Adventure · 9D | 8N
Glaciers, Caves & Volcanoes
Ice climbing on Svínafellsjökull, a crystal ice cave under Vatnajökull, a descent into a dormant magma chamber, and snowmobiles on Langjökull.
- Best time
- September to March for the aurora; June to August for the highlands
- Route
- Reykjavík · Vík · Skaftafell · Höfn
Day by day
9 days, planned in full
Ice climbing on Svínafellsjökull, a crystal ice cave under Vatnajökull, a descent into a dormant magma chamber, and snowmobiles on Langjökull.
Day 1
Arrive, and kit up
Into Reykjavík, boots and shells checked with the guide, and a briefing on which days the weather may move.
- Night
- Reykjavík
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
Inside a volcano
The hike across the Bláfjöll lava to Þríhnúkagígur and a cable lift 120 m down into the magma chamber, which has been empty for 4,000 years.
- Night
- Reykjavík
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3
Snowmobiles on Langjökull
Up onto the ice cap by superjeep, an hour on snowmobiles across the plateau, and the man-made ice tunnel bored into it.
- Night
- Reykjavík
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 4
Canyons and the south coast
The Fimmvörðuháls lower trail past Skógafoss's twenty-six upper falls, then Reynisfjara and a guesthouse at Vík.
- Night
- Vík
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 5
Ice climbing
Axes, crampons and front-pointing on the seracs of Svínafellsjökull, with two hours of instruction before anything vertical.
- Night
- Skaftafell
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 6
The crystal cave
A superjeep out onto Vatnajökull to a blue ice cave that only exists between November and March, and refreezes differently every year.
- Night
- Skaftafell
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 7
Kayaking the bergs
A sea kayak on the Heinabergslón lagoon among icebergs the size of vans, quieter and far emptier than Jökulsárlón.
- Night
- Höfn
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 8
Vestrahorn, and the last climb
The black-sand dunes under Vestrahorn at first light, then a scramble up Hoffell with a hot spring at the bottom of it.
- Night
- Höfn
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 9
Fly home
The Höfn–Reykjavík hop and the connection out of Keflavík.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 8 nights in guesthouses and huts near the trailheads
- Return economy airfare and a superjeep with a mountain guide throughout
- Þríhnúkagígur descent, including the hike and the cable lift
- Ice climbing day with axes, crampons, harness and instruction
- Vatnajökull crystal ice cave, November to March
- Langjökull snowmobiling and the Heinabergslón kayak
- All dinners and breakfasts on the activity days
Not included
- Schengen visa fees
- Adventure travel insurance, which is compulsory on this trip
- Lunches, which are packed from the guesthouses
- The ice cave substitutes for a glacier hike on summer departures
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