Tenerife: Teide Nationalpark - Self-Driving Audio Tour from Puerto de La Cruz
About this activity
- Audio tour
- Yes
- Audio language
- English
- Route length
- 46km
- Instant confirmation
- Yes
- Duration
- 1h 30min - 2h 30min
- Car tour
- Yes
Instant access on your smartphone
After purchase, open the tour from the link we send you. No app is required.
Explore at your pace
Start, pause, and continue the tour whenever you like.
Online or offline
Listen online in your browser or download the tour and tickets in the WeGoTrip app for offline access.
Listen to sample
Hosted by Martin
- You'll receive a self-guided audio tour right after booking
- •Enjoy the company of Benito – a sharp-tongued fictional goat herder who knows every rock on this island
- •Drive through five completely different climate zones in a single journey – from tropical banana plantations to volcanos
- •Discover the ancient Guanche kingdoms that ruled this valley and the gods they believed lived inside the volcano
- •Spot the exact locations where Hollywood filmed Clash of the Titans, The Lord of the Rings and many others
- •Hear the story of the volcanic eruption that destroyed one harbour overnight
Leave Puerto de la Cruz and drive straight up to Mount Teide – Spain's highest peak and one of the world's great active volcanoes.
Your guide is Benito, a fictional Canarian goat herder who has spent his entire life on this island. Sharp, funny, and deeply knowledgeable, he narrates the 45-kilometre ascent from sea level to over 2,000 metres as the landscape transforms beneath your wheels – from banana plantations and ancient laurel forest to towering Canarian pine and the raw black lava fields of the caldera.
Along the way: the volcanic eruption that made this harbour the most important on the island overnight, the underground water galleries supplying 84% of Tenerife's water, the Guanche kingdoms that ruled this valley and the gods they believed lived inside the volcano, the Hollywood films shot in this exact landscape, and why NASA tests Mars rovers up here.
No bus, no group, no fixed schedule. Just a car, an open road, and a goat herder who knows every rock on this island.
The drive ends at Roques de García inside the National Park – rock formations so extraordinary they once appeared on Spanish banknotes.
What's included
- Self-driving audio tour for your smartphone on the WeGoTrip app
- Offline access once downloaded – works without signal inside Teide National Park
- Earphones — please bring your own
- Vehicle, fuel and parking – arranged independently by the traveller
- Entry fees to visitor centres, cable car, or the Parador hotel
- A jacket – but Benito strongly recommends you bring one anyway
Cancellation policies vary according to activity type. Please check the conditions of your required activity Self-guided audio tour.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need the internet during the tour?
No. Download the tour in the WeGoTrip app in advance — it then works fully offline.
Do I need an app?
Yes. After purchase you get a link to download the free WeGoTrip app, where you take the tour.
What language is the audio guide in?
The audio guide is available in English.
How long does the tour take?
The tour takes about 1h 30min - 2h 30min.
Is the tour suitable for children?
Yes. The self-guided format lets you go at your own pace, which works well for families.
Can I cancel my purchase?
Contact WeGoTrip support — refund conditions depend on the specific ticket.