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- A guided 3 hour buggy drive with views of the Volcano Park, in a small group limited to 10 participants.[1]
- From US$196 per person, rated 4.77 from 117 reviews, with a guide score of 4.9 and transportation at 4.8.[1]
- Host or greeter in English, Spanish and French, and the listing is wheelchair accessible.[1]
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund, and you can reserve now and pay later.[1]
- The Guided Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour is from US$173, and the On-Road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour is from US$207.[2][3]
| 3 Hour Buggy Tour | Off-Road Buggy Tour | Timanfaya Park Tour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From | from US$196[1] | from US$173[2] | from US$68[4] |
| Duration | 3 hours[1] | 2 - 3 hours[2] | 6 hours[4] |
| Group size | Limited to 10 participants[1] | Limited to 10 participants[2] | Not stated in the listing |
| Guide languages | English, Spanish, French[1] | Catalan, English, French, Spanish[2] | English, Spanish[4] |
| Rating | 4.77 from 117 reviews[1] | 4.67 from 5,246 reviews[2] | 4.40 from 885 reviews[4] |
| Cancellation | Free cancellation up to 24 hours[1] | Free cancellation up to 24 hours[2] | Free cancellation up to 24 hours[4] |
Nowadays, on the surface the temperatures reach around 250 ºC, and they can even reach more than 600 ºC, 13 m deep.
A buggy tour that puts the volcano right in front of you
Buggy tour essentials
Why a buggy suits Timanfaya
Timanfaya does not look like the rest of Lanzarote. Leave the coast behind and the neat white villages give way to black ash, rust coloured cones and lava fields that still look raw. There is hardly any shade, very few buildings between the volcanoes, and the road runs in long curves across the top of it all. It is ground that suits an open sided buggy: low to the dust, open to the wind and small enough to let you feel the scale of the place rather than watching it slide past a coach window. Take a layer whatever the coast is doing, because out here the wind has nothing to stop it.
The Lanzarote: 3 Hour Buggy Tour with views of the Volcano Park is a good place to start. It runs for 3 hours in a small group, limited to 10 participants, with a host or greeter speaking English, Spanish and French.[1] The listing is wheelchair accessible.[1] Prices start at US$196 per person, and the tour is rated 4.77 from 117 reviews, with the guide at 4.9, transportation at 4.8 and value for money at 4.7.[1] Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund is part of the arrangement, and you can reserve now and pay later.[1]
What the 3 Hour Buggy Tour with views of the Volcano Park offers
Start with the shape of the day. The drive lasts 3 hours, which fits neatly into a morning or an afternoon, and it is run as a small group limited to 10 participants.[1] Your host or greeter works in English, Spanish and French.[1] The from price is US$196 per person.[1] On the review side it sits at 4.77 from 117 reviews, with the guide scored 4.9, transportation 4.8 and value for money 4.7.[1] Wheelchair access is listed for this tour, so mention your needs when you book if seating and boarding matter to you.[1]
Booking terms are the friendly part. You can reserve now and pay later, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.[1] Starting times for your date appear when you check availability.[1] If pickup matters to you, the Guided Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour lists pickup availability and starts at from US$173 per person.[2] Otherwise, expect dust, grit, a helmet and a strong urge for a shower before dinner.
Lava sand, open tracks and long views on a buggy day out.
Buggy tour Timanfaya: how the alternatives compare
Two more buggy listings sit close to this one in style. The Lanzarote: Guided Off-Road Volcano Buggy Tour is from US$173 per person, runs 2 - 3 hours, is limited to 10 participants and lists pickup availability, with guides in Catalan, English, French and Spanish; it is rated 4.67 from 5,246 reviews.[2] The Lanzarote: Off road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour (4 / 6 seater) is from US$230, runs 2 - 3 hours, is wheelchair accessible and also offers pickup.[5] A third, the Lanzarote: On-Road Guided Buggy Volcano Tour, is from US$207, runs 2.5 hours and has a live guide in English and Spanish.[3]
If you would rather walk or ride in a coach, there is plenty of choice. Guided volcano hikes start at from US$48 for 3.5 - 4 hours and from US$54 for 3 hours, the second limited to 9 participants.[6][7] Coach based days include a 6 hour Timanfaya National Park Tour from US$68, rated 4.40 from 885 reviews, and a 9 hour Volcanos of Timanfaya and Caves Tour with Lunch from US$109.[4][8] There is also a camel ride at the Timanfaya camel station that lasts approximately 20 minutes.[9] The Route of the Volcanoes, the coach circuit inside the park, has adapted coaches.[10]
Timanfaya National Park: the ground under your wheels
Timanfaya National Park covers about 51 square kilometers (20 square miles).[11] It was declared a National Park by a decree of August 9, 1974, published in the Official State Gazette on September 17, 1974.[12] The eruptions that shaped this landscape ran from 1730 to 1736, and the Termesana Route is built around coming into close contact with the volcano and with the culture of Lanzarote's inhabitants during that eruptive period.[13] On the ground that means ash, pumice, broken craters and lava that has not yet learned to look old.
The heat under your feet is real. At Islote de Hilario the surface reaches around 250 ºC, and it can reach more than 600 ºC at 13 m deep.[14] El Diablo Restaurant cooks with that same geology: its grill uses natural heat from the subsoil, where temperatures exceed 600 °C just 15 meters below the surface, cooking meat and vegetables without fire or electricity over an open cavity in the rock.[15] The park has doubled for other planets on film, with Enemy Mine, Krull, Mission Stardust, Stranded and Operation Ganymed among the productions shot here.[16]
from US$196
The Lanzarote: 3 Hour Buggy Tour with views of the Volcano Park runs for 3 hours in a small group limited to 10 participants.[1]
Prices, tickets and cancellation
The buggy tour this guide rates highest starts at from US$196 per person.[1] Around it, the other guided buggy drives go from from US$173, from US$207 and from US$230, so there is a spread to work with.[2][3][5] Every figure is a from price, exactly as the listings give it, so treat it as a starting point rather than a final total for your dates.
On the 3 Hour Buggy Tour with views of the Volcano Park, cancellation is free up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund, and you can reserve now and pay later.[1] For the park itself, the standard adult entrance ticket for Montañas del Fuego costs 30.00 EUR.[17] Tickets for independent entry can only be purchased online and for a specific time slot.[18] If you are joining a guided drive, ask about park entry when you book so you know what is already arranged.
Getting there and planning your day
Puerto del Carmen and Timanfaya National Park are about 22 km apart directly, with a road distance of about 23.5 km.[19] Public transport is thin on the ground out here, though Line 60 passes through Yaiza on its route between Arrecife and Playa Blanca.[20] Most people arrive by hire car or as part of an organised tour, and the roads into the park climb through open country with long views and little shelter.
Before you go, the Centro de Visitantes e Interpretación de Mancha Blanca is open Monday to Sunday from 9:00 to 16:00, and its exhibition and audiovisual programme are free to enter.[21][22] It is a good first stop for context on the eruptions before you see the lava itself. Out in the park, wear closed shoes, carry water and keep a light jacket handy: the wind across the ash can be stronger and cooler than the coast suggests.
Adding caves, vines and a coast to your buggy day
A buggy drive pairs well with the rest of the island. The Lanzarote: Timanfaya Park, Jameos Agua, and Cueva Verdes Tour is a 9 hour coach day from US$102 that skips the ticket line and travels through Timanfaya National Park, Cueva de los Verdes and Jameos del Agua, rated 4.47 from 2,662 reviews.[23] A full day Volcanoes and Caves tour runs 9 - 10 hours from from US$86.[24] Cruise passengers can take a shorter departure from Arrecife of 2.5 - 5 hours from from US$57.[25]
If what you have in mind is a timanfaya quad, the guided buggy drives here are the same idea in a different shell: open sided, dusty and low to the ground, with someone leading the way and the volcano filling the view. Beyond the ash, the south has the green lagoon at El Golfo and the vineyards of La Geria planted in volcanic ash, while the north holds Jameos del Agua and Cueva de los Verdes. Spread it out. One dusty morning in a buggy and one slower day of caves and wine makes a better trip than fitting the whole island into a single afternoon.
From prices for guided buggy tours near Timanfaya
Per-person from prices in US dollars, taken from GetYourGuide buggy listings:[1][2][3][5]
What a guided buggy day costs
Amounts are per-person from prices in US dollars from GetYourGuide listings[1][2][3][5].
When to book your buggy tour
Planning your buggy day
Check your date
The listing shows starting times when you check availability, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours in advance.[1]
Sort your group
Small group, limited to 10 participants, with a host or greeter in English, Spanish and French.[1]
Dress for dust
Closed shoes, sunglasses and a light scarf or buff are the sensible kit for an open buggy on ash tracks; bring water too.
Know the park entry
Tickets for independent entry to Montañas del Fuego can only be bought online and for a specific time slot.[18]
Match the languages
The listing gives a host or greeter in English, Spanish and French, so pick the slot that suits you.[1]
Ready for three hours of dust and volcano views?
from US$196
