At a glance
- The Lanzarote: Off road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour (4 / 6 seater) takes from US$230 and runs 2 - 3 hours, with a live guide.[1]
- Drivers must be 20 or older with a licence held for at least two years, so decide who takes the wheel before you book.[2]
- Pickup is available on this buggy tour, and you can cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.[1]
- 644 travellers have rated the 4 / 6 seater buggy tour 4.48, with Guide at 4.6, Transportation at 4.5 and Value for money at 4.4.[1]
- Other options: the Guided Can-Am Trail Buggy Tour from US$196 over 3 hours, and the Guided Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour from US$173.[3][4]
- Top choice Off Road Buggy 4 / 6 Seater from US$230 Duration2 - 3 hours[1]Rating4.48 from 644 reviews[1]LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, Spanish[1]CancellationFree up to 24 hours before[1]VehicleOff-road buggy with group seating Check availability
- Guided Can-Am Trail Buggy from US$196 Duration3 hours[3]Rating4.54 from 243 reviews[3]LanguagesEnglish and Spanish[3]CancellationFree up to 24 hours before[3]VehicleCan-Am trail buggy See this tour
- Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour from US$173 Duration2 - 3 hours[4]Rating4.67 from 5,246 reviews[4]LanguagesCatalan, English, French, Spanish[4]CancellationFree up to 24 hours before[4]VehicleOff-road volcano buggy See this tour
You must be at least 20 years old to drive a buggy on this tour. A valid driving licence held for a minimum of two years is required behind the wheel.
Our verdict: a four-seat buggy is the group-friendly choice
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What a four-seat buggy tour in Lanzarote involves
Most buggy tours on the island run on two-seat machines: one driver, one passenger, both sitting low to the ground with not much between them and the lava. A larger buggy takes the same idea and stretches it, so a family or a group of friends can share one vehicle, one engine and one dust cloud. Nobody sits inside a cabin here. Everyone is out in the open air, strapped in and grinning as the track disappears under the wheels.
The Lanzarote: Off road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour (4 / 6 seater) is the tour built around that group idea. It runs 2 - 3 hours and is priced from US$230.[1] Live guides speak Catalan, English, French, Italian and Spanish.[1] The tour is wheelchair accessible and pickup is available, so you can be collected rather than meeting on site.[1] Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance keeps the plan flexible.[1]
Ratings are worth reading before you decide. This tour is rated 4.48 from 644 reviews, with Guide at 4.6, Transportation at 4.5 and Value for money at 4.4.[1] That is a well used, well reviewed route rather than a novelty. If you want the highest review count in the island's buggy scene, the Guided Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour is rated 4.67 from 5,246 reviews, from US$173, and it is limited to 10 participants.[4]
Two seats or four: matching the buggy to your group
Seat count is the first decision. A two-seat buggy suits a couple, or two friends happy to swap driving at the halfway stop. A larger machine suits a family with older children, or a group who want to stay on the same track and talk about the ride afterwards. The trade off is easy to picture: a bigger buggy carries more people and feels heavier over the bumps, while a two-seater is lighter and quicker to point through the turns.
The Guided Can-Am Trail Buggy Tour is a smaller group option: from US$196, 3 hours, small group available, wheelchair accessible, with an instructor speaking English and Spanish, rated 4.54 from 243 reviews.[3] The On-Road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour is from US$207 and takes 2.5 hours, with pickup available and a live guide in English and Spanish, rated 4.58 from 627 reviews.[8]
Group riders often look for a buggy that takes everyone at once, and the Lanzarote: Off road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour (4 / 6 seater) is built for exactly that.[1] One machine, one route, everyone on the same schedule, with no second vehicle to wait for. It keeps a group together on the volcano lanes and settles the question of who drives next.
Dust, lava and wide open lanes: the buggy route above the vineyards.
What you ride through: lava fields, cones and vines
Lanzarote's volcanic landscape is not a backdrop, it is the tour. The Timanfaya eruption lasted six years and covered 23% of Lanzarote in fresh lava and spatter.[9] Buggy tracks thread across that ground between black fields of clinker, past cones that still look raw, and along stretches where the only colour is the ochre and rust of the rock itself.
Further inland, La Geria is known for its volcanic vineyard landscape, where vines are grown in pits dug in volcanic ash, a centuries old technique that uses the exceptional properties of that ash.[10] From the saddle of a buggy you see those hollows laid out in rows across the dark ground, each sheltered by a low curved wall of stone. The island is listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, comprising the northernmost island of the Canary Archipelago and the northern islets.[11]
Two landmarks are worth knowing by name before you ride. Peñas del Chache is the tallest mountain on Lanzarote, standing 672 meters (about 2,205 feet) above the sea.[12] On the south-west coast, Los Hervideros is a stretch of dramatic black lava cliffs where the Atlantic surges into a labyrinth of sea caves and blowholes and appears to boil among the rocks.[13] Near Yaiza, the crater of an extinct volcano submerges into the Atlantic to form the Charco de los Clicos, the Green Lagoon, declared a Natural Reserve.[14]
Driving rules: age, licence and who takes the wheel
Settle the driver question before you book. On the buggy tour operated by Buggy Tour Lanzarote, drivers need to be 20 or older, with a driving licence held for two years or more.[2] That applies behind the wheel, so if your group has one qualified driver, plan around them, and ask the operator directly if anyone is close to the age line and you are unsure.
It is also worth knowing which tours use an instructor and which use a live guide. The Guided Can-Am Trail Buggy Tour and the 3-Hour Maverick Buggy Tour name an instructor rather than a live guide, while the 4 / 6 seater off road volcano tour is led by a live guide.[1][3][15] Language lists differ from listing to listing, so read the details of the exact tour you are booking.
Kit for a buggy day is simple: sunglasses, a buff or light scarf, closed shoes and a thin jacket. Lanzarote sits in the trade winds, where the wind blows steadily from the north-east all year round, though its speed varies[6], and the island has a warm climate throughout the entire year with an average annual temperature of about 21ºC.[5] Dust is part of the experience, so leave the pale trousers at the hotel.
from US$230
The 4 / 6 seater buggy tour runs 2 - 3 hours on Lanzarote's volcano lanes, with pickup available and a live guide.[1]
Prices, pickup and how booking works
Buggy tours on Lanzarote are not cheap, and the price moves with the machine, the group size and the length of the route. The 4 / 6 seater off road volcano tour is from US$230.[1] The Guided Can-Am Trail Buggy Tour is from US$196 and takes 3 hours.[3] The On-Road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour is from US$207 and takes 2.5 hours.[8]
At the top of the range, the Puerto del Carmen Buggy Adventure is from US$288 for 2 hours in a small group limited to 6 participants.[16] The 3-Hour Maverick Buggy Tour is from US$265.[15] For contrast, the Guided Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour is from US$173 and rated 4.67 from 5,246 reviews.[4]
On the 4 / 6 seater tour you can reserve now and pay later, and free cancellation is available up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.[1] Pickup is available too, so check availability for pickup options when you choose your date.[1] Booking early in your stay leaves room to move the ride if the wind picks up or your plans shift.
When to ride: weather, winds and crowds
Lanzarote works as a year round destination. Thanks to its geographical situation it has a warm climate throughout the entire year, with an average annual temperature of about 21ºC.[5] It also sits in the area of the trade winds, where the wind blows steadily from the north-east all year round, though the speed varies.[6] Light layers and something to cover your face are useful whatever month you travel.
Crowds are part of the picture. Lanzarote receives just over 3 million holiday tourists per year, plus a further 500,000 day visitors arriving by cruise ship.[17] Booking a buggy slot near the start of your trip gives you room to move it, and the quieter hours of the day are usually the gentlest for dust and heat.
On money and getting around: Lanzarote currently does not charge a general overnight tourist tax[7], so a buggy ride is not competing with a nightly levy. Lanzarote Airport to Puerto del Carmen is just 12 km[18], Playa Blanca is 33 km from the airport[19], and ships dock at the Puerto de los Mármoles, 3 km (1.9 miles) from the city centre.[20]
Can-Am, on-road and Maverick buggies: the alternatives
Not every buggy day has to look the same. The Guided Can-Am Trail Buggy Tour is from US$196 and runs 3 hours with an instructor in English and Spanish, small group available and wheelchair accessible.[3] If you would rather stay on tarmac, the On-Road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour is from US$207 and takes 2.5 hours, with pickup available.[8]
For a maverick buggy tour Lanzarote keeps a separate listing: the Lanzarote: 3-Hour Maverick Buggy Tour, from US$265, rated 4.42 from 144 reviews, wheelchair accessible, with an instructor speaking Spanish and English.[15] For scale, the Can-Am Maverick X3 DS is a two seat side by side vehicle whose engine delivers from 135 hp to 200 hp.[21]
Between them, these listings cover the range: a mixed off road route in a 4 / 6 seater from US$230[1], a trail buggy for smaller groups[3], an on-road cruise[8] and the Guided Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour from US$173.[4] Whichever you pick, the same advice holds: book a slot early in the trip, check the driver rules, and leave the afternoon free afterwards.
From prices for buggy tours in Lanzarote
From prices for six buggy tour listings:[1][3][4][8][15][16]
Compare from prices in US dollars
US dollar from prices for these tour listings:[1][3][4][8][15]
When to ride a buggy in Lanzarote
How to book your buggy
Pick your seats
Choose the shared seating buggy tour if you are riding as a group, or a two-seat machine if you are a pair.
Check the driver rules
Drivers must meet the age and licence requirements, so decide who takes the wheel before you pay.
Choose your slot
Availability is shown when you pick a date, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Arrange pickup
Pickup is available on this tour, so check availability for pickup options while booking.
Meet and drive
Bring your licence, closed shoes and sunglasses; the route is dusty, bright and open to the wind.
Ready for a four or six seat buggy on the volcano lanes?
from US$230
