Transport companies
If you wish to arrange access to the trail with transfers included, you can hire the services of any of the Camino del barranco de Masca partner tourism companies.
If you are making your own way
The descent ticket includes transport from Santiago del Teide.
If you are travelling to Santiago del Teide in a private vehicle, you must park in the cemetery car park.
You can then walk (a short walk of about 10 minutes) to the meeting point at the TITSA bus stop.
Directions for walking from the cemetery in Santiago del Teide to the transport pick-up point.
The first pick-up is at 7.30am, with services running every 20-25 minutes. The estimated journey time is around 20 minutes. Since you must go through the checkpoint at the Masca Visitors’ Centre 30 minutes before the time of your booking, you need to be at the pick-up point at least 1 hour before your booked descent time slot. You must show your trail booking to access this service.
It is essential that you also show a proof of having used the transport included in your ticket to access the trail. Otherwise, you will be refused access.
ARRIVING AT THE START OF THE MASCA GORGE TRAIL BY ANY VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE TRANSFER INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKET IS PROHIBITED.
Please bear in mind that your ticket does not include the return transfer from Los Gigantes (landing port) to the original pick-up point in Santiago del Teide. You need to have arranged your eventual return transport by other means.
Here you can check how to get to the meeting point in Santiago del Teide by public transport.
Please remember that before starting on the trail, you must register at the access control point, where a check will be made to ensure you have all the compulsory equipment and documentation. For this reason, you need to arrive half an hour in advance of your slot at the start point, i.e. at the Masca Visitors’ Centre.
In addition to the entrance ticket for your trail booking, you must also show the following at the checkpoint:
- Boat ticket for the Masca Bay-destination port journey.
When making your booking, please confirm that you have the sea transport ticket needed; if you do not have this tickets you will be refused entry.
For the descent only, you must buy your boat ticket for the return journey no more than 4 hours after your reserved slot for the descent of the gorge.
Please remember that the return transfer from Los Gigantes (landing port) to the original pick-up point in Santiago del Teide is not included in your ticket. If you need to return to Santiago del Teide, you must plan how to get there by other means.
For more information, please check the Getting here section.
Below, we have provided a list of the sea transport companies whose services you must hire in order to comply with the access requirements described.
Sea transport companies
- Discover Teno
- Marítima Acantilados- Special prices are offered to residents and groups.
- Masca Express
Each boat company operates one day a week, according to the following calendar. It is important that you book your boat ticket with the company that operates on the day you are going to hike the trail:
JULY 2025 | ||
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Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays |
4th July- Marítima Acantilados 11th July - Discover Teno 18th July - Masca Express 25th July - Marítima Acantilados | 5th July- Masca Express 12th July- Marítima Acantilados 19th July- Discover Teno 26th July - Masca Express | 6th July - Discover Teno 13th July - Masca Express 20th July - Marítima Acantilados 27th July - Discover Teno |
AUGUST 2025 | ||
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Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays |
1st August- Discover Teno 8th August - Masca Express 15th August - Marítima Acantilados 22nd August- Discover Teno 29th August - Masca Express | 2nd August - Marítima Acantilados 9th August - Discover Teno 16th August - Masca Express 23rd August - Marítima Acantilados 30th August - Discover Teno | 3rd August - Masca Express 10th August - Marítima Acantilados 17th August - Discover Teno 24th August - Masca Express 31st August - Marítima Acantilados |
SEPTEMBER 2025 | ||
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Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays / Thursday |
5th September - Marítima Acantilados 12th September - Discover Teno 19th September - Masca Express 26th September - Marítima Acantilados | 6th September - Masca Express 13th September - Marítima Acantilados 20th September - Discover Teno 27th September - Masca Express | 11th September - Discover Teno 14th September - Masca Express 21st September-Marítima Acantilados 28th September - Discover Teno |
OCTOBER 2025 | ||
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Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays |
3rd October - Discover Teno 10th October - Masca Express 17th October - Marítima Acantilados 24th October - Discover Teno 31st October - Masca Express | 4th October - Marítima Acantilados 11th October - Discover Teno 18th October - Masca Express 25th October - Marítima Acantilados | 5th October - Masca Express 12th October - Marítima Acantilados 19th October - Discover Teno 26th October-Masca Express |
NOVEMBER 2025 | ||
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Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays |
7th November - Marítima Acantilados 14th November - Discover Teno 21st November - Masca Express 28th November - Marítima Acantilados | 1st November - Discover Teno 8th November - Masca Express 15th November - Marítima Acantilados 22nd November - Discover Teno 29th November - Masca Express | 2nd November - Marítima Acantilados 9th November - Discover Teno 16th November - Masca Express 23rd November - Marítima Acantilados 30th November-Discover Teno |
Land transport companies that travel to the pick-up point
If you arrive at the meeting point in Santiago del Teide independently:
If you arrive with a collaborating Active Tourism company:
Please remember that you can also access the trail through the services of a collaborating Active Tourism company, which in addition to managing all transfers for you, will make the most of your experience, helping you discover all the natural and cultural heritage that the gorge hides.
Information services
You may find it helpful to visit the Los Gigantes Marina website. Although it does not offer boat transfer services, it does provide other services, including parking.
You may also wish to contact:
- The Puerto de Los Gigantes Tourist Office, either by e-mail, or by telephone on +34 922 868 186.
- The Buenavista del Norte Tourist Office, either via their contact page, or by telephone on +34 922 128 080.
- The Santiago del Teide Tourist Office, either by e-mail, or by telephone on +34 992 839 220.
- The Los Pedregales Visitors’ Centre in Teno Rural Park, either by e-mail, or by telephone on +34 922 447 974.
- The Masca Visitors’ Centre by e-mail.