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Polestar Stargazing Tour: Drive to Meet Guides
4.8
13 Ratings
Santiago del Teide
Embark on a Polestar self-drive tour to Teide National Park and experience the breathtaking sunset and stars. Perfect for independent travelers, families, and larger groups.
Embark on a Polestar self-drive tour to Teide National Park and experience the breathtaking sunset and stars. Perfect for independent travelers, families, and larger groups.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Teide National Park - We will meet you at Mirador de los Poleos a west-facing point overlooking the islands of La Gomera and La Palma a lookout point situated on the lava field of Boca Cranjero the first recorded volcanic eruption that Cristopher Columbus wrote of in his ship log on his voyager of discovery to the Americas in 1492. Here we watch…
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Teide National Park - We will meet you at Mirador de los Poleos a west-facing point overlooking the islands of La Gomera and La Palma a lookout point situated on the lava field of Boca Cranjero the first recorded volcanic eruption that Cristopher Columbus wrote of in his ship log on his voyager of discovery to the Americas in 1492. Here we watch the sunset with a glass of cava. This is a wonderful photographic opportunity. As the sun drops below the horizon you can often see the colours of mount Teide turn a shade of red. After the sunset you will follow us up into the Teide national park past Mount Chinyero which was the last recorded eruption in 1909 and on to a lookout point at Mount Samara.
Here the sunset is beginning to turn the clouds vivid colors and the island of El Hierro is also visible. We set up our large computerized telescope and look at the Moon and a laser guide to stars.
What's Included
- Warm coats provided for comfort
- Telescope access for stellar views
- Alcoholic beverages included
- Warm coats provided for comfort
- Telescope access for stellar views
- Alcoholic beverages included
Additional Information
This tour places you in the lead position, enabling independent travelers to reach the stargazing activity on their own. You will drive to join the guides and the group at the sunset viewpoint, then follow the group with your vehicle to the stargazing location.
The Polestar tour is more affordable and is an excellent choice for larger groups or…
This tour places you in the lead position, enabling independent travelers to reach the stargazing activity on their own. You will drive to join the guides and the group at the sunset viewpoint, then follow the group with your vehicle to the stargazing location.
The Polestar tour is more affordable and is an excellent choice for larger groups or families.
Please provide a valid WhatsApp contact number.
Please note that the EXACT meeting time and other important information will be sent via WhatsApp on the morning of the scheduled tour.
Location
Mirador de los Poleos
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(13 Ratings)
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868radus
Oct 21, 2024
Great service! - We had an amazing time! The team kept us entertained and we were able to see some cool stuff. :) Thank you all for a great time!
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Gavinbm7992qn
Aug 31, 2024
Fantastic, well organised stargazing trip. - Great experience, amazing team. Mike and Jamie have the knowledge and passion to create a fantastic trip. We met up with them and watched a glorious sunset with glasses of fizz. Then the big telescopes were brought out. They explained the constellations, pointing them out with lasers, and bringing to life ancient Greek mythology. We saw some amazing objects, including Saturn, swirling galaxies, and ring nebuli. We liked that the groups are smaller than other stargazing companies. This was particularly good, not only on the night, but when they needed to reschedule our trip due to cloudy skies. This meant we went three nights later and were able to enjoy the clear night sky. Our top tip would be to make sure you bring warm clothes! It gets very cold indeed up there. As a family group of seven, we thoroughly enjoyed our evening and would highly recommend booking through Tenerife Stargazing.
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Carmen_b
Aug 8, 2024
Amazing visit - The knowledge of the guide was amazing. Very instructing. Good weather. Nice sunset view, starts, Milky Way, planets and constellations.
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Stuart_b
Jan 24, 2024
Great fun for anyone - Excellent team, very knowledgeable made the experiance great fun, happy to recommend. Take warm clothing
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Sylwia_m
Nov 15, 2023
Unforgettable experience adding up to a great Tenerife getaway - Great hosts, who definitely add up to the whole experience. Sunset spot is really a memorable one, but the true gem of this trip is a stargazing experience. I've never seen Milky Way so clearly - you just don't want to leave the spot once there :)
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Judithcp9097pd
Jul 8, 2023
Great experience - Great evening - well organised and staff very friendly and knowledgeable. We did the self drive tour and were contacted well in advance to confirm meeting place and time. Definitely recommend!!
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Simonlusted
Apr 30, 2023
Above the clouds - Great experience, lovely guides, well worth it
Wear trousers and not shorts, gets chilly.
Great picture opportunity
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Robert_a
Feb 26, 2023
Fantastic tour, poorly described - One of the highlights of our trip! Learned so much and saw such amazing sights! The actual experience differed in many important ways from the description here, though—some good, a couple for the worse. Let’s start with the name of the group…it’s not Polestar anything, it’s Night Skies Tenerife (not to be confused with Dark Skies Tenerife which met at the same sunset spot (Mirador de los Poleos)). And let’s get the other big negative out of the way—this is by no means a “private tour” where “only your group will participate”. Ours (on albeit a perfect night following a cancelled one) was about a dozen…in fairness, the other tour (Dark Skies) was about 50., so 12 was nice.
Now to the positive variances. The sunset tour start time wasn’t 8 or 8:30, it was 6:30, which works out much better for actually seeing a sunset. We were done by about 8:45 (was chilled to the bone by then but so fascinated by the astronomy it was hard to tear ourselves away).
Speaking of astronomy, the write up says we will use the large computerized telescope to look at the moon. While true, people should know it’s also used to look at galaxies, nebulae, planets, and clusters. These guys are SERIOUS astronomers, but with a superb knack for explaining to the layman.
The guys were also kind enough to recommend a better-weather night than our original booking, and it was perfect.
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Katrin_l
Oct 13, 2022
Highlight - A great tour for people interested in stars. The team around Steve and Daniele is super friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining explanations about the night sky, good locations. The temperature should not be underestimated, so dress warmly! Luckily there were chubby warm jackets to borrow. Interesting for older children aged 12 and over, provided they understand English well or you translate throughout. Our 14 year old enjoyed it very much, the 12 year old needed help understanding. All in all, one of the highlights of our holidays!
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Tj_m
Apr 21, 2024
The Self Drive aspect of... - The Self Drive aspect of this trip leaves you on the outside looking in. The 40Euro fee per person was not worth it. We would have been able to most of what was provided without just following the company van around.
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