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Description


An excellent evening/night tour. In part due to sunset times and because of Covid-19 related Curfew restrictions that were in place, the tour set off much earlier than originally advertised and the intnerary was swapped round to make everything fit in and get everyone back before the 11pm Curfew started. After pickups in Playa de las Americas we headed up into the hills and stopped at a very nice Canarian restaurant where there was a light (and slightly early) dinner - included in the price. This was also the rendevous point for the three different groups that were on the tour for the evening. After dinner we continued climbing up to a spot around 1900m above sea level with views up to the peak of Mount Teide and down to the sea of clouds further down the mountain. Here accompanied by glases of Cava we watched a stunning sunset. We then drove a little way back down the mountin to a larger parking area where a telescope was set up and, once the last of the light of the day had gone, we were shown some of the wonders of the night sky, combining both laser pointers to highlight the obviously visible and the telecope to look closer at both stars in our Galaxy and in the approaching Adromeda Galaxy. To wrap up (and warm up) there was a cup of hot chocolate before we were taken back down the mountain to our hotels.

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Getting There


Latitude: 28.26665; Longitude: -16.726039
What3Words: snowy.threading.dimness

Photos


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Web Link


nightskiestenerife.com
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (11/12/2020), and on time of last update (19/12/2020) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.