CANARY ISLANDS - TENERIFE
Teide has two elder sisters, in the west the wild Teno and in the east the bizarre Anaga hills. The Teide national park is almost throughout 2000 m high and offers stone deserts from cooled down lava streams, volcanic cones, pumice stone fields and alluvial land plains. You can travel to 3,550m by cable car, but a hike to the peak is by far the most attractive and if you're fit enough certainly recommended. If you're looking for heights there is good accommodation in Vilaflor at 1,400m. From here there are many interesting trips you can make. | Tip: For the last 200m to the top of Teide you need official permission and you can only get this in the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife - 3500 m lower down on the coast! (Just before the top it is slightly annoying when a friendly 'mountain guard' stops that moment of success even if it is fair enough to protect the top from flip flop wearing walkers who have travelled comfortably so far by cable car....). |
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