park – World Heritage Site, where the laurisilva from the Tertiary Period is still conserved. This route combines viewing points that look over extraordinary landscapes, such as Los Roques and César Manrique, traditional hamlets like Chipude and El Cercado, and recreation areas for the whole family in the middle of the forest, at Laguna Grande.

Arriving in the port of San Sebastián de La Gomera means you are landing in the capital of La Gomera, which can be reached on foot from the dock in under ten minutes. Located in the west of La Gomera, San Sebastián de La Gomera is a village that offers locals and visitors a host of different places, with a variety of characteristics. On this route, you will be able to explore different historical and cultural icons of the capital on your own, on foot, as well as key sites where you can enjoy the local gastronomy and a day of shopping, all in the town Christopher Columbus set off from to conquer the Americas.

Located in the municipality of Hermigua, this route crosses a valley that captures the clouds drawn over by the trade winds. The high level of humidity makes the area leafier, with groupings of plants such as brezal de crestería, from the Erica genus, the fire tree Morella faya and the laurel forest. The wide variety of trees endemic to Garajonay stands out, such as Persea indica, Laurus nobilis and Ocotea foetens, or til. This trek around the countryside of La Gomera ends at Chorro del Cedro, a natural 150-metre high waterfall which feeds into the reservoirs of the agricultural valley of Hermigua all year round.

Siam Park is the largest water park in Europe, and the best in the world according to Tripadvisor users. Located in Adeje, it boasts a network of kilometres of impressive water slides. Over a surface area of 185 square kilometres, you can surf on giant waves, slide down from on high at top speed or cross a shark-filled tank. And the private, Thai-style cabins are perfect for spending a day with the full range of privileges. Siam Park is pure adrenaline.

Not far from the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Teresitas Beach —on more than a kilometre of bright golden sand— has a breakwater that makes its waters an oasis of calm. The little ones can play safely on the shore while the adults leisurely enjoy the sun and swimming on a very special day trip with the family close to the port of call.

From the boat itself, cruise-goers arriving in the port of Santa Cruz can make out the image of Palmetum and its palm trees next to the sea in the city's bay. Palmetum is an original botanical garden whose collection of palm trees from tropical islands is considered the most important in the world. It houses two thousand different plant species, including almost five hundred palm trees from all around the world: from the Caribbean, New Caledonia, Indochina, New Guinea…

Just a few minutes' drive from the cruise liner moored in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Anaga Nature Reserve —a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve— is a nature area that has managed to maintain its characteristics to an exceptional standard. Marked by deep valleys and cliffs that drop down to the coast with its beautiful black sand beaches, the ecological richness of this nature area is surprising, especially its laurisilva – a living memory of the vegetation that covered the European continent millions of years ago.

The city of La Laguna, just a few minutes from the port, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 as a “unique example of a non-fortified, colonial town”. After its foundation, its urban layout was used as a point of reference for colonial American cities such as Old Havana, Lima and Cartagena and it shares aesthetic similarities with them. Nowadays, the historic quarter —with its pedestrian streets inviting you to take a stroll— houses a full and bustling range of shops and, above all, quality catering.

A permanent population of short-finned pilot whales and common bottlenose dolphins live next to the south-west coast of Tenerife. This colony affords us a 95% chance of sighting cetaceans at any time of year. Furthermore, in these waters, we can find up to 21 other different species of these mammals – including the giant blue whale. And their presence is so close to the coasts that the Canary Islands have become the European location that attracts most people for whale and dolphin watching.