Tenerife Holidays

Golf del Sur is a modern resort built around an 18 hole golf course. Amarilla Golf and Country Club, its neighbour, has effectively now become part of Golf del Sur also has an 18 hole championship golf course. These two were separate resorts until a few years ago when the roads were linked across the baranco that used to separate them.

The resort is made up of individual hotel and apartment complexes that are centred on entertainment areas. The central area is at San Blas, which is to the east of the resort near Los Abrigos, where there are shops, boutiques, bars and restaurants. There is also a new marina area where there are boats and yachts moored with a couple of café bars where you can sit and relax.

There are also a number of very good restaurants down by the sea front next the marina were you can have a drink, lunch or dinner overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. A coastal path runs along the coast from the marina to the village of Los Abrigos, where there are some fine fish restaurants. Los Abrigos has largely avoided the temptation to develop and remains a typical Tenerife fishing village.

Golf del Sur is a low key resort and has no night clubs as such, but there are plenty of bars and some very good restaurants. There is more to this resort than the central San Blas area, and if you explore there are some very nice places to be fed and entertained.

Golf del Sur is made up of residential complexes 4 and 5 star hotels and timeshare blocks. Amerilla Golf is to the west of the resort and is much older and is mainly residential apartments and villa complexes.

There is a very small beach by the marina made of black volcanic sand, but all the hotels and apartment blocks have their own swimming pools.

Tenerife South Airport to Golf del Sur Transfer Times

The distance from Tenerife Reina Sophia Airport to Golf del Sur is approximately 9km by road that takes about 15 minutes

Aguamarina Golf del Sur	Golf del Sur Coastal Path

Jane the Tourist Opinion

I return to Golf del Sur, a resort I have stayed in many times. I am staying at The Amarilla Golf & Country Club, which has a superb Oceanside setting. This eighteen hole championship golf course attracts a lot of keen golfers from all over Europe. On my last visit here I did use the facilities to learn the game. This time I am here to work and I prefer to stay at the club, which is just outside the resort as I can easily walk down into the resort in about ten minutes.

As you walk down you will see the Marina. It is nice to stroll around the Marina; at the end is a roof top bar and a bright yellow submarine that will take you into the depths to explore sea life. Walking up again from the Marina you will see The Aqumarina Hotel to your left. I can only comment on the pleasant bar area and the Champagne cocktails!

On a Friday morning there is a small market in the Hotel car park and it is worth a look. Walking along there are a few restaurants, and the local Irish pub ‘The Wild Geese’. I popped in the other evening, there was a good atmosphere, and friendly staff. They did a draw to win a rugby ball, and we won it! Most evenings they have live music, you can get typical pub food here.

Price wise you are in a high tourist area so not cheap, which brings me to say the supermarket by the pub is very expensive. I just bought water, and purchased other supplies at San Blas (the main square further on).

Golf del Sur Beach	San Blas, Golf del Sur

Opposite the pub you can walk down to the seafront, where there is a selection of restaurants. My favourite is the Sakura, I like to sit up at the Teppan oven and watch my food being cooked, and Chef doing a few tricks. I finished off with Japanese fried Ice cream, delicious. This is an experience, and you will pay for it.

As you walk down to the restaurants, to the left there is a venue called the Showbar. This has different acts performing every night. We chose to go when the Temptations tribute where singing there and we can recommend as they were very good.

I walked along the seafront to San Blas, a coastal walk I enjoy. There are a few small beaches here made up of black volcanic sand. I have noticed most people are sunbathing around the pools here. I reach San Blas square. This sadly has little to offer now, as many places have closed, I expect due to the recession. There is the main supermarket, bank, some restaurants, bars, and a few shops left.

From the square I walk across to Los Abrigos, which is a small fishing village. There are some good fish restaurants, and a fairly laid back atmosphere, with a bit more of a Spanish ambiance than that of its neighbour San Blas.

If you want to visit other resorts, there is a bus service here, and we have used it to go to Las Galletas. There is not much to see in the town of Las Galletas. Head to the seafront, where there are some good inexpensive Spanish restaurants, and a small marina. This is a place to relax and enjoy a good meal. We had a nice afternoon there.