Experience
55 min
Sunset and stars on Teide – Night Skies Tenerife
NP Teide· €€
Viewpoint Owner’s pick Must-see Free
Teide driving loop (Chío – Las Cañadas – Vilaflor)
4.8· 4,163 reviews (Google) Parque Nacional del Teide · Teide & mountains
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
About
The finest day trip by car from the south: up through Chío on the TF-38, past black lava fields, across the Las Cañadas caldera to the cable car base station, then back down the TF-21 through pine forest via Vilaflor. Worth stopping along the way: the Narices del Teide viewpoint (lava flows from the 1798 eruption), Roques de García and Llano de Ucanca. This exact route – Ponderosa → cable car → Vilaflor → Ponderosa – is the one the owner recommends.
Our tip
Fill up before you go – the last petrol station before the park is in Vilaflor – and bring a jacket: it's often 15 °C cooler up there than by the sea. From June 2026 smoking, including e-cigarettes, is banned throughout the park, and the Cabildo is planning access controls and pre-booked parking for non-residents, so check the latest situation before you set off.
„Our route up to Teide"
— Juraj, TenerifeLifes
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Our Ponderosa apartments are 350 m from El Bobo beach, and Sun Rays Bay house is 100 m from Ajabo beach. Book direct — no portal fees.
- Book direct — no Booking/Airbnb fees
- Guest rating 4.7–4.9 ★ on Airbnb
- Pools, free parking and on-site help
- 7-seat car with bike rack for rent
