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Black-sand Playa de El Bollullo below the cliffs of El Rincon in La Orotava.

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Playa de El Bollullo

  1. El Rincon
  2. › La Orotava
  3. › Tenerife
  4. › Spain

A wild black-sand beach for scenery and a harder-access feel. Best for views and a wilder feel.

Get there

Weather now

Drizzle

22°C

23-27°today

AirAQI 18Good
SunUV 0Low
3km/h WindLight breeze
1.9mWavesMedium waves
25°CWaterComfortable

Updated06:48

Not recommended for swimming Unsafe flag or sea conditions. Choose a beach walk instead. Today: Sun and clouds · rain possible · light cooling breeze · Check before swimming Best today 10:00-13:00 * 18:00-20:00 lower UV and light wind Updated: 06:48

Hourly forecast

06:00

22°

AQI 18

UV 0

3

07:00

23°

AQI 20

UV 0

10

08:00

23°

AQI 22

UV 0

11

09:00

23°

AQI 25

UV 1

11

10:00

24°

AQI 27

UV 2

11

11:00

25°

AQI 29

UV 4

10

12:00

26°

AQI 31

UV 6

12

13:00

26°

AQI 32

UV 7

13

14:00

27°

AQI 33

UV 6

14

15:00

27°

AQI 33

UV 6

14

16:00

27°

AQI 32

UV 5

13

17:00

26°

AQI 32

UV 4

13

18:00

26°

AQI 30

UV 3

13

19:00

24°

AQI 29

UV 2

12

20:00

23°

AQI 28

UV 1

10

21:00

23°

AQI 27

UV 0

8

22:00

23°

AQI 26

UV 0

7

23:00

22°

AQI 26

UV 0

9

Sea & tide detailsTide rising until 12:00 high tide · medium wavesShowHide

Tide trend from a marine forecast, not for navigation.

12:00high tide0.4 m
18:00low tide-0.7 m
00:00high tide0.4 m
06:00low tide-0.7 m

Waves

1.9 m

Medium waves

Water temp.

25°C

Comfortable

Eat nearby

Restaurants, cafes, and beach clubs close to the sand.

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Getting there

El Bollullo stair access

Head for El Rincon, leave the car above the beach, then walk down to the black sand.

Navigate to entrance

Transport

El Bollullo beach parking

Nearby

4-8 min walk · 300 m · paid · hard

Closest mapped parking to the cliff-side access, with a small-capacity beach-day feel.

If it is full, turn around safely instead of improvising on the access road.

Google Maps ·Waze

Upper Camino El Bollullo parking pockets

18-28 min walk · 1400 m · hard

Use only signed or obvious public spaces.

Google Maps ·Waze

Parking note

Use the beach parking or obvious signed spaces only; do not block the narrow El Rincon access road.

El Rincon

Available

10-16 min walk · 850 m · Routes: 376

Use TITSA 376 to El Rincon, then walk down toward the beach access.

Navigate:Transit directions

Taxi / drop-off

Nearby

Short walk to the beach

El Bollullo stair access

Ask to be dropped near the promenade access.

Navigate:Google Maps

Things to do nearby

Free stops for walks, views, and island culture.

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Facilities

Services, food, rentals, and waste bins

Toilets

Available

Showers

No data

Food nearby

Nearby

Sunbeds & parasols

Available

Waste bins

No data

Safety & access

Lifeguard, access, mobility, and water quality

Lifeguard

Available

Accessibility

Unavailable

Mobility support

No data

Water quality

No data

Good to know

Best for

Couples, view-seeking walkers, and wilder-coast visitors

Beach type

Beach

Size

200 m by 40 m

Events nearby

Tenerife events to keep the beach day going.

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Beach guidance sources 11 sources

Weather, marine, bathing-water, and geographic sources support this beach guidance; place services support food, activities, and navigation.

Ayuntamiento de La Orotava OpenStreetMap / Overpass API TITSA AEMET Open-Meteo SCS / Gobierno de Canarias IDECanarias / GRAFCAN SkylineWebcams Windy.com Mapbox Google Maps
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Credits for beach and nearby food images in this PlayaGo detail.

  • Beach photo 1 Playa El Bollullo 1.jpg by TenSob CC BY 4.0 Playa El Bollullo 1.jpg by TenSob, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
  • Restaurant image: Mom's Burger & Kebab Adeje Kebab pita with pizza, hummus and fries by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Flo’s Tenerife Healthy brunch bowls, lime chicken salad, smoothie and cocktail by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative image
  • Restaurant image: Mom's Kebab & Pizza Kebab plate with Turkish flatbread and pizza by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Shakers Drinks and soft serve selection by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food and drink image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Casa Pepe Ropa vieja, grilled pork, garbanzas, papas arrugadas, and mojo by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Restaurante el Camino Two-person tapas spread with patatas, croquettes, tortilla, prawns, and mojo by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Sabroso Kebab Puerto de la Cruz Chicken kebab wrap with falafel, salad, hummus, and fries by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Experience image Humboldt viewpoint illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset
  • Experience image Puerto de la Cruz historic center illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset
  • Experience image Jardines Victoria illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset
  • Experience image Hijuela del Botanico illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset
  • Experience image La Orotava historic center illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset
  • Experience image Telesforo Bravo visitor center illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset
  • Experience image Puerto de la Cruz lighthouse view illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated illustrative PlayaGo image

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