Moderate-to-challenging walking on more rugged terrain with significant ascents / descents on most days. Compass skills may be required (check the individual holiday).
The season for this holiday is:
09 January 2021 - 31 May 2021
01 September 2021 - 21 December 2021
09 January 2022 - 31 May 2022
03 September 2022 - 17 December 2022
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| mm | 68 | 57 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 71 | 77 |
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
7 nights: 09 January 2021 - 31 May 2021, 01 September 2021 - 21 December 2021, 09 January 2022 - 31 May 2022 & 03 September 2022 - 17 December 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 9 - 31 Jan 2021 | £925 | £285 |
| 1 Feb - 31 Mar 2021 | £945 | £290 |
| 1 - 7 Apr 2021 | £995 | £280 |
| 8 - 17 Apr 2021 | £945 | £290 |
| 18 - 28 Apr 2021 | £890 | £280 |
| 29 Apr - 24 May 2021 | £795 | £285 |
| 1 - 27 Sep 2021 | £895 | £295 |
| 28 Sep - 27 Oct 2021 | £960 | £310 |
| 28 Oct - 30 Nov 2021 | £995 | £280 |
| 1 - 14 Dec 2021 | £960 | £310 |
| 9 - 31 Jan 2022 | £975 | £300 |
| 1 Feb - 13 Apr 2022 | £995 | £305 |
| 14 - 20 Apr 2022 | £1045 | £295 |
| 21 - 28 Apr 2022 | £935 | £295 |
| 29 Apr - 24 May 2022 | £835 | £300 |
| 3 - 27 Sep 2022 | £940 | £310 |
| 28 Sep - 27 Oct 2022 | £995 | £330 |
| 28 Oct - 30 Nov 2022 | £1045 | £295 |
| 1 - 10 Dec 2022 | £995 | £330 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£25 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £25 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Hotel Spa Villalba, Vilaflor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Junior suite: 09 Jan - 31 May 2021 | £12 | |
| Junior suite: 01 Sep - 21 Dec 2021 | £16 | |
| Junior suite: 09 Jan - 31 May 2022 | £14 | |
| Junior suite: 03 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £22 | |
| Junior suite: 01 Nov - 17 Dec 2022 | £18 | |
| Suite: 09 Jan - 31 May 2021 | £30 | |
| Suite: 01 Sep - 21 Dec 2021 | £36 | |
| Suite: 09 Jan - 31 May 2022 | £32 | |
| Suite: 03 Sep - 17 Dec 2022 | £38 |
| Parador Las Cañadas, Teide National Park | ||
|---|---|---|
| Superior with mountain view: 09 Jan - 31 May 2021 | £15 | |
| Superior with mountain view: 01 Sep - 21 Dec 2021 | £15 | |
| Superior with mountain view: 09 Jan - 31 May 2022 | £16 | |
| Superior with mountain view: 03 Sep - 17 Dec 2022 | £16 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Hotel Spa Villalba, Vilaflor (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Jan - 12 Apr 2021 | £115 | £153 |
| 13 Apr - 30 Apr 2021 | £98 | £134 |
| 01 May - 31 May 2021 | £82 | £118 |
| 01 Sep - 30 Sep 2021 | £92 | £128 |
| 01 Oct - 31 Oct 2021 | £98 | £134 |
| 01 Nov - 21 Dec 2021 | £115 | £153 |
| 09 Jan - 12 Apr 2022 | £120 | £160 |
| 13 Apr - 30 Apr 2022 | £102 | £140 |
| 01 May - 31 May 2022 | £86 | £124 |
| 03 Sep - 30 Sep 2022 | £96 | £134 |
| 01 Oct - 31 Oct 2022 | £102 | £140 |
| 01 Nov - 17 Dec 2022 | £120 | £160 |
| Parador Las Cañadas, Teide National Park (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Jan - 01 Apr 2021 | £112 | £164 |
| 02 Apr - 07 Apr 2021 | £124 | £169 |
| 08 Apr - 31 May 2021 | £112 | £164 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 | £108 | £156 |
| 01 Nov - 17 Dec 2021 | £112 | £164 |
| 18 Dec - 21 Dec 2021 | £124 | £169 |
| 09 Jan - 01 Apr 2022 | £118 | £172 |
| 02 Apr - 07 Apr 2022 | £130 | £178 |
| 08 Apr - 14 Apr 2022 | £118 | £172 |
| 15 Apr - 20 Apr 2022 | £130 | £178 |
| 21 Apr - 31 May 2022 | £118 | £172 |
| 03 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £114 | £164 |
| 01 Nov - 17 Dec 2022 | £118 | £172 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Belfast Intl. - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | easyJet, jet2 |
| Belfast Intl. - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Doncaster Sheffield - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Exeter - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow Prestwick - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Liverpool - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | British Airways, easyJet, TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | easyJet, jet2, Ryanair, TUI, Vueling |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Norwich - Tenerife Reina Sofia (South) | TUI |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Tenerife South
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi Tenerife South airport to hotel (0h15) | £14 in 2021; £15 in 2022 | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to Tenerife South airport (1h) | £38 in 2021; £40 in 2022 | flexible |
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This was clearly a good time to go the temperature started at 22degC and dropped to 18/19degC with a light breeze ideal for walking.
As you travel north the altitude does affect the speed of progress. However we did climb from the top of the Teide cable car to the summit at 3718m.
One of the highlights is undoubtedly arriving at the crater wall, on route from Vilaflor, and surveying the almost moonlike crater. Staying at The Parador and observing the stars and the hotel Vilalba also deserve mentioning.
I'll never forget Day 5 (Vilaflor to Las Cañadas) the most fabulous walk we have ever done - stunning. It was a stretch for us (Dorset hill walkers in late 60s) and I was quite nervous having read your warnings but what an amazing experience! Worth every stumble and blister! To stay in the crater after the crowds go home is a privilege and means you can get up to the peak before the hoards arrive. Allow enough time for the walk there and back to the cable car. The food at The Parador was particularly good. Top tip - 2 starters plus pudding is a good option.
This was clearly a good time to go the temperature started at 22degC and dropped to 18/19degC with a light breeze ideal for walking.
As you travel north the altitude does affect the speed of progress. However we did climb from the top of the Teide cable car to the summit at 3718m.
One of the highlights is undoubtedly arriving at the crater wall, on route from Vilaflor, and surveying the almost moonlike crater. Staying at The Parador and observing the stars and the hotel Vilalba also deserve mentioning.
I'll never forget Day 5 (Vilaflor to Las Cañadas) the most fabulous walk we have ever done - stunning. It was a stretch for us (Dorset hill walkers in late 60s) and I was quite nervous having read your warnings but what an amazing experience! Worth every stumble and blister! To stay in the crater after the crowds go home is a privilege and means you can get up to the peak before the hoards arrive. Allow enough time for the walk there and back to the cable car. The food at The Parador was particularly good. Top tip - 2 starters plus pudding is a good option.
We had a fantastic time on the To the Top of Spain walking holiday - just the right amount of walking, with the chance to relax in lovely accommodation afterwards. Great food, wonderful scenery.
A very good holiday. We liked the walks on the crater ridge and in the crater close to Mt Teide very much and were very lucky with the weather, sunny every day so very good views. It is a harder holiday than we have usually done with Inntravel with a lot of ascent but we are regular hillwalkers so managed it OK but our timings were usually an hour longer than given in the notes excluding stops. That may be because we are in our 70s! If any of your clients do not climb hills regularly they might find the holiday too hard.
For the first couple of days the weather was not as good as we had hoped. The first 3-4 days are in the cloud and the temperatures were low. It was beautifully sunny around Mount Teide. The first days walking was really dull and uninspiring and because the weather was poor we were unable to use the roof top terrace etc. at the hotel. The local restaurants were not great so it is a shame that the hotel doesn't offer meals. The spa hotel was excellent - great facilities and a lovely lounge and sauna etc. The walks to and in the Teide National Park were very enjoyable.
All the forest walks were beautiful, and although very steep in places, all were manageable. The notes were excellent and we never felt like we might have lost the route for more than a minute before a reassuring note matched what we found ahead.
It was extremely hot during our trip and we needed at least 3L of water each per day, all of which we had to take with us. Please note, there is nowhere to top up supplies on all but the first day. There was also almost no shade during the entire route on the first day. The final 'push' up over the crater wall was definitely the highlight and a life long memorable walk - fantastic in every way.
This is a wonderful walk, in the full sense of the word. Each day we learned more about the island, its history, agriculture, bird life, flora and above all, its geology. Moving from the arid lower slopes through the misty pine forest to the extraordinary sight of the caldera with Teide looming over it was fascinating. The information boards along the way all help build a picture of Tenerife, with those at the top which explain the sequence of volcanoes which formed the island bringing it all together. It is strenuous! Many of the paths are difficult underfoot, with rubble, chunks, and rolling grit to contend with. We are in our early 70’s, and more conscious than we were 10 years ago of the dangers of falling. Patches of smooth trail, where you can walk and look at the scenery simultaneously, are few and far between, and absolutely blissful! It is definitely on the ‘3’ side of ‘2-3’ in its grading. The timings allowed for walking can be roughly doubled to allow for stopping to raise your eyes from the path to the scenery, catching your breath, and the usual lunch stops. Nevertheless, we made it, and the rewards are great. Photographs cannot do justice to the rock formations and plant life that surround you on the last few days. We had an extra, ‘lazy’ day at the parador - we walked around the Roques de Garcia in the morning, and it was so marvellous that we did it again in the late afternoon, in the opposite direction and the different light. So, another exhilarating holiday with Inntravel - thank you!
Teide National Park is an amazing place. The route is well designed and the hotels were excellent (apart from the Vilaflor Wine Route, which lacked the quality scenery we had on the other walks). Inntravel folder packed full of good information. The only thing that marrs walking in Tenerife is the bad habit of people leaving white tissues (at presumed toilet stops).
It was a terrific way to experience the 'real' Tenerife and provided an excellent variety of walks and experiences.
This was our first walking holiday abroad and it was a great success. We absolutely loved the scenery which was more dramatic than we had imagined. The transition through the pine forests, over the crater rim and into the national park with the views of Mount Teide was fantastic.
All of the accommodation was lovely, the service and food were wonderful. We especially loved Hotel Villalba as the spa was great to relax in after a long walk, and the Parador for the location and views.
We had extra days in Vilaflor and in the national park and used these to do some extra walks and to have a day off in Vilaflor before our big day of walking to the Parador.
We would recommend walking from Villalba to Arona, a long walk which we found in our walking book and which is mostly downhill, with dramatically changing scenery. We managed to get a taxi back from Arona, having asked at the hotel for a number to call.
In the national park we took the cable car up Mount Teide then walked down and back to our hotel. This was a long walk but worth doing as we saw parts that we would have missed otherwise. Most of the trails are well signposted. We also took the bus to Portillo and walked back to the hotel, nipping up Mount Guajara on the way. The view over to Teide made it very worthwhile.
Our weather was hot and sunny, but it is dry and dusty and easy to burn as there was quite a breeze at times and it's a bit chilly up Mount Teide.
We were very sad to leave and are hoping to plan our next trip soon. We would recommend this holiday to anyone who enjoys slightly challenging walking ( although I was a little daunted at the prospect of heights and " vertigo risk " I was actually fine !) in a quiet but spectacular setting away from the crowds.
We would recommend walking poles, sun cream and taking lots of water, and maybe a book of walks and some extra days if you can.
Walking in Tenerife proved to be a revelation. The interest and beauty increased with altitude as the week progressed. In the early part of the week, we enjoyed some fantastic hikes, but our arrival at El Teide and its crater was unforgettable. The variety of volcanic features is stunning. We could happily have spent another couple of days up there. We are already recommending this holiday to our friends.
This was one of our best Inntravel holidays so far - beautiful weather and level of walking just right. Highlights were the relaxing spa at the Hotel Spa Villalba in Vilaflor after the day's hike and the walk up to the Parador unveiling the high mountain scenery as we ascended. We were lucky to get two beautifully clear nights at the Parador for stargazing too. We were originally due to ascend Mt Teide by cable car on our last full day but this was cancelled due to high winds. We were initially disappointed and did the the walk up to the 9,000 ft peak of Guajara instead. This route turned out to be the most stunning day of the week and we had the peak almost to ourselves. We were glad we hadn't missed that one.