EXCLUSIVE: A reporter, who visited the wild nightlife area in the popular Playa de las Américas resort, was offered a sex act from a street worker before he even made it to Veronicas strip.

Tenerife’s darker side ... Rave Generation festival, he and his friends had been among the thousands of teenagers and young adults who walk along Veronica’s strip each night.

IT is just after 8pm and a tout is luring tourists into his bar with the promise of “a free line” of cocaine with their first drink. Two prostitutes in skin-tight bodycon dresses loiter outside ...

Tourists' experiences in Tenerife certainly seem to vary. One commenter noted: "There are a lot of scare stories kicking about but, to be honest, Veronica's is not that bad.

One man decided to visit one of the alleged "no-go" areas in Tenerife to see what it was really like. ... "I've walked past Veronica's all times of day and night by myself. Never felt unsafe once." ...

You got the kebab shop, you got Veronica's, Oasis - all closed right now." "And a lot of the people who are potentially going to rob you, or offer you like weed and stuff, they're working right ...

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Seb pointed out a hotspot for trouble in Tenerife, highlighting Playa de las Americas and the adjacent Veronica's strip. He advised: "Las Americas does seem to be the spot where it's all happening ...