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Tenerife: Mount Teide Observatory Guided Tour

By Volcano Teide
8.8 out of 10
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Free cancellation available
Price is $25 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Explore the Mount Teide Observatory in Tenerife on a guided tour
  • Find out about the history of the observatory and the surrounding area
  • Learn more about the work of astronomers and astrophysicists
  • Observe the sun through the use of 2 different solar telescopes
  • Feel like an astronomer as you visit one of the night telescopes
Activity location
    • Mount Teide
    • Tenerife, Canarias, Spain
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Carretera del Observatorio del Teide, 38591 Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España | Meet at the entrance to Mount Teide Observatory, located at "Km. 37" on the TF-24 highway.
    • Güímar, Canarias, Spain

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Mount Teide Observatory Tour in French
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • French
Language options: French
Starting time: 3:30PM
Price details
$25.25 x 1 Adult$25.25
Total
Price is $25.25
Mount Teide Observatory Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$25.25 x 1 Adult$25.25
Total
Price is $25.25
Mount Teide Observatory Tour in Spanish
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
$25.25 x 1 Adult$25.25
Total
Price is $25.25
Mount Teide Observatory Tour in German
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • German
Language options: German
Starting time: 12:45PM
Price details
$25.25 x 1 Adult$25.25
Total
Price is $25.25

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance to Mount Teide Observatory
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Use of 2 solar telescopes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to a professional night telescope
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transportation

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Children under 8 years, People with mobility impairments, People with respiratory issues

What you can expect

Learn how an observatory works on a tour of Mount Teide Observatory in Tenerife, situated on Spain’s tallest mountain. Use professional telescopes to observe the sun, and learn about the work of astronomers and astrophysicists.

After an introduction about the different areas of the observatory, watch a short video about the Canary Islands' sky and learn how the scopes work at night. Join your astronomy expert guide on a tour through the facility and learn more about astronomy and astrophysics.

Observe the sun through 2 different solar telescopes; one to see the sunspots and the other for solar flares. Head to one of the nocturnal telescopes to discover how these massive structures observe the night sky.

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Mount Teide
    • Tenerife, Canarias, Spain
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Carretera del Observatorio del Teide, 38591 Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España | Meet at the entrance to Mount Teide Observatory, located at "Km. 37" on the TF-24 highway.
    • Güímar, Canarias, Spain
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Carr. del Observatorio del Teide, 38591 Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Meet at the entrance to Mount Teide Observatory, located at "Km. 37" on the TF-24 highway
    • Güímar, Canarias, Spain
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Carretera del Observatorio del Teide, 38591 Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España | Meet at the entrance to Mount Teide Observatory, located at "Km. 37" on the TF-24 highway.
    • Güímar, Canarias, Spain
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Carretera del Observatorio del Teide, 38591 Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España | Meet at the entrance to Mount Teide Observatory, located at "Km. 37" on the TF-24 highway.
    • Güímar, Canarias, Spain