Buggy tours in Puerto del Carmen: Paracraft's Buggy Adventure and the volcano road trip

Plenty of people stay in Puerto del Carmen, but the resort isn't Lanzarote's main buggy base. The northern routes start in Costa Teguise; the central ones in Puerto Calero and on the LZ-2 at Yaiza. Only two tours start and finish in the resort itself, and they are very different from each other.

Which buggy tours start in Puerto del Carmen?

The real difference: with H2O you know exactly what you'll see; with Paracraft you're buying a guided buggy outing whose route nobody has published.

Paracraft's Buggy Adventure: what we know and what we don't

"Buggy Adventure" is the name Paracraft uses on GetYourGuide for its buggy tour from Puerto del Carmen. Paracraft is a water-sports company based at Playa Chica (jet skis, parasailing), operating since 1998, which also offers a buggy. We look at it in detail in our Paracraft review.

What is confirmed on its website and on GetYourGuide:

• You start from the Paracraft office on Paseo Pila de la Barrilla, next to Playa Chica.
• You drive yourself, following a guide.
• There are 4-seater and 2-seater buggies.
• Drivers must be 22 or over, with 2 years' driving experience. That is the highest minimum age of any buggy tour on the island.
• Passengers must be 8 or over, accompanied by an adult and at least 1.35 m tall.
• Closed shoes are compulsory.

What isn't known, and it's worth being clear about it: Paracraft doesn't publish the route. There's no list of stops, no split between dirt track and tarmac, and no buggy model ("state-of-the-art vehicle", says the listing). Nor is it stated whether the fleet is Paracraft's own or another company's. If the route is what decides it for you, ask before you pay.

The duration doesn't add up either: GetYourGuide says 2 h and Paracraft's website 2.5 h. Allow two and a half hours when planning your day.

Check dates for the Buggy Adventure

On-road buggy tour to El Cuervo volcano and Las Grietas

The other tour that starts in Puerto del Carmen is run by H2O Sports Lanzarote, the same company behind the northern off-road routes from Costa Teguise. This one is different: it's on tarmac all the way and includes a short walk.

The route H2O publishes:

1. Leave Puerto del Carmen for the Los Volcanes Natural Park.
2. Walk about 1 km, roughly 40 minutes, to Volcán El Cuervo.
3. Drive through the La Geria vineyards.
4. Stop at Las Grietas.
5. Return to Puerto del Carmen.

It's the best choice if someone in your group doesn't want dust and bumps, or if you're worried the dirt tracks might change under the new rules: as it stays on tarmac, it doesn't depend on what the Cabildo decides. The downside: if you want to drive on dirt tracks, there aren't any here. There's more in our guide to on-road buggy tours.

Buggies seat up to 4, there are no more than 5 buggies per group and guides speak English and Spanish. Because of the 40-minute walk, wear closed shoes you're comfortable walking in.

Check dates for the volcano road tour

How much is a buggy tour in Puerto del Carmen?

Prices are per buggy, not per person. What really changes the maths is how many of you share each vehicle.

Three things stand out from the table:

• If there are only two of you, the 2-seater buggy on Paracraft's website (€145.09) works out a lot cheaper than the 4-seater price shown on GetYourGuide. Check the calendar to see which options appear for your date.
• Otherwise, booking direct costs almost the same: Paracraft charges 3% less on its website, and H2O charges the same on both.
• Cancellation is what differs: GetYourGuide lets you cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before. Paracraft's FAQ says it doesn't accept cancellations, only a change of date with 24 hours' notice. For a few euros' difference, the flexibility is usually worth it.

To compare with the rest of the island, see prices for every buggy tour.

Requirements: age, driving licence and children

Minimum age is the first thing to check, because it's what most often gets people turned away at the desk:

• Paracraft: drivers 22 or over, licence held for 2 years. One third-party listing says 21, but Paracraft's own website says 22.
• H2O, on-road tour: 20 or over with 2 years' licence. The same listing says elsewhere "not suitable for under-21s", so if you're 20, confirm before booking. H2O only accepts your original driving licence: no photocopies or photos on your phone.

With children, the Buggy Adventure requires age 8 and a height of 1.35 m. The 1.35 m rule comes from Spain's General Traffic Regulations: below that height a child restraint is required. H2O's road tour listing only excludes under-3s; if you're travelling with young children, confirm which seat they'll need.

Everything else (foreign licences, international driving permits, alcohol) is in our guide to licence and requirements.

Other buggy tours with pick-up in Puerto del Carmen

If neither of these appeals, there are three alternatives a short drive away:

Times are without traffic; add 20–30%. The Buggies Lanzarote route uses the very tracks behind Puerto del Carmen towards Tías: if you want dirt close to your hotel, it's the most direct option. See the Puerto Calero page and our comparison of every tour.

By bus (guagua), lines 24 and 25 link Puerto del Carmen with Puerto Calero, but we haven't been able to check all their times; look them up before relying on them to reach the start on time.

One warning that affects every route with dirt tracks: on 2 October 2026 the Cabildo opened a month-long public consultation on a by-law that could restrict or ban buggies and quads on tracks and rural land. Nothing is banned today, but routes may move onto tarmac. Check when you book.

Buggy and jet ski on the same day

Paracraft also sells two packages from the same Playa Chica office:

• Pack Duo: buggy and double jet ski, 3 h in total, from €200 for one or two people on GetYourGuide. With two of you, about €100 each.
• Pack Trio: buggy, jet ski and parasailing, 4 h, from €300 for one or two people. About €150 each with two of you.

The buggy age rules are the same (22 to drive). How to fit all three activities into one day, and the jet ski rules, are covered in our buggy and jet ski guide.

Check dates for the Pack Duo · Check dates for the Pack Trio

Can you hire a buggy without a guide, or drive on the beach?

The short answer is no to both:

• Self-drive hire: we haven't found anywhere on Lanzarote that hires out a buggy or quad for you to drive on your own. Everything on sale is a guided group outing. The only unguided motor vehicle we've seen is H2O's Can-Am Ryker, a trike, at €150 for 24 h, collected in Costa Teguise. More on buggy hire.
• Beaches and dunes: Spain's Coastal Law bans driving vehicles on beaches, and in protected areas leaving authorised tracks carries fines of €600 to €6,000. "Dune buggy" is a type of vehicle, not a route. Nobody in Puerto del Carmen will take you onto the sand.

Reviewed: 6 October 2026