- Together and privately, you and your group of friends can live your dream of reaching the highest peak of Spain (3,718 m high)
- Access the crater with a special permit from the National Park. Reservation subject to obtaining the permit.
- Enjoy spectacular views of the park and the neighbouring Canary Islands
- Ascend and descend comfortably by cable car
- A minimum reservation for 2 people is required
- Only for people in good health (see Restrictions)
- Children under 6 cannot use this service.
- Enjoy the “Science and Legend” exhibition at the Teide Cable Car Visitors’ Centre.
- Special permit from the Park is included so everyone in the group can complete the hike to Teide summit
- A private Spanish or English-speaking guide for your group to discover all of the volcano’s secrets
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Transfer from the northern and southern parts of the island (optional)
- Stop at the Teide Cable Car Visitors’ Centre café (refreshments not included in the price of the activity).
- Free access to the “Science and Legend” exhibition at the Visitors’ Centre (included in your cable car ticket)
- Guide in other language than Spanish or English
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
Information
Pick-up points and hours
The approximate pick-up time for the VIP ascent to the Peak by Cable Car is at 8.00am or 10.00am at the entrance to your hotel. We will contact you to arrange your pick-up. For this reason we need you to provide the name of your hotel or address of accommodation, as well as a mobile phone number at the time of booking.
If you are making your own way here, please meet your guide at the Cable Car base station, next to the boarding area. The meeting time will be confirmed via e-mail.
Restrictions
- Children under 6, pregnant women and people with heart problems are not allowed to participate in this exclusive activity for private groups to hike up to the Teide summit with the Teide Cable Car due to the risk that high altitude poses to their health.
- The VIP ascent to the Peak by Cable Car is not recommended for people with reduced mobility or injuries.
- If any member of your group has health problems, they should consult with their doctors 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.
- In order to be allowed to access the trail to the peak you must wear closed mountain hiking footwear. Anyone not wearing this type of footwear will be denied entry to the trail.
- 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.
- 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.
Important information
- *Please be aware that we cannot confirm your VIP hike to Teide and cable car package reservation until we have issued named access passes to the crater for each member of your group.
- A minimum reservation for 2 people is required.
- 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.
Prepare for your visit
To make the most of your private 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.
Please bear in mind that Teide Cable Car is located within a protected national park and therefore you must follow a series of basic rules of civic behaviour and respect of the natural environment, such as not littering or taking rocks, plants or animals.
Also remember that it is prohibited to make fire, loud noises or to camp.
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Have you and your friends dreamt of 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?
With the VIP hike to the peak and cable car package you can realise your 3,718m high dream.
Thanks to the Teide cable car, you will enjoy a truly unforgettable experience.
After an approximate hour walk, together, you and your group can enjoy the stunning views over the summits of Tenerife’s neighbouring islands – La Gomera, El Hierro, La Palma and Gran Canaria from the highest point in Spain (weather permitting).
Conquer the Teide summit and live your dream
Dreams are only dreams up until the point when suddenly you do whatever necessary to make them come true.
Make your dreams a reality and and hike 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 VIP ascent to Teide by Cable Car. Thanks to the VIP hike and cable car package, for exclusive groups, you can access Teide crater as well as enjoy the sensational views at 3,718 m high without worrying about a thing*!
The time has come for you lovers of hiking and nature to make this sublime experience happen with your friends!
Feel the mix of sensations that conquering the Teide summit gives you – adrenaline, personal accomplishment and physical and mental control.
Achieve your desire to conquer Mount Teide with comfort in our cable cars
Hiking to the Teide summit with the VIP cable car package 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. This trail will bring you and your friends to the impressive Teide crater for you all to enjoy and marvel at. From here, as you have always imagined, you will be faced with one of the world’s most spectacular landscapes.
Live the Teide Legend at the Teide “Science and Legend” exhibition!
VIP ascent to the Peak by 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.