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There is no public bus service neither to Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory nor the astronomical viewpoints Llano del Jable or Llano de Las Ventas. Own car or taxi is required. Normally, taxis wait for the customers until the end of the tour.
Public taxis and private buses/minibuses telephone numbers are provided below:
- Taxi Santa Cruz de La Palma: +34 922 416 070, +34 636 892 495
- Taxi Breña Baja: +34 609 463 261
- Taxi Villa de Mazo: +34 634 599 640
- Taxi Fuencaliente: +34 639 357 989
- Taxi Los Llanos de Aridane - Puerto Naos: +34 669 988 058
- Taxi El Paso: +34 922 485 003
- Private buses/minibuses "Grupo 1844 - Maxorata": +34 928 184 608
- Private taxi "Aceshuttle" Puerto Naos: +34 689 873 182
Llano del Jable and Llano de Las Ventas astronomical viewpoints have a parking lot nearby.
Llano del Jable and Llano de Las Ventas astronomical viewpoints are accessible through three stone steps and there is not any ramp for wheelchair.
The closest restaurants to Refugio del Pilar area are situated in El Paso or San Pedro. Perhaps when the tour ends (depending on the time of the year), it will be late in order to find an open restaurant. We recommend you bring a picnic.
Llano del Jable and Las Ventas astronomical viewpoints are situated on the mountain, where nighttime temperature is much lower than at sea level (even if the day has been sunny and warm). Take into account that the thermal sensation is lower on a windy night. It is preferable that you bring more warm clothes rather than less.
Between September and April we recommend: long trousers and warm socks, winter coat, wool hat, scarf, gloves, closed and comfortable shoes (avoid sandals and high-heeled shoes).
Between May and August we recommend: long trousers, jacket or jersey, closed and comfortable shoes (avoid sandals and high-heeled shoes).
Here below are shown the average temperatures between half an hour and two hours after sunset, at the above-mentioned viewpoints:
December, January, February: between 6º and 8º Celsius
March and April: between 8º and 12º C
May and June: between 12º and 16º C
July and August: between 12º and 18º C
September, October and November: between 8º and 10º C
Yes, you can. However, the tour is not recommended to children younger than 6.
No, this tour is not available on the 4-5 nights before the full Moon, due to the intense brightness of our natural satellite, which would affect the quality of the observation. Bearing in mind that the Moon rises in the east about 50 minutes later every day, from 2-3 nights after the full Moon phase, the stargazing can be carried out and, in fact, it will end before the Moon rises. More information about the Moon phases on this link.