Itinerary by profile · First visit
First visit
The north is not the south: it rains more, you eat better and distances deceive because the roads climb. These three days are the order we would do it in.
- 3days
- 4experiences
- 2written days
This itinerary is not written: it is composed. Each day joins a morning and an afternoon from our experiences, chosen by who they suit. If we add a new experience for this profile tomorrow, it joins here on its own.
i.Day 1
A morning · 4–5 h
A morning among dragon trees and stone
Breakfast in the old town, the dragon tree before the crowds, Icod on foot and Garachico for lunch. Four hours, six kilometres of driving.
An afternoon · 3–5 h
An afternoon under cover
When the north does what the north does: Europe's largest lava tube, a church a hundred metres from the dragon tree and a winery. All booked or under cover.
ii.Day 2
A whole day · 6–8 h
Black, blue and lava
The black sand of San Marcos, the rock pools of El Caletón and the badlands of Chinyero: the coast and the volcano that made it, on a dry day without a swell.
iii.Day 3
A whole day · 7–9 h
From the volcano to the Atlantic
Up to Teide in the morning, the whole island from La Rambleta at 3,555 metres, and down to swim at San Marcos in the afternoon. Only possible from the north.
Written days
If you would rather a whole day, step by step
- 1A whole day without leaving the municipalityThe dragon tree, the old town, Europe's largest lava tube and a black-sand beach, in one day and under six kilometres of driving.
- 3Three days based in IcodIcod, Garachico and Teide in three days, with real drive times from the old town and without driving the same road twice.
All three days start in Icod because the house is here.