Which Teide Quad Tour Should You Book?

Start with where you are staying

Departure point decides more than price does, because a Teide quad tour that starts an hour and a half from your hotel is not the bargain the fare suggests.

Staying in the southern resorts — Playa de las Américas, Costa Adeje, Los Cristianos — none of these tours starts on your doorstep, but two of them will collect you. The 3h Chío tour arranges a transfer on request after booking, from Los Cristianos and Las Américas up to the Playa Paraíso area, and at 4.7 from 1,222 riders it has the longest review record of the five. The Granadilla tour lets you add pick-up from Los Cristianos, Las Américas and Costa Adeje at checkout for about €5 a person, which suits you if you want the transport settled before you travel.

Staying in the north — Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, Icod — take the Puerto de la Cruz tour. It is the only northern departure, it holds the highest rating on this page at 4.9, and it sends you the ride photos and video afterwards at no charge, which the Chío operator bills at around €30 per vehicle.

Driving yourself anyway — if you have a hire car, every departure opens up. La Escalona, Chío and Granadilla de Abona all start you well above sea level, which is why those rides are three hours or less and, in one case, half the price of the dearest tour. You are simply not paying anyone to drive you up.

Then check the licence and age rules

All five tours set the minimum driving age at 18 with a valid category B car licence, which matches Spanish law. The small print still differs: the Granadilla operator wants the licence held for at least a year and refuses provisional licences, and the passenger rules run from age 6 on the La Escalona double quad to a minimum height of 125 cm on the Chío tour.

Universally: bring the physical licence card. Every operator on this list refuses a photograph on a phone, and a rider turned away at the meeting point for that reason does not get a refund. If your licence was issued outside the EU, bring an International Driving Permit alongside it. Passengers need no licence at all. Our licence and age guide sets out each operator’s rule in full.

What you actually get for the extra money

The $62 spread across these five tours buys three things: transport, time, and equipment.

Transport. At $66 the La Escalona loop includes nothing but the quad, the helmet and the insurance, and you get yourself to a village 40 minutes above Los Cristianos. Further up the price range, the Chío operator arranges a resort transfer on request and the Granadilla tour sells one for about €5 a person. Nobody on this list carries you up for free.

Time. Two to three hours at the cheap end, three hours for the rest. None of the five starts in the southern resorts, so the riding time goes on the climb and the viewpoints rather than on the coast road.

Equipment. This is the least visible difference and the one riders notice most. The $66 and $70 tours give you a helmet. The Chío tour adds a thermal jacket, gloves and a full-face helmet, which matters enormously on its sunset slot. The Granadilla tour goes furthest: 600cc machines rather than entry-level quads, plus back protectors, jacket, gloves and waterproofs, in small groups.

The picks

Best overall: the 3h Chío tour, $116 a quad. Rated 4.7 by 1,222 riders, the most of any tour on this page, with three daytime departures and a sunset ride, thermal jacket, gloves and a full-face helmet included, and a snack and a drink at the last viewpoint. One price covers the quad whether you ride alone or two-up, and the operator arranges a transfer from the southern resorts if you ask. If you would rather have the pick-up booked and priced at checkout, take the Granadilla tour instead.

Best value: the Double Quad excursion from La Escalona, $66. Rated 4.8 from 325 riders, priced per quad rather than per person, and starting high enough that you spend the time riding instead of transferring. You need your own transport to the meeting point and a physical licence, no exceptions.

Best if you are in the north: the Puerto de la Cruz tour, $93. Highest rated of the five at 4.9, and the only one that offers a genuine off-road route — about 30 minutes of unpaved track through the Orotava Valley, chosen instead of the Teide route rather than as well as it.

Best for sunset: the 3h Chío tour again. Its evening departure (18:00 in October; the slot moves with the season) runs up the western flank, which holds the light longest, and it is the only sunset option that hands you a thermal jacket and gloves. If the budget will not stretch, the $70 sunset ride goes to the same mountain at the same hour with less kit and a 4.3 rating.

Best for nervous or particular riders: the Late Morning tour from Granadilla, $128. Small groups, 600cc machines, back protectors and a jacket included, and resort pick-up you can add at checkout. Arrive 45 minutes early if you are making your own way there — the operator enforces it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest Teide quad tour?

The Double Quad excursion from La Escalona at $66. It is priced per quad rather than per person, so two riders sharing a machine pay $66 between them — comfortably the lowest per-head price of any Teide quad tour on GetYourGuide.

Which Teide quad tour includes hotel pick-up?

None of the five includes it in the fare. The Late Morning tour from Granadilla sells pick-up from Los Cristianos, Las Américas and Costa Adeje as an extra of around €5 per person, chosen at booking, and the Chío tour arranges a transfer on request after booking, from Los Cristianos and Las Américas up to the Playa Paraíso area. The other three include no transport at all.

Which one has the best reviews?

By rating, the Puerto de la Cruz tour at 4.9 from 608 riders. By volume, the 3h Chío tour at 4.7 from 1,222 riders — the most reviews of any tour on this page, which makes its score the most reliable figure here.

Can two people share one quad?

Yes, on all five. Several are priced per quad rather than per person, which makes a double the cheapest way for a couple to ride. The passenger sits behind the driver and needs no licence.

Is any Teide quad tour actually off-road?

Only the North route on the Puerto de la Cruz tour, which spends about 30 minutes on unpaved track in the Orotava Valley — outside the national park. Inside Teide National Park, off-road riding is prohibited for every vehicle, so every tour that reaches the caldera is a paved-road ride. We cover why in the off-road guide.

How far in advance should I book?

A few days is usually enough outside July and August, and the sunset slots go first. Every tour here has free cancellation up to 24 hours before, so booking early costs nothing and protects the departure time you want.

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Compare live prices and availability for all five Teide quad tours on the homepage, or read the full breakdown of any single route on its own tour page.