The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), recognized by the Spanish government as a "Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence", is a nationally …
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Mar 13, 2024
The tour is very interesting . Points to note Wear warm clothing, hats and gloves etc. it was 6 degree up there and the wind is strong. Allow extra time for the travel , we took the east road and…Full review by Heather_Anne_Brown
Mar 14, 2023
The tour is an amazing experience, everyone should do it. There are 22 telescopes of witch one is the most powerful in it’s category.Full review by armandoa_it
Mar 5, 2023
A non scientist, I still found it really interesting. Went round in a group of 20 mixed nationalities with Spanish and English (excellent) commentary. Overall guide outdoors followed by visit insi…Full review by hollySalisbury
The Observatory website says they are shut and there are no tours available. Is this the case? Has anyone been recently. And can we get there by the public bus service or do we need a car. Thanks
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There are tours operating, have a look at adastralapalma as they offered a tour for EUR9 when we went last week. Must be booked in advance. No public bus service to the rock or …
There are tours operating, have a look at adastralapalma as they offered a tour for EUR9 when we went last week. Must be booked in advance. No public bus service to the rock or observatory, and the above tours are in your own car.
Does a bus line go up to the observatory, or would taking a taxi be the better (only) option if we were to hike the GR all the way down? Does anyone know what a taxi would cost from, say, Los Llanos up here?
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No bus line services the observatory. You need a car to do the tours as you drive from the meeting point, to the mid-point where they talk about the different observatories visible, …
No bus line services the observatory. You need a car to do the tours as you drive from the meeting point, to the mid-point where they talk about the different observatories visible, and then drive a bit further where you go into the main one. So not possible without a car.
Which road is the easiest drive the west side of the island or the east?
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Depends where you’re coming from. I stayed in Puerto Naos, my sat nav said there was a 10 minute difference between driving up the west and crossing over to the east and up. I …
Depends where you’re coming from. I stayed in Puerto Naos, my sat nav said there was a 10 minute difference between driving up the west and crossing over to the east and up. I went up the west and came down the east afterwards and it was much longer coming down the other side, a lot more than a 10 minute difference.
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