13 products, 1 327 reviews and not one of them is a day out. This is the hour-long end of the catalogue: an open-top bus on a fixed circuit, or a tuk-tuk that goes where the bus cannot. Useful for a port call or a wet afternoon, and honestly priced for what it is.
The hop-on ticket is the cheapest thing here at €20, and it holds ★3.9 — the lowest rating on the whole site. That is not an accident: Santa Cruz is compact and flat, so a fixed circuit every twenty-five minutes competes with your own feet. The tuk-tuks rate ★4.6–4.7 for about the same money because they go down streets the bus cannot and stop where you ask. Take the bus for the roof, the luggage or tired legs; otherwise take Tuk Tuk City Tour at €24.
One from each shape of day. The full table is below if you want to compare all of them side by side.
★4.6 from 249 reviews.
★4.6 from 203 reviews.
★3.9 from 175 reviews.
Ranked by whether a day spent on them is worth it, not by star rating alone — a high score from a handful of reviews is not a recommendation.
| Tour | Type | Hours | Rating | Reviews | Price | Verdict | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Volcano Tuk Tuk Tour | Tuk-tuk | 1 H | ★ 4.6 | 249 | €24 | BUDGET PICK | Book |
| Tuk Tuk City Tour | Tuk-tuk | 1 H | ★ 4.6 | 203 | €24 | BUDGET PICK | Book |
| City Sightseeing: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Hop-On Hop-Off Bus | Coach | 24–48 H | ★ 3.9 | 175 | €20 | SKIP | Book |
| Norte Express: Classic Route in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife by Tuk Tuk (1 hr) | Tuk-tuk | 1 H | ★ 4.7 | 32 | €25 | BUDGET PICK | Book |
| Express Tuk Tuk Sightseeing Tour of the Capital City (1 hr) | Tuk-tuk | 1 H | ★ 4.1 | 24 | €25 | ONLY IF | Book |
| City Sightseeing Puerto de la Cruz Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour | Coach | 1 DAY | ★ 3.8 | 14 | €22 | SKIP | Book |
| Northern Tenerife: “Puerto de la Cruz and Gardens” by Tuk-Tuk (2 hours) | Tuk-tuk | 2 H | ★ 3.6 | 10 | €50 | SKIP | Book |
| Tuk-Tuk Sightseeing Tour of South Tenerife (3 hrs) | Tuk-tuk | 3 H | ★ 4.7 | 4 | €75 | BUDGET PICK | Book |
| Tuk-Tuk Tour to San Andrés and Teseritas Beach (3 hours) | Tuk-tuk | 3 H | ★ 4.2 | 9 | €75 | ONLY IF | Book |
| Tuk-Tuk Tour of the Cultural and Modern City (2 hours) | Tuk-tuk | 2 H | ★ 3.5 | 3 | €50 | SKIP | Book |
| Masca and Teide National Park VIP Bus Tour | Coach | 7.5 H | ★ 2.8 | 4 | €75 | SKIP | Book |
| Double Tuk Tuk Tour | Tuk-tuk | 2 H | ★ 4.7 | 595 | €38 | WORTH IT | Book |
| Walk it, or take a city guagua | DIY | FREE–€2 | — | — | not sold here | DIY | Not sold here |
Figures checked against the sources named under the table.
| Detail | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket validity | 24 or 48 hours | The 48-hour version adds museum entry and a drink |
| Voucher validity | 12 months | From the travel date you selected at booking |
| Stops | 13 | Plaza de España, the Auditorio, the Palmetum, the market, MUNA and more |
| Frequency | every 25 min | Which is the number that decides whether hopping off pays |
| First and last | 09:30 → 18:15 | From stop 1; the circuit itself takes 80 minutes |
| Audio guide | 11 languages | Headphones included, plus a separate children’s track |
| Discounts | 10 % | At a list of restaurants and attractions along the route |
| Price | €20 | The cheapest product in this family, and the lowest rated |
The hop-on bus holds ★3.9 across 175 reviews and the Puerto de la Cruz circuit ★3.8 across 14 — the two weakest ratings on this site. Both do exactly what they say; the problem is that a short circuit in a walkable city is a thin product, and the reviews say so.
It is the lowest-rated product we list in the capital — ★3.9 from 175 reviews — and the reason is the city rather than the operator. Santa Cruz is flat and small enough that the loop solves a problem most visitors do not have. Take it for the open roof, the luggage or tired legs; otherwise walk, or take a bicycle tour for about the same money.
Yes, in two cities. City Sightseeing runs an open-top circuit in Santa Cruz — 13 stops, a bus every 25 minutes, 09:30 to 18:15, €20 for a 24-hour ticket — and a smaller one in Puerto de la Cruz at €22. There is no island-wide sightseeing bus; the long-distance network is TITSA, which is public transport rather than a tour.
Eighty minutes if you stay on board for the whole loop. With the bus running every twenty-five minutes, each hop off adds up to half an hour of waiting before the next one, which is the arithmetic that decides whether the ticket is worth it for you.
For seeing a compact city, yes. The tuk-tuks rate ★4.6–4.7 against ★3.9 for the bus at a similar price, they reach streets the bus cannot, and they stop where you ask. The bus wins on shelter, luggage and step-free access.
€24 for an hour in Costa Adeje or the capital, €38 for the two-hour double tour, and €75–75 for a three-hour private run out to the beaches or across the south. Most of them are sold as a private group.
Only if you plan to use the museums. The 48-hour version of the Santa Cruz ticket adds free museum entry and a drink; the 24-hour one is the same bus on the same circuit. In a city this size, one day is normally enough.
No. Every product in this family stays in a city or on the coast. The only full-day coach here is Masca and Teide National Park VIP Bus Tour at €75, and it holds ★2.8 across four reviews — the weakest rating on this site. The volcano is a minivan day.
Not as a tour product. The keyword exists because visitors search for it, but what is actually sold are open-top buses and tuk-tuks. Tenerife has no tourist train and no passenger railway at all.
Stop 1 is on the Plaza de España, a ten-minute walk from the cruise berth. The first departure is 09:30 and the last is 18:15, and the full loop takes eighty minutes whether or not you get off.
Yes, on the hop-on ticket, with headphones and eleven languages, plus a separate commentary track written for children. The tuk-tuks do not have audio guides — you get a driver who talks instead, which most reviewers prefer.
Yes, and it is where the best-reviewed ones are. Double Tuk Tuk Tour at €38 and Secret Volcano Tuk Tuk Tour at €24 both leave from Costa Adeje and hold ★4.6–4.7 across the biggest samples in this family.
Most are sold as a private group rather than per seat, which is why an hour can read as €75. Check the basis before you compare it with the €20 bus ticket: one is for your party, the other is per person.
The bus is open-topped and the tuk-tuks are open-sided, so neither is a wet-weather answer. The honest wet-afternoon products on this island are the museums in the capital and the guided town walks, not these.
They are close to ideal for one. Ships dock about ten minutes from the Plaza de España, the hop-on circuit starts there, and an hour on a tuk-tuk covers the three buildings people come for. For a full day off the ship, though, the honest answer is to leave the city entirely.
We use analytics to see which pages help people book and which waste their time. Nothing here identifies you, and booking works either way.