Would you like to reach the peak of Mount Teide and enjoy the views without having to climb Montaña Blanca on foot? Then book a place on this guided excursion with ascent by cable car, and visit the crater with nothing to do except enjoy the experience. We will take care of obtaining a permit for you. What’s more, you will be accompanied by a guide who will tell you all the fascinating facts about the volcano.
Highlights...
- Live your dream of climbing Mount Teide and reaching the highest summit in Spain (3,718 m)
- Access the Teide Crater with a special permit from the National Park. Reservation subject to obtaining the Teide Peak permit.
- Enjoy spectacular views of the park and the neighbouring Canary Islands
- Ascend and descend comfortably by cable car
- Only for people in good health (see Restrictions)
- Enjoy the “Science and Legend” exhibition at the Teide Cable Car Visitors’ Centre.
What's included...
- Special permit from the Park for the trail to Mount Teide peak
- A Spanish or English-speaking guide who will reveal all of the volcano’s secrets to you
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Transfer for small groups from the northern and southern part of the island
- Free access to the “Science and Legend” exhibition at the Visitors’ Centre (included in your cable car ticket)
What's not included...
- Food and drinks
- Guide in other language than Spanish or English
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
Information
Transport service is available from 7.00am to 9.30am and pick-up time depends on the pick-ups scheduled for each day. When making your reservation you will be given the pick-up place and time for the selected day.
Would you like to know your assigned pick-up time?
- Children under 6, pregnant women and people with heart problems are not allowed to participate in this Mount Teide tour with Cable Car due to the risk that high altitude poses to their health.
- The Teide Peak Tour with Cable Car is not recommended for people with reduced mobility or injuries.
- If you have health problems, you should consult with your doctor before undertaking this hike.
- People with diverse physical or motor functionality are not permitted to make the ascent by cable car because, due to the technical conditions that exist in the National Park, it cannot be guaranteed that they can be safely evacuated in the time allowed by the regulations.
- It is essential to bear in mind that in the event of the failure of the cable car system due to unexpected technical reasons, passengers already at the upper station will have to make their descent on foot and using steep mountain paths.
- No pets allowed, apart from guide dogs and therapy dogs.
- Suitcases and large bags are not permitted.
- In the event that the trails are closed due to ice or snow, you will be allowed access, accompanied by your guide, on the strict condition that you have with you the requisite equipment: technical clothing, crampons and ice axes. If you do not have the required equipment, you can purchase it at the Teide Cable Car Visitors’ Centre official shop.
- We reserve the right to refuse admission. For more information, please check the rules for accessing the cable car.
- Please be aware that we cannot confirm your reservation of the activity Ascent to Teide by Cable Car until we have issued the access pass to the crater in your name.
- If we are unable to confirm your reservation, we will offer you an alternative date or a refund of the amount paid.
- Moreover, due to the way the National Park’s permit issuing system works, if you book this activity, once confirmed by us, you won’t be able to cancel it under any circumstances.
- It is necessary to present your ID or passport at the point of access to the trail leading to the crater.
- In the event that the path to the peak is closed, Teide National Park staff may permit access only to mountaineers belonging to a federation who can provide sufficient proof of their ability, and who are appropriately equipped (with mountain-climbing equipment—in particular boots, crampons and an ice-axe). It is the individual’s responsibility to ensure that they possess the appropriate documentation and equipment, therefore the absence of either exempts Volcano Teide from any liability.
- The ascent to the peak involves a hike of approximately two hours (ascent and descent), and is is rated as high difficulty. Therefore, visitors need a good level of fitness. If the guide decides that you do not have the required level of fitness, in the interests of your safety, they can ask you to abandon the trail or the activity.
To make the most of your hiking activity to ascend to the peak of Teide with the Cable Car, please follow our recommendations:
- Wear warm, comfortable clothing and proper footwear.
- Due to the elevated luminosity, wear sunglasses.
- Take plenty of water on hikes.
- If there is ice or snow, you must be equipped with technical clothing, crampons and ice axes.
Remember that since the Teide Cable Car facilities are located within a protected national park, you must follow a series of basic rules of civic behaviour and respect of the natural environment.
For this reason please do not litter or take rocks, plants or animals and do not camp, make fire or loud noises.
If weather conditions mean that the cable car is not operating when the ‘Climbing the Teide Crater with the help of the Cable Car’ excursion is due to take place, a visit to the National Park with an alternative trail will be held instead. Customers will be refunded the price difference between the ‘Teide Tour without Cable Car’ and the ‘Climbing to Mount Teide Crater with Cable Car’ excursions, i.e., €49 per adult and €24.50 per child shall be charged.
In the event that the cable car is open but the trail used to reach the peak remains closed by Teide National Park staff, a visit to the National Park will be held with ascent by cable car up to La Rambleta, followed by an alternative hike. Should this occur, the price difference between the ‘Teide Tour and cable car ride’ and the ‘Climbing the Teide Crater with the help of the Cable Car’ excursions shall be reimbursed, i.e., €87 per adult and €43.50 per child shall be charged.
Since this activity includes a permit to access the crater, we do not admit changes or cancellations once the reservation is confirmed. This is due to the way the National Park’s permit issuing system works.
In the event that the cable car is operational but ice or snow is present on the trail leading to the summit, you will be allowed to walk along the path on the strict condition that you have with you the requisite equipment: technical clothing, crampons and ice axes. If you do not have the specified equipment, you can purchase it at the Teide Cable Car Visitors’ Centre official shop. If you are not equipped with the required equipment, you will be denied access, with no option to change the date of your visit, and no refund will be given.
Check our Terms and conditions for information on other reasons for cancellation.
Teide Cable Car facilities are perfectly equipped, including a shop, a café and a waiting room with Wi-Fi, among others, so that you can enjoy while you stay here.
The base station
The Teide Cable Car base station is perfectly accessible by road and is located at 2,356 m above sea level.
Its modern facilities are equipped with two cabins that travel to the top in under 8 minutes and can hold a maximum of 44 passengers, although for the comfort of our customers, we usually do not take more than 37 people on board.
The views from the base station allow you to behold the spectacular peaks surrounding the Teide volcano.
The base station offers visitors a relaxation area, café and buffet restaurant with impressive views over Teide National Park as well as a souvenir shop and public toilets. This is also the perfect place to find out about the different routes and trails you can do from the upper station.
The upper station
The Teide Cable Car upper station is the starting point of three spectacular trails at the summit of Mount Teide , which are directly accessible from a small hall from where you can walk outside. It has Wi-Fi, toilets and the highest public telephone in all of Spain.
Although there is not a café in the upper station, you will have vending machines at your disposal with drinks and non-perishable food such as snacks.
We recommend that you come prepared for all weather conditions since the upper station is at an altitude of 3,555 m.
Parking
The Teide Cable Car base station has a free car park with 220 parking spaces.
Shops
There is an information centre and a shop at the Teide Cable Car’s base station.
Restaurant / Café
At the base station you can find a relaxation area, café and buffet restaurant with impressive views over Teide National Park.
Toilets
There are public toilets at the Teide Cable Car’s base station.
In case of discount tickets for children or local residents, a supporting document is required to prove entitlement to discount.
Book your climb to Teide crater
- Special permit from the Park for the trail to the peak of Mt. Teide
- A Spanish or English-speaking guide who will reveal all of the volcano’s secrets to you
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Transport from the south of the island
- Free access to the “Science and Legend” exhibition at the Visitors’ Centre (included in your cable car ticket)
- Food and drinks
- Guide in other language than Spanish or English
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Special permit from the Park for the trail to the peak of Mt. Teide
- A Spanish or English-speaking guide who will reveal all of the volcano’s secrets to you
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Transport from the northern part of Tenerife
- Free access to the “Science and Legend” exhibition at the Visitors’ Centre (included in your cable car ticket)
- Food and drinks
- Guide in other language than Spanish or English
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
Where to find us
Street: TF-21 motorway, km 43 - Teide National Park
Postal code: 38300 Municipality: La Orotava
Teide Cable Car is well connected by roads, and can be easily reached from any point of the island of Tenerife.
If you are in the northern part of the island
- Take the TF-21 motorway which connects La Orotava with El Portillo de la Villa and crosses the Teide National Park. The Cable Car is at km 43. (N28º 15' 17" W16º 37' 33")
- Take the TF-23 motorway from Boca de Tauce to Chío, which connects with TF-21.
- Titsa bus, Route 348 Puerto de La Cruz – Las Cañadas del Teide. Departure times: 9.15am from Puerto de la Cruz, with stops in La Orotava, Montaña Blanca (trail to the Altavista Mountain Refuge) and Teide Cable Car, and return from the Teide Cable Car departing at 4.00pm.
If you are in the southern part of the island
- Take the TF-21 motorway from Vilaflor to Teide National Park, the route of access for the tourist areas of Playa de Américas and Los Cristianos.
- Titsa bus (guagua), Route 342 Playa de Las Américas - Las Cañadas del Teide. Departure times: 9.15am from Las Américas, with stops in Los Cristianos (9.30am), Teide Cable Car and Montaña Blanca (ascent on foot to the Altavista Refuge). Return from the Teide Cable Car departing at 3.30pm.
If you are close to Santa Cruz or La Laguna
- Take the TF-24 motorway from La Laguna to Portillo de la Villa (La Esperanza Motorway), which connects with TF-21 that will take you to the base station of the cable car at km 43.
Distances
Mt. Teide is approximately an hour’s drive from any point on the island.
- Santa Cruz: 64 km
- La Laguna: 55 km
- Puerto de la Cruz: 45 km
- Los Gigantes: 52 km
- Los Cristianos: 47 km
FAQs
You cannot use the Cable Car whilst pregnant, as the ascent involves a sudden change in pressure and level of oxygen.
Check out our weekly calendar of activities and excursions on Mt Teide which we have prepared so that you can view at a glance all the information you need about our activities.
Reviews of the Mount Teide hike
Our tour guide’s level of English was quite poor, which made it difficult to understand him at times. Also, while he was clearly proud of Tenerife and his heritage, he made several disdainful comments about tourism and tourists on the island, which made me feel uncomfortable. The volcano and the transport (our driver was fantastic and very friendly) were wonderful. With a better tour guide the experience would have been 5 stars.
It was great experience but the price was expensive.
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Was a beautiful but not value for money experience. Very rushed and bus broke down. No apology and got back approx 2 hours later than we should.
Excellent trip, ideal way to experience the volcano
Miriam was an outstanding local guide.
It was a very positive and awesome experience. Everything went smooth from pick-up, trip, cable car, hike to the summit and drop-off. We learnt lots of interesting facts about the park and the island. Highly recommend.
- Guides were great ("Arri" on the bus between *** and the cable car, *** from the cable car to the peak and back down). - Pick up time at 7:30 is very early (couldn't get breakfast at hotel) - but also convenient seeing how many visitors was at the cable car after coming down from the peak. - Would have been nice to have a few extra stops on the way up at vantage points and in the caldera for photo opportunities. - Price seems extremely high: Public bus trip from Tenerife South Airport to Puerto Cruz and back can be purchased for 20€, cable car tickets cost 41€, permit is free (but needs to be reserved months ahead of time) - total price 135€. 74€ price difference is a lot for the guide an convenience of getting the permit on short notice. Other full day excursions around Tenerife with guide and food and drink included can be purchased for less than half the price!
Guided tour to *** peak was a good choice as the guide made appropriate stops on the way to allow everyone catch their breaths. At the first stop I was a bit annoyed why so soon but after that I really appreciated it! Without a guide I would rush through and lose my lungs! The trip was very informative and all in all fantastic experience. There was enough time before to make a stop at Roque Garcia and enough time on the top itself to soak in the views. Thanks so much for the adventure!
José is a great guide and driver.
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A bit of time pressure...maybe consider lengthening the trip by an hour or two.
We had a nice trip to the top of Teide with Miriam. The atmosphere was laidback but very professional and efficient. We were a total of seven people group and everything went smoothly. At first we were the only ones on the top and got nice pictures and a chill break long enough.
nice weather, expected longer trip not only cable cart + last part of peak by walk. Else very good.
No trip at all!
Maria is fantastic !!!
I would not give you even a 1 star. Awful service, awful tour. You need to work on your alternative tours and provide a full refunds! You ruined my vacation and whole impression about Tenerife
Book well ahead and take into consideration that weather can be determine whether the cable car actually takes you to the top or not. Even if it’s clouded there is plenty to do in the area and other peaks to summit.
We chose to take the cable car and apply for the permits in advance to have the full experience. The tour guide was knowledgeable friendly and a pleasure to spend the day trip with. Thank you for a great trip.
As per prior comments.
I paid to be taken to the crater, but you said the cable car wasn't working due to ice..how do ski resorts handle it then? I think that wasn't the truth and you were short-staffed, or some other nonsense
The Teide Peak tour was great. I was picked up in time and got all the information regarding the tour details. Everything was on schedule we also had some extra time at roques de garcia. *** shared a lot of information about teide volcano and was very nice and supportive during the whole day. The ascent to the peak was well organized, everybody could keep the pace. Overall recommend this tour.
A fantastic experience, thanks to *** our guide. Prompt, clear and tailored to our needs, he was a friendly and knowledgable guide. Entirely reccommended - gracias!
Itinerary was interesting. Everything goes as planned.
Telerifico was fast, good.
Amazing! Everyone was friendly and responsive communication. Highly recommend.
Amazing experience and *** was an incredibly knowledgeable, safe and friendly guide.
It was fantastic!
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Description
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Have you dreamt of climbing Mount Teide and conquering the highest peak of Spain for a while? Are you looking to finally have the unique and amazing experience that your friends who have already done it been telling you about?
Climbing Mount Teide is a once-in-a-lifetime experience which you simply cannot miss on your Tenerife holiday.
With our Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car you can realise your 3,718 m high dream.
By using the cable car, followed by a walk lasting around one hour, you can journey back through the last thousand years of this volcano’s history. The cable car upper station is at Mount Teide’s penultimate crater, La Rambleta, which has a far larger diameter than the current crater. But a thousand years ago, the volcano began to roar, and increased its height to 3,718 metres. That is when the current Pico del Teide was formed. This eruption also caused the streams of black lava that flow down its sides.
When you arrive at the crater, the feeling of being on Mars is even stronger. At your feet lies the island of Tenerife and, on the horizon but seemingly so close that you could touch them, are the islands of Gran Canaria, El Hierro, La Gomera, and La Palma. The smell of sulphur is everywhere, and the heat given off by the vents makes you imagine that Guayota—the evil one who lived here, according to the ancient Guanches—lives on and is still hiding in some volcanic cavern... But they do say he is in a deep, deep sleep!
Conquer Mount Teide summit and live your dream
Dreams are only dreams up until the point when you suddenly make them come true.
Make your dreams a reality by climbing Mount Teide up to the highest point in Spain without worrying about applying for the permit to access the Teide Crater because it is already included in the Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car, so that you can reach the Teide Crater and enjoy the sensational views at 3,718 m high without worrying about a thing*!
Feel the mix of sensations that only conquering the Teide summit can give hiking enthusiasts and nature lovers—adrenaline, personal accomplishment and physical and mental control. Climbing Mount Teide on our Teide Peak Tour is an adventure!
Achieve your desire of climbing Mount Teide with comfort in our cable cars
This Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car is perfect if you are short of time or energy to embark on this adventure from the starting point of the trail at Montaña Blanca.
Use the Teide cable car to cover the 1,199 m ascent from the base to the upper station, situated at an altitude of 3,555 m, which marks the spot of the start of Teide National Park’s thrilling hiking route Nr. 10, the Telesforo Bravo trail, christened thus in honour of the famous Canary Island volcanologist. This trail will bring you to the impressive Teide Crater for you all to enjoy one of the world’s most spectacular landscapes.
Remember that you need a permit for climbing Mount Teide—a permit to ascend to the Peak of Teide. This is included in our Teide Peak Tour.
Live the Teide Legend at the Teide “Science and Legend” exhibition!
The excursion “Climbing the Teide Crater with the help of the Cable Car” includes free admission to the “Science and Legend” exhibition which you will find at the Teide Cable Car Visitors’ Centre.
You will learn about Mount Teide’s last major eruption (around 1,000 years ago) which the indigenous Guanches probably interpreted as a fight between mythological deities—an explanation far removed from that which science now attributes to volcanic eruptions.
The characters of the legend of Guayota, both gods and humans, will show you their vision of the stages of the eruption that took place back then, and which formed the pylon at the summit of Mount Teide, known locally as “el tapón del Teide” [the Teide cap]. A magical story in which good and evil join in an epic battle. Along with the legend, you will be shown reliable data to illustrate the scientific interpretation of the eruption. Although the two perspectives may seem diametrically opposed, they are in fact closely connected.
In addition, you can have a great time at our Visitors’ Centre, where you can find brilliant mementoes of your visit to the legend of the Teide National Park at our official souvenir shop. And you can relax and enjoy a culinary experience with panoramic views of the National Park in Spain’s highest restaurant and snack bar, whose badge of identity is the distinctly Canary Island character of its food and drink.
