Top Activities on the Ground in South Iceland

The Laki Craters are famous for their beauty, but getting there is famously difficult. A guided Jeep tour makes it possible to see the craters safely, with all transportation provided by specialty Jeeps engineered for Iceland’s rugged environment. After a hike through the glaciers, continue on a second hike to the  Tjarnargígur pond crater, explore hidden waterfalls, and visit the beautiful Fjadrargljufur Canyon before returning to your Kirkjubæjarklaustur hotel.

Take an unforgettable walk on pure ice on this guided glacier hike experience on Sólheimajökull in south Iceland. Accompanied by a professional guide, set off from the foot of Sólheimajökull, a frozen tongue of solid ice, and thrill at the experience of walking across the frozen valley. Put on your crampons and discover natural ice formations, crevasses, shafts and ridges as you learn about the formation and history of this frozen wonderland.

Step on the ice for a 1,5 hour hike up the glacier to explore the incredible Solheimajokull from a new perspective. Introducing you to both glacier hiking and an ice cave adventure when you step into the newly found blue ice cave of Solheimajokull glacier. The ice cave, which is one of the bluest ever found will be like stepping into a blue winter wonderland. You will have time to explore, take photographs and enjoy the wonders of nature inside the ice cave. After exploring the cave, we make our way down the glacier again, passing thrilling crevasses, blue sinkholes and rugged ice ridges along the way.

Þórsmörk is a spectacular place to visit, it has it's own kind of feel to it. It is Icelandic nature to the core.

This One our Buggy tour is a unique way to enjoy the Icelandic nature, and covers some waterfalls visit and a gravel road driving.

Experience ice climbing on Iceland’s Sólheimajökull glacier on a private climbing tour tailored to meet the needs, experience, and fitness levels of your group. Begin the tour on the rugged path to the glacier and then traverse the ancient ice to reach the day’s ice climbing destination. Along the way, your guide will point out deep crevasses, sinkholes, and the everchanging ice formations.

Explore Thorsmork, a unique area located between three glaciers, on this customizable, small-group tour. After hotel pickup, travel through the rugged wilderness in a super Jeep to Thorsmork for an optional hike. Traverse rough roads and glacial rivers in the Jeep to the Volcano Huts Resort for a lunch stop, before continuing on the adventure.

For three hours take you on a ride to explore the volcanic region east of Vík called Mydalssandur in a massive Mercedes Sprinter Super Jeep. Myrdalssandur is a flood plain and sand desert created by the massive water outbursts that come down from the glacier when Katla underneath it blows. You are gonna find out more about the volcanic history in this area, hear famous Icelandic stories told over generations, learn about the wildlife in this area and see where some parts of Star Wars: Rogue One were shot. The landscape impresses with picturesque views that are ideal to take great photos. We are gonna visit the glacier and its ash layers in the ice. If conditions allow it we even take a look inside the ice cave (usually this is however only possible in the winter). On the way back we visit an old sea cave where lots of birds and different plants can be spotted and enjoy an empty black sand beach.

Go off the beaten path and into an ice cave on this small-group tour. In a Super Jeep, travel to a spectacular ice cave inside Kötlujökull an outlet glacier of Mýrdalsjökull Glacier, underneath which the mighty volcano Katla is located. All necessary equipment is included.

Brand new tour in the Westman Islands. Until now, travelers have not been able to safely hike and climb their way to the top of Elephant Rock. Stunning views and swarming birdlife are the highlights of this unique 4-hour expedition.