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7 hTenerife: Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer
★ 4.3 · 6 051 reviews
- Seven hours, to Spain’s highest peak
- Hotel pickup included
- Most booked
- Free cancellation
$105
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Tenerife volcano tour
A Tenerife volcano tour takes you up Mount Teide with the transfer and the cable car ticket arranged. We compared 20 tours from $63 with free cancellation; the top tour scores 4.3 across 6,051 reviews. The cable car lifts you to 3,555 metres.
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Twenty ways up the volcano
Twenty listings split one park into two halves of the same day. Daylight is the cable car, the jeeps, the quads and the buggies, with Roques de García and the Masca loop on the longer routes; after dark it is dinner, telescopes and the observatory. A guided evening starts at $63.
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8 hTenerife: Teide National Park Full-Day Tour with Pickup
★ 4.5 · 1 906 reviews
- Eight hours, from the south of Tenerife
- Volcanic landscapes and viewpoints
- El Teide, Icod, Garachico, and Masca
- Free cancellation
354 reviewsFrom the south
4 hFrom South Tenerife: Teide National Park Tour
★ 4.6 · 354 reviews
- Four hours
- Stop in Vilaflor village
- El Pico Viejo lava field
- Free cancellation
Likely to sell outTransport included
9 hTenerife: Teide National Park, Masca, Icod & Garachico Tour
★ 4.6 · 2 988 reviews
- Nine hours, through volcanic landscapes
- Guided tour
- Masca, Icod de los Vinos, Garachico
- Free cancellation
BestsellerMeal included
8 hFrom Puerto de la Cruz: Teide and Masca VIP Tour
★ 4.7 · 757 reviews
- Eight hours, in Teide National Park
- Volcanic landscapes of Tenerife
- 4WD vehicle
- Free cancellation
9.5 hoursPickup available
9 h 30 mTenerife: Mt. Teide and Masca Valley Tour
★ 4.5 · 440 reviews
- 9.5 hours, Mt. Teide’s volcanic views
- Icod’s Dragon Tree
- Longest tour here
- Free cancellation
Bestseller4WD day
7 hFrom Playa de las Américas: Full-Day Teide Jeep Safari
★ 4.6 · 1 175 reviews
- Seven hours, from Playa de las Américas
- Vilaflor, the country’s highest village
- 4WD excursion
- Free cancellation
4,576 reviewsSunset and stars
3 hTenerife: Teide National Park Sunset & Stargazing Tour
★ 4.2 · 4 576 reviews
- Three hours, in Teide National Park
- Planets and stars
- Powerful telescopes
- Free cancellation
3,627 reviewsLikely to sell out
3 hTenerife: Sunset and Stargazing at Teide National Park
★ 4.7 · 3 627 reviews
- Three hours, at Teide National Park
- Certified guides
- Small groups
- Free cancellation
Rated 4.9Small group
2 hTenerife. Stargazing in Teide National Park
★ 4.9 · 519 reviews
- Two hours, in Teide National Park
- High-end telescope
- Small group
- Free cancellation
Rated 4.9Small group
3 hTeide National Park: Guided Large Telescope Stargazing Tour
★ 4.9 · 380 reviews
- Three hours, in a small group
- Expert guides
- Professional astrophotography included
- Free cancellation
Meal includedLikely to sell out
3 h 30 mTeide National Park - Dinner, Sunset & Stargazing Experience
★ 4.5 · 2 507 reviews
- Three and a half hours, from Teide National Park
- Dinner and stargazing
- Sunset and stargazing tour
- Free cancellation
1,537 reviewsTransport included
9 hTeide: Guided Sunset & Stargazing Tour by Night with Dinner
★ 4.7 · 1 537 reviews
- Nine hours, at Mount Teide National Park
- Dinner and stargazing
- Laser pointers and telescopes
- Free cancellation
$102
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Five hoursCanary dinner
5 hTeide Night Experience with Dinner and Stargazing
★ 4.0 · 368 reviews
- Five hours
- Typical Canary dinner
- Wines from the area
- Free cancellation
906 reviews90 minutes
1 h 30 mTenerife: Mount Teide Observatory Guided Tour
★ 4.6 · 906 reviews
- One and a half hours, the Mount Teide Observatory
- Largest solar observatory
- Cheapest here
- Free cancellation
Rated 4.81,695 reviews
4 hTenerife: Quad Adventure Tour in Teide National Park
★ 4.8 · 1 695 reviews
- Four hours, in Teide National Park
- Forests and landscapes
- Departs from Tenerife
- Free cancellation
1,584 reviewsJet ski option
3 hTenerife: Teide Quad Trip (daytime/sunset) with jet ski option
★ 4.6 · 1 584 reviews
- Three hours, in Teide National Park
- Small group
- Departs from Tenerife
- Free cancellation
Day or sunset727 reviews
3 hTeide National Park Day or Sunset Tour on Quads
★ 4.4 · 727 reviews
- Three hours, through pine forests
- Volcanic landscapes
- Views above the clouds
- Free cancellation
Small groupDrive it yourself
3 h 30 mTenerife: Teide National Park Guided Buggy Tour
★ 4.6 · 830 reviews
- Three and a half hours, through southern Tenerife
- Volcanic landscapes
- Photo stops at 2,200 meters
- Free cancellation
$223
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Rated 4.8Morning or sunset
3 hTenerife: Morning or Sunset Teide Buggy Tour
★ 4.8 · 540 reviews
- Three hours, through rugged landscapes
- Hotel pickup included
- Hotel pickup
- Free cancellation
$229
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Which half of the day is yours?
Twenty listings, and the choice comes down to which half of the park you book and how you move once you are up there. By day it is the cable car, the viewpoints and the tracks; in the evening it is the sunset, dinner and the telescopes. Tell us what matters.
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The cable car, the lava fields and the sky after dark
There is one volcano on Tenerife that everybody means, and every listing here is a different hour on it. The cable car reaches La Rambleta at 3,555 metres; the road tours stay in the caldera; and after sunset the same park becomes dinner and telescopes.
Side by side
Cable car, road trip, engines, or the night sky
Three of the twenty, side by side: the evening in the park, the cable car day we put first, and the 4WD day out of the south. Price, hours and what the fare covers are what separate them.
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| Teide National Park - Dinner, Sunset & Stargazing Experience | TOP PICKTenerife: Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer | From Playa de las Américas: Full-Day Teide Jeep Safari | |
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| Price per person | $63 | $105 | $78 |
| What it is | An evening in the park: dinner, sunset, telescopes | The cable car day: return ticket and transfer included | A full day by 4WD, park and Masca |
| Day or evening | Evening, ending under the night sky | Daytime, with the ride up the cable car | Daytime, on the park roads and tracks |
| Time it takes | Three and a half hours | Seven hours | Seven hours |
| How you move | A guided group, with the telescopes set up | A transfer, then the cable car | A 4WD vehicle with a driver-guide |
| Getting to the crater | Stays in the park, below the cone | Stops at La Rambleta, 3,555 m; crater by permit | Keeps to the park roads and the viewpoints |
| Where it starts | In Teide National Park, as the listing states | Hotel pickup is part of the fare | Playa de las Américas |
| What the listing includes | A meal, as the listing states | Transport, and the return cable car ticket | The 4WD day, Vilaflor and Masca on route |
| Rating | 4.5 across 2,507 reviews | 4.3 across 6,051 reviews | 4.6 across 1,175 reviews |
| Cancellation | See the operator’s terms on the listing | See the operator’s terms on the listing | Free cancellation |
| Check dates | Book this one→ | Check dates |
TOP PICK
Tenerife: Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer
$105- What it is
- The cable car day: return ticket and transfer included
- Day or evening
- Daytime, with the ride up the cable car
- Time it takes
- Seven hours
- How you move
- A transfer, then the cable car
- Getting to the crater
- Stops at La Rambleta, 3,555 m; crater by permit
- Where it starts
- Hotel pickup is part of the fare
- What the listing includes
- Transport, and the return cable car ticket
- Rating
- 4.3 across 6,051 reviews
- Cancellation
- See the operator’s terms on the listing
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Teide National Park - Dinner, Sunset & Stargazing Experience
$63- What it is
- An evening in the park: dinner, sunset, telescopes
- Day or evening
- Evening, ending under the night sky
- Time it takes
- Three and a half hours
- How you move
- A guided group, with the telescopes set up
- Getting to the crater
- Stays in the park, below the cone
- Where it starts
- In Teide National Park, as the listing states
- What the listing includes
- A meal, as the listing states
- Rating
- 4.5 across 2,507 reviews
- Cancellation
- See the operator’s terms on the listing
From Playa de las Américas: Full-Day Teide Jeep Safari
$78- What it is
- A full day by 4WD, park and Masca
- Day or evening
- Daytime, on the park roads and tracks
- Time it takes
- Seven hours
- How you move
- A 4WD vehicle with a driver-guide
- Getting to the crater
- Keeps to the park roads and the viewpoints
- Where it starts
- Playa de las Américas
- What the listing includes
- The 4WD day, Vilaflor and Masca on route
- Rating
- 4.6 across 1,175 reviews
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
Verdict
Take the cable car day, tickets included
It is the listing with the most proof behind it — rated 4.3 across 6,051 reviews, at $105 — and it answers what people come to Tenerife for: round-trip cable car tickets up to La Rambleta at about 3,555 m, hotel pickup, and seven hours with the driving handled. Keep the island loops for the day you want the coast as well.
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Two halves of the same park
Settle the hour first, because Teide National Park runs as two different days. Daylight is the cable car to La Rambleta at about 3,555 m, the road loops through Vilaflor, Masca and Garachico, and the quads and buggies on the park tracks. Evening is sunset above the sea of clouds, dinner and telescopes. Then settle the summit: the last stretch to the crater rim at 3,715 m is a Tenerife volcano hike on a permit booked separately.
Two-minute check
How high each ticket actually goes
Three heights decide this mountain: the caldera floor, the cable car station at 3,555 metres, and the crater at 3,715 metres. Answer three questions and we point at the listing that fits.
How many of you are going?Several of these cap their numbers, so party size changes what is left
When do you want to be up there?The park has a day half and an evening half; the hour decides
How much of the day are you giving it?Ninety minutes is the observatory; a whole day is the cable car
Answer the three questions above
You’ll get the one that fits your answers, and the thing about it that catches people out.
Six ways up the mountain
33,467 reviews across twenty volcano tours
Every rating on this page is the operators’ own number from GetYourGuide, shown as published. We write none of them, and we average nobody else’s into a score of our own.
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Based on 33,467
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4 ★14%
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All twenty tours on this page, rated on GetYourGuide.
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Tenerife: Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer
From $105 · 6,051 reviews
★★★★★
The cable car, and where it stops
The quickest way high, and the listing most people book: a hotel transfer and a return cable car ticket in one booking. The cabin reaches La Rambleta at 3,555 m; the crater above it is a separate permit. Seven hours, rated 4.3 across 6,051 reviews.
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Tenerife: Teide National Park Full-Day Tour with Pickup
From $68 · 1,906 reviews
★★★★★
The whole island in one day
Eight hours with a pickup at your hotel: the viewpoints of Teide National Park first, then Icod de los Vinos, Garachico and Masca. The road up passes Vilaflor, the highest village in Spain. Rated 4.5 across 1,906 reviews, with free cancellation.
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From Playa de las Américas: Full-Day Teide Jeep Safari
From $78 · 1,175 reviews
★★★★★
The same park, on 4WD roads
A full day out of Playa de las Américas in a 4WD, through El Teide, the most visited national park in Spain, with Vilaflor and Masca on the route. Rated 4.6 across 1,175 reviews, with free cancellation.
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Tenerife: Quad Adventure Tour in Teide National Park
From $92 · 1,695 reviews
★★★★★
Your own machine, on the park roads
Four hours on a quad through the pine forest and the landscapes of Teide National Park. Quads keep to the roads and tracks of the park and the slopes, so this is the mountain at your own pace. Rated 4.8 across 1,695 reviews.
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Teide National Park - Dinner, Sunset & Stargazing Experience
From $63 · 2,507 reviews
★★★★★
The evening half of the park
The sky above Teide is one of the clearest in Europe, and the evening listings are built around it: three and a half hours with dinner, the sunset and the telescopes after it. The fare this page starts from, rated 4.5 across 2,507 reviews.
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Tenerife: Mount Teide Observatory Guided Tour
From $24 · 906 reviews
★★★★★
The observatory on the slope
The Teide Observatory stands on the mountainside, and it is the largest solar observatory in the world. Ninety minutes inside it, the sun through a professional telescope and the astrophysicists at work around you. The shortest listing here, rated 4.6 across 906 reviews.
What it really costs
What a day on Teide costs, line by line
Prices are per person and cover what the listing names — the guide, the transport, the meal where there is one. The evening half is the cheapest way in; a machine of your own costs the most.
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| What you do | Price | What that buys | Cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided hour at the Teide Observatory | $24 | 1.5 hours at the solar observatory, the sun through a professional telescope | Lowest price |
| Stargazing in the national park | $40 | 2 hours in a small group with a high-end telescope and a guide | Likely to sell out |
| Dinner, sunset and stargazing | $63 | 3.5 hours with a meal, the sunset and telescopes afterwards | Likely to sell out |
| Mount Teide tour with the cable car ticket | $105 | 7 hours with hotel transport and a return ticket to 3,555 metres | Our top pick |
| Morning or sunset buggy tour | $229 | 3 hours in a small group, your own buggy, views from 2,100 metres | Free cancellation |
Costs the listing doesn't show you
- The summit permit is a separate booking. Every listing reaches the park or the cable car station at 3,555 m; the crater rim at 3,715 m is applied for separately.
- The cable car ticket is inside some fares and outside others. Our top pick at $105 includes round-trip tickets; several road tours stop at the base station instead.
- A pickup is a line on the listing, not a given. Where none is named, getting to the meeting point across a mountain road is yours to arrange.
- Warm clothing is on you. The top station is at about 3,555 m and far colder than the coast, and the evening listings lose the temperature again after sunset.
What is genuinely included
- A guide, on every listing on this page
- The vehicle the listing names — coach, minivan, 4WD, quad or buggy
- Round-trip cable car tickets on the listings that state them
- Hotel pickup where the listing names it
- Telescope time on the stargazing listings
- A meal on the four listings that say so
The honest answer
Is the volcano worth a whole day of a beach holiday?
Teide is the highest point in Spain, and the drive up changes planets: pine forest, bare lava, then a caldera floor with rock towers standing in it. If the Tenerife volcano sky view after dark is what you came for, the evening half is both the cheapest and the best rated.
What makes it worth it
- Twenty listings, from ninety minutes at the observatory at $24 to a buggy day at $229
- Mount Teide is 3,715 m, and the national park around it is UNESCO-listed
- Our pick at $105 puts a hotel transfer and a return cable car ticket in one booking
- The evening half starts at $63: dinner, the sunset and the telescopes
- 33,467 verified reviews across the twenty listings, averaging 4.5
Keep in mind
- The cable car stops at La Rambleta, 3,555 m; the crater is a separate permit
- It is far colder up there than on the coast, and the air is thin
- The stargazing listings sell the guides, the telescopes and the altitude, not the weather
- Four hours from the south and nine and a half hours round the island are different days
- Quads and buggies keep to the park roads; the listings name the age and licence rules
The day, hour by hour
Pickup, the climb, the caldera, the ride up
Book the slot, and check what the fare covers
Several listings ask to be booked seven or ten hours ahead, and the listings name whether a meal, a pickup and the cable car ticket are inside the fare.
The road up
The listings that start at your hotel spend the first part of the day climbing. The road from the south passes Vilaflor, the highest village in Spain.
The cable car, or the tracks
The cabin climbs to La Rambleta at 3,555 m and the island opens out below. The quad, buggy and 4WD listings spend these hours on the park tracks.
Roques de García and the lava fields
The day tours stop at the rock towers on the caldera floor and at the viewpoints over the old lava. It is much colder up here than on the coast.
Sunset above the clouds
The evening listings time their arrival for the light, and the dinner listings put a meal between the sunset and the dark.
The telescopes, and the drive down
Once it is dark the guides bring out the telescopes. The drive back down to the coast is the last hour or two of the ticket.
Best time of day
The park runs as two different days
Mornings belong to the long listings, because the park sits in the middle of the island and the drive is most of the clock: nine and a half hours round the Masca valley at $65, nine hours through Masca, Icod and Garachico at $66, eight hours with pickup at $68. Midday suits the cable car — our top pick at $105, seven hours with round-trip tickets to La Rambleta at about 3,555 m. Late afternoon is where the park changes hands: sunset, dinner and stargazing run three to five hours from $40.
On the ground
The park, the roads and the two halves of the day
The Masca side of the island
The long day tours leave the caldera for the valley on the north-west coast.
Las Cañadas, and the old lava
The park sits inside a caldera, and the road crosses old volcanic ground.
The 4WD days go further in
The jeep listings take the tracks, with Vilaflor and Masca on the route.
Dinner comes before the dark
Several evening listings put a meal between the sunset and the telescopes.
What it's like
Twenty ways up Mount Teide — what changes is the hour and the vehicle
Almost everyone arrives with the same picture: a cabin swinging up the side of a cone, and the crater a few steps beyond the top station. Half of that is right. Teide is 3,715 m, the highest point in Spain, and the cable car carries you to La Rambleta at around 3,555 m — high above the caldera, and still below the summit. The last stretch to the crater rim is a separate permit, applied for in advance, with a limited number of places each day.
The second thing to settle is the hour, because Teide National Park runs as two different days. The daytime half is the cable car, the coach and minivan tours, the 4WD safaris, the quads and the buggies, with stops at the Roques de García and the lava fields of Las Cañadas, and the longer routes carrying on to Masca, Icod de los Vinos and Garachico. The evening half is sunset above the sea of clouds, dinner, and telescopes under one of the clearest skies in Europe.
Our top pick is the plainest answer to the question people actually ask. The Mount Teide tour with a cable car ticket and transfer is $105 over seven hours, rated 4.3 across 6,051 reviews — the heaviest review record in this niche. The operator describes round-trip cable car tickets, hotel pickup, and time at your own pace in the UNESCO-listed landscape at the top.
The road tours are where the rest of the island comes in. A full day with pickup runs eight hours at $68, rated 4.5 across 1,906 reviews, and names El Teide, Icod de los Vinos, Garachico and Masca, passing through Vilaflor, Spain’s highest village. From the south a four-hour listing keeps to the park itself, and from Puerto de la Cruz a 4WD tour with a meal comes at the park from the north.
The evening half carries the second and third heaviest records on this page, and the instruments have listings of their own: a two-hour session with a high-end telescope at $40, rated 4.9 across 519 reviews, three hours through the largest private telescope in the Canary Islands, and the Mount Teide Observatory at $24 for an hour and a half, where you look at the sun through a professional telescope.
Five listings are the ones you drive yourself, and they stay on the roads and tracks of the park and the slopes below it: quads from $57, and the two buggy tours at $223 and $229 with photo stops at 2,200 and 2,100 m. The rest is plain. It is much colder at the top than on the coast, so a jacket belongs in the bag even in July. Settle the hour first, then hold the date.
If it is Mount Teide you are weighing up
Three ways into the same park — cable car, island loop, evening
All three are guided and all three run inside Teide National Park. What changes is the hour and how far past the park you travel: the ride up to 3,555 m, eight hours round the island, or sunset, dinner and the telescopes.
The full island day
Tenerife: Teide National Park Full-Day Tour with Pickup
8 hours · ★ 4.5 (1 906)
$68See dates Sunset, dinner and the stars
Teide National Park - Dinner, Sunset & Stargazing Experience
3h 30m · ★ 4.5 (2 507)
$63See dates Our top pick
Tenerife: Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer
7 hours · ★ 4.3 (6 051)
$105See datesPractical
Plan the volcano day
Three things decide how it goes: where you sleep, which Tenerife volcano activity you are buying — a seat, a quad, a buggy or a telescope — and what the fare already holds.
Our top pick
The cable car day at $105, rated 4.3 across 6,051 reviews: seven hours, round-trip tickets to 3,555 m, hotel pickup.
The cheapest way in
The Mount Teide Observatory tour: $24 for an hour and a half, rated 4.6 across 906 reviews.
The full island day
Eight to nine and a half hours that add Masca, Icod de los Vinos and Garachico, from $65.
Sunset, dinner and the telescopes
The evening half: three hours from $40, dinner and stargazing at $63, rated 4.5 across 2,507 reviews.
Off-road and self-drive
The jeep safari is $78 over seven hours. Quads run from $57, and the two buggy tours cost most here.
The summit permit is its own booking
Every listing reaches the park or the cable car station at 3,555 m. The crater rim at 3,715 m is applied for separately.
A warm layer
The top of the cable car sits at about 3,555 m, and it is far colder up there than at your hotel.
Sturdy shoes with a grip
The ground at La Rambleta and around the Roques de García is loose volcanic rock.
Sunglasses, a hat and sunscreen
The light at altitude is strong and the lava fields throw it back at you.
Your driving licence for the quads
The quad and buggy operators ask to see a valid licence, and each listing states its own minimum age.
Water and a snack
Four listings include a meal. On the long days the lunch stop is charged where you take it.
A camera that likes the dark
On the stargazing listings the telescopes are the operator’s; the large telescope tour includes professional astrophotography.
Pick the hour before the price
Daytime is the cable car, the road tours, the jeeps and the machines. Evening is sunset, dinner and telescopes.
Decide how much island you want
Four hours is the park on its own, from $80. Nine and a half hours adds Masca and Garachico, from $65.
Check whether the ticket is in the fare
Our top pick at $105 includes round-trip cable car tickets. Several road tours stop at the base station instead.
Apply for the summit permit early
The cable car ends at La Rambleta. The last stretch to the crater rim needs a permit booked on its own.
Free cancellation where the listing carries it
Five of these twenty listings carry it, with the terms printed on each one.
Book the heavy records early
The cable car day holds 6,051 reviews and the sunset and stargazing tour 4,576. Booking ahead buys you the date.
The park sits in the middle
Teide National Park occupies the centre of Tenerife, and every resort reaches it by mountain road.
Pickup is named on the listing
Where none is named, the meeting point is yours to reach, and that changes the shape of the morning.
South and north are two starts
The jeep safari and the four-hour park tour leave from the south; the VIP tour starts at Puerto de la Cruz.
The cable car is the last stretch
The base station sits on the park road, and the cabin covers the climb to 3,555 m in minutes.
The evening tours drive back in the dark
Sunset is the point of the three-hour listings, so the return is a mountain road after dark.
A guide comes with every listing
All twenty are guided, whether the guide leads a coach through Vilaflor or works a telescope on a dark pull-off.
Best time
When to come
Tours into Teide National Park run in every month, because the park is a high desert and the cable car works through the seasons. What changes is the length of the day and the temperature at altitude.
Dec – Feb
Shortest days, coldest air up top
Midwinter has the sharpest air and the earliest sunsets, so the evening listings finish before a normal dinner hour. It asks the most of your clothes at 3,555 metres.
Mar – May
Long light, easiest roads
Spring is the easiest stretch here: the light runs late into the evening and the park roads are comfortable, by day and after dark alike.
Jun – Aug
Late sunsets, warm coast
You leave a hot beach and put a jacket on two hours later: the park stops sit at 2,100 metres and higher. Sunsets are late, so the evening listings run late too.
Sep – Nov
Quieter roads, mild afternoons
The summer crowds thin out, the afternoons stay mild and the evenings come earlier week by week. It is the easiest window for the small groups and the buggy days.
Worth knowing
Six things that aren't in the listing
01
The cable car stops below the summit. It carries you to La Rambleta at around 3,555 m, the viewpoint over the caldera. The crater rim at 3,715 m needs a permit booked separately and ahead of your date.
02
Day and evening are two different parks. The cable car, the road tours, the jeeps and the machines belong to the daylight, from $57. Sunset, dinner and the telescopes belong to the evening, from $40.
03
The sky above Teide is one of the clearest in Europe. That is why the observatory stands on the slope. The observatory tour itself is $24 for an hour and a half, and it is a daytime visit to a solar telescope.
04
It is colder up there than the forecast for your hotel. The top station sits at about 3,555 m and the air is thin, so a jacket and long trousers belong in the bag in August as much as in January.
05
The hours in the title are mostly the road. Four hours is the park on its own at $80. Seven hours is the cable car day at $105. Nine and a half hours is the island loop at $65.
06
Book the date, not the discount. The fare is the same at the base station, with the operator or on this page. Five of these listings carry free cancellation, with the terms printed on each one.
Round out the trip
Booked alongside
Our top pick
Tenerife: Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer
7 hours · ★ 4.3 (6 051)
$105View The lowest fare here
Tenerife: Mount Teide Observatory Guided Tour
1h 30m · ★ 4.6 (906)
$24View Drive it yourself
Tenerife: Quad Adventure Tour in Teide National Park
4 hours · ★ 4.8 (1 695)
$92ViewGo deeper
More on where the cable car stops and how the evening tours work
Common questions
Mount Teide tours, answered straight
How much is a Tenerife volcano tour?
The listings here run from $24 to $229. The Mount Teide Observatory hour is $24, the evening stargazing listings start at $40, the full-day island tours from $65, our top pick with the cable car ticket and transfer is $105, and the two buggy tours cost the most.
Does the cable car go to the top of Mount Teide?
It goes high, and it stops below the summit. The upper station, La Rambleta, sits at around 3,555 m, with the crater at 3,715 m above it. Walking that last stretch needs a permit applied for separately and in advance, and the daily places are limited.
Where does a Mount Teide tour start?
Teide National Park sits in the middle of Tenerife, so every listing begins with a mountain road. The full-day tour with pickup, the cable car day and one buggy tour name a hotel pickup. The jeep safari leaves from the south, and the VIP tour from Puerto de la Cruz.
Is a Teide tour better by day or in the evening?
They are two different days at the same address. Daylight is the cable car to 3,555 m, the road tours, the jeep safari, the quads and the buggies. The evening is sunset above the sea of clouds, dinner and telescope time, from $40 over three hours.
How does Teide stargazing work?
The sky over Teide National Park is among the clearest in Europe, which is why the telescopes come to it. The three-hour sunset and stargazing listings are $46 and $40. A two-hour session with a high-end telescope in a small group is $40, rated 4.9 across 519 reviews.
Can you drive a quad or a buggy in Teide National Park?
Yes, on the roads and tracks. The quad adventure inside the park is $92 over four hours, 4.8 across 1,695 reviews. The two buggy listings, at $223 and $229, take the park road up to photo stops at 2,200 m and 2,100 m. Operators ask the driver for a valid licence.
What should I wear on Mount Teide?
A warm layer, whatever the coast is doing. The upper cable car station is at about 3,555 m, where it is much colder than at sea level and the air is thinner. Add sturdy shoes for the loose volcanic ground, sunglasses and sunscreen.
Which Teide tour should I book if I only have one day?
Take the cable car day at $105. Seven hours, round-trip cable car tickets to 3,555 m and hotel pickup, rated 4.3 across 6,051 reviews. If you would rather see the island around the mountain, the full-day tour with pickup is $68 over eight hours.
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A day on Mount Teide — the tours we'd book
Which of the twenty listings matches the day you actually want: the cable car up to La Rambleta, the island loops through Masca and Garachico, the 4WD safari, the quads and buggies, the observatory, and the evenings of sunset, dinner and telescopes.
- All twenty tours, with the hours as the listings state them
- Which ones include the cable car ticket, and where the cable car stops
- Day or evening, and what each half of the park gives you
- What each fare covers — guide, vehicle, pickup, tickets, telescope time, a meal
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Why trust this page
How we put this together
Checked, not guessed
Durations, inclusions and operator names come from the live GetYourGuide listings for each tour. Prices and ratings are read off the same listings and updated with the page.
How we pick
Every listing here goes into Teide National Park or up the mountain itself, and beyond that we kept the range wide. Nobody pays to be featured.
We say where the cable car stops
The cabin carries you to La Rambleta at around 3,555 m, a viewpoint over the caldera. The crater at 3,715 m is above that, and reaching it on foot needs a separate permit.
Day and evening are two products
The daytime tours are the cable car, the road loops, the jeep safari and the machines you drive yourself. The evening tours are sunset, dinner and telescope time. We label the hour on every card.
The answer
Pick the hour, and the price follows.
Every listing here ends in the same place: the volcanic floor of Las Cañadas, with the cone of Mount Teide above it and a guide telling you what you are looking at. What you choose is the hour and the vehicle. The cable car day with tickets and transfer is $105, and an evening of sunset, dinner and stargazing is $63. Pack a warm layer, and book ahead.
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