Teide National Park, Canary Islands, Spain

4mirunavrn 5:00 PM Mar 18, 2022

Mars like feeling
Teide National Park is one of the main attractions of Tenerife island. It is located in the Central-Northen part of the island and easily accessible both by car and by bus. The entrance is fee, but if you want to go with the cable car on Teide Peak, the ticket is around 38 euros for a return trip. The Park is enormous and has Mars like landscapes and lots of trekking routes. There is also a dedicated bus line going around the Park. The temperatures are lower than on the rest of the island, especialy on Teide, so I would recommend to dress acordingly.

4davidmlowe 5:00 PM Jan 17, 2021

Eat Before You Leave
we decided to take a break from golf for the day, rent a car (£80/day) and take a trip up to Mount Teidi as I had heard it was a great place to watch the stars at night but also to see the sun set. Our sat nav certainly took us the rural route up very steep . narrow roads through tiny villages where there was barely enough room to squeeze our relatively small vehicle through! Anyway once through the villages and back onto the more 'main' style roads its pretty much plain sailing and an easy drive. From our base back in Ambama Golf it was around 60 to 90 mins depending on the route and speed of course. As we approached the area of the national park at the base of Teidi my ears were popping and some of the scenery is without doubt spectacular. From the images Ive seen of the moon / mars and various Sci Fi movies this is about as near as most of us will get to the surface of another planet! Its incredible indeed with barren dusty spaces , jagged rocks and we actually saw a film crew in action as we drove along. Its size is breathtaking and worth a visit. We had a clear day with the sun shining and it was beautiful, however dont forget to pack some warm clothing if you fancy spending any time wandering outside of your car. To be honest we made an error in getting up there a little too early as our main aim was firstly to see the stars but also the sunset as a bonus. Because there is so little to do save for looking at the view or indeed walking (which we were not geared up for) there is nothing save for a visitor center, a couple of cafe's and a hotel up there. We ended up watching the sun go down, which was great but because of our schoolboy error in timings our stomachs (not having eaten since breakfast) overruled our desire to star gaze, which I regret somewhat now back home but hey you cant have it all! I think Mrs Lowe was getting a little 'hangry' TBH and I certainly wasn't going to argue for stars over sustenance! As we drove back down the mountain it was starting to eventually get dark and the clouds with sun made it look like the end of the earth, which I manged a quick glimpse of as I drove back down. I say quick glimpse as you certainly need your wits about you driving back down in the dusk. Its worth a trip but be sure (unless your planning a walk etc) to arrive just before the sunsets as itll be at least another hour or more before its dark enough to witness the light show! Maybe another time?