Motorised Mayhem Tenerife

There are a variety of mechanically propelled pursuits to choose from on Tenerife and we've listed just a few that have had us coming back for more.

Go Karts, Jet Skis and More

This is one to really get the heart beating and settle the "who's fastest" argument once and for all. Fast carts, a well stocked bar and a track designed for high-speed, brown pants overtaking manoeuvres means that only the quick will survive. Cojones out boys - last one over the line gets the beers in.

Tel: 730 703/786 620

Rented from the beach at Playa Torviscas these powerful Yamaha 750 "wave runner" jet bikes are major league fun-for-the-lads. The "circuit", round a number of buoys, is absolutely massive and whilst racing to the death isn't exactly promoted, you can still have a right old ding-dong with anyone mad enough to come close.

This is a serious excursion for off road fans. The safari takes you up into the mountains behind Playa de las Americas on 250cc 30bhp Polaris Quads. You will need a class B1 driving license in order to drive the machines and should be in good physical health. There are three types of trip ranging from just forty five minutes to a full three hours.

Tel: 922 71 45 96

There are loads of companies offering water skiing in the Las Americas area of South Tenerife. For an exhilarating experience to remember get yourself towed along the coast line behind a monster speedboat with the type of power that could pull the top off the volcano.

skiing@skireg.co.uk