tenerife teide national park visitor restrictions

Teide Park visitor numbers to be slashed by half

New era for Teide as Cabildo takes control

The Cabildo of Tenerife has assumed full authority over Teide National Park. An official ceremony at the Cañada Blanca Visitor Centre on Thursday formalised the transfer of powers, swiftly followed by an announcement that the park’s protection would be significantly strengthened. “Today we change course; today we decide that conservation will come before the convenience of fast consumption and indifference,” declared the Cabildo’s president, Rosa Dávila, during her speech.

Visitor numbers to be halved

The measures that followed were more extensive and more emphatic than anticipated. The first priority: reducing visitor pressure on the site by 50 per cent. “The Park cannot continue to be overrun,” Dávila stated. A new system of visits by shuttle bus is being introduced, with feeder vehicles, circular routes, and the establishment of quotas and time slots. The island’s president appealed for calm, assuring residents that Tenerife locals would be given priority and would retain free access.

Eco-tax for non-residents

“The National Park will now have an eco-tax that must be paid by those visiting us from outside,” Dávila said, also referring to other charges for the park’s services. To make all this possible, as of yesterday the TF-21 road, between Boca Tauce and El Portillo, has ceased to be an island road and has been integrated into the National Park. This change will allow access restrictions to be enforced and sanctions to be imposed by Environmental Agency officers.

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