Star Safari by Coach: Sunset Cava at 7 Cañadas, Then Telescopes

The base for the evening is the Restaurante 7 Cañadas, 2,130 metres up in Teide National Park, and this is the version that gets you there by coach. Pick-up is from hotel collection points across the south of the island, in an air-conditioned coach, with the guide covering the volcanic history, the plants and animals that live up here and the legends attached to the mountain on the way. At the restaurant there is time on the panoramic terrace before the sun goes. Sunset comes with a glass of cava, or orange juice, and Teide in front of you at 3,718 metres. Then the sky. The guides are Starlight-certified and work with telescopes and laser pointers, moving between mythology, science and the occasional joke. Planets, constellations, galaxies. A photograph is taken under the night sky and it is included. The coach then goes straight back to the hotels. Two practical notes. This version does not include dinner. And pick-up times shift through the year: yours is confirmed the day before, or on the morning of the tour for Tuesday departures.