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Official tour · 7 hours · GetYourGuide
Tenerife: Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer ↗Start on the map
Sunset and stars · 9 hours · GetYourGuide
Teide: Guided Sunset & Stargazing Tour by Night with Dinner ↗Pick-up in the south between Los Cristianos and Los Gigantes; in the north, in Puerto de la Cruz, only on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Observatory tour · 1.5 hours · GetYourGuide
Tenerife: Mount Teide Observatory Guided Tour ↗Start on the map
Guided night ascent · 6 to 6.5 or 10 hours · GetYourGuide
Teide night hike to the summit for sunrise, permits included ↗Start on the map
Tiqets · Observatory tour · 1.5 hours · Tiqets
Mount Teide Observatory: Guided Visit (Tiqets) ↗Start on the map
Tiqets · Tour with cable car · 7 hours · Tiqets
Mount Teide: Tour with Cable Car (Tiqets) ↗Start on the map
Tiqets · Summit hike with permit · 6 hours · Tiqets
Mount Teide: Guided Tour, Summit Hike + Cable Car (Tiqets) ↗Start on the map
Tiqets · Guided tour with transport · 7 hours · Tiqets
Mount Teide National Park: Guided Tour + Transport, cable car optional (Tiqets) ↗Recommended pick-up points: Maritime Hotel Tenerife in the north from 7:55, Sol Arona in Costa Adeje from 8:15.
Tiqets · Island tour with Teide · 9 hours · Tiqets
Teide National Park, Icod de los Vinos, Garachico & Masca: day tour from the south (Tiqets) ↗Start on the map
Small group from the south · 4 hours · GetYourGuide
From Los Cristianos: half-day tour to Teide National Park ↗Start on the map
Tandem paragliding flight · 3 hours · GetYourGuide
Tandem paragliding flight from Izaña, on the edge of Teide National Park, to Puerto de la Cruz ↗Start on the mapAd · partner links: we may earn a commission if you book. Offer details checked 27 Sep 2026; dates and prices with the provider.
La RambletaTop station, 3,555 m (11,663 ft)
Pico ViejoVolcano, 3,104 m (10,184 ft), crater 800 m wide
Pico del TeideSummit, over 3,700 m (12,139 ft), permit only
Roque CinchadoThe rock on the old 1,000-peseta note
Roques de GarcíaRock formations, trail PNT 03, loop
Arrival · Visitor centre, daily 9:00 to 16:15
At the northern entrance on the TF-21, km 32.1: exhibitions on geology, flora and fauna, a cinema for 74 people and, next door, the botanical garden with over 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) of path, half of it step-free. Closed on 25 December, 1 January and 6 January.
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Trails · Trail No. 2, loop from El Portillo
Black lapilli fields and the volcanic cones of the northern rim; one of the park authority's trails from the visitor centre.
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Nature · Izaña observatory, guided visits only
The observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias on the eastern edge of the park, at around 2,400 metres (7,874 ft). You can only visit in guided groups; the tours are sold by the cable car operator.
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Nature · Pumice fields on the TF-21, bus stop
Pale pumice plains that were once quarried; today a stop on trail No. 39 and on the bus line. Walking off the paths damages the surface for good.
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Trails · Trailhead PNT 07, permit only
From here trail PNT 07 leads to the Refugio de Altavista and on to La Rambleta: the classic ascent on foot. Since 2026 this trail also needs a timed reservation through Tenerife ON.
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Where to stay · Mountain hut at 3,260 m (10,696 ft), 49 beds
The only hut in the park: built in 1892, renovated in 2026, solar-powered, no showers, sleeping bag required. An overnight stay includes the permits for PNT 07 and PNT 10; you may climb to the summit the next morning between 6:00 and 9:00.
The only hut in the park, built in 1892, renovated in 2026, and the key to sunrise on the summit.
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Nature · Cable car, 2,356 m (7,730 ft), on the TF-21 at km 43
Free car park, cafeteria, restaurant, shop and the “Science and Legend” exhibition. The cabins hold 44 people and take eight minutes to the top. Tickets online only; the car park is closed at night.
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Mountains & rock · Top station, 3,555 m (11,663 ft)
No cafeteria, but Wi-Fi, toilets and the highest public telephone in Spain. Three trails start here: No. 10 to the crater (permit only), No. 11 to the Mirador de la Fortaleza, No. 12 to the Mirador de Pico Viejo.
Eight minutes from 2,356 to 3,555 metres (7,730 to 11,663 ft), and at the top the altitude begins.
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Trails · Trail No. 11, almost level
A view over the whole north: the Orotava Valley, the ridge from La Esperanza to the Anaga mountains and the white domes of the observatory. The path is flat, but the altitude makes it tiring.
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Mountains & rock · Ice cave near trail No. 11
A lava tube where ice survives; you cannot go inside.
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Mountains & rock · Summit, over 3,700 m (12,139 ft), permit only
The highest point in Spain, at the end of trail PNT 10 Telesforo Bravo: 660 metres (0.4 mi) of path, 182 metres (597 ft) of ascent, gradients of up to 60 percent and the smell of sulphur from the fumaroles. Access only in your booked time slot; walking around the crater or entering it is prohibited.
The second summit, the last eruption and a viewpoint almost anyone can reach without a permit.
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Mountains & rock · Volcano, 3,104 m (10,184 ft), crater 800 m wide
The second summit of the twin volcano. Trail No. 12 from the top station ends at the viewpoint above the colourful crater; trail PNT 09 over the mountain needs a permit.
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Viewpoint · Viewpoint on the TF-38
A view of the “Nostrils of Teide”: the fissure from which lava flowed for three months in 1798, the last eruption inside the park.
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Trails · Volcanic cone in the west, loop trail
A young cinder cone in a landscape of lapilli and pines, with views of Teide and Pico Viejo. One of the quieter trails in the park.
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Viewpoint · Viewpoint on the western access road TF-38
The first stop on the road up from Chío, looking over the lava fields of Chinyero.
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History · TF-21/TF-38 junction, Juan Évora museum
The roads from the south and west meet here. The house of the last inhabitant of Las Cañadas is now a small museum and information point, open daily 9:00 to 16:00.
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Nature · Plain below the Roques
The wide sediment plain south of the Roques de García, crossed by trail PNT 03. From the viewpoints on the TF-21, the view across the plain to the caldera wall is one of the best known in the park.
A loop trail with no reservation, around the rocks opposite the Parador and down to the Ucanca plain.
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Viewpoint · Viewpoint, green-blue rocks
Rock stained green and blue by hydrothermal activity, right by the road, opposite the Ucanca plain.
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Mountains & rock · Rock formations, trail PNT 03, loop
Roque Cinchado, Torrotito and La Catedral: remains of a wall that withstood erosion. The PNT 03 loop starts with a step-free section, then leads down to the Ucanca plain and back. The park authority's home page rates it moderate; the trail sheet on Tenerife ON rates it easy.
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Mountains & rock · The rock on the old 1,000-peseta note
A rock with a narrow base that stands in front of Teide like a raised finger. The park's signature view.
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Where to stay · Hotel in the park, bus stop, car park
The only place to stay in the park apart from the mountain hut; a stop on bus lines 342 and 348 and the terminus of the 348. Next door is the Cañada Blanca visitor centre, open daily 9:00 to 16:00, on the culture of the Guanches and the shepherds.
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SurroundingsNature · Saddle below Guajara, 2,718 m (8,917 ft)
The climb to Montaña Guajara, the highest point of the caldera wall, crosses this saddle, with the classic view of Teide from the opposite side.
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Surroundings · The island's highest village, southern approach
From here the TF-21 climbs through the pine forest to Boca Tauce. Bus line 342 from Costa Adeje stops here.
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Arrival · Visitor centre in La Orotava, Tue to Sun
Part of the park authority, down in the valley: an exhibition from the coast to the summit and the Juan Acosta garden with 800 plants of 80 native species. The annual rabbit-hunting permits are also issued here.
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