Description
Go up Mount Teide by Cable Car
Enjoy the quickest way to go up Mount Teide.
When you get off the cable car, you will be at an altitude of 3,555 m, and will have various choices on how to take in the stunning views of the largest national park in the Canary Islands.
Choose the viewpoint of La Rambleta to behold the views of the Siete Cañadas and the Ucanca Valley. From here, you can just imagine the enormous size of the old volcano that stood atop the island 150,000 years ago, and which was known as the Cañadas edifice, at a time when Mount Teide did not yet exist. In front of you stretches the Las Cañadas cirque, which has its highest point on Montaña Guajara. These are the remains of a great volcano whose own weight caused it to slide towards the northern coast in no more than a few minutes.
Its remains, millions of tons of volcanic rock, lie scattered over hundreds of kilometres in the depths of the ocean. In the huge tunnel left by the collapse of the volcano, new eruptions began immediately, and began to fill it. One of these eruptions was the origin of Mount Teide. Over a long period of time, eruption followed eruption, forming the huge volcano from which you are now looking out at the surrounding landscape.
If you prefer to gaze at spectacular views of La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma with an impressive crater at your feet, (which once upon a time was a lake of lava), choose the path to the Pico Viejo Viewpoint, another colossal volcano over 3,000 m high, the second highest peak in the archipelago, crowned by a crater 800 m in diameter. Pico Viejo forms part of the same volcanic edifice as Mount Teide, and at its base lie the Narices del Teide [literally: the nostrils of Mount Teide], the two mouths of historic eruptions, including the last one recorded within the bounds of the National Park.
You can take this tour of great scenic and volcanic interest with a guide, by booking the guided tour to the Pico Viejo viewpoint with a cable car ticket included.
Choose the La Fortaleza trail if you’d like to enjoy fantastic views of northern Tenerife: the outstanding valley of La Orotava, with Puerto de la Cruz on the ocean shore, although for most of the year, the valley is shrouded in clouds borne by the trade winds from the north east. As they collide with the island’s northern slopes, these winds rise up, and the moisture carried along by them condenses, until it forms a spectacular sea of cloud, which is vital to sustain Tenerife’s forests. You may also like to take this trail if you want to make your descent via Montaña Blanca.
And if you are one of those people who won’t leave Tenerife without having reached the summit of Mt. Teide, choose the Telesforo Bravo trail to the peak of Teide and shout ‘I am the King of the world’ from an altitude of 3 718 m. But remember that for this trail, you will need a special free permit, issued by administration of the Teide National Park, which you must apply for months in advance. Would you like a guide for this option? Read all the information on our ascent to the peak with a cable car ticket.
Use the Teide Cable Car Online Tickets and take advantage of their benefits
Guarantee your seat by purchasing your Mount Teide Cable Car tickets online. You will enjoy tickets with an assigned session. It is as simple as booking a time slot for a specific date. You must show up at the Cable Car boarding area with your Online Ticket, either printed or displayed on your mobile phone, 20 minutes prior to the time specified on your Mount Teide Cable Car ticket in order to redeem it and access the boarding area to board the cabin afterwards.
If you arrive by private vehicle, which you will need to park, we recommend that you show up at the premises of the Cable Car prior to the time indicated on your Mount Teide Cable Car tickets, although we recommend that you avoid driving and choose collective transportation instead because it is important that together we do what we can to counteract overuse of the vehicle parking areas in the National Park. In addition, this represents your personal commitment to reduce greenhouse gases and to the conservation of the National Park. As a conservation measure, they have been kept to a small size, and they cannot be extended. Which is why we offer you our tour to Mount Teide with cable car tickets included. If you finally arrive by car, it is best that you book your Mount Teide Cable Car tickets for a time slot after 1.00pm.
If for whatever reason you arrive too late for your session, you will lose the right to board.
Tickets + Guided tour to the Pico Viejo viewpoint
Would you like to ascend by cable car and also walk some of the trails with a guide? You got it! By booking this guided tour you will be able to discover all of the volcanic wonders that surround the impressive trail to the Pico Viejo viewpoint. Our guide will explain everything to you in Spanish or English.
Please bear in mind that this activity is not suitable for people with mobility problems and children under 5.
Tickets + physical or digital audio guide
The perfect option if you prefer to discover the landscape and find out about it under your own steam with the help of our audio guide (available in English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian, Polish and Dutch). Get detailed and essential information about the three emblematic trails that leave from Teide Cable Car top station and follow different routes across the volcano’s slopes.
Download the audio guide app to your Android or Apple device. You just need to use the booking code from your cable car + audio guide ticket to quickly and easily download the app and enjoy a contactless experience.
If you do not have a smartphone, you can receive a physical audio guide. In order to pick it up it is necessary to leave your passport/ID card or a deposit of €50.00 which will be returned to you when you return the audio guide.
Enjoy this experience at sunset
Would you like to ascend by Cable Car outside the usual hours of operation and with our staff to behold the sunset from an altitude of 3,555 m? No problem! Just select the product Cable Car at Sunset. Enjoy this experience in the company of a maximum of 90 other participants. Prepare to be astounded by the show of Teide’s shadow cast onto the sea and take in the sunset from the Pico Viejo viewpoint, with the islands of La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro on the horizon, to bid farewell to the day from the heights.
Mount Teide Cable Car booking management system
Do you want to modify your Teide Cable Car tickets reservation quickly and comfortably, or cancel your booking because the cable car is closed?
No charges apply to changes or cancellations of Mount Teide Cable Car tickets which are caused by the closure of the Teide Cable Car’s facilities due to adverse weather conditions, so access «Manage your booking» to cancel or modify your Mount Teide Cable Car booking by entering your booking locator and the e-mail address provided at the time of booking.
Highlights...
- Tickets to ascend Spain’s highest peak by cable car
- Enjoy spectacular views of the Teide National Park
- Choose from three spectacular trails to walk on the heights. The trail that leads to the summit requires a permit issued by the National Park.
- With your Online Ticket you won’t miss out on your seat to ascend Mt. Teide
- The Guided Tour to Pico Viejo is unsuitable for people with mobility problems and children under 5.
What's included...
- Tickets with an assigned session
- Tickets + Guided tour to the Pico Viejo viewpoint (optional - Spanish or English-speaking guide)
- Tickets + audio guide (optional - with the possibility of downloading to an Android or Apple device for a contacless experience)
What's not included...
- Permit to ascend the peak of Teide
- Spanish or English-speaking guide (if you book a ticket only)
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
Book
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Official Spanish, English, Italian, German or French-speaking guide
- Transport from the south of Tenerife to visit Mount Teide in a sustainable way
- Food and/or drinks
- Permit to access the Teide crater issued by the National Park
- Guide in other language than Spanish, English, Italian, German or French
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Official Spanish, English or German-speaking guide
- Transport from the north of Tenerife to visit Mount Teide in a sustainable way
- Food and/or drinks
- Permit to access the Teide crater issued by the National Park
- Guide in other language than Spanish, English or German
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Teide Cable Car return ticket (maximum 90 people)
- Access to the Pico Viejo viewpoint trail
- Transportation
- Astronomical observation
- Accompanying guide
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Cable Car ticket
- Guided tour to the viewpoint of Pico Viejo
- Spanish or English-speaking guide
- Permit to ascend the peak of Teide
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Guide in other language than Spanish or English
- Teide Cable Car return ticket with an assigned session
- Audio guide (available as an Android or Apple download, or by collecting an audio guide device and leaving a €50 deposit)
- Permit to ascend the peak of Teide
- A guide
- Tickets with an assigned session
- Teide Cable Car return ticket: (up & down)
- Permit to ascend the peak of Teide
- A guide
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Tickets with an assigned session
- Ticket for the ascent by cable car
- Permit to ascend the peak of Teide
- A guide
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Ticket for the descent by cable car
- Permit to ascend the peak of Teide
- A guide
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
+ Information
Teide Cable Car Timetable
- Check Teide Cable Car opening times here.
- The stay at the upper station is limited to one hour. Those visitors who have a permit to access the crater can extend this limited time up to 2 hours to complete the activity.
Guided Tour to Pico Viejo schedule
- We offer various guided tours throughout the day. You can choose the time of your guided route when making your booking.
- The meeting point is at the cable car base station, next to the boarding area, at the time indicated on the voucher.
You should be prepared for extremes in weather, both heat as well as cold, depending on the time of year in which you use your Tenerife cable car tickets.
Our recommendations:
- Wear warm clothing and proper footwear.
- Protect yourself from sunstroke.
- Due to the elevated luminosity, wear sunglasses.
- Take plenty of water on hikes.
Teide Cable Car is located within a protected national park and therefore we 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. Please remember that it is prohibited to make fire, loud noises or to camp.
- People with heart problems, pregnant women, and children under 3 are not allowed to ascend by cable car due to the risk that high altitude poses to their health. If you have any health problems, consult your doctor before planning your visit or booking your Mount Teide Cable Car tickets.
- In accordance with current regulations, persons with any physical disability or motor impairment are not permitted to make the ascent by cable car, because of the potential risks if the vehicle has to be evacuated.
- 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.
- Pets are not allowed.
- Under current restrictions due to COVID-19, face masks must be worn on all forms of public transport. This means that face masks must be used for all activities, including the cable car ride, visits to the Observatory (due to the need to move between facilities), and transport services. Without a mask, you will not be allowed to engage in the activities. In this case, your visit will be cancelled, and 100% of the charge will be payable.
Guided Tour to Pico Viejo restrictions
Activity unsuitable for people with mobility problems and children under 5.
You must show up at the Cable Car boarding area with your ticket, either printed or on your mobile phone, 20 minutes prior to the time slot specified on your ticket, although we recommend that you show up at the premises of the Cable Car prior to the boarding time, in order to have enough time to park, etc. If you arrive late you will lose the right to board.
Our facilities may stop operating due to adverse weather conditions. If the cable car cannot operate on the day of your visit, we will send you a notification by e-mail and/or text at approx. 8.30am. Please bear in mind, however, that if you have booked your Teide Cable Car tickets for an early-morning session, it's likely that you're already on your way when you receive our notification.
The audio guides are available in the following languages, and in both physical and digital formats: English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian, Polish and Dutch.
Download the audio guide app to your Android or Apple device. You just need to use the booking code from your cable car + audio guide ticket to quickly and easily download the app and enjoy a contactless experience.
If you do not have a smartphone, you can receive a physical audio guide. In order to pick it up it is necessary to leave your passport/ID card or a deposit of €50.00 which will be returned to you when you return the audio guide. You should pick up your audio guide 30 minutes before your session at the Information Point located outside the building. Audio guides are included free of charge in the package tickets + audio guide for children.
Cable car tickets are valid for 1 year if they have not been exchanged. You can change the time or date, or cancel your ticket free of charge, up to 1 hour before your booked time. Once this deadline has passed it will not be possible to make any changes or cancellations and no refunds will be made. Up to 3 changes are permitted. Check our Terms and conditions for information on other reasons for cancellation.
All changes and cancellations of Cable Car tickets can be made comfortably via our booking management module.
Since the operation of the Cable Car is subject to the changing weather (wind speed, temperature, etc.), on occasions, the estimated boarding time may be delayed. If the closure of the facilities due to adverse weather conditions or technical reasons causes a delay of at least 90 minutes in relation to the booked time, the full refund of the amount may be requested free of charge provided that the tickets have not been used.
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
Avoid the car. Choose collective transportation. It is important that together we do what we can to counteract overuse of the vehicle parking areas in the National Park. As a conservation measure, they have been kept to a small size, and they cannot be extended. If you finally decide to arrive by car, please do so after 1.00pm.
The Teide Cable Car base station has a free car park.
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When |
Opening times |
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01/01/2022 - 08/04/2022 |
From 8.00am to 6.00pm |
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09/04/2022 - 24/04/2022 |
From 8.00am to 7.10pm |
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25/04/2022 - 30/06/2022 |
From 8.00am to 6.00pm |
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01/07/2022 - 30/09/2022 |
From 8.00am to 7.40pm |
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01/10/2022 - 12/10/2022 |
From 8.00am to 7.00pm |
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13/10/2022 - 29/10/2022 |
From 8.00am to 6.30pm |
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30/10/2022 - 31/12/2022 |
From 8.00am to 6.00pm |
Outside these hours, the car park is closed and the entry and exit of vehicles is not allowed.
Shops
The base station’s facilities include an information centre and a shop.
Restaurant / Café
The base station offers visitors a relaxation area, café and buffet restaurant with impressive views over Teide National Park.
Toilets
There are public toilets at both the base station and the upper station, which remain open during the opening hours of the facilities.
In case of discounted Mount Teide Cable Car tickets for children or local residents, a supporting document is required to prove entitlement to discount.
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")
If you are in the southern part of the island:
- Take the TF-38 motorway from Boca de Tauce to Chío, which connects with TF-21.
- 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.
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
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You must show up at the boarding area with your purchase confirmation, either printed or displayed on your mobile phone, 20 minutes prior to the time specified on your ticket in order to redeem it and access the boarding area to board the cabin.
In this article about ascending Mount Teide by car on our blog, you’ll find an interesting guide with the most important points of interest along each route to Mount Teide. However, we recommend not using a car and choosing collective transportation because it is important that together we do what we can to counteract overuse of the vehicle parking areas in the National Park. As a conservation measure, they have been kept to a small size, and they cannot be extended. If you ultimately decide to come by car, it’s a good idea to arrive after 1.00pm.
The time slot for descent cannot be booked. The only thing you need to do is get in the queue at the upper station to descend in order of arrival.
If you are only going to buy a cable car descent ticket, we also recommend that you make the reservation online in order to avoid making the payment at the upper station, thus slowing down the queue.
Cable car tickets can only be used for the booked time and cabin given on the ticket. Boarding begins 20 minutes beforehand, so please head to the boarding zone with your ticket 20 minutes in advance. In the event that you do not arrive on time for your booking and cabin, you will lose your right to board. Remember that you can change your booking up to 1 hour before your booked time by following this link https://www.volcanoteide.com/en/manage_your_booking
Cable car tickets are valid for 1 year if they have not been exchanged. You can change the time or date, or cancel your ticket free of charge, up to 1 hour before your booked time. Once this deadline has passed it will not be possible to make any changes or cancellations and no refunds will be made. All changes and cancellations of Cable Car tickets can be made comfortably via our booking management module.
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.
Since the operation of the Cable Car is subject to the changing weather (wind speed, temperature, etc.), on occasions, the estimated boarding time may be delayed.
Your online reservation is valid for one year and you can modify or cancel it at any time at manage your booking.
No. Children under 3 are not allowed to ascend by Cable Car due to the risk that high altitude poses to their health.
No. You only need a permit to be able to reach the summit. You can either apply for it in advance on the National park’s website or obtain it by booking any of our hiking activities.
Yes. It only closes on December 25th. Any other closure of the facilities is due to causes beyond our control. You can confirm that the facilities are open by checking real-time updates in the Teide Today section. We have a free SMS notification service for these situations. So, if you’d like to receive an SMS in the event that adverse weather conditions the day of your booking might prevent the service from running as normal, please just provide a valid mobile phone number when you book your tickets.
No, pets are not allowed.
Large pieces of luggage are not allowed on board.
We do not have a left-luggage facility.
What time slot should I book to ascend by cable car if I already have a permit to access the summit?
Ideally, about 30 minutes before the time your permit begins. If there are no places available in these time slots, we recommend that you book the previous time slot closest to the start time of your permit.
For area conservation reasons, the Teide National Park restricts the time to 1 hour. Also, staying at such an altitude for more than one hour increases the risk of suffering from altitude sickness.
If you have a permit to access the peak of Teide, you can stay longer at the summit, without exceeding the 2 hours you’re allowed to spend in this area.
You cannot use the Cable Car whilst pregnant, as the ascent involves a sudden change in pressure and level of oxygen.
No, it’s not necessary. You can download it and display it on the screen of any mobile device (phone, tablet, etc.).
Reviews
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***
ok
Beautifull views from the top.
It was all good.
Must visit nice views around
Excellent experience.
It was very nice, the vieu was incredible
Very well organised.
Fine trip
It was very easy to buy the tickets with the QR code.
Experience was expensive
Friendly and fair staff. Everything exceptionally organized. Cleanliness and discipline. Very well defined and organized trails. Congratulations to everyone from the volcano!
It feels great, but you have a few drawbacks. First of all, there is no medical help. Only in our cabin, two people felt weak and we were helped by other passengers. Your employees are not interested, and the doctor is nowhere. You MUST fix that. Another thing is climbing to the very top of the volcano, you have to solve that because how would anyone know that they have to take a reservation for climbing 3 weeks in advance and for the cable car literally a couple of days earlier. In addition, Tenerife has an extremely old population of guests and you don't give them the opportunity to go see that beauty.
ok.
Disrespectful staff. I was treated like a criminal. Never again.
there is no question to recommend the experience. it is of course great. i hiked up the whole mountain from Roques de Garcia - and then took the cablecar - which of course is from Doppelmayr, from Austria - like I am!!
Staff were very caring
Es un timo que te digan arriba que no puedes bajar andando y que tengas que comprar nuevos tickets
Excellent
Perfect!
All worked fine.
Great hike up and relaxed ride down by cable car. We bought the tickets online and everything went smoothly for us.
bien
No complaints. Enjoyed walking up instead of getting the cable car so we got to experience the views for as long as possible (but relieved to get it down!).
Poderia ser mais organizado
On time Kindness
The tickets procedure is a disrespect attitude to the travelers.
Really nice experience
Brilliant
There needs to be a system in place guaranteeing tickets for the individuals who obtain a permit to summit mount teide. Having to be at the mercy of this system is ruining people’s opportunity. I missed my summit experience because there weren’t enough cable car tickets available. Your company ruined this experience for me.
Very nice trip, Teide is beautiful
Walking down is a great experience. The massive lava flows make you aware of how insignificant we are in the natural landscape.
Very good time and quality
Amazing experience
The path down is a little steep and took us about four hours to complete but the views along the way were fantastic. I’d do it again tomorrow if I could
Okay is running which many days is closed and a long drive for maybe nothing or maybe something special
good ticket procedure
Really great trip.
Perfect
It was a great experience that everyone should go through. We had an awsome time there!
It's problem to get from there after 4PM.More bus connection would be very useful
All good
Went fast and smooth, nice views of the surroundings
Great experience Thank you
Booking online is so easy - no queues and no waiting.
As in the previous text field: great guide (I think *****) Please say hi to him from Xiuhui and Jan
Well, we were herded a bit for the cable car, but mainly fine. The area where people queue needs to be indoors. It can get blustery and cold and that is a bad start to a voyage.
Very useful to have a knowledgeable guide to explain the volcano, the lava flows and views. We were lucky enough to have ***** as our guide who has been guiding for over thirty years, so there is nothing he doesn't know about Mount Teide and around.
The tour is great value for money and unforgettable experience. Everything is well managed and the staff was super friendly.
We arrived ten minutes early for our tour but it departed on the cablecar at five minutes before the actual start time. That cablecar was full and we were placed on the next. The staff was not very polite and said we didn't read our tickets which said to arrive 30 minutes early. Out tickets did NOT say that--it said "boarding begins 20 minutes early" which doesn't state that the tour leaves without you if you arrive only ten minutes early. We were told to meet the tour when we arrived at the top but we could not find them. Not the experience we expected at all. Would not recommend.
Very knowledgeable guide, amazing views.
Nice
For everyone: website is confusing, read the small print in the confirmation pdf carefully for not missing your guide.
You have charges me double Price - if you pay My money back I Can recomment you great - but for now its a zero
Really good tour.
Cgf
Our guide was brilliant. Very informative and really made a difference to the experience.
We were satisfied with the event. Our guide *** was punctual, perfect, communicative, very accommodating to English-speaking guests and at the same time to the Spanish-speaking family. She helped me a lot after I told her that I will also listen in Spanish because I am a beginner in the Spanish language. We learned a lot of information about park, volcanoes, she also thought about the health aspect at the higher altitude of Pico del Teide. Overall it was a very nice experience.
It’s a good experience, but nothing spectacular.
See previous comments
****
Amazing experience. Astonishing landscapes. Well run and efficient
Way too expensive!
We were a little bit disappointed the trails were closed due to snow but understand this was a security thing to keep visitors safe. There is barely anything to do when the trails are closed but to take pictures. The view was absolut breathtaking though.
Excellent experience and amazing views. Keep checking online for last-minute same-day tickets. It’s worth it!
Prior reservation is highly recommended.
Same as the other one. And I had to call to change tickets, the person on the phone was very helpful!
Book on line a day or so before you visit. You cant buy tickets at the cable car station. Dont bother with the audio tour - waste of money!
Would be more helpful to have a map with numbered points at which point you could select and listen to audio
Yes definately recommend even if you dont like heights or the idea of the cable car. It's well worth the views from the top.
We had return tickets for the cable car, we were on time for boarding and there was no queue at all.
A great day out
Loving it!
I booked to tour with my grandmother to show her around. Unfortunately the conditions of the paths up there didn't allow for her to explore much. Would only recommend this for people that are fit on their feet - not for senior citizen, wheelchair or people impaired in any other way.
The guide was amazing. The top of the volcano itself is incredibly beautiful
nice view (+) tour shorter than anounced (-)
It was amazing and unbelievable
Very nice experience
We loved the sunset but for us its not a real tour and for just the cablecar tickets €*** is a little too expensive. Plus the group was too big for our taste. Other than that we enjoyed the views.
Breathtaking views! One of the loveliest sunsets I've been lucky to witness. Our guide, *** (for French & German), was very friendly and funny. I'd definitely recommend catching either the sunset or the sunrise from there. It's quite windy and it gets cold pretty quickly, so bring a jumper and a jacket and even gloves, if you intend to take a lot of pictures (you will). My only problem with the location is that the toilets are closed by the time the people with sunset tickets arrive and by the time they open again, too many people are waiting in line and there's not much time left until the tour starts. If you didn't book the star gazing tour, there are quite a few parking spots around that are still dark enough so you can park your car and do your own stargazing, albeit without tue equipment.
We did the sunset tour. An absolutely brilliant experience led by the wonderfully knowledgable ***. I can highly recommend this, we will definitely do this again.
Meeting time was 17:15, start was a hour letter. It like to long 😒
It is definetely worth it to go there and see vulcano view
One of the best experiences of sunset I ever had :) highly recommend
Has a great time. Loved the tour. Highly recommend!
An amazing experience, we have really enjoyed it. Highly recommended!
The sunset itself was well worth seeing. However, for the price the whole experience was poor. Overall more time was needed to make everything better. The poor aspects were - There was no clear guidance at the cable car base station to indicate that the sunset tour was being called for ticket checking. Most fundamentally, there was not enough time at the cable car top to walk to pico viejo viewpoint, listen to the guides talk, plus stop and appreciate the sunset and all around.
Amazing.! So Mich positive emotions!
Great informative guide, beautiful views, very cold up there.
Great trip good length great guide wonderful views
The guide was really interesting, though the tour was a bit short, he made sure that we could see as much as we could ! Shout out to the driver too who had a very smooth drinving in those narrow mountain roads.
Very exiting sight
The tour was very comfortable, and the guide provided excellent knowledge of interesting aspects of the tour, and allowed for very adequate time to enjoy the various stops.
we were picked up promptly but then had to endure an hour of driving around puerto de la cruz stopping at various hotels. I know this is necessary, but it really impacted on my enjoyment /experience. by the time we arrived at the end of the cable car, it was nearly time to turn back round again. I abandoned the tour at this point in order to give myself the opportunity to hike down. I took the local bus back at 1600. the tour would have dropped me back at puerto de la cruz at 1400...after another tour of hotels no doubt. this trip is ok for those who just want a quick taster of teide, but no use to anyone who wants to do any serious hiking. In fairness, it does say half day tour. but having no transport, i thought it was the best option to get to the ( nearly ) top. i found out later that the local bus would have got me there at 1045. that is the way for me next time...or i will hire a car.
Really great excursion, we had a fantastic time. Our pick-up was perfect and our guide brilliant. A pity that time at the upper station is limited to one hour as we found it a struggle to get back on time, after walking a bit too far down Route 9 and also stopping to listen, breathe, enjoy, photograph too much. Next time I’d like to visit the peak - we couldn’t get the permit this time :-( as we booked at short-notice.
nice
Overall, a good trip and an informative guide.
Nice tour!
I like it because it wasn't too long and boring. It took just 5-6 hours.
Nuestro guía (***, espero no escribirlo mal...), un crack. El chófer, Jesús, también. Lo pasamos estupendamente. No le doy más estrellas porque me gustaría que la excursión hubiese durado más para poder hacer más rutas del Teide. Pero muy recomendado.
Todo correcto
It was a waste of money.
Very well organized and unforgettable experience.
We were a small group, only 8 people, which meant we had good space in the bus. Departure from Puerto de la Cruz was delayed because the guide had not been informed that one pickup-point had cancelled. That meant less time on Teide. But all in all it was a good your and a nice guide
Enjoyed it so much we'd like to do this again star gazing.
*****
This trip is excellent and well worth the money, not only do you go up in the cable car but you are taken to other viewing sites and get to look around. The guide *** was very informative and made the day fun. Pick up was easy, and they do drop off in reverse order to pick you, so makes if fair. Take warm clothes its seriously cold and windy up there.
Guide was informative and entertaining , views were amazing
Great tour! Found it so interesting... The guide was perfect, extremely knowledgeable and engaging! Everything about the day was perfect. Would highly recommend!
Really good experience
Great way to visit mount Teide, highly recommended.
The tour was waste of time and money. The guide informed us that the cable cars aren’t operating today only mid-way (to avoid cancellations). Then we spent almost all the time in the bus listening to her. That was super boring, she was telling basic facts about the park, slowly and in several languages, with long pauses in between so it was hard to follow (and not much to follow as well). When we pushed her that we want to have at least some time to walk around, we were brought to some dirty area with tons of cars and people and given an hour. Then we had a couple of short spots where we were offered to watch a video about the park. That was completely nonsense, I don’t want to spend 7 hours in a bus for that.
Nice pick up. The time left for staying above on the mountain is a little bit tight though.
Proffesional, knowlegable and witty guide. Could have been more time planned to spend on the mountain / cable car station to walk around and enjoy the views. 1 hour was too less on a beautiful sunny day. Of course, the weather makes the difference in such case. We were granted a splendid day but had to rush around to catch the cable car downwards. The queue to take the cable cabin was also long, therefore time lost on that as well. All in all, nice experience. Recommend.
Pick up was on time and the guid was extremely helpful and friendly
Jou
Pick up close to accommodation, very comfortable coach. Good information
A great trip, with a very careful driver and excellent guide!
Very beautiful excursion but need more time to enjoy that place
