Buggy and quad tours in Lanzarote: routes, operators and price per buggy

The buggy tour in Lanzarote collects more reviews on GetYourGuide than anything else on the island: the off-road volcano tour has passed 5,500. Here is how it works: you drive a two-seat buggy behind a guide, in a group, along dirt tracks and stretches of road, with one or two stops for photos or a coffee at a winery.

What few adverts spell out: the price is per buggy, not per person; booking with the operator is usually cheaper; and no route goes off-road inside the national park. Below you will find who actually runs the tours, which route suits your hotel and what to wear against the dust.

Buggy in Lanzarote: price per buggy and per person

Every operator charges per vehicle. A two-seat buggy on a 2-hour tour costs €130–150; on a 3-hour tour, €160–200. If there are two of you, split it: €65–100 each. The far more powerful Can-Am Maverick Turbos go up to €210–240, and four-seat family buggies are around €150–160.

On GetYourGuide the best-selling off-road tour starts from €150 per buggy, and the on-road tour to a volcano from €180. Here the operator's own website wins: Buggies Lanzarote takes €10 off for booking online and, if you drive to their base, you save the €5 per person pick-up. In exchange, GetYourGuide gives you free cancellation up to 24 hours before on the main product, something Buggies Lanzarote does not publish.

Real operators and resellers

There are dozens of brands, but only a few companies own the vehicles. The review you read on an agency site may be about a different operator.

• Buggies Lanzarote — at the Puerto Calero marina since 2015, automatic two-seat Can-Am Mavericks only. On Tripadvisor it sits around 4.7 with more than a thousand reviews; older complaints about buggies in poor condition refer to manual vehicles they no longer advertise, so check the date of each review. More in our Buggies Lanzarote review.
• H2O Sports Lanzarote — the supplier behind GetYourGuide's most-reviewed buggy tour. Its "Wild North" route takes in the Guatiza quarries, the Mala dam and Peñas del Chache, which the listing calls the island's highest point. It also runs jet skis and Rykers.
• LanzaBuggy (Aventura LanzaBuggy) — based at km 17 of the LZ-2 in Yaiza. Its fleet includes Maverick Turbo and Trail, family buggies, Slingshots, Can-Am Spyders, trikes and quads.
• OK Lanzarote — automatic 2- and 4-seat buggies in the north, "70% off-road" according to its website. It is not clear whether it operates or resells.
• Resellers: Canco Lanzarote and Lanzarote Buggy Tours (buggylanzarote.com) are agencies. The latter says it works with "a select group of local companies": it is not an operator, whatever the name suggests.

"Can-Am", by the way, is the vehicle brand (Maverick X3, Maverick Trail, Maverick Sport), not a tour company. We compare them all in buggy operators in Lanzarote.

Volcano buggy tours: do they go into Timanfaya?

No. No buggy goes off-road inside Timanfaya National Park: park rules only allow driving on authorised roads and paths, and private vehicles may only use the LZ-67 road. Tours sold as "through Timanfaya" cross the park on that public road; LanzaBuggy, for example, passes Uga and the national park on its family routes and then carries on to La Geria and Los Hervideros.

The dirt sections are outside the park. If you want to see the Montañas del Fuego from the inside, that is a separate €30 ticket including the coach route: we explain it in our Timanfaya guide.

Southern routes: Puerto Calero, La Geria and La Asomada

The 2-hour Buggies Lanzarote route leaves Puerto Calero along the tracks behind Puerto del Carmen, passes Tías, Güime, San Bartolomé, Masdache and Montaña Blanca, stops for coffee at a winery in La Geria and returns via La Asomada. The 3-hour route drops down the coast to Playa Quemada, climbs to La Asomada, passes the Volcán del Cuervo and Mancha Blanca and runs down a track to La Santa, with views of La Graciosa, before returning via Soo, some lava caves and the winery for a short tasting.

Note: drink-drive limits apply on the road, so the glass of wine is for the passenger.

Northern routes: Guatiza, Mala and the Risco de Famara

Operators from Costa Teguise and Puerto del Carmen that head north cover the Guatiza quarries, the Mala dam, Peñas del Chache, Teseguite and the El Mojón quarry; H2O's 3-hour version adds Charco del Palo. OK Lanzarote includes Las Nieves and the Risco de Famara viewpoint.

Choose by your hotel, not by the brand. If you are staying in Costa Teguise, the northern route is close by; from Puerto del Carmen or Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero is handy.

Off-road or on-road: which to choose

With small children, the on-road or mixed format is easier going; for everyone else, the tracks. Either way, the pace is set by the slowest buggy in the group.

Age, licence and children: who can drive

• Driver: a valid car licence (category B) and the original; H2O does not accept copies. Buggies Lanzarote, H2O and LanzaBuggy require it to have been held for 2 years. Minimum age: 20 at H2O, 21 at LanzaBuggy.
• Passenger in a two-seat buggy: at least 1.35 m tall. That is the height above which Spanish law no longer requires a child restraint in a car, and the basis for the rule at OK Lanzarote and H2O.
• Smaller children: the only option is a four-seat family buggy. OK Lanzarote sets no height limit for the rear seats of its four-seaters.
• Minimum age for children: 4 to 12 depending on the operator; ask before you pay.
• Pregnancy or back problems: H2O advises against it.

More ideas for travelling with youngsters in our guide to Lanzarote with kids.

Dust, cold and what to wear

Dust is the number-one complaint in reviews for every operator: you are following other buggies along dry volcanic tracks.

• Closed shoes: compulsory. In sandals they will not let you on.
• Old clothes you do not mind ruining.
• A buff or scarf for your mouth and nose. Buggies Lanzarote sells them at its office for exactly that reason.
• A jacket from October to May: on the hills around La Asomada and in the north it gets windy and cool.
• Goggles: Buggies Lanzarote lends them; H2O includes dust goggles, a helmet and a windproof jacket.

Fuel, insurance, guide and safety briefing are included as standard. No operator publishes a deposit: ask when you book.

New equipment rules since 1 October 2026

Article 118 of Spain's General Traffic Regulations (Reglamento General de Circulación) was rewritten and has been in force since 1 October 2026. On quads, quadricycles, three-wheelers and motorbikes, both driver and passenger must wear:

• An approved helmet on all roads.
• Protective gloves on roads outside towns.
• Closed shoes covering the whole foot on all roads.

Vehicles with a roll cage and seatbelts listed in their registration documents, like most buggies, are exempt. Even so, operators still insist on closed shoes. If you are going by quad, Slingshot or trike, ask what kit the tour includes. The official text is in the BOE (Spain's official gazette): https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2003-23514

Quad biking in Lanzarote: when it makes sense

A quad is for people who want to ride alone and feel the machine more: one seat, handlebars, more exposed to wind and dust. Canco sells two routes, 3 hours through La Geria for €110 and 1.5 hours along the south coast towards Papagayo and the Janubio salt pans for €100 per quad. Lanzarote Buggy Tours offers Can-Am quads for €115–140, and LanzaBuggy has quads in its fleet.

It works out dearer per person, because everyone has their own. If there are two of you and one does not want to drive, the buggy is better value.

Slingshot, Ryker, trike and 4x4

• Polaris Slingshot: a three-wheeled open-top roadster, 3 hours from €170 on GetYourGuide (Canco sells it for €160). Tarmac only, no tracks.
• Can-Am Ryker or Spyder: three wheels with handlebars, halfway between a motorbike and a car. The guided tour starts from €140; H2O and LanzaBuggy run it.
• Trike: the three-person option, from €150 per vehicle for 3 hours. Canco sells it for €140.
• 4x4: the 6-hour trip through the volcanoes and along the south coast starts from €68 and is the cheapest thing on this list; check the listing to see who drives if nobody in your group wants to. On La Graciosa, 4x4 taxis do the loop round the north of the island for €60 for two: details in La Graciosa.

Some listings mention "4/6-seater" buggies. Operators' own websites only show 2- and 4-seat buggies; products for "up to 3 people" are Slingshots and trikes.

Combining a buggy with a jet ski

Several operators sell land-and-sea packages. Buggies Lanzarote runs its Land & Sea on Tuesdays and Fridays (3 hours, €269 for two), H2O pairs its jet ski route around Papagayo with 2 hours of buggy from about €270 for two, and on GetYourGuide the "duo pack" starts from €200. Details and operators in jet skiing in Lanzarote.

How to book and cancel

From June to September tours fill up earlier, so book a few weeks ahead. If the operator cancels because of wind or bad weather, H2O will move your date or refund you.

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