Teide National Park Stargazing: Experience the Splendors of the Universe in Tenerife
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134 Ratings
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Experience the splendors of the universe in Tenerife's Teide National Park. Join our expert astronomy guides on a star safari, using telescopes to observe planets, stars, and galaxies. Discover the science and mythology behind the night sky in one of the world's best stargazing locations.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Teide National Park - Meet us for Sunset in the lava fields created from the last eruption in Tenerife of one of its 411 volcanoes. From here at 1400 meters we watch the sun go down, overlooking the three islands of La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera with a glass of cava or juice. We will take many photos both of you and the sunset here. Afterwards, follow us in your own car up to 2000 meters. Here in front of Narices Del Teide we will show you all Tenerife’s Night Sky has to offer. Using Telescopes and lasers we will guide you across the sky and show you why Tenerife is called a Window to the Universe!
What's Included
  • Telescopes
  • Glass of Cava
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
  • Transport is NOT included in this tour. It is a self driving tour in your own car.
Additional Information

Tenerife is ranked third worldwide for its excellent stargazing possibilities. Known as the gateway to the cosmos, our guides will lead you on a celestial safari of our evening skies. This serves as your gateway to the cosmos, the celestial bodies, and the Universe. Included in this is expert guidance in using telescopes for observing celestial bodies such as visible planets, the Moon, stars, galaxies, etc. Come with us on a celestial journey across the night sky with our lasers, pointing out constellations and providing in-depth knowledge on the science and mythology behind them, led by skilled astronomy guides. While in Tenerife, these astronomy tours are a perfect activity for vacationers, given that Tenerife is considered one of the prime spots globally for both professional and hobbyist astronomers. We aim to provide as many awe-inspiring moments as we can! Experience the skies in a way you never have before!

Location
Chio Motorhome & Camping Area
TF-38
From the main road there is a well maintained gravel track down to the picnic and camping area. We will arrive with marked Night Skies Tenerife Vans easily visible and a coach. Arrive in your own car as we move on from this location after sunset. Please ask for Kieran on arrival.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Carl_t
Mar 20, 2024
Worth every penny - Fantastic tour with some excellent, very knowledgeable guides. The team made us all very welcome and really did give the wow factor. All 5 of us can't stop talking about the experience.
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779yvonneh
Nov 4, 2023
Super nice tour - Very well guided stargazing tour. Hans explained everything very precisely and understandably. It was very well organized and despite the relatively large group there was enough time to look through the telescope. Highly recommended.
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Andr_bx5538bv
Oct 30, 2023
Milky Way with hot cocoa - Our children, aged 7 and 9, had the following to say: 100% fantastic and amazing!!! We can only agree. Thank you Hans for your wonderful tour through the starry sky.
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X9588iqsamanthas
Oct 24, 2023
Second time around and still loved it - This is the second time we have done this tour. It was even better than the first time. We saw different astronomical bodies through the telescope. The team are so enthusiastic about what they do. Dinner was great too.
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Kateym848
Sep 20, 2023
Stargazing Trip - Brilliant Trip with my Grandson. Friendly & Informative Staff. Can’t thank Craig & Kieran enough. See you next year
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Pagie08
Aug 6, 2023
Amazing trip and experience - This is something I’ve wanted to do for a while and so glad I did. We decided to go for the private tour so 8 of us on a mini bus. Aged between 12 and 70. We were picked up and taken up for the sunset at mount samara. The sunset was unreal. A perfect place to watch from. We all had a glass of cava while watching the sun go down. And got plenty of pictures. Then we went a little higher for the stargazing. It’s a pretty unreal experience just sitting under the starts. Hans our driver and guide was very professional and knew his stuff. I was shocked at how few people were actually at this area. It’s the kind of place I’d like to sleep at. Although it did get a bit colder it is summer and I managed ok in shorts and t shirt. Looking forward to seeing the photos that Hans took of us all. If you have a group of 8 well worth going as a private tour and only works out a little more expensive than going on the coach.
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Lauramillerb
Aug 4, 2023
Amazing! - I thought this would be an experience I would enjoy, I don’t think I quite have the words to describe just how amazing this was! We were picked up from our resort by Hans, who is a wealth of knowledge and factoids about EVERYTHING!! He engaged us all in conversation from the get go and was just an absolute pleasure! Our first stop was dinner at a Canarian restaurant. My only quibble would be that this was described to us as “a 3 course meal” but was actually a basket of bread rolls, a choice of 3 main dishes and a tiny slice of cheese. After dinner we headed up to the sunset view point where everyone was given a glass of cava or juice dependant on choice. We were given some information about where we were and all had pictures taken while all the sunset colours were visible. We then headed up again to the stargazing platform where we waited for it to darken and more stars to appear. The knowledge Kieran and his team have on our sky is just incredible! I won’t add any spoilers of what we were told and shown, but there were plenty of wow moments! The end of the stargazing was coupled up with a hot chocolate for everyone, pictures under the starry sky and a safe journey back to our resort. I would 100% recommend this tour with these guys to anyone visiting Tenerife :)
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Kim_m
Apr 9, 2024
Amazing experience ⭐ - Amazing, sunset & star gazing experience - the stars were seemingly neverending & visibility so clear. Kieran was extremely knowledgeable & all staff were very friendly. Definitely a one in a lifetime experience & highly recommended. My only complaint would be that we were charged an additional €40 to move to the following night as I caught a sickness bug - I'd maybe understand this if we had taken up a space on the bus, but we were self-drive in our own car. I felt under the circumstances this was an unnecessary additional cost, especially as we'd already paid for a family of 4.
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Hellojoe3
Jul 7, 2023
Average - too many people and average sunset lookout point - The tour group is ok, but I wouldn't stay amazing or outstanding. Would suggest driving yourself, finding a quite peaceful spot for sunset and then drive somewhere dark to view the stars without the bucketloads of people. The meet point for the sunset is average and there are way better places to view the sunset. The reason why they choose that place is because they can park the busses and all the cars. It's not for your optimal viewing pleasure, it's just because it's the biggest place to dump vehicles. Sunset and clouds are impeded by a tree line. Go a little further down the road and there is a more breathtaking view of the sunset, but you can't all be there in a large tour group. The star gazing bit is nice, however completely ruined by the amount of people talking over the guides and other tours being their themselves speaking / yelling in other languages trying to talk over eachother. Being under the stars should be a nice tranquil experience, but all you can hear is a bunch of guides talking which would be acceptable, but rude customers who can't be quite for a minute talking non stop. If I could do it again, I would just do it completely self guided and wouldn't even be fussed looking thru the telescopes either due to the sheer amount of people. Drive to Zona Acampada Chío if you wanna see the suggested sunset spot they take you to, however you can do alot better and go to the star view point later on which is for free Mirador de las Narices del Teide.
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Joseph_s
Jan 27, 2024
Waste of time. Scam operator. Only cares about money and not guests - I was a last minute booking. I wanted to see the stars so I ended up renting a car and was given a link to a parking lot where I could watch the sunset. It was windy. They offered the people driving alcohol (I refused as Spanish drinking and driving laws are strict) and we saw the sunset. Drove further up the mountain to find out it’s too windy and they were cancelling. I don’t understand why I wouldnt be given a 100 percent refund as I drove, you gave me nothing except two spots on a mountain. Tried to appeal to sensibility of tour operator and offered to leave a glowing review of the 0 pictures they took of me but apparently a Timelapse video of the sunset justifies a 25% retention of cost. If you’re driving yourself just know that you might get scammed out of your money and get NOTHING. They don’t care as we are tourists that will never come back. Just extract money from us, cancel and scam others. If I got any value I’d say keep some of my money but this is a way they can boost numbers as the infrastructure is in place for their bus tour and they just want to get more people thru. They reuse the cups. Who knows how well they wash em (they collected em but someone had one that was obviously dirty and was dismissed when he brought it up). They ask you not to recycle em. Complete waste of money. Would not recommend.
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