What is Latitud Tenerife?

What is Latitud Tenerife?

Latitud Tenerife is an eco-tourist experience consisting in travelling Tenerife Island divided into stages from coast to coast. This journey starts in Punta de Teno and it ends in Anaga’s Biosphere Reserve, the climbing to Mount’s Teide peak is optional.

The pack "Latitud Tenerife" includes:

  • Map of Tenerife
  • Route book with every stage’s complete information
  • Stages’ tracks
  • Logistical support (telephonic assistance)
  • Real-Time Tracking System (GPS)
  • Transfer to the stage locations’ starting and finishing points when they do not coincide with the booked accommodation.
  • Luggage transport from one accommodation to another.
  • Accommodation booking for every stage end.
  • Food services according to the program.
  • Exclusive gift from Latitud Tenerife for all the participants who finish the experience.
  • First journey’s previous night and last stage’s night accommodation. (optional)
  • GPS rental (optional)
  • Guide service (optional)

You can do the Latitud Tenerife experience:

Mode:

Difficulty Level

Medium level (without ascend to El Teide)

Medium level (without ascend to El Teide)

Format:

Full experience:

6 Stages

Punta de Teno - Punta Hidalgo (135 km)

Stage experience:

One stage every month
January to June (middle level)
July to December (Advanced level)

Experience by sections

Section 1: Stages 1 & 2
Section 2: Stages 3 & 4
Section 3:Stages 5 & 6

Periodicity:

It´s important to know

Latitud Tenerife is a non competitive activity organized by El Cardón NaturExperience.

Our goal is to offer the challenge to travel Tenerife Island into stages through their Protected Natural Areas safely while you enjoy an unparalleled experience. The activity is self-guided, supported by the Pack Latitud Tenerife.

Latitud Tenerife is not an activity for everyone. The experience is designed for people with a medium/high trekking level (never basic). Children are not allowed, and the minimum recommended age is 16. Underaged participants must be accompanied and under the responsibility of an adult. For safety reasons, it is not recommended to do the route alone. We recommend Tenerife Latitud specially for couples, families and groups.

Latitud Tenerife takes responsibility of the users hiring the Pack, as advertised on our website.

Latitud Tenerife is not a source of information for independent users who are not interested on hiring our professional services. In case someone decided to go on their own, it will be under their responsibility.

Latitud Tenerife is an experience divided into stages, so the overnight stay will be carried out whenever possible in the place where each stage ends.

If there were no accommodation available at the end of any stage, a close alternative will be provided from Latitud Tenerife and the transfer of the participants in order to continue with the challenge.

All the material included in Pack Latitud Tenerife will be delivered before the beginning of the experience, except for the final gift that will only be handed to those who finish the challenge, when they complete it.

Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions of Latitud Tenerife

Full Experience

– GENERAL TERMS.

Latitud Tenerife is not a experience for all audience.

The experience is mainly designed for medium and advanced level (never basic) trekkers. The participation of children is not allowed, with the minimum recommended age being 16 years. Minors must always be accompanied and under the responsibility of an adult. For basic safety reasons it is not recommended to make the journey to individually.

To carry out this journey you must have knowledge of progression, safety and orientation in the mountains. The use of GPS is essential. The use of this device together with the road book are essential elements to guarantee the achievement of the challenge.

From Latitud Tenerife we have taken into all the foreseeable risks in the realization of the experience. After its analysis we have spent a lot of time applying all the factors that minimize them so you can perform the activity with the maximum security. We strongly recommended reading the “Advices" section of the web.

Latitud Tenerife is fully responsible for the users who hire our services, to the extent offered in our portal. Latitud Tenerife is not a source of consultation for those who want to make this experience on their own without hiring our professional services. If this last case occurs, the responsibility is exclusively of these users.

 

– RESERVATIONS.

Latitud Tenerife can only be made with prior reservation through our website.

The price provided for the entire trip is based on double room. If you wish to make the trip, you should only consult the price increase for a single room or wait for the existence of another person who is willing to share a room on the same dates.

To book Latitud Tenerife you must make the reservation online by making a 25% of payment.

– RESERVE CONFIRMATION.

Once we receive the reservation, we will send you an e – mail with the program, which contains all the details of the experience, including the total amount.

The reservation is subject to availability of the accommodations associated with the project. If there is no availability, alternative accommodation will be sought. In the extraordinary case of not having available places, the amount paid will be refund.

The remaining amount of the reservation (75% of the total amount) must be paid at least 15 days after the start of the activity (by bank tranfer or by providing a card number).

– CANCELLATION OF THE RESERVATION.

*Cancellation charges will not be made until 15 days before the start date of the activity, returning the amount paid.

* In the 15 days before of the start date: 25% of the total amount will not be returned as management costs.

* From the last 7 days before the start date: No refund will be made.

 

– CHANGES IN THE RESERVATION.

Once the reservation is formalized, no changes can be made to the program, except the possibility of adding extra services (subject to availability). Once the activity has started, no changes can be made to the program.

– ADVERSE METEOLOROGY.

Latitud Tenerife is an outdoor activity that contains a certain component of adventure. Therefore, the inclement of the weather is not a reason for suspension or modification of the activity. In case of extreme situations (fires, snowfall or declaration of alerts by the Canary Islands Government that expressly prohibit the performance of activities in the natural environment) an alternative accommodation will be searching for, if it necessary (If it had, running the users with the difference in amount), an alternative route will be attemptep, if it had (if it had, the user is running with the amount of transfers) and no refund will be made for the partial or total cancellation of the challenge.

– ABANDONMENT.

The abandonment of any participant must be notified to the Latitud Tenerife Organization on the same day it occurs, and will not entail the return of the amount paid.

– ACCEPTANCE OF THE REGULATIONS.

The confirmation of the reservation implies the acceptance of the above conditions.

Accommodation

Latitud Tenerife has carefully selected different accommodation places that provide maximum comfort to the experience. All of them have the basic services that participants need. The booking of those accommodations is not optional and will be automatically done together with the activity inscription.

The selected accommodation typology is diverse. Hostels, mountain shelter, hotels and guesthouses

Ready for your challenge?