Our daughter’s hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome means that high-step-count days are not holidays — they are recovery weeks. Tenerife solved this beautifully.
Choosing the Right Area
Costa Adeje is the flattest resort strip on the island. The promenade between Hotel Jardines de Nivaria and Playa del Duque is completely paved, level, and only about 2km end-to-end. Zero challenge for our daughter, maximum sea views.
Golf Buggy Tours of Teide
Viator and GetYourGuide both offer small-group accessible tours of Teide National Park in climate-controlled mini-buses, stopping at viewpoints that are entirely paved. We saw every viewpoint the hikers see. Our daughter sat comfortably for 4 hours and loved every minute.
The Hotel Pool Decision
We chose Hotel Bahía del Duque specifically for its hydrotherapy pool — warm water, jets, shallow entry. For EDS children this is genuinely therapeutic. The hotel has a dedicated pool-access ramp.
Eating Without the Walk
Every major resort restaurant in Costa Adeje offers free electric cart transfers from hotel to restaurant. We used this every evening. No cobblestone town-centre walks that destroy hypermobile joints.
