Teide, Icod, Garachico & Masca

Discover Tenerife’s most breathtaking landscapes in one unforgettable day. From volcanic craters to historic villages and iconic natural landmarks, this tour brings the island’s highlights to life.

Description

At the appointed time, we’ll depart from southern Tenerife and travel across the island to the spectacular Cañadas del Teide National Park. Here, you’ll be amazed by volcanic, almost lunar landscapes surrounding Spain’s highest peak: Mount Teide, rising 3,718 meters above sea level. Along the way, we’ll admire the famous natural rock formations of Roques de García—famously featured on old 1,000 peseta notes.

 

The tour continues through the Santiago del Teide municipality toward Masca. This mountainous village is full of legends about pirates who supposedly hid treasure in the surrounding ravines. Next, we visit the charming town of Garachico, known for its volcanic natural pools and beautifully preserved Canarian architecture.

You’ll then have free time for lunch at your own expense in the area. Afterward, we head to the nearby Icod de los Vinos to see the iconic Millennial Dragon Tree, a botanical symbol of Tenerife steeped in history and legend.

Finally, we return to southern Tenerife, completing a full-day excursion of approximately 8–9 hours.

Why Choose Tenerife First Excursions for booking this specific tour?

  • Our expert guides provide extensive local knowledge, helping you explore the finest spots in Tenerife with insider tips and fascinating stories.
  • We maintain comfortable, well-equipped transport and a stellar reputation for service, so you can trust us for a memorable day.
  • From booking to your return, we handle all details so you can relax and fully immerse yourself in the adventure.

Key Points

  • Duration: Approx. 9 hours
  • Availability: Mondays to Saturdays
  • Departure & Transfer: Pick-up is from the south of Tenerife. After booking, we’ll send you the exact pick-up location and time based on your hotel. If you want this information before booking, you can contact us via live chat or WhatsApp.
  • Lunch: Free time included; meals not included, at your own expense
  • Accessibility: Not recommended for wheelchair users
  • Tour Focus: Volcanic landscapes, scenic villages, iconic natural landmarks, and breathtaking viewpoints
  • Clothing: Warm layers and comfortable shoes recommended

 

PRICES

 

  • Adults (over 12): 58€
  • Children (2 – 11): 37.50€
  • Infants (under 2): 0€ (Not recommended for this tour)
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  • Iron Tutty Avatar
    Iron Tutty
    9/28/2019
    We used these for all activities in Tenerife couple of weeks ago. No issues or problems - was a brilliant experience and well worth using Tenerife First Excursions.
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    Pioneer11661523882 Avatar
    Pioneer11661523882
    5 star rating
    1/13/2025
    Best holiday ever Are first time in tenerife and came across Lisafay at tenerife first excursions What can I say what a lovely lovely lady a massive thankyou to Lisafay who gave us so much information regarding thing to do on are holiday Lisa didn't only give us information about things to do but also gave us a lot of information regarding other questions we had .We booked a few excursions the buggy tour to the mountain was the best day I have ever had we got best of both worlds as we went to the volcano and also had 1 hour more of road which was so much fun we also went out on a all inclusive boat trip out of this world we saw pilot whales which the lovely Lisafay had told us all about we also saw dolphins what a great 3 hours we had we will only ever book with tenerife first excursions especially Lisafay and we will recommend to all our friends and family Thankyou again amazing company and beautiful staff especially the lovely lady Lisafay
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    natasha t Avatar
    natasha t
    5 star rating
    8/17/2024
    Fantastic recommendations After seeing them on TikTok, we went to First Excursions to book a Jet Ski experience whilst we were in Tenerife last week. We were welcomed by the lovely LisaFay and we were given a fantastic recommendation. The service we received was brilliant and we were all booked within a few minutes. I will definitely be going to them again for any excursions in the future. For anyone who is interested, we booked a 1hour Double Jet Ski experience with Extreme Skis and it was fantastic! They even took some brilliant photos of us on the ski& had 40+ of the photos airdropped over to my phone for €20.
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    Colum Enright Avatar
    Colum Enright
    5/22/2022
    Absolutely fantastic experience and advice from Tenerife First Excursions. Daniel and any of his team I met were absolutely lovely. Through them, on two trips now, I went paragliding (for first time), Taide star gazing experience, rented mopeds, took an afternoon whale & dolphin cruise, and had wonderful food and nightlife recommendations.
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  • 139j_hanng Avatar
    139j_hanng
    5 star rating
    5/06/2022
    Amazing experience We went at 9:30 since we heard that the animals are more active earlier in the day. The tour was almost private, there were five of us in total, including the captain which was very knowledge and nice. We had been sailing for probably 20 minutes when we saw some bottlenose dolphins and one of them even came up to the boat. As we continued we spotted a turtle but it disappeared rather quickly. Then we sailed to a known pilot whales area where we stopped for a while and spotted around 10 whales. Finally we sailed to a bay, on our way there we saw some more dolphins. There we stopped for drinks and sandwiches, stayed there for 30 minutes and then returned back, very happy with the amount of animals spotted.Side note: even though it's warm outside, make sure to bring something warm with you because it gets cold when sailing.
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    Freedom12331093867 Avatar
    Freedom12331093867
    5 star rating
    8/31/2024
    Holiday trips Booked a catamaran trip and the sunset stargazing tour with mark,pickup from hotel for stargazing and a short walk to pickup point for the catamaran,boat ride went great drinks and lunch included,stopped to admire some pilot whales,great trip and experience,sadly the stargazing was called off due to cloud cover(apparently very uncommon,only 10 or so times a year it happens)it’s agreed that if this does happen you get half your money back and a money off voucher if you can’t rejoin it on another day.had to go back and spoke with Patricia,once we sorted out the booking day and found receipts Patricia sorted out the refund(voucher gets emailed)very promptly,all round a great experience and wouldn’t hesitate to use this company again when I hopefully get to return to Tenerife.
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    Pieter M Avatar
    Pieter M
    5 star rating
    3/29/2026
    Perfect morning sea trip watching dolphins The trip this morning was really nice! Very friendly, all-female crew, good drinks & snacks and we did see the dolphins and whales ❤️
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    GeoffPickering Avatar
    GeoffPickering
    5 star rating
    5/22/2022
    Service above and beyond As Daniel helped keep us sane through lockdown I thought it only fair to book my excursions with TFE. I am severely sight impaired so my options for excursions is a little limited but Mike in the LC branch went above and beyond to make sure my trips were the best experiance possible - checking and rechecking the best possible date for the Tiede by night trip so I could see as many stars as possible and sorting a most excellent jeep safari to Tiede and Masca. The level of service you get from TFE is second to none and I would never even think of using anyone else for my excursions. Thanks a million, guys ans Keep it Country!
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