Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike & Geothermal Tour from Reykjavik

We had Tom as our tour guide and it was the most incredible experience. He should us some unholy sights. Definitely would do it again !!

Highly recommended tour, which one should definitely take! Matt was a very competent, informative und entertaining guide, while the visited places were astonishing. Unfortunately, it was not possible to fully complete the tour as the road was blocked right before the volcano hike due to weather conditions. We were informed, that the road block was decided on short notice, which is why the tour was not cancelled before it started. I did not have the feeling at any point, that the tour started while knowing of this situation just to grab the participants' money. Instead, I received a 50% discount for another tour. Great customer service!

An amazing tour ! Margaret (tour guide)and Thomas the (bus driver) were simply the best, gave us great knowledge and let us have of own time to explore and were so helpful. The views on this trip are just Incredible. Definitely recommend

It was not a small group- there were 30 plus people on the tour. They had merged 3 different tours onto one group which meant we spent an hour sat in the blue lagoon car park and were then rushed at the afternoon stops and didn’t even get to stop at gunnhver at all which was disappointing and not what we paid for.

The hike is no joke. Take head gear, gloves and really comfortable shoes. The entire day is absolutely worth doing. The view at the top is incredible. Once in a lifetime experience. We took trail C

The tour started on time with our guide Simon. The trip was well organized and with some thoughtful bonuses: We went to a bakery and a grocery store to get lunch; We stopped by a place where we saw the drying of Cod; We drove to Kleifarvatn Lake, where the water is pure enough for drinking; and we tried some fresh-picked crowberries. Then, we stopped at the Gunnuhver Hot Springs to see the boiling mud pots. The rain had lightened up when we arrived at Fagradalsfjall. We each put on a bright orange vest for visibility and rented trekking poles. We started our hike on path C by Langihryggur (4.5km) along the lava flow. The terrain was flat in the beginning; it did not take us long to reach the first sight of lava deposited from June, which was charcoal grey color with smooth surface. As we hiked deeper into the valley, we saw new lava from a day ago; it had almost black color with sharp rough surface. Although we could see steam coming out from the lava, we could not smell the gas because the wind was blowing it away from us. The temperature got warmer here and Simon advised us to take off a layer of clothes before we continued. This section of path C, going to the mountain top, was difficult as it was quite steep. The path was clearly marked with orange sticks to guide you. If you were an inexperience hiker, like me, you could go slowly; no one was behind to rush you. This is not a race as Simon said. He was very patient and always kept the whole group in sight. After about an hour, we reached an area where you could see the crater. The rain had stopped and I saw blue sky and sunshine. Simon brought us some chocolate rum sweet treats to refuel our energy. We took a short break before hiking another 15 minutes up to the top of the mountain where we could sit down and eat lunch. Simon treated us with Icelandic Christmas bread, it was delicious. We enjoyed the volcano eruption view with steaming lava in the valley; the eruption was happening about every 8 minutes the day we were there. We also witnessed some magma flowing down the hill across from where we were. We walked by the webcam which monitors the volcano activities 24x7, so you could catch any eruption you might have missed for the day. After lunch, we started to go down the hill but constantly looked back to check on the possibility of another eruption. The path going down was less steep, there were people coming up the path too. I made it to the bottom of the hill in about 1:15 hour. On my way to the van, I picked up a small lava rock as my souvenir. We left Fagradalsfjall and continued our trip driving through the Reykjanes Peninsula, passing by a fishing town. We stopped by the Reykjanes Lighthouse area, where the sun was at an angle that made the ocean a shimmering gold color. We made a quick stop to enjoy the spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean below the cliffs and rocks of the Iceland landscape. Afterwards, we went to The Bridge Between Continents and walked across the Eurasian to the American tectonic plate. Our last brief stop was at the Blue Lagoon for a drop off. As we arrived at Reykjavik, it was raining, so Simon was so kind to drop us off at our hotel. The trip was amazing, well planned, and completely exceeded my expectation as my first hiking trip in Iceland!!!

Pas conforme à la description. Une randonnée de une heure trente au lieu de quatre heures. Volcan qui n'est pas en éruptions.