At a glance
- Pickup is available on this tour; the points and times for your date appear when you check availability.[1]
- The guided off-road volcano buggy tour lasts 2 - 3 hours.[1]
- Drivers need to be 20 or older, with a driving licence held for two years or more.[2]
- Small group tour, limited to 10 participants, with a live guide.[1]
- Reserve now and pay later, with free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.[1]
- Top choice Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour from US$173 Duration2 - 3 hours[1]Rating4.67 from 5,246 reviews[1]Guide languagesCatalan, English, French, Spanish[1]BookingReserve now, pay later[1] Check availability
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In Lanzarote, the vines are grown in pits dug in the volcanic ash; a centuries-old technique that takes advantage of the exceptional properties of volcanic ash.
A short guided buggy tour that suits a Costa Teguise stay
Pickup and timing
Where the buggy tour starts and how to find it
The buggy tour booked through this site is an off-road volcano buggy tour with a live guide, and pickup is available, with the options for your dates shown when you check availability.[1] Costa Teguise sits on the east coast of Lanzarote, a short run south of Arrecife, and the roads that lead inland towards the volcanic country are wide, well surfaced and easy to follow. If you are staying in the resort and making your own way, give yourself a comfortable margin rather than cutting it fine.
Buggy tours here run in convoy with a guide out in front, so the start is often a yard or a wide lay-by on the edge of the built-up area rather than a building with a sign over the door. Look for the vehicles themselves: open-sided buggies with crash bars, lined up while the group gets ready. Arrive a few minutes early, keep your driving licence on you, and wear something you will not mind shaking the dust out of later. A phone with the operator's number saved is the most useful thing in your pocket on the morning of the tour.
The tour itself lasts 2 - 3 hours.[1] That leaves plenty of the day for the beach, a vineyard stop or a wander around Teguise, and it keeps the whole outing light rather than tiring. Build the pickup drive, or your own journey to the meeting point, in at each end, and think twice before booking anything with a hard deadline straight afterwards, especially if you have taken a later slot.
Hotel pickup from selected areas
Pickup is available on this tour, and the list of points and times for your chosen date appears when you check availability.[1] Costa Teguise has hotels and apartment blocks spread along the coast and around the older streets inland, so where you wait depends on where you are staying and which points the operator is running that day. The options shown at booking are the ones that apply to your date.
Treat the pickup time as the start of a window rather than a to-the-minute appointment. Drivers work a loop, collecting several groups from different addresses, and the order shifts with traffic and with who else is booked in. Be outside and visible a few minutes before the stated time, stand where a vehicle can pull in safely, and stay off the road itself. If your accommodation sits down a lane or behind a barrier, walk out to the nearest main entrance and wait there.
If your hotel is not on the list, you can usually make your own way to the meeting point, or choose the closest pickup point on offer and travel to it. You can reserve now and pay later, so there is no need to settle the whole plan in one go.[1] Check the pickup details again in the last day or two, when the final list is set.
Buggy tracks running across the volcanic ash fields of Lanzarote's interior.
Confirming your pickup time before the day
Confirm the pickup details the day before you travel. Operators tend to send the final time by message or email once the day's list has settled, and that message, rather than the earlier estimate, is the one to work from. Save the operator's number in your phone, keep notifications on, and check your messages in the evening and again over breakfast in case anything has moved.
Sort the small things the night before so the morning is calm. Know where your driving licence is, charge your phone, fill a water bottle, and put on closed shoes and clothes that can take a bit of volcanic dust. If you are travelling as a pair, decide who drives. Drivers must be at least 20 years old and must have held a valid driving licence for a minimum of two years.[2]
If nobody in your group meets those requirements, ask before you book whether a driver can be arranged, or look at the other Lanzarote tours from Costa Teguise that keep you in a passenger seat, such as the guided walks and sightseeing days that run across the island. Lanzarote is easy to see without driving anything at all.
Arriving from elsewhere on Lanzarote or a cruise port
Ships dock at the Puerto de los Mármoles, which is 3 km (1.9 miles) from the city centre of Arrecife.[6] From there, Costa Teguise is a short run north, and the volcanic country lies to the south and west. Cruise calls are usually tight, so line your tour slot up against your all-aboard time and leave yourself room to get back to the ship without watching the clock.
Staying elsewhere on the island? The airport and Puerto del Carmen are just 12 km apart,[7] while Playa Blanca sits 33 km from Lanzarote Arrecife Airport.[8] Distances like that make a buggy tour a realistic outing from most resorts, though the roads are single carriageway in places and a wrong turn or a slow tractor can add time to a plan.
Give yourself the tour's 2 - 3 hours[1] plus travel at each end. From the southern resorts that is a proper half day out; from Costa Teguise or Arrecife it slots neatly into a morning. Check the pickup options for your base before you decide, and be ready to meet the group if your area is not covered.
from US$173
The guided off-road volcano buggy tour is rated 4.67 from 5,246 reviews, with prices from US$173.[1]
How far ahead to book your buggy tour
The tour runs with a small group, limited to 10 participants.[1] It also carries a big review history, with 5,246 reviews and a rating of 4.67.[1] Popular departure times can fill while quieter ones stay open, so if a particular morning matters to you, book it rather than leaving it to the day.
Lanzarote receives just over 3 million holiday tourists per year, plus a further 500,000 visitors who arrive for the day on cruise ships.[9] That is a lot of people for a small island, and the busiest weeks are the ones to plan ahead for. Book as soon as your dates are fixed, and keep the free cancellation window in mind as your safety net.
Booking online also keeps the practical details in one place: the pickup options, the cancellation terms, the guide languages and the operator's contact. Those are the things that decide how smoothly the day goes.
Cancellation and rescheduling options
This tour can be reserved now and paid for later, and it comes with free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.[1] That means you can hold a slot early without tying up your money, and change your mind if flights or plans shift. Read the terms on the booking page as you go through checkout, because the wording there is the version that applies to your reservation.
If you would rather move than cancel, message the operator as early as you can and ask about another departure. Moving depends on whether there is space on another slot and on the pickup list for that day, so the sooner you ask, the more likely it is that something can be arranged. Once you are inside the final day, options narrow quickly.
If you arrive late or miss your pickup
Miss the pickup and the group will not wait long. A convoy has to keep its place on the tracks, and other travellers are already sitting in the vehicles. Call the operator straight away on the number in your booking confirmation and explain exactly where you are. Sometimes a driver can swing back or meet you at a later point on the route, but that is never something to count on.
If you miss it completely, you may be able to move to another departure or cancel under the terms that apply at that moment. Either way, the sooner you make contact, the more room there is to sort something out. The simple protection is to be ready early, keep your phone charged, and double check the pickup point the evening before.
From prices for buggy tours on Lanzarote
Values are the from prices in US dollars on each tour listing:[1][3][4][10]
Buggy tour from prices in US dollars
Amounts are the from prices in US dollars on these listings:[1][3][4]
When to book your buggy tour
Booking and pickup steps
Check availability for your date
Open the tour page and enter your date to see the pickup options, starting times and the from price.[1]
Pick your pickup point
Choose the pickup point closest to where you are staying, or plan to meet the group at the start point if nothing nearby is offered.[1]
Check the driver rules
Drivers need to be 20 or older, with a driving licence held for two years or more.[2]
Book your slot
Book the time you want and keep the free cancellation window of up to 24 hours in mind if your plans move.[1]
Be ready early
Be outside, visible from the road, a few minutes before your pickup window, with your licence and phone on you.
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