Tenerife, from the summit down to the sea.

The volcano, the whales, the water park, the gorge, the cliffs and the sky over Las Cañadas. Six days most holidays here get built around, and the best way to book each one.

★★★★★★★★★★4.3· 5,094 travellers on the most-booked run

Spain’s highest point stands 3,715 metres up, and the road to it climbs through a lava desert most people only photograph from the coach window. These three carry the most travellers between them; the full list splits the rest by how far up you actually want to get.

• 1Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transferfrom $102
• 2Teide National Park Sunset & Stargazing Tourfrom $47
• 3Sunset and Stargazing at Teide National Parkfrom $47

The easy way

Cable car to 3,555 metres

7 hours· from $59· transfer included

Up through Las Cañadas by coach, eight minutes in the cabin, then the crater floor spread out below and La Gomera floating on the cloud.

The real summit

The last 160 metres, on foot

Full day· from $65· permit needed

The cable car stops short of the peak on purpose. The Telesforo Bravo path covers the rest, and it runs on a free national-park permit nobody sells you at the top.

After dark

Sunset, then the whole sky

3–6.5h· from $41· dinner options

The volcano throws a clean triangular shadow east across the island at sunset. Then the coaches empty out and Las Cañadas turns into the reason astronomers built up here.

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The tours more travellers take than any others on the island, and what each one actually gets you for the money.

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Siam Park Entry Tickets

Full-day Siam Park Tenerife ticket for the world-record wave pool, the Tower of Power drop, Thai-themed fun, and premium food options.

From · $52

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2 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 · 15,619 reviews Eco-Yacht Whale and Dolphin Watching and Swimming from $13 3 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 · 12,782 reviews Los Cristianos Respectful No-Chase Whale and Dolphin Safari from $29 4 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 · 12,411 reviews Loro Parque Entry Ticket from $52 5 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 · 7,307 reviews Loro Parque and Siam Park Combined Admission Tickets from $92 6 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 · 5,096 reviews Whale & Dolphin Eco-Cruise with Snacks & Drinks from $52 7 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 · 5,094 reviews Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transfer from $102 8 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 · 4,539 reviews Dolphin & Whale Watching Cruise with Swim Stop from $33

Every tour on the site, sorted by what one adult really pays. A good island day starts at the price of lunch on the front.

Under $40

114 tours

Harbour boat trips, park entry, surf lessons and the guachinche food runs up the hill.

• 1Eco-Yacht Whale and Dolphin Watching and Swimmingfrom $13
• 2Los Cristianos Respectful No-Chase Whale and Dolphin Safarifrom $29
• 3Dolphin & Whale Watching Cruise with Swim Stopfrom $33

$40–100

423 tours

The classic days: Teide with the cable car, whale catamarans, quad runs through the lava, stargazing with dinner.

• 1Siam Park Entry Ticketsfrom $52
• 2Loro Parque Entry Ticketfrom $52
• 3Loro Parque and Siam Park Combined Admission Ticketsfrom $92

$100 and up

262 tours

Private drivers, chartered boats, helicopter hops and the days built around one family.

• 1Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car Ticket & Transferfrom $102
• 2La Gomera Island Day Trip with Lunchfrom $124
• 3Teide by Night: Sunset & Stargazing with Telescopes Experiencefrom $107.63

Beaches and boat trips belong to every island. A 3,715-metre volcano, a night sky protected by law and a pod of whales that never migrates belong to this one.

Protected by law

The Sky Above Las Cañadas

A regional sky law limits streetlight spill, flight paths and radio traffic over the summit, which is why the observatory at Izaña sits where it does. Above the trade-wind cloud the air is dry and still, and on a moonless night the Milky Way is bright enough to walk by. Trips run from both coasts; the sunset slot goes first.

1. 1Teide National Park Sunset & Stargazing Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 · 3,812 reviews
2. 2Sunset and Stargazing at Teide National Park★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 · 2,826 reviews
3. 3Teide National Park Sunset & Stargazing with Dinner (Star Safari)★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 2,601 reviews

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Resident, not migrating

The Pilot Whales of the Strait

Short-finned pilot whales live year-round in the deep water between Tenerife and La Gomera, sharing it with bottlenose dolphins. There is no season to miss and nothing to sail far for. The operators worth paying for cut the engine, keep their distance and let the pod decide how close the morning gets.

1. 1Eco-Yacht Whale and Dolphin Watching and Swimming★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 · 15,619 reviews
2. 2Los Cristianos Respectful No-Chase Whale and Dolphin Safari★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 · 12,782 reviews
3. 3Whale & Dolphin Eco-Cruise with Snacks & Drinks★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 · 5,096 reviews

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Capped and booked

The Walk Down Barranco de Masca

The ravine below Masca village drops six hundred metres through rock to a beach with no road out, so you leave by boat. It reopened with a hard daily cap, a booked entry slot and a compulsory helmet, and it is the one walk on this island you cannot decide to do over breakfast.

1. 1Mt. Teide and Masca Valley Tour in Tenerife★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 965 reviews
2. 2Hike Above Masca in Enchanted Forest with Pick-up★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 · 294 reviews
3. 3Tenerife Barranco de Masca: Guided hike + boat ride + transport★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 258 reviews

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