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For those visitors arriving at the Reina Sofia International Airport in the south of the island, the 26km or 16 mile journey into the resort is a fairly short one, and should usually take no more than around 40 - 45 minutes along the main TF-1 motorway. As with the other resorts on the island, we have put together the basic route for this journey, complete with links to maps where appropriate, and this is available from the Route Map link on the left hand frame of this page.

Being one of Tenerife's newest resort destinations that does not as yet feature in any of the major tour operators brochures, most visitors to Callao Salvaje will undoubtedly be independent travellers who will make this transfer either by pre-booked hire car, or alternatively by one of the many taxis from the ranks outside of the arrivals hall. Although these taxis do all operate on a fixed price basis, this "fixed price" can, and often does, vary slightly depending upon the number of suitcases, the time of day or night of the journey, and of course the number of passengers carried. It's also worthwhile mentioning that as a rule, taxis do not normally carry child seats, so very small children will have to sit on their parent's knee for the journey. If this is a cause for concern, we strongly recommend that you make arrangements for a pre-booked taxi to be waiting for you, and clearly specify at the time of booking that a child seat is needed for the journey. Pre-booked taxis are often a little more expensive, although as with all things in life, you only get what you pay for.

Once you are in the resort, and have settled in to your accommodation, you will very quickly realise that Callao Salvaje was originally a small village that has over the past few years undergone a very rapid transformation. This development was carried out at a phenomenal pace to meet the ever increasing demand for both residential and holiday homes, which unfortunately at times gave some areas of the town the feeling of being nothing more than a building site.

For those visitors on self catering breaks the resort has a couple of fair sized SPAR type supermarkets, which in recognition of the high numbers of British visitors in the area, do stock many recognisable UK branded goods, although in most cases the prices charged may be considerably higher than those you would expect to pay at home. However, the underlying principle of consumer choice was once explained to me by a local shopkeeper as "if you don't like the price, you don't have to buy". The reality in Callao Salvaje is that unless you are prepared to travel out of the resort "you do have to buy", of which the shopkeepers are only too fully aware of.

On a more positive note, the resort does have a fair selection of good quality, and reasonably priced, restaurants which supplement those provided "in house" at many of the apartment and aparthotel complexes in the area. For a wider selection, also worth considering is that Playa de las Americas is only 10 minutes away by taxi from the resort centre.

The main town beach is quite small which is described in the few guides that have been written about Callao Salvaje as being "a mixture of sand and pebbles". However, in reality the beach is little more than a mass of pebbles with few, if any facilities, and would have a very limited appeal to families with children. In all fairness to Callao Salvaje, the Local Authorities are planning the creation of an artificial beach, although the bureaucratic processes necessary to approve this type of project are notoriously slow throughout all of Spain, and it may be many years before visitors to this area of Tenerife actually benefit from this very necessary improvement.

For most visitors here the lack of a decent beach isn't really too much of an issue, instead preferring to use the resort as a convenient base from which to explore more of the island. Its close proximity to the Tenerife motorway system makes getting about fairly easy, whether it's heading north into the Tiede National Park or south towards to more lively resort areas, few destinations are more than a 45 minute drive away.

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