Excursions / Sightseeing
Let yourself be spoiled on our sunny island, enjoy indescribable views and views with about 3000 hours of sunshine a year. Here, culturally interested people get their money’s worth just as much as bathing enthusiasts or sun worshippers and water sports fans. Leave your everyday life behind and relax on the „island of eternal spring“. Boredom will certainly never arise here!
The Teide National Park
The Teide is located in the center of the island of Tenerife. It is the highest mountain in Spain with an official height of 3715 meters above sea level and 7500 meters above the seabed. From its base on the seabed, it is the third largest volcano on earth, after Mauna Loa and Manua Kea in Hawaii. The national park of the same name was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 28.06.2007. Las Cañadas of Teide offer a fascinating variety of shapes and colors. Huge rivers of petrified lava, eroded rocks, volcanoes, vents and craters delight visitors on a hike through the national park. Wonderful flowers and gentle aromas offer a unique ambience in spring and summer. Sunrise or stargazing – numerous companies offer excursions to Mount Teide and the National Park. Please note that a ticket must be purchased to use the cable car up Mount Teide. The number is limited, so it is advisable to buy the tickets in advance.
This company also offers excursions to the national park and to the top of the Teide, among many other fantastic excursions:
Los Gigantes
Massive cliffs rise almost 500 meters from the sea and stretch along the west coast for 9.6 kilometers. They give the region a picturesque panorama. Enjoy a coffee, a cake, an ice cream or a Spanish dish and let yourself be fascinated by the overwhelming view.
The Anaga Mountains
In the east of Tenerife you will find the Anaga Mountains with the Biosphere Park Parque Rural de Anaga. Here you can experience fantastic hikes and climbs, for every level of difficulty. Idyllic villages and towns make this trip a very special experience. A multifaceted fauna and flora and a huge lobe forest invite you to an unforgettable excursion into the nature of the sunny island.
Hiking in the Anaga mountains and places of interest
Masca and the Masca Gorge
About one hundred inhabitants still live in the small mountain village of Masca. The village is one of the most beautiful places on the island. In the northwest of the island, in the middle of the Teno mountains, above a gorge, you will find this picturesque place. Delicious food and the contact to the locals make this excursion a special experience. A fantastic hike awaits you here, but it must be booked and only a certain number of people are allowed access. The hike has some requirements, so you should inquire in advance if you are interested in the hike.
