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Landmannalaugar, or the 'People's Pools' is known for its colorful volcanic rock mountains and lava fields and it`s home for many hiking enthusiasts during the summer season.
Whatever you are: a hiking enthusiast, geology geek. photography maniac this hike will make you feel like walking on a magical painting!
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
Please note that we only serve the pick-up locations specified in our pick-up list below. Due to traffic restrictions, we are not allowed to pick up from hotels in the city center nor from private Air BnBs. If your pick-up location is not on our pick-up list then we kindly ask you to find the closest pick-up point to your accommodation from our list: Meeting points and times in Reykjavik: Between 7:00 - 7:30 a.m.: - Reykjavik's City Hall (Ráðhúsið) on Vonarstræti - Hallgrímskirkja Church - Reykjavik Campsite in Front of Reykjavik City Hostel, Sundlaugavegur Meeting points outside of Reykjavik: 8:15 a.m. - Selfoss N1 gas station 9:00 a.m. - Hella Bus Terminal
Itinerary
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1Thjorsardalur Valley
You are picked up from your arranged meeting point in Reykjavik with a scheduled bus and drive through the beautiful Thjórsárdalur valley, Hekla Volcano towards Landmannalaugar.
Admission ticket free -
2Ljotipollur Lake
Our first hiking destination - Ljótipollur lake (it means ugly puddle). Fun fact - despite its name this lake is ranked as the 42nd most beautiful crater lake in the world!
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Frostastaðavatn
Prepare your cameras for a second amazingly beautiful lake surrounded by surreal landscapes and colorful rhyolite mountains! After enjoying your first highlights of Icelandic highlands, we head to our mountain hut.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Suðurnámur
Today we will hike to the peak of a 200,000-year-old mountain Suðurnámur which is very rich in rhyolite minerals! On our trail to the mountain peak, you will enjoy the colorful peaks contrasting with verdant greens, blues, deep golds, and sometimes vibrant reds.
3 hours • Admission ticket free -
5Laugahraun
Laugahraun lava field, which was formed in an eruption around the year 1477 where basalt prey from a magma chamber under Bárðarbunga flowed southwest through the Veiðivatnasprunga and all the way into the roots of the Torfajökull volcano.
Admission ticket free -
6Bláhnjúkur
After enjoying our breakfast buffet it`s time for a 3,5-hour hike to Bláhnukur volcano! The hiking trail will lead us to the top from where you can take the best panoramic pictures of Landmannalaugar landscapes and even see five glaciers! (in good visibility) After coming down we will enjoy a short break before we board the bus back to Reykjavik, we will arrive to the city around 9:00 pm.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Scenic drive to Landmannalaugar, Thjórsárdalur valley, Frostastaðavatn, Ljótipollur
Brennisteinsdalda, Vondugil & Suðurnámur Rhyolite mountains
Bláhnukur Volcano
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility impairments
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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