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 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 |
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7 nights: 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 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 2022 | £14 | |
| Junior suite: 03 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £22 | |
| Junior suite: 01 Nov - 17 Dec 2022 | £18 | |
| 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 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 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 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. 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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We had waited 2 years to go on this particular holiday because of the covid pandemic, and it did not disappoint. We booked two extra nights, one in the Hotel Villalba and one in the Parador because we wanted to do all the walks and have some time at the Villalba to use the spa. We didn't regret that decision. We enjoyed the three hotels that were used and it felt like a journey. We were worried about our fitness but we managed all of the walks. For the walks from Vilaflor and the Parador we both used walking poles - the paths are loose and stoney and the poles give extra stability. As a useful guide, we left Vilaflor at 9am and got to the Parador at 6.16pm. We split our picnic into two stops and also took photos and admired views. The actual walking time stated by Inntravel was accurate for us. We had been to the Parador before, but had not gone up the final peak of Teide, so this was a real aim of our holiday. We had checked when permits would be released and had booked these, plus paid for the appropriate cable car tickets to get there on time. Hence, we did the Peak of Mount Teide walk to the cable car base station the opposite way round - the shorter route on the way there (so as not to be late) and the longer route back late afternoon. It is tiring getting to the top of Teide but well worth it!
Some general tips:
A tip on the altitude: if you want a good night's sleep at the Parador, they do a very nice alcohol-free beer. The altitude is not a problem at Hotel Villalba and the gin and tonics are huge! Check out the hot tub at the Hotel Rural San Miguel - it has an amazing (and slightly unnerving) stone vaulted ceiling, held up by physics. Centinela Mirador restaurant (the detour for the walk Around San Miguel) appears to have closed, possibly because of the pandemic. We saw no tour buses at all during our holiday. The Inntravel notes about the enormous starters at the Parador are not wrong. The main courses are more manageable. One starter of canarian potatoes is more than enough for two people and can be kept to carry on eating with the main course.
What a fantastic holiday! We absolutely loved the mountains of Tenerife. An incredible landscape! This holiday started slow with some fairly easy walking around San Miguel but the walks around and between Vilaflor and Teide were much more challenging ....but the rewards! Stunning views and blue skies all the way. The accommodation booked by Inntravel was excellent and everything went very smoothly as we've come to expect from Inntravel.
Walking excellent and verbal guidance very accurate. Hotels excellent and welcoming.
We had waited 2 years to go on this particular holiday because of the covid pandemic, and it did not disappoint. We booked two extra nights, one in the Hotel Villalba and one in the Parador because we wanted to do all the walks and have some time at the Villalba to use the spa. We didn't regret that decision. We enjoyed the three hotels that were used and it felt like a journey. We were worried about our fitness but we managed all of the walks. For the walks from Vilaflor and the Parador we both used walking poles - the paths are loose and stoney and the poles give extra stability. As a useful guide, we left Vilaflor at 9am and got to the Parador at 6.16pm. We split our picnic into two stops and also took photos and admired views. The actual walking time stated by Inntravel was accurate for us. We had been to the Parador before, but had not gone up the final peak of Teide, so this was a real aim of our holiday. We had checked when permits would be released and had booked these, plus paid for the appropriate cable car tickets to get there on time. Hence, we did the Peak of Mount Teide walk to the cable car base station the opposite way round - the shorter route on the way there (so as not to be late) and the longer route back late afternoon. It is tiring getting to the top of Teide but well worth it!
Some general tips:
A tip on the altitude: if you want a good night's sleep at the Parador, they do a very nice alcohol-free beer. The altitude is not a problem at Hotel Villalba and the gin and tonics are huge! Check out the hot tub at the Hotel Rural San Miguel - it has an amazing (and slightly unnerving) stone vaulted ceiling, held up by physics. Centinela Mirador restaurant (the detour for the walk Around San Miguel) appears to have closed, possibly because of the pandemic. We saw no tour buses at all during our holiday. The Inntravel notes about the enormous starters at the Parador are not wrong. The main courses are more manageable. One starter of canarian potatoes is more than enough for two people and can be kept to carry on eating with the main course.
What a fantastic holiday! We absolutely loved the mountains of Tenerife. An incredible landscape! This holiday started slow with some fairly easy walking around San Miguel but the walks around and between Vilaflor and Teide were much more challenging ....but the rewards! Stunning views and blue skies all the way. The accommodation booked by Inntravel was excellent and everything went very smoothly as we've come to expect from Inntravel.
Walking excellent and verbal guidance very accurate. Hotels excellent and welcoming.
The walk from Vilaflor up to the Teide Parador was absolutely stunning - a few quite challenging parts but very well directed . The whole of the Teide National Park totally bowled us over . Even short walks from the Parador revealed the most amazing rock formations and views.
[INNTRAVEL NOTE: This customer combined our Hidden Gem of the Canaries holiday to La Gomera and To the Top of Spain holiday on Tenerife.] Highlights? The landscape, sea views, plants, food and variety of La Gomera. Walking up to the crater of El Teide and exploring the crater the next day. Enjoyed bird watching and seeing blue chaffinches, canaries, birds of prey etc.
Thanks again for a great trip. We enjoyed this, our first trip to Lanzarote and although we have visited Tenerife before, it was great to explore different parts of the island. In particular the walk from Vilaflor to the Parador is a very special highlight with spectacular rewards for the effort and challenge involved. The whole trip ran smoothly and we look forward to travelling with Inntravel again in the future.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined our 'Lanzarote & La Graciosa' and 'To the Top of Spain' walks.
The crater walk was epic, finally seeing a snow covered Teide from the crater rim was spectacular. The hotels and food are a higher standard and didn't mind having to half board. We usually much prefer just B&B. Interior of Tenerife is a delight and so unspoil. Very good value and recommend a simple Italian cafe in San Miguel which insisted we went 2 nights in a row called Il Mokha. Amazing value.
A generally very high standard well organised holiday which is why we keep coming back to Inntravel. We would suggest having maps and directions also available in an electronic format. In this itinerary we would remove San Miguel - it is of little interest.
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.