Stargazing through a telescope on Teide - option with dinner and your own transport
About this experience
This version combines two things: a warm dinner before you head out into the cold, and a full telescope session in Teide National Park. You drive yourself, so it costs less than the version with transfers, and the food and drinks are included in the price.
How the evening works
We meet at a Canarian restaurant, whose pin we send after purchase. The evening opens with local food and drinks. Take your time over it, because from then on you are outdoors for several hours.
After the meal we step outside for the sunset. Once the sun drops below the horizon we move a little higher, to around 2000 m above sea level, where the glow from the resorts no longer reaches and the first stars appear very quickly.
The guide traces specific constellations and key stars with a powerful laser, explaining how directions are read from them. Then the telescopes come out: the Moon with its large craters (if it is visible that night), planets, nebulae, star clusters and double stars. In favourable conditions the Andromeda galaxy too, and at certain times of year the Milky Way.
Photos are taken on your own phone held to the eyepiece, so you go home with your own shot of the Moon rather than a downloaded one.
Who this is for, and who it is not
It suits couples and anyone with a car who wants the whole evening handled: dinner, sunset, stars. Mount Teide is 3718 m high and the highest point in Spain, and the park is a certified stargazing location.
If you have no car, take the version with hotel transfers. Driving down the mountain in the dark is demanding, especially on hairpins you do not know.
Practical information
The price is 65 euros per person and covers dinner with drinks plus the whole astronomy part. It does not cover transport. The meeting time depends on the season and on sunset, exact details follow after booking and your ticket arrives by email within 24 hours.
Dress warmly. In winter, from December to February, the temperature at this altitude runs between 2 and 10 degrees, and it drops further after dark. Under 18s can take part only with an adult’s consent. The operator may offer extras on site, such as photos, payable separately. Cancellation is free up to 72 hours before the start, with a 100 percent refund.
If you would rather skip dinner, there is a shorter version with just the sunset and the telescopes.
How the tour goes
Dinner at the restaurant
We meet at a Canarian restaurant, and we send you its location after purchase. Dinner and drinks are included.
Sunset
After the meal we head outside to watch the sun sink below the horizon.
Higher up, at 2,000 m
After sunset we drive a little higher, to about 2,000 m above sea level, where the first stars begin to appear.
Constellations and a laser
The guide points out the constellations and the main stars with a laser and explains how they are used to find directions.
Telescope session
Through the telescopes you see the Moon and its craters, planets, nebulae, star clusters and double stars, and in good conditions the Andromeda galaxy.
Phone photography
At the end we take photos on your phone through the eyepiece. At certain times of year the Milky Way can be captured too.
What's included
- dinner with drinks at a Canarian restaurant
- watching the sunset
- the guide's talk about the constellations using a laser
- stargazing through professional telescopes
- photos through the telescope taken with your phone
- a map pin with the restaurant's location, sent after purchase
Pick-up
This is the self-drive option, so the price does not include transport. We meet at Casa Sira and send the location after you book. If you would rather be picked up at your hotel, choose the version of the tour with transfers.
Good to know
- this is the option with dinner and your own transport, and the price does not include transport
- the meeting time depends on the season and the time of sunset, and we send the exact details after booking
- the stargazing takes place at about 2,000 m above sea level
- the Moon is only shown when it is visible that night
- the Milky Way is only visible at certain times of year
- in winter, from December to February, temperatures here are between 2 and 10 degrees
- minors only take part with the consent of an adult
- free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start, 100 percent refund
- What to bring: a warm jacket, comfortable, closed shoes, water, a charged phone for photos through the telescope, your ticket in electronic form
FAQ
Yes. The evening begins at a Canarian restaurant, where dinner and drinks are included in the ticket price. Only after the meal do we go out for the sunset and drive higher up for the telescope part. We send the map pin for the restaurant after purchase.
No, this is the version where you get there yourself, which is why it costs less than the option with hotel pickup. After purchase you get a map pin with the restaurant's location, and within 24 hours a ticket with the exact meeting time.
The surface of the Moon with its large craters, if it is visible that night, planets, nebulae, star clusters and double stars. In good conditions the guide also shows the Andromeda galaxy, and at certain times of year the Milky Way.
After sunset the group drives up to about 2,000 m above sea level. The Teide volcano itself is 3,718 m high and is the highest point in Spain, and the national park is far from city lights, which gives very clear views of the night sky.
Warm, comfortable clothing. In winter, from December to February, the temperature at this altitude runs between 2 and 10 degrees and drops further after dark. Bring a jacket, closed shoes and water, as the astronomy part is spent outdoors, mostly standing.
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