ASCENT TO THE PEAK OF TEIDE BY CABLE CAR

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.

6-HOUR TOUR – HIGH DIFFICULTY

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!

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

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)

NOT INCLUDED

• Food and drinks
• Guide in other language than Spanish or English
• Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments

PICK-UP POINTS AND HOURS

We will contact you to arrange your pick-up. For the same reason we need you to provide the name of your hotel or address of accommodation, as well as a mobile phone number. Please, text us via Whatsapp or mail after booking.

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS

• 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.

RESTRICTIONS

• 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.
• 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.

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

• Protect yourself from the sun. It’s recommended that you use hats, sunglasses and sunscreen
• Due to the low levels of humidity that are common in the TO, come prepared with sufficient liquid (water or juices) to prevent dehydration
• Bring comfortable clothes and adequate footwear (avoid sandals)
• Bring some warm clothes in case the weather changes abruptly

WEATHER CONDITIONS

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.

In the event that the cable car is open but the trail used to reach the peak remains closed by Teide National Park staff, the cable car will be used to ascend to La Rambleta and then follow an alternative trail. 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.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES

English and Spanish.

*Coupon code discounts are not applicable to this experience.