Tenerife · North-east coast (San Cristóbal de La Laguna)
Punta del Hidalgo
Blue Flag sea pools where line 50 ends
Line 50 ends at the north-east corner of the island, and the sea pools are the reason to ride it to the last stop: Punta del Hidalgo’s hold a Blue Flag below a modern lighthouse, and Bajamar’s next door add lifeguards, showers and ramps. Teide stands on the horizon behind the surf.
Photo: Beneharo Hdez., CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
- Come for
- Natural pools, the coast and the end of a long trail
- Make time for
- Half a day
- By bus
- Reached by a published TITSA line
The journey is part of the day
Getting to Punta del Hidalgo
TITSA line 50 runs from La Laguna Intercambiador via Tegueste, Tejina and Bajamar to Punta del Hidalgo, with separate working-day, Saturday, and Sunday-and-holiday tables. Follow the La Laguna–Punta del Hidalgo guide.
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.
TITSA notes that all return trips run through the streets of Altagay, so the stop back can differ from the one you arrived at. Check line 50’s table for your day.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know Punta del Hidalgo.
Punta del Hidalgo and neighbouring Bajamar are the tourist centres on the north coast of the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Punta del Hidalgo is known for its rock pools and natural pools beside a modern lighthouse; Bajamar, WebTenerife says, has wide bathing areas too and is a favourite place to rest for locals and visitors alike.
Why go
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Pools with a Blue Flag
Punta del Hidalgo’s seawater pools are equipped for bathing with lifeguards, showers and adapted access, and hold the Blue Flag for water quality and services.
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Bajamar for families
Bajamar’s complex has two large natural pools and a small one for children, also Blue Flag, with changing rooms, lifeguards, restaurants and ramps and handrails for older people and reduced mobility.
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Fresh fish and a view of Teide
WebTenerife suggests a walk along the shore with the ocean and Teide in view, and the local cooking specialising in fresh seafood.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
Make a day of it
What to do in Punta del Hidalgo
- Beach Don’t miss
The natural pools and the lighthouse
The charcos and natural pools of Punta del Hidalgo, beside a modern lighthouse, are the coast’s best-known feature.
- Beach Don’t miss
Bajamar
The neighbouring village on the same bus line, with wide bathing areas of its own.
- Walk Don’t miss
The end of the PR-TF 10
The PR-TF 10 trail descends from the Cruz del Carmen visitor centre in Anaga to the coast at Punta del Hidalgo.
- Beach
Bajamar natural pools
Two big pools and a children’s pool behind a dyke the waves break against, at Avenida del Sol; changing rooms, lifeguards and activities organised by the town hall.
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- Walk
The coast path
A walk along the volcanic shore between the lighthouse and the pools, with the Teide skyline behind the town.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife, TITSA
A day here
How a day in Punta del Hidalgo 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 50 down from La Laguna
From La Laguna Intercambiador, line 50 runs via Tegueste, Tejina and Bajamar to Punta del Hidalgo, with working-day, Saturday and Sunday-and-holiday tables; the board on this page lists the departures.
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Middle of the day
The pools, then fish
Swim in the Blue Flag pools while the lifeguards are on duty, then eat along the shore.
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Afternoon
Bajamar on the way back
Get off at Bajamar for the second set of pools, then continue to La Laguna; TITSA says all return trips pass through the streets of Altagay, so the stop back can differ from the one you arrived at.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Punta del Hidalgo
How do I get to Punta del Hidalgo by bus?
TITSA line 50 from La Laguna Intercambiador via Tegueste, Tejina and Bajamar, with separate working-day, Saturday and Sunday-and-holiday tables and a printed trip length of 40 minutes. From Santa Cruz, take line 15 or the tram to La Laguna first.
Are the Punta del Hidalgo pools safe to swim in?
They are equipped for bathing with lifeguards, showers and adapted access and hold a Blue Flag, WebTenerife says; Bajamar’s complex is the same with a children’s pool. The open sea beyond the dykes is strong on this coast, so stay in the pools and follow the lifeguards.
Can I walk from Anaga down to Punta del Hidalgo?
Yes, on the PR-TF 10 from the Cruz del Carmen visitor centre, about 10 km and four hours for walkers with some experience by WebTenerife’s description. Line 076 or 273 takes you up to Cruz del Carmen from La Laguna, and line 50 brings you back from the coast: fix that last bus before you start.
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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The trail is long
WebTenerife says the PR-TF 10 is for walkers with some experience: about 10 km and about four hours. Fix the bus back before you start.
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Look at the sea first
The source page says nothing about sea conditions at the pools: follow the flags and the lifeguards on the day (on the Canary health service's code, red means bathing is prohibited; 112 Canarias says never to bathe under it or without surveillance) and look at the water before you swim.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife, Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias +2
Photos and film
Punta del Hidalgo in pictures
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The lighthouse marks the end of line 50 from La Laguna; the Blue Flag natural pools are on the shore below it. Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Bajamar is the stop before Punta del Hidalgo on line 50; its two big pools and children’s pool have lifeguards, changing rooms and ramps. Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), 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 50 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 15 timetable Checked
- Line 076: La Laguna–Cruz del Carmen–Afur Checked
- Line 273: La Laguna–Cruz del Carmen Checked
WebTenerife
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna municipality Checked – Oct 2026
- Punta del Hidalgo natural pools Checked
- Bajamar natural pools Checked
Metrotenerife
- Tram routes and timetables Checked
Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias
- 1-1-2 Canarias: self-protection measures to prevent drownings Checked – Oct 2026
Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud
Gobierno de Canarias, Dirección General de Emergencias
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