Mount Teide

If you are thinking of visiting Mt Teide, here are a few tips in advance.
1. Get there early. The tourist coaches normally start to pull in around 10.30 am. IT GETS VERY BUSY and you may have more than an hour waiting in line during peak times.
2. You can get a cable car from the ground station to an area approx 1500 feet from the top. This is as far as you can go without prior permission (see below). Website for the cable car company is at the bottom of the post .
3. It is possible to walk/climb the mountain but you need to be fit to do this. Average times for total journey would be around 6-7 hours.
4. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE to get to the very top without having obtained permission PRIOR to your visit. A special permit is required. You must present this along with the passports of those in your group to the ranger who is guarding the path to the top. The Canarian government only allow 40 people to climb this last bit every hour so booking well in advance is essential. You can get the permit via email at this address teide@oapn.es.
5. Bring plenty of water and sun cream and take plenty of rests. The air is quite thin and shortness of breath/headache can occur.


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Have any of our posters gone to the very top or is it one of those things you mean to do but never get round to do?

Haven't yet. Done a few others around the world, but despite being in Tenerife 2 to 3 times a year, never have.

Yeah, I did it last year with my 2 eldest kids. Didn't find it too hard. The path can give you a squeaky bum at times but mostly all right. Came across one Spanish guy about 25 year old. Thought he was having heart attack. He couldn't catch a breath and had gone grey in the face. His family left him along the path while they climbed the rest of the way up. 4 rangers came up to get him with a stretcher. The trouble is if something happens to you near the summit, I reckon it would take 2 hours minimum just to get you off the mountain. Not sure if a medi-helicopter would be able to rescue you off the mountain itself.

Topdog wrote:Haven't yet. Done a few others around the world, but despite being in Tenerife 2 to 3 times a year, never have.

From memory i think the cable car costs around €36 each dear do for a family of four.

I think its like every else if you don't do it the first couple of times you visit you never do it. We always go with the thought to do this and that but never get round to it just too lazy I guess.

25 euro for adults, 12.50 for each kid. I think there might have been a family of 4 ticket for 62.00

3rdforum wrote:25 euro for adults, 12.50 for each kid. I think there might have been a family of 4 ticket for 62.00

And worth every penny.

I have been up in the cablecar but no further. I did find the air different but not as cold as I was told it would be.

Gypsy wrote:

And worth every penny.

absolutely!

Been up the cable car twice, loved it, but have never had the permit to go to the top.

The Lone Ranger wrote:Been up the cable car twice, loved it, but have never had the permit to go to the top.

Scotsman eh, only pays one way

Topdog wrote:
Scotsman eh, only pays one way

It's a great trip though Kev, I'd recommend it to anyone. We were up once when we were above the clouds and all you could see was the top of Gran Canaria...breath-taking.

Yep keep meaning too Cam, perhaps one of those where timing right and you and I get passes and do the whole hog.

Topdog wrote:Yep keep meaning too Cam, perhaps one of those where timing right and you and I get passes and do the whole hog.

I'd be up for that! Only prob is I don't know when we'll be over next. Who knows though...have to get in training...

Sure to bump soon as of next year am planning six months, hopefully.

Good for you Kev, wish you all the best mate.

Thanks, just a few things that will sway the decision at the moment, but it will only be a short delay and in some ways I don't mind either way.

Just an update on getting the permit for the summit of Teide. You can now book it online ( as opposed to sending in an email ). The link is Here

Will be doing it sometime this year, but more interested in the stargazing up there,which is more my thing....

3rdforum wrote:Just an update on getting the permit for the summit of Teide. You can now book it online ( as opposed to sending in an email ). The link is [url=http://www.reservasparquesnacionales.es/real/parquesnac/usu/html/Previo-inicio-reserva-oapn.aspx?ii=6ENG&cen=2&act= 1]HERE[/url]

Why isn't the link insertion thingy working? Lots of little things going a bit funny in the last few weeks. Forumotion must be playing with the buttons again

3rdforum wrote:

3rdforum wrote:Just an update on getting the permit for the summit of Teide. You can now book it online ( as opposed to sending in an email ). The link is [url=http://www.reservasparquesnacionales.es/real/parquesnac/usu/html/Previo-inicio-reserva-oapn.aspx?ii=6ENG&cen=2&act= 1]HERE[/url]

Why isn't the link insertion thingy working? Lots of little things going a bit funny in the last few weeks. Forumotion must be playing with the buttons again

Noticed that myself, ended up copy n paste the link....

JaBBa wrote:Will be doing it sometime this year, but more interested in the stargazing up there,which is more my thing....

Taken from my Things to do blog you can see the dates and check the link below to find out more details

Meteor showers in the Canaries in 2014 - Tenerife has been designated as leader of the “EU Sky Route” project a niche market to create astro-tourism in different parts of Europe that are particularly suited to study of the night sky.

April 22, 2014 Lyrids
May 5, 2014 Eta Aquarids
July 29-30, 2014 Delta Aquarids
August 10-13, 2014 Perseids
October 7, 2014 Draconids
October 21, 2014 Orionids
November 4-5, 2014 South Taurids
November 11-12, 2014 North Taurids
November 17-18, 2014 Leonids
December 13-14, 2014 Geminids

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Thanks Gypsy