Mount Teide Hike

Mount Teide Hike

  • Destination
  • Privacy
  • Activity
  • Guided
  • Transport
  • Difficulty
  • Duración excursión

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- Ascent to Mount Teide peak (3,715m)
- Walk from Montaña Blanca (2,350m) to Spain highest mountain
- Permit to access the top of Teide included
- Our guide will make your excursion safer and more interesting


Destination: Tenerife
Privacy: In a Group
Activity: Hiking
Guided: Guided
Transport: Transporte Opcional
Difficulty: Expert
Duración excursión: 8 hours


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Destination: Tenerife
Tenerife
Privacy: In a Group
In a Group
Activity: Hiking
Hiking
Guided: Guided
Guided
Difficulty: Expert
Expert
Duración excursión: 8 hours
8 hours

Transport: Transporte Opcional Transporte Opcional

Price: 160€ per person

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Overview

Activity

Hiking

Private

 Group

Guide

 Guided

Transport

 Optional, not included

Island

Tenerife

Place

 Teide National Park

Level

 Expert

Distance

10km / 6mi

Time

8 hours

Ascent

+1.400m / +4,600ft

Descent

-200m / -650ft

Time table

 07:30 to 15:30h

Description

Guided hiking tour to Pico del Teide (3,715m / 12198ft) on the Montaña Blanca trail. This route starts at an altitude of 2,350 metres / 7709ft, on the road that crosses the National Park and climbs up to the highest peak in Spain, passing the Altavista Refuge and the upper station of the Teide Cable Car.

During the walk we can enjoy the magnificent landscapes with the pumice stone fields from the eruption of Montaña Blanca and the black lava from the last eruption of Teide, of which the so-called Huevos del Teide (Teide Eggs) are also part.

The botanical attractions of the route will allow us to observe, among others, endemic species such as the tajinaste picante, the Teide violet, the Teide daisy and the Teide broom.

We will learn about the work of ancient trades, sulphur diggers, and the stories of ancient scientific and discovery expeditions that travelled the route before us.

We will have the Permission to climb from La Rambleta (3.555m / 11646ft) to the Pico del Teide from where we will enjoy 360º panoramic views of the whole island of Tenerife and several neighbouring islands that emerge between the blue of the sea and the sky and the white of the sea of clouds.

We descend to La Rambleta and take the Teide cable car down (downhill ticket included) and finish the excursion by returning to our vehicle.

Tickets

Teide Peak Permit: included

In order to book the Permit to Access the Peak of Teide for you, we need from each participant the following info:

  • Full Name

  • ID or Passport Number

On the day of the excursion, you will need to bring your identity document (ID or Passport). We will bring the permit. The National Park rangers will match both documents and we will be able to access the path that leads to Pico del Teide.

If there are no more permits for the day you have requested, we will advise the following available dates.

Descent by cable car: included


Prices

Price

160€ per person*

Places

*Minimum 2 people in the group to confirm the excursion.

Dates

All year round

Included Services

  • Mountain guide

  • Teide peak permit

  • Cable car descent ticket

  • First-aid kit

  • Liability Insurance

  • Accidents Insurance

  • Taxes

Not Included Services

  • Transport

  • Picnic

  • Water and drinks

  • Others services not included in Included Services

Extras

Transport: 60€ per person
If you want us to pick you up from your accommodation and take you back. You won't have to drive, you can rest in our vehicle on the way up and on the way down. In addition, we are official guides and you will be able to enjoy our interpretations and commentaries of the places we pass through. You can add this service to your booking.

Picnic: 10€ per person
If you want us to bring you a picnic for the excursion. You don't have to worry about shopping and preparing the picnic, we take care of it. We usually buy fresh, local, seasonal and appropriate products for the excursion that we taste together during the route. You can add this service when you make your booking.

Adaptations

Functional Diversity

If you have any functional diversity that requires special attention from us. We ask you to tell us your case in order to analyse if it is compatible with the characteristics of the excursion and offer you the necessary service for your enjoyment. You can contact us in advance to analyse your case or add this service when you make your booking by filling in the comments box.

Customise the Excursion

If this tour interests you, but you would like to adapt or customise it in any way. You can contact us in advance to discuss your case or add this service to your booking by filling in the comments box.

Booking

  1. Book this excursion filling in this Reservation Form.

  2. We write back to you telling the availability.

  3. You make the payment to confirm the excursion.

Meeting Point

When you make your booking we will tell you the time and meeting point, either at your accommodation, if you have chosen the transport option with us, or at the starting point of the excursion. We will also let you know who your guide will be and our contact details for any queries you may have.

Cancellation

  • If the access trails to Pico del Teide are closed on the day of your excursion for any reason (the most common reason is bad weather), we will contact you to inform you of the alternatives. Normally we can offer you:

    1. Adjust the excursion or change it for another one.

    2. Change of date under the same conditions.

    3. Cancellation with 100% refund.

  • If the Teide Cable Car is closed on the day of your excursion for any reason (the most common reason is bad weather), we will contact you to inform you of alternatives. Normally we can offer you:

    1. Descend on foot, instead of using the cable car.

    2. Change of date under the same conditions.

    3. Cancellation with 100% refund.

Cancellation

If you decide to cancel the excursion for any reason:

  • Up to 24 hours before the excursion: 100% refund of the excursion.

  • Last 24 hours before the excursion: No refund of the excursion.


Health & Safety

Our guide will always be looking after your safety and will act at all times to ensure that you enjoy the experience in health and safety.

Principles

In order for you to feel confident and at ease during your excursion, we apply 3 principles:

  1. Knowledge of the environment and risk prevention.

  2. First aid training for our guides.

  3. Equipment and technology.

Terms and conditions

For this excursion it is necessary to have:

  • Habit of hiking or other sporting activity.

  • Good general health, without cardiorespiratory or other problems incompatible with the activity.

  • Sufficient physical preparation to walk on uneven terrain, in the mountains, over 3,000m / 10,000ft in altitude and a cumulative ascent of +1,400m / +4,600ft.

Difficulty

High

In order to define the general difficulty of the activity (being aware that it may differ for each person according to their particular conditions), we have established 10 parameters and a risk scale with 5 levels. In addition, we indicate what actions we take to prevent these risks and give you some tips and recommendations that can help us to prevent them.

Risk Scale:

1. Nil / 2. Low  3. Medium   4. High   5. Very High

Restrictions

NOT ALLOWED to make this excursion to the following persons:

  • Persons without sufficient physical preparation

  • People with health problems that are incompatible with heavy physical effort or high altitude mountain climbing.

  • Pregnant women

  • Children under 8 years old

Recommendations

NOT RECOMMENDED to make this excursion to the following persons:

  • People who may suffer from claustrophobia or vertigo on a cable car

  • Not recommended for children under 12 years


Get Ready

Clothes

  • Cap or hat

  • A polar fleece coat

  • Windstopper

  • Shorts and/or long trousers

  • Thick hiking socks

Depending on weather conditions:

  • Polar gloves

  • Polar hat

  • Neck protector (such as a scarf, neckerchief)

  • Ear protection 

  • Waterproof layers (rarely)

Footwear

  • Essential: Hiking shoes or boots

Backpack

  • High UV factor sunscreen (minimum 30)

  • Lipstick

  • High UV factor sunglasses

  • Hiking poles

  • Pen knife

  • Bag for your waste

Food

  • No bars or restaurants on the way.

  • Essential: if you did not book your picnic through us, here you can find some suggestions: dry nuts, gofio, chocolate, cereal bars, sandwich, pasta or rice salad, fruits.

Drink

  • Essential: Water (2-3 litres)

  • Optional, isotonic drink

Documents

  • Essential: ID or Passport

Money

  • Some euros in case you want to buy a drink or a snack after the excursion.

  • Avoid leaving valuable items inside your car during the excursion.

Personal items

  • Your own pharmacy and first aid kit

  • Tissues

  • Any other personal item

Others

  • Photo or video camera

  • Mobile phone


Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to book myself the Permit for the Peak of Teide?

No. We take care of the Peak of Teide permit for you. To request the Permit it is necessary that when making the reservation you provide information of all the participants (names, surnames and ID or Passports).

Each person must bring their personal identification document on the excursion day. Access to the Peak of Teide is regulated to preserve this highly fragile place, also for security reasons and to offer a quality experience avoiding crowds. Therefore, only 200 permits are issued for each day.

The permit is free and valid for 2 hours. Depending on te availability, we will book the time slot that best suits our excursion, normally from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

What happens if we can't make the descent by cable car?

We must descend walking

If the Teide Cable Car closes on the day of our hike, preventing us from going down by Cable Car, our guide will inform you about the closure and the necessity to walk down .

We will give you the opportunity continue the hike and reach the top, if the safety, physical preparation and equipment conditions allow it, but then we will have to walk down the same path that we have climbed. This decision increases the difficulty and duration of the excursion, increasing the distance by about 8 kilometers and 1,200 meters of elevation gain, all downhill, leaving the excursion at approximately 18km of distance, +1,400m ascent and -1,400m descent. If you are prepared for this increase, you decide to face the challenge and our guide assesses that it is possible to do it safely, we will make the ascent to the Peak of Teide and the descent on foot. The budget provided for the descent by cable car will cover the costs of extending the excursion time, so the part corresponding to the descent by cable car will not be refunded.

You can also decide not to continue ascending and to turn back, going down the same path that you have walked up to that moment, always under the safety criteria established by our guide. In this case, we will proceed to refund the cable car descent ticket, but the rest will not be refunded once the excursion has started.

Typically, the Teide Cable Car takes the decision to open or close between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and we are already on our way up to the Peak of Teide. We will notify you of the closure as soon as possibile.

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