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Oficinas de Informacion Turistica
Avda. Litoral
Playa Fañabé
38670
Adeje
Tenerife Sur
Telephone: +34 922 716 539
Email: admin@correo.costa-adeje.es

which are then supported by the central Department of Tourism offices in Adeje:
Adeje Town Council
Department of Tourism
C./ Grande nº1
38670
Adeje
Tenerife Sur
Telephone: +34 922 756 230
Fax: +34 922 782 042
Email: josemico@correo.costa-adeje.es

It goes without saying that the staff in all of these offices are always very knowledgeable, and provide a very useful contact point for the latest information about events and activities in the area.

As we mentioned very briefly on the general introduction page to Costa Adeje, for those visitors who venture beyond the resort and inland to the old town of Adeje, there is a completely different side of Tenerife waiting to be discovered. A short distance from the centre of the town is the impressive "Barranco del Infierno", which translates into English as either Hell's Gorge or Hell's Ravine. This ravine is not only the deepest in Tenerife, but throughout all of the Canary Islands. Public access to the gorge, which has now been afforded special environmental protection, is restricted to a maximum of 200 people per day, therefore to avoid disappointment it is strongly recommended that you pre-reserve your place in advance. This can either be done by either phoning their information offices on +34 922 782 885, or dropping an email to info@idecogestion.net. Admission to the gorge is very reasonable at 3€ for adults and children under 12 go free. You should reasonably allow around 4 hours to complete the 16km walk, and clearly you will need strong footwear along with some additional warm clothing. Before entering the gorge, visitors are reminded of some very simple rules, which to most people are common sense anyway, a sample of which are:
The ravine will remain closed if it rains early in the morning or if weather conditions are not suitable for walking the trail or enjoying the visit.
Once you have started the walk, do not leave the trail.
Lighting fires is strictly prohibited.
Do not collect or pick anything from around you and do not leave any rubbish on the trail.
No swimming in the pools, ponds or waterfalls.
Do not make any loud noises, as these can cause landslides.

Returning back to Costa Adeje again, one of the easiest ways to quickly see a large proportion of the resort is by the mini train that operates from the Centro Commercial Salytien. The round trip takes around 45 minutes and passes through Torviscas Alto, and the area around the Aqualand Costa Adeje waterpark, before returning via the harbour at Puerto Colom.

Regular markets are also held every Thursday and Saturday morning throughout the year in front of the Hotel Esmeralda in the Torviscas district. Every person entering the market does have to run the gauntlet of innumerable timeshare touts attempting to lure you to their development with offers of free car hire, free holidays or even cash rewards. Just smile, keep walking, and say no, and they'll soon move on to the next likely candidate. Once inside the market it usually takes around 1.1/2 to 2 hours to see everything, although to secure the best bargains you will have to haggle with the traders. A couple of words of advice, do not start to negotiate if you have no intention of buying, but do not be afraid to say no and walk away if the prices do not fall to a level that you are prepared to pay for an item. Common sense we know, but still easy to forget.

Moving around the south west coast of Tenerife by public transport is also fairly easy for those people who do not wish to hire a car whilst they are on holiday. A very reliable bus service is operated by the Transportes Interurbanos de Tenerife throughout all of island. The cost of a one way ticket to nearby Los Cristianos is around 60p per person, with buses running every 15 -20 minutes.

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