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Mirador de los Poleos, 1,424 m

Sunset and stargazing above the clouds

4.7/5

About 3,600 reviews on GetYourGuide

Sunset from 1,424 metres with La Gomera on the horizon, then the stars through a 12-inch telescope with guides the Starlight Foundation has certified. From 35 euros. Take more layers than you think.

  • Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before, with a full refund
  • Reserve now, pay laterHold your place today and pay nothing yet
  • Duration: 3 to 5 hoursStart times show in the calendar
  • Live guideEnglish
  • Pickup availableChoose the option when you book

Tenerife guards its dark. A 1988 law written to protect the observatories on Teide limits outdoor lighting wherever the telescopes can see it, and the payoff is a sky an hour's drive from the resorts that most Europeans never get to look at. This is the evening that puts you under it. It starts at Mirador de los Poleos, a roadside viewpoint at 1,424 metres on the TF-38 above Chío, where the sun goes down behind La Gomera with La Palma and El Hierro on the same horizon and a glass of cava in your hand. The operator says the lava beside the viewpoint is from the eruption Columbus noted in his log as he sailed past in 1492.

When the light has gone, and if the wind, cloud and cold allow, the group moves to a higher public viewpoint for the stars. The guides use a laser pointer to walk you round the sky and a 12-inch Dobsonian telescope for the close-ups: the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter from summer into autumn, star clusters such as the Pleiades in winter, the Moon in detail in the days around full moon. Everyone gets a portrait under the stars, shot with astrophotography techniques, at no charge. The whole evening runs three to five hours.

There are two ways to join. The VIP version collects you at your hotel, or a few minutes' walk from it, anywhere on the south coast between El Médano and Los Gigantes, and lends you a warm jacket. The self-drive version meets at the viewpoint, and you follow the guides in your own rental car; the operator does not take taxis or buses for it. Either way the exact time comes by WhatsApp by early afternoon on the day, and the time printed on your ticket is only a placeholder.

Why this one

GetYourGuide sells a crowd of Teide sunset and stargazing tours, and three of them carry most of the reviews. This one was rated 4.7 from about 3,600 reviews; the dinner tour with the most reviews stood at 4.2 from 4,555, and the small-group dinner experience at 4.5 from 2,500. The difference is where the evening's time goes. The other two are built around a meal. This one is built around the sky, with more time at the telescope, certified guides and a photograph you keep. If dinner in the mountains is the point, book one of those. If the stars are, book this.

One alternative sits outside GetYourGuide and is worth knowing about. Volcano Teide, the company that runs the cable car, holds its own evening: sunset from the top station at 3,555 metres, a picnic dinner, then the stars at the base station with larger telescopes, with pickup from the north as well as the south. It takes about eight hours and starts at 182 euros. It is the better choice if you are staying in the north and do not want to drive, and a much bigger night out.

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Good for

  • A first proper look through a telescope
  • Couples and friends staying on the south or west coast
  • Anyone who would rather spend the evening on the sky than on a set menu

Not for

  • Anyone prone to altitude sickness
  • Families with children under five on the VIP version
  • Guests in the north without a car, or without the stomach for a mountain drive home in the dark

When to go

What an evening at the viewpoint is like, month by month. Sunset is calculated for Mirador de los Poleos; temperature, wind and cloud are modelled for its 1,424 metres from five years of historical weather, 90 minutes after sunset, when the stars start.

MonthSunsetTemperatureClear skyGusty
Jan18:339°C / 6°C72%14%
Feb18:569°C / 6°C76%10%
Mar19:239°C / 7°C86%11%
Apr20:3211°C / 8°C75%5%
May20:5012°C / 9°C81%12%
Jun21:0514°C / 12°C84%3%
Jul21:0520°C / 16°C88%4%
Aug20:4620°C / 16°C78%1%
Sept20:1315°C / 13°C80%3%
Oct19:3115°C / 12°C68%2%
Nov18:1613°C / 9°C66%7%
Dec18:1410°C / 7°C68%8%

Temperature is the median at the sunset viewpoint 90 minutes after sunset, with the coldest evening in ten after it. Clear sky and gusty are the share of evenings with little cloud above the viewpoint and with gusts over 50 km/h.

The Moon

The Moon decides what you see. In the days before and on a full moon, the Moon itself is the show and faint galaxies wash out; in the week around a new moon the sky is at its darkest. The next new moons fall on 10 October, 9 November and 9 December 2026, then 7 January, 6 February and 8 March 2027.

The sun setting behind La Gomera over a sea of cloud, seen from Teide's western lava fields

From our Tenerife hotels

Drive times are routed from each hotel in our Tenerife edit to Mirador de los Poleos, where the self-drive version meets and the evening starts. The VIP pickup covers the south coast between El Médano and Los Gigantes; the operator confirms the exact spot on the day.

The facts

Duration
3 to 5 hours, depending on the season and the sky
Language
English
Group
Small groups, sometimes combined at the viewpoint
Included
Starlight-certified guides, a 12-inch Dobsonian telescope and laser pointer, a glass of cava or a soft drink, an astrophotography portrait; pickup and a warm jacket with the VIP version
Not included
Food, toilets, pickup from the north, the cable car, the Teide Observatory, hiking
Not allowed
Pets, bikes, baby carriages
Cancellation
Free up to 24 hours before
Price
From 35 euros on GetYourGuide; the calendar shows today's price
Run by
DAS Experience Tenerife SL, Los Gigantes

What guests keep saying

Recurring themes in the tour’s reviews, in our words, never quoted.

Praised

  • Guides who know the sky and are funny with it are the reason most guests give for the rating
  • The telescope views of the Moon and the planets surprise people who have never looked through one
  • Pickups arrive on time, and the messages before the evening are clear
  • The free photograph under the stars is the souvenir people mention

Complaints

  • The cold: guests who ignored the warnings regret it, even in summer

The catch

  1. It is cold, even in August

    At the sunset viewpoint, 90 minutes after sunset, the modelled temperature has a median of 9°C from January to March, 15°C in September and October and 20°C in July and August, and one evening in ten in January and February is about 6°C or colder. The stargazing stop is higher, so colder again, and the wind makes it feel colder still. Warm jackets come with the VIP version only.

    What to do. Pack a fleece, a windproof layer, long trousers and closed shoes, whatever the month.

  2. Cloud does not cancel it

    If the guides judge the wind, cloud or cold too much, the group stays at the lower viewpoint instead of moving up. If the sky clouds over, the evening usually goes ahead anyway: the operator's answer to one guest who saw three stars all night was that it cannot guarantee clear skies. In the five years of weather we looked at, the sky above the viewpoint was clear on about two evenings in three from October to December and on more than four in five in March, June and July.

    What to do. Book early in your stay, so a cloudy night leaves time for a second try on another evening.

  3. Pickup stops at the south coast

    The VIP pickup runs between El Médano and Los Gigantes, and the operator lists pickup from the north of the island as not included. From Puerto de la Cruz the viewpoint is 65 minutes' drive each way, and the drive back is on mountain roads after dark.

    What to do. Staying in the north, book the self-drive version only if you are happy driving the TF-38 at night; otherwise look at the cable car company's own evening, which collects from the north.

  4. It runs on WhatsApp

    The meeting place and time come by WhatsApp on the day, and the operator treats anyone it cannot reach on WhatsApp or by GetYourGuide email as a no-show, with no refund. It also advises against booking the night you land if your flight arrives in the afternoon.

    What to do. Keep WhatsApp on, check it by early afternoon, and do not book your arrival night.

  5. No dinner, no toilets

    You get a glass of cava or a soft drink at sunset and nothing else, and there are no toilets at or near the stargazing spots, on an evening of three to five hours. Children under five cannot join the VIP version, and the operator says the tour is not suitable for anyone prone to altitude sickness.

    What to do. Eat before you go, and use the bathroom before you set off.

Questions people ask

Good questions about Sunset and stargazing above the clouds

Is the Teide sunset and stargazing tour worth it?

For the sky, yes: 35 euros buys a sunset from 1,424 metres, certified guides, a 12-inch telescope and a photograph, and it is the best-reviewed of the big Teide night tours on GetYourGuide. For dinner, no: there is none, and the tours built around a meal are the ones to book if that is what you want.

Does the tour go up Mount Teide?

No. Sunset is at Mirador de los Poleos, 1,424 metres up on the TF-38, and the stargazing at a public viewpoint higher up when the weather allows. The operator says it does not go up Mount Teide itself, and the cable car and the Teide Observatory are not included.

How cold is it on the Teide stargazing tour?

Colder than the coast at any time of year. At the sunset viewpoint 90 minutes after sunset, the modelled median is 9°C from January to March, 15°C in September and October and 20°C in July and August, and the stargazing stop is higher and colder. Warm jackets are lent on the VIP version only.

Is there pickup from Puerto de la Cruz or the north of Tenerife?

No. Pickup runs only on the south coast between El Médano and Los Gigantes, with the VIP version. From Puerto de la Cruz the meeting point is a 65-minute drive each way, or the cable car company's own evening collects from the north.

When is the best time for stargazing on Tenerife?

In the week around a new moon, and from March to September if you can: in the five years of weather we looked at, the sky above the viewpoint was clear on more than four evenings in five in March, June and July, and gusty evenings were rare from June to September.

Can children do the Teide stargazing tour?

Children under five are not allowed on the VIP version. Older children are welcome, but the evening runs late, lasts up to five hours and is cold, so it suits children who can stay up and stay warm.

What happens if it is cloudy or windy?

If the wind, cloud or cold are too much, the group stays at the lower viewpoint. The operator says it cannot guarantee a clear sky, and on a cloudy night the evening usually goes ahead, so book early in your stay to leave room for a second try.

The night sky

Sunset from 1,424 metres with La Gomera on the horizon, then the stars through a 12-inch telescope with guides the Starlight Foundation has certified. From 35 euros. Take more layers than you think.

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