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

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 your selected starting point, whether this is the Masca Visitors’ Centre or Checkpoint no. 3, in the bay. If you enter by Checkpoint 3, a preliminary check will be carried out at the port of destination.

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 – port of origin/destination journey, depending on the direction you will be hiking.

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 there are few or no car parks in the Masca hamlet, which is why it is recommended to travel to Masca by public transport so as not to lose the reservation and the amount paid. Due to a lack of parking spaces in Masca, parking time between 8.00am and 2.00pm is limited by municipal bylaw to 2 hours maximum. Vehicles that exceed the limit may be fined and/or impounded. 

Due to a lack of parking spaces in Masca, parking time between 8.00am and 2.00pm is limited by municipal bylaw to 2 hours maximum. Vehicles that exceed this limit may be fined and/or impounded.

For more information, please check the Getting here section.

Below, we have provided a list of the transport companies providing services which comply with the access requirements described.

Sea transport companies

• Discover Teno
• Marítima Acantilados
• 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:

Land transport companies

If you arrive independently:

• Titsa (public buses)
• Buenavista del Norte taxi services
• Taxi services in Los Gigantes
• Bicycle hire

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, will make the most of your experience, helping you discover all the natural and cultural heritage that the gorge hides.

• Collaborating Active Tourism companies.

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.