Lanzarote: 3-Hour Buggy Tour Volcanic Roads & Wine Country

You're handed the keys to a Maverick buggy and told to follow the dust ahead

You drive your own buggy across Lanzarote's volcanic terrain, wine region, and coastal dunes for three hours. The route includes La Geria's wine cellars, a red volcanic shore with a coffee stop, sand dunes, and views of La Graciosa and Fuerteventura. Vehicle use is included. You need a valid license and at least two years of driving experience to book.

Step-by-step itinerary

3-hour guided buggy tour around island

• Depart from Lanzarote Safaris center
• Pass through La Geria wine cellars
• Drive near Timanfaya National Park
• Pass through red volcano on shore
• Stop for coffee and photos
• Drive through sand dunes
• Visit village of Soo
• Return via Arrecife
• Pass through Puerto del Carmen
• Pass through Puerto Calero

The experience

The moment you realize you're actually driving this thing (not riding in it, but steering it yourself across red volcanic rock and sand tracks) something shifts. Most people don't get to do this on vacation. You're not strapped into a tour bus watching the island through a window. You're in control of a state-of-the-art machine, and the route ahead splits between paved roads and the kind of terrain that doesn't make it onto most maps. The three-hour Lanzarote buggy tour starts from the Lanzarote Safaris center and moves through the island's most varied landscape: wine country, volcanic zones, dunes, villages, and coastal views that open up in directions you wouldn't expect.

The route takes you through La Geria first, where the wine cellars sit in the shadow of Timanfaya National Park. Then the buggy tour heads toward the red volcano on the shore. That's where you stop for coffee and photos, and the light on the rock at that hour is the kind of thing you remember. After that comes the sand dunes, the small village of Soo, and the drive back through Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen, and Puerto Calero. You're not just passing through. You're choosing the line, feeling the terrain change under the wheels, and seeing the island the way locals move through it, not the scenic viewpoint version, but the actual roads and tracks that connect the place.

One coast shows you Risco de Famara and La Graciosa. Turn your head the other way and you see Islote de Lobos and Fuerteventura across the water. It's the kind of perspective you only get when you're moving through the landscape yourself, not watching it roll past. The whole thing runs three hours, which is long enough to feel like you've covered ground but short enough that you're not exhausted by the end. You'll need a valid driving license and at least two years of driving experience, and you have to be 21 or older to get behind the wheel. Those are the rules that keep it safe and keep the experience real.

What’s included

Vehicle use for the three-hour buggy tour is included. You drive through La Geria's wine region, across volcanic terrain to the red volcano on the shore where a coffee stop is built in, then through sand dunes and the village of Soo before returning via Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen, and Puerto Calero.

Before you book

Lasts 3h, runs Monday to Saturday with no fixed time, from € 230 per group, with a live guide in English and Spanish, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesMonday to Saturday

GroupUp to 10 · max 2 per booking

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Buggy Adventure Lanzarote

Is this one for you?Right for drivers who want to explore Lanzarote's varied terrain under their own control and don't want to follow a fixed bus route. The buggy format is what lets you move at your own pace across roads and tracks most tours skip.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Do I need a special license to drive the buggy?

No, a valid standard driving license is required. You must have held it for at least two years and be 21 or older.

How long is the buggy tour?

Three hours total, including the coffee stop at the volcanic shore.

What age can passengers be?

Passengers must be 7 years or older. Drivers must be 21 or older with a valid license held for at least two years.

What's included in the tour?

Vehicle use for the three-hour drive. You cover La Geria, the volcanic shore, sand dunes, and villages, with a coffee stop included.

Is this tour suitable if I'm not very fit?

The tour is suitable for all fitness levels, though it's not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health due to the terrain and driving.

Will I see other islands?

Yes. From different points on the route, you'll have views of La Graciosa and Fuerteventura across the water.

What kind of roads do we drive on?

A mix of paved roads and off-road tracks. You'll drive through wine country, volcanic areas, sand dunes, and villages.

Where does the tour start and end?

The tour departs from the Lanzarote Safaris excursion center and returns there after three hours.