# Saturday in the Masca gorge: bus 355, a descent to the sea and a boat to Los Gigantes Drive to Santiago del Teide, take bus 355 to Masca, four hours down the gorge in a helmet to the sea, a boat to Los Gigantes and lunch at Codeso before the bus back. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/itineraries/masca-gorge-with-boat-back · Revisado: 2026-11-13 ## El día - 06:45 · Salida: 1 h 15 by car (via the TF-1 to Santiago del Teide; park at the cemetery and walk 10 min to stop 4692) - 08:00 · Bus 355 from Santiago del Teide to Masca (8:00 departure to Masca; show the gorge ticket to get priority) - 15 min by bus - 08:20 · Masca Visitor Centre (Check 30 min before the slot: ID, ticket, bus ticket and helmet) - 3 min on foot - 09:00 · The Masca Gorge trail, from the hamlet to the sea (9:00 slot · from €40.66 with booking on the Cabildo website) · Marítima Acantilados - 30 min by boat - 13:45 · Codeso (Boat from Masca cove to Los Gigantes, bought separately; Codeso serves on Saturday 13:30 to 15:30) · Codeso, €€€ - 15:00 · Vuelta: 45 min by bus (Bus 462 from Los Gigantes to Santiago del Teide, with extra service for the gorge Wednesday to Saturday) - 1 h 15 by car (from Santiago del Teide to Santa Cruz; you arrive around 17:00) The Masca gorge can be walked down in a day from Santa Cruz, but it is a day of timetables: the 8:00 bus, the 9:00 slot, the boat at the end and the bus back to collect the car. This plan is designed for a Saturday, the day when everything fits together best. ## Before you go: three bookings The gorge ticket, on the official Cabildo website, 9:00 slot: from €40.66 per person. Residents of Tenerife do not pay. The boat back from the Masca cove to Los Gigantes, with a partner boat company such as Masca Water Taxi, of Marítima Acantilados, or Discover Teno. You buy it after the ticket. A table at Codeso, in Los Gigantes, for 13:45. ## The day, hour by hour 6:45 · Set off. From Santa Cruz to Santiago del Teide on the TF-1, a little over an hour. Park in the cemetery car park and walk about 10 minutes to stop 4692. 8:00 · Bus 355. Compulsory to reach the start of the trail: you must be at the stop an hour before your slot. From Wednesday to Saturday one leaves every 20 minutes and anyone showing a gorge ticket has priority. 8:20 · Masca Visitor Centre. Check with ID, ticket and bus ticket. They lend you a helmet. 9:00 · The gorge. About 5 km downhill, nearly four hours, from the 750 m of the hamlet to the sea, between rock walls and narrow passages. No water points: at least 1.5 litres of water per person. 13:15 · Boat to Los Gigantes. From the cove to the harbour, 20 to 30 minutes beneath the cliffs. 13:45 · Lunch at Codeso. A short walk from the harbour. Signature cooking with Canarian produce, in the 2026 Michelin Guide: local fish in a casserole with black potatoes or a rice dish cooked in a tin. 15:00 · Head back. Bus 462 leaves Los Gigantes for Santiago del Teide; it is a reinforcement service for the gorge from Wednesday to Saturday. You collect the car and are in Santa Cruz around 17:00. ## If the sea closes the jetty It happens: the Cabildo warns that the boat can be suspended without notice because of sea conditions. In that case you have to climb back up the gorge to the Visitor Centre and take the 355 there to Santiago del Teide. Keep water and energy in reserve for that case. ## Cómo llegar ### By car and bus Drive to Santiago del Teide, bus 355 to Masca, boat to Los Gigantes and bus 462 back to Santiago del Teide. The car cannot reach the start of the trail. ## Consejos ### Take the 9:00 slot It has 50 places and leaves room for the boat and lunch. ### Do it on a Saturday rather than a Sunday On Sundays the 462 does not run and the only bus towards Santiago del Teide is the 325, from Puerto Santiago at 18:30. ### Closed mountain footwear You will not get past the check in ordinary trainers. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Can you do the Masca gorge in a day from Santa Cruz? Yes: you leave around 6:45 and are back around 17:00. ### Where do you leave the car? In the Santiago del Teide cemetery car park, beside the 355 bus. ### How do you get back from Los Gigantes to the car? On bus 462 from Wednesday to Saturday, or on the 325 at weekends from Puerto Santiago, next to Los Gigantes, at 12:50 and 18:30. ### How much does the day cost? The ticket from €40.66, plus the bus, the boat and lunch: between €110 and €150 per person.