Tenerife · Anaga, north-east Tenerife (Santa Cruz)
Almáciga
Black sand and surf at the line’s end
Line 946 crosses the Anaga massif from Santa Cruz and ends at Almáciga, one of Taganana’s three beaches, right below the hamlet. Black volcanic sand, waves that are usually strong all year and the Roques de Anaga offshore make it a beach to watch and surf more than one to swim at.
- Come for
- Wild coast, surf and the Roques de Anaga
- Make time for
- Half a day, with Taganana
- By bus
- Reached by a published TITSA line
The journey is part of the day
Getting to Almáciga
TITSA line 946 runs from Santa Cruz Intercambiador by way of San Andrés, Cruce El Bailadero and Taganana to Almáciga, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table.
Checked Sources: TITSA
Bus guides
Lines from this site’s guides. Times are in this page’s timetable.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
Line 946 times its departures from Almáciga back towards Santa Cruz, and the board on this page lists them: choose yours before you settle on the beach.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know Almáciga.
Almáciga is one of the three beaches of Taganana, right below the hamlet that gives it its name. WebTenerife counts it, with Roque de las Bodegas and Benijo, among the most beautiful beaches of the island’s north-east, where the cliffs of the Anaga massif drop into the sea and the waves break on the Roques de Anaga.
Why go
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One of the north-east’s finest beaches
WebTenerife counts Almáciga, with Roque de las Bodegas and Benijo, among the most beautiful beaches of the north-east of the island.
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Where the island’s surf schools train
WebTenerife calls it ideal for surfing, and several of Tenerife’s surf schools train here.
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Cliffs straight into the sea
At the foot of the Anaga massif, the rugged cliffs drop into the sea while strong waves break against the Roques de Anaga.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
Make a day of it
What to do in Almáciga
- Beach Don’t miss
Black sand, strong surf
Black volcanic sand and waves that are usually strong all year; WebTenerife asks bathers to take care, and calls it ideal for surfing.
- Activity Don’t miss
Surf schools
Several of the island’s surf schools train here.
- Beach Don’t miss
A small, isolated beach
About 300 metres long and 35 wide, rock and sand, with bins and a surf zone; WebTenerife lists no access for people with disabilities and points to bars and restaurants at the nearby Roque de las Bodegas.
- Culture
The hermitage of the Virgen de Begoña
Almáciga is a small hamlet with a long farming tradition and a little hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Begoña. In the middle of the last century, pilgrims from Bilbao threw a bottle with her picture into the sea; it washed up here eight months later, the villagers answered, and they were sent an image of the Virgin, now the patron of the place.
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- Walk
On foot to Benijo
From Almáciga a path leads on to smaller hamlets; Benijo has about twenty inhabitants, and the Taganana–Almáciga–Benijo route combines walking and coast, with the sea in view all the way.
- Food & drink
Fresh fish at Roque de las Bodegas
The next beach along has several restaurants for fresh fish, and WebTenerife suggests papas arrugadas with mojo there; Almáciga’s own page points to them too.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
A day here
How a day in Almáciga feels
A plan built on the buses this guide already names. The departure times are in the board on this page; choose your bus back before you set out.
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Morning
Line 946 over the mountains
Line 946 runs from Santa Cruz Intercambiador by way of San Andrés, Cruce El Bailadero and Taganana to Almáciga, with a working-day table and a weekend-and-holiday table; the times are on the board on this page.
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Middle of the day
The beach, from the sand
Watch the surf and the Roques de Anaga from the black sand, then walk to Roque de las Bodegas for lunch; WebTenerife warns that the waves here are usually strong all year.
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Afternoon
Back from Almáciga
Line 946 times its departures from Almáciga and passes Taganana a few minutes later on its way to Santa Cruz: pick yours on the board before the afternoon gets away.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Almáciga
How do I get to Almáciga by bus?
TITSA line 946 runs from Santa Cruz Intercambiador by way of San Andrés, Cruce El Bailadero and Taganana to Almáciga, where it ends, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table. The departure times are in the board on this page.
Can you swim at Almáciga?
Take great care: WebTenerife says the waves are usually strong all year and asks bathers to watch the swell. Its list of services names bins, cleaning and a surf zone, not a lifeguard post, so on most days this is a beach for watching the sea.
Can I combine Almáciga with Taganana?
Yes. Line 946 passes Taganana on the way to Almáciga and again on the way back, and the walk from Taganana along the coast by Roque de las Bodegas to Almáciga and Benijo is one WebTenerife describes.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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With Taganana
Line 946 passes Taganana on the way, so the village and the beach fit one day; see the Anaga page for Taganana.
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Mind the waves
WebTenerife warns that the waves are usually strong all year; this is a beach for watching the surf as much as for swimming.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife, Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias +2
Photos and film
Almáciga in pictures
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Line 946 times its departures back to Santa Cruz from Almáciga, so the bus home leaves from this shore. Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Line 946 passes Taganana and Roque de las Bodegas before it reaches the end of the line here. Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sources for this page
The sources this page cites, each with the date we checked it. Two dates mean the facts that cite it were checked on different days.
TITSA
- Line 946 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
WebTenerife
- Playa de Almáciga Checked – Oct 2026
- Taganana Checked – Oct 2026
- Playa del Roque de las Bodegas Checked
Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud
Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias
Gobierno de Canarias, Dirección General de Emergencias
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