# Two nights in Garachico, an hour from Santa Cruz: the Masca ravine, Teno Alto and the Isla Baja

An hour from Santa Cruz: sleeping in a Garachico manor house, walking down the Masca ravine and returning by boat, climbing to Teno Alto and swimming in the lava pools.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/itineraries/two-nights-isla-baja-garachico-masca-teno-alto · Revisado: 2026-11-13

Dónde: Teno and Masca

Garachico is an hour from Santa Cruz and the best base for the Teno massif: a village rebuilt over the 1706 lava, with hotels in old houses, places to have dinner on foot, and the Masca ravine, Punta de Teno and the Teno Alto trails under an hour away by road. Two nights give you the ravine with its boat, a morning on a trail and an afternoon in the lava pools.

## How to get there?

By car, about 60 km along the TF-5 to Icod de los Vinos and then the TF-42, under an hour. By bus (guagua), TITSA line 108 from Santa Cruz to Icod de los Vinos, every hour including weekends, and the 363 to Garachico: about two hours with the change. For the ravine you will need the car as far as Santiago del Teide, or the 363 to Buenavista and then the 355.

## What do you pay for and what is free?

WhatPriceTime

Camino del Barranco de MascaFrom €40.66, booking required4 h descent

Boat from Masca to Los GigantesSeparate, from the boat company30 min

Buses 355 and 462TITSA ticket20 and 40 min

Callejón de Teno, Masca hamlet, viewpoints, El CaletónFreeHalf a day

## And Punta de Teno?

It would be the fourth stop, but in November 2026 the Punta de Teno road is still closed because of landslides and bus 369, the only way to get there, is suspended. If it reopens, it fits on Sunday morning: a bus from Buenavista station, €1 each way, about 20 minutes.

## El plan

### Friday · 19:00 · Arrival in Garachico
Leave the car in the old football pitch car park and walk into La Quinta Roja, on the Plaza de la Libertad. Have dinner at Silogía, in the same house, open until 22:00 (last booking at 21:15).

### Saturday · 7:15 · To Santiago del Teide
About 40 minutes by car via El Tanque. Park at the cemetery and take the 8:00 bus 355 towards Masca.

### Saturday · 9:00 · The Masca ravine
The Camino del Barranco de Masca, with helmet and the 9:00 slot: four hours of descent to the sea. At the end, a boat to Los Gigantes.

### Saturday · 13:45 · Lunch at Codeso
Codeso, a short walk from the port of Los Gigantes, serves on Saturday from 13:30 to 15:30. Afterwards, the 15:00 bus 462 to Santiago del Teide and the car back to Garachico.

### Saturday · 20:00 · Dinner at El Rebojo
El Rebojo, next to the San Miguel castle: seafood bites with island wines. Book and confirm the hours by phone.

### Sunday · 9:30 · Callejón de Teno
Drive to El Palmar, via Buenavista, and take the PR-TF 57 trail to Los Bailaderos, in Teno Alto: 4.1 km each way, about two hours, returning the same way.

### Sunday · 13:30 · Masca from above
Drive up the TF-436 to the Cruz de Hilda viewpoint and go down to the Masca hamlet, which has restaurants with terraces over the ravine.

### Sunday · 16:30 · A swim at El Caletón and the drive back
Back in Garachico, a swim in the El Caletón pools if the sea is calm, and to Santa Cruz via the TF-42 and TF-5.

## Consejos

### Book everything before you go
Ravine entry, return boat and tables at Codeso and El Rebojo.

### Do the ravine on Saturday
On Sunday bus 462 from Los Gigantes to Santiago del Teide does not run.

### If it rains on Saturday, swap the days
The Cabildo closes the ravine or the jetty in bad weather and rough seas.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How far is Garachico from Santa Cruz?
About 60 km, under an hour by car, or about two hours by bus with a change at Icod de los Vinos.

### Do I need to book the Masca ravine?
Yes, on the Cabildo's website, with a time slot. The return boat is bought separately.

### Where to sleep to see Teno and Masca?
In Garachico, which has hotels, restaurants and a bus; or in Los Silos, closer to Buenavista.

### Can I go to Punta de Teno?
Not in November 2026: the road is closed because of landslides.

## Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel San Roque**: A manor house with a pool in the courtyard
The Hotel San Roque occupies an 18th-century manor house in Garachico's historic centre, two streets from Plaza de la Libertad. It keeps the Canarian architecture of wooden galleries, courtyards and volcanic stone, and mixes it with contemporary art and designer furniture: the sculpture La Cigala, by Mikel Navarro, stands in the courtyard. The pool, in the second courtyard, is heated all year round to between 25 and 27 degrees, and the sauna is free for guests. It is an adults-only hotel: guests aged 14 and over are welcome.
The rooms
There are six types: Suite La Torre, Junior Suite, Duplex Suite, Duplex, Superior Double and Collection Double. The duplexes have sloping ceilings and some rooms have a terrace; ask when you book which one you will get. Breakfast is included, from 8:00 to 10:30, and there is room service from the restaurant menu. Free wifi throughout the hotel.
Dinner at home: Anturium
The Anturium restaurant serves dinner every day from 19:00 to 23:00, in the courtyard beside the illuminated pool, with modern cooking using local seasonal produce. It is open to non-guests too; booking is essential and the last booking is taken at 21:30. The Anturium Experience menu, with wine pairing, must be booked 24 hours in advance. There are vegetarian and vegan options.
Getting there and parking
From Santa Cruz it is about 60 km along the TF-5 and TF-42, under an hour. The hotel has parking for arrival only, in front of the door; after check-in, leave the car on the same street or in the free public car park at the old football ground, 50 metres away. The hotel reckons 45 minutes by car from Tenerife North airport and 1 h 20 from Tenerife South, and arranges car hire and transfers.
What to do nearby
On foot, the old town and San Miguel castle and the El Caletón pools. By car, the hamlet of Masca is reached via Buenavista and El Palmar, or via Santiago del Teide.
- **La Quinta Roja**: A palace house on Garachico's square
La Quinta Roja is the palace house that the first Marquis of La Quinta Roja, a descendant of the Genoese banker who founded Garachico in 1496, had built in 1689. It is one of the examples of Canarian Baroque domestic architecture and has been a family home, a temporary convent, a music school and municipal offices. It stands in the heart of the old town, opposite the old San Francisco convent and the town hall, next to Plaza de la Libertad and the church of Santa Ana. For more than twenty years it has been run by the owning family, with Paloma Moriana at the helm.
The rooms
There are nineteen, spread over two floors around the courtyard. The standard doubles, of 17 m², are almost all on the ground floor, with direct access to the courtyard. Upstairs, in the former noble quarters, up an original stone staircase, are the double plus rooms, of 35 m², with coffered ceilings and windows onto the old town's streets; the double plus with terrace, with views of Plaza de la Libertad, the church and the mountains, and the junior suites. All have air conditioning, wifi, a Nespresso machine, minibar, safe, smart TV and beach towels.
Eating and relaxing
In the house is the restaurant Silogía, serving Canarian cooking with Mediterranean and Asian touches, open Wednesday to Sunday from 13:00 to 22:00. The hotel offers a gym and sun terrace, yoga and pilates, massages and bicycles, and arranges pool access; ask about the terms at reception, open from 7:00 to 23:00.
Getting there without a car and with one
You can arrive by bus: from Santa Cruz, TITSA line 108 to Icod de los Vinos, hourly, Sundays included, and the 363 to Garachico, which goes into the village. By car it is about 60 km along the TF-5 and TF-42; park in the free public car park at the old football ground.
With a dog
La Quinta Roja advertises itself as a pet-friendly hotel and its restaurant welcomes them too. Ask when you book whether there is a supplement and in which rooms.
- **Hotel Luz del Mar**: A hotel made for walking in Teno
The Luz del Mar is a four-star hotel in Los Silos, in the Isla Baja, among banana plantations, about 200 metres from the sea and at the foot of the slopes of the Teno massif. It is run by the German hiking tour operator Wikinger Reisen and is designed for people who come to walk: it organises guided or independent routes, rents bicycles and helps with hire cars. The Canarian-style buildings surround a 30-metre solar-heated pool, with free sunloungers, parasols and towels. There is a sauna with a jet circuit, massages and a fitness room.
The rooms
There are 35 rooms and 14 suites, all with a terrace or balcony, most with a direct or side view of the sea. The doubles are 31 m² and have adjustable air conditioning, television, telephone, wifi and a safe, plus a small kitchen with a fridge, sink, crockery, kettle and microwave for preparing the day's picnic. All are non-smoking.
Eating
The restaurant opens onto a covered terrace sheltered from the wind, and mixes international cooking with island dishes, with a vegetarian menu. According to Tenerife Tourism, Tuesday is tapas night and Thursday is an evening of Canarian cooking with live folk music.
Getting there
From Santa Cruz, about 70 km along the TF-5 to Icod de los Vinos and the TF-42 via Garachico, around an hour. The hotel is about 50 km from Tenerife North airport and 130 from the South one. Without a car, TITSA bus 108 runs from Santa Cruz to Icod de los Vinos and the 363 continues via Garachico to Los Silos and Buenavista; the hotel says buses to Buenavista, Garachico and Icod leave from Plaza de la Luz, in the centre of Los Silos.
What to do nearby
The Callejón de Teno trail starts at El Palmar, above Buenavista. Garachico is a few minutes to the east, and the 18-hole Buenavista golf course is about 5 km from the hotel.

## Dónde dormir without a car
- **La Quinta Roja**: A palace house on Garachico's square
La Quinta Roja is the palace house that the first Marquis of La Quinta Roja, a descendant of the Genoese banker who founded Garachico in 1496, had built in 1689. It is one of the examples of Canarian Baroque domestic architecture and has been a family home, a temporary convent, a music school and municipal offices. It stands in the heart of the old town, opposite the old San Francisco convent and the town hall, next to Plaza de la Libertad and the church of Santa Ana. For more than twenty years it has been run by the owning family, with Paloma Moriana at the helm.
The rooms
There are nineteen, spread over two floors around the courtyard. The standard doubles, of 17 m², are almost all on the ground floor, with direct access to the courtyard. Upstairs, in the former noble quarters, up an original stone staircase, are the double plus rooms, of 35 m², with coffered ceilings and windows onto the old town's streets; the double plus with terrace, with views of Plaza de la Libertad, the church and the mountains, and the junior suites. All have air conditioning, wifi, a Nespresso machine, minibar, safe, smart TV and beach towels.
Eating and relaxing
In the house is the restaurant Silogía, serving Canarian cooking with Mediterranean and Asian touches, open Wednesday to Sunday from 13:00 to 22:00. The hotel offers a gym and sun terrace, yoga and pilates, massages and bicycles, and arranges pool access; ask about the terms at reception, open from 7:00 to 23:00.
Getting there without a car and with one
You can arrive by bus: from Santa Cruz, TITSA line 108 to Icod de los Vinos, hourly, Sundays included, and the 363 to Garachico, which goes into the village. By car it is about 60 km along the TF-5 and TF-42; park in the free public car park at the old football ground.
With a dog
La Quinta Roja advertises itself as a pet-friendly hotel and its restaurant welcomes them too. Ask when you book whether there is a supplement and in which rooms.
- **Hotel Luz del Mar**: A hotel made for walking in Teno
The Luz del Mar is a four-star hotel in Los Silos, in the Isla Baja, among banana plantations, about 200 metres from the sea and at the foot of the slopes of the Teno massif. It is run by the German hiking tour operator Wikinger Reisen and is designed for people who come to walk: it organises guided or independent routes, rents bicycles and helps with hire cars. The Canarian-style buildings surround a 30-metre solar-heated pool, with free sunloungers, parasols and towels. There is a sauna with a jet circuit, massages and a fitness room.
The rooms
There are 35 rooms and 14 suites, all with a terrace or balcony, most with a direct or side view of the sea. The doubles are 31 m² and have adjustable air conditioning, television, telephone, wifi and a safe, plus a small kitchen with a fridge, sink, crockery, kettle and microwave for preparing the day's picnic. All are non-smoking.
Eating
The restaurant opens onto a covered terrace sheltered from the wind, and mixes international cooking with island dishes, with a vegetarian menu. According to Tenerife Tourism, Tuesday is tapas night and Thursday is an evening of Canarian cooking with live folk music.
Getting there
From Santa Cruz, about 70 km along the TF-5 to Icod de los Vinos and the TF-42 via Garachico, around an hour. The hotel is about 50 km from Tenerife North airport and 130 from the South one. Without a car, TITSA bus 108 runs from Santa Cruz to Icod de los Vinos and the 363 continues via Garachico to Los Silos and Buenavista; the hotel says buses to Buenavista, Garachico and Icod leave from Plaza de la Luz, in the centre of Los Silos.
What to do nearby
The Callejón de Teno trail starts at El Palmar, above Buenavista. Garachico is a few minutes to the east, and the 18-hole Buenavista golf course is about 5 km from the hotel.

## Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel San Roque**: A manor house with a pool in the courtyard
The Hotel San Roque occupies an 18th-century manor house in Garachico's historic centre, two streets from Plaza de la Libertad. It keeps the Canarian architecture of wooden galleries, courtyards and volcanic stone, and mixes it with contemporary art and designer furniture: the sculpture La Cigala, by Mikel Navarro, stands in the courtyard. The pool, in the second courtyard, is heated all year round to between 25 and 27 degrees, and the sauna is free for guests. It is an adults-only hotel: guests aged 14 and over are welcome.
The rooms
There are six types: Suite La Torre, Junior Suite, Duplex Suite, Duplex, Superior Double and Collection Double. The duplexes have sloping ceilings and some rooms have a terrace; ask when you book which one you will get. Breakfast is included, from 8:00 to 10:30, and there is room service from the restaurant menu. Free wifi throughout the hotel.
Dinner at home: Anturium
The Anturium restaurant serves dinner every day from 19:00 to 23:00, in the courtyard beside the illuminated pool, with modern cooking using local seasonal produce. It is open to non-guests too; booking is essential and the last booking is taken at 21:30. The Anturium Experience menu, with wine pairing, must be booked 24 hours in advance. There are vegetarian and vegan options.
Getting there and parking
From Santa Cruz it is about 60 km along the TF-5 and TF-42, under an hour. The hotel has parking for arrival only, in front of the door; after check-in, leave the car on the same street or in the free public car park at the old football ground, 50 metres away. The hotel reckons 45 minutes by car from Tenerife North airport and 1 h 20 from Tenerife South, and arranges car hire and transfers.
What to do nearby
On foot, the old town and San Miguel castle and the El Caletón pools. By car, the hamlet of Masca is reached via Buenavista and El Palmar, or via Santiago del Teide.
- **La Quinta Roja**: A palace house on Garachico's square
La Quinta Roja is the palace house that the first Marquis of La Quinta Roja, a descendant of the Genoese banker who founded Garachico in 1496, had built in 1689. It is one of the examples of Canarian Baroque domestic architecture and has been a family home, a temporary convent, a music school and municipal offices. It stands in the heart of the old town, opposite the old San Francisco convent and the town hall, next to Plaza de la Libertad and the church of Santa Ana. For more than twenty years it has been run by the owning family, with Paloma Moriana at the helm.
The rooms
There are nineteen, spread over two floors around the courtyard. The standard doubles, of 17 m², are almost all on the ground floor, with direct access to the courtyard. Upstairs, in the former noble quarters, up an original stone staircase, are the double plus rooms, of 35 m², with coffered ceilings and windows onto the old town's streets; the double plus with terrace, with views of Plaza de la Libertad, the church and the mountains, and the junior suites. All have air conditioning, wifi, a Nespresso machine, minibar, safe, smart TV and beach towels.
Eating and relaxing
In the house is the restaurant Silogía, serving Canarian cooking with Mediterranean and Asian touches, open Wednesday to Sunday from 13:00 to 22:00. The hotel offers a gym and sun terrace, yoga and pilates, massages and bicycles, and arranges pool access; ask about the terms at reception, open from 7:00 to 23:00.
Getting there without a car and with one
You can arrive by bus: from Santa Cruz, TITSA line 108 to Icod de los Vinos, hourly, Sundays included, and the 363 to Garachico, which goes into the village. By car it is about 60 km along the TF-5 and TF-42; park in the free public car park at the old football ground.
With a dog
La Quinta Roja advertises itself as a pet-friendly hotel and its restaurant welcomes them too. Ask when you book whether there is a supplement and in which rooms.
- **Hotel Luz del Mar**: A hotel made for walking in Teno
The Luz del Mar is a four-star hotel in Los Silos, in the Isla Baja, among banana plantations, about 200 metres from the sea and at the foot of the slopes of the Teno massif. It is run by the German hiking tour operator Wikinger Reisen and is designed for people who come to walk: it organises guided or independent routes, rents bicycles and helps with hire cars. The Canarian-style buildings surround a 30-metre solar-heated pool, with free sunloungers, parasols and towels. There is a sauna with a jet circuit, massages and a fitness room.
The rooms
There are 35 rooms and 14 suites, all with a terrace or balcony, most with a direct or side view of the sea. The doubles are 31 m² and have adjustable air conditioning, television, telephone, wifi and a safe, plus a small kitchen with a fridge, sink, crockery, kettle and microwave for preparing the day's picnic. All are non-smoking.
Eating
The restaurant opens onto a covered terrace sheltered from the wind, and mixes international cooking with island dishes, with a vegetarian menu. According to Tenerife Tourism, Tuesday is tapas night and Thursday is an evening of Canarian cooking with live folk music.
Getting there
From Santa Cruz, about 70 km along the TF-5 to Icod de los Vinos and the TF-42 via Garachico, around an hour. The hotel is about 50 km from Tenerife North airport and 130 from the South one. Without a car, TITSA bus 108 runs from Santa Cruz to Icod de los Vinos and the 363 continues via Garachico to Los Silos and Buenavista; the hotel says buses to Buenavista, Garachico and Icod leave from Plaza de la Luz, in the centre of Los Silos.
What to do nearby
The Callejón de Teno trail starts at El Palmar, above Buenavista. Garachico is a few minutes to the east, and the 18-hole Buenavista golf course is about 5 km from the hotel.