GLACIER CAMP & NORTHERN LIGHTS
FEEL THE THRILL OF DRIVING A SUPER JEEP ON THE GLACIER
A 5 days tour crossing Iceland´s second largest glacier in Iceland on an Arctic Truck. The tour includes driving on challenging mountain tracks and on the glacier Langjökull, visiting the Golden Circle and spending the night in an Arctic tent. A guided Iceland tour in the amazing highlands where you do the driving. Join this tour with our experienced guides, step out of your comfort zone and drive across a glacier! This tour is all about the extreme driving experience on the Arctic Trucks 38″ modified vehicles exploring the remote areas of Iceland. If you are up for the adventure, you are on the right track!
DAY 1 ARRIVAL TO REYKJAVIK
Welcome to Iceland – the land of Fire and Ice
Arrival in Iceland and transfer on your own to your hotel. (Transfer by Shuttle Bus available with Supplement)
With a population of 120,000, Reykjavík is not a whirlwind metropolis. Few skyscrapers grace the skyline, traffic jams are rare and faces are familiar. But don't be deceived—a steady beat of energy and events keeps the city alive and pulsing with excitement.
Overnight in Reykjavik, Centerhotel Arnarhvoll or similar
DAY 2 & 3 GLACIER CROSSING & NORTHERN LIGHTS with Super Jeep
Breakfast in the hotel and departure for the real adventure!
We take a gravel road over the mountains and head to Húsafell. On the way, we stop at the beautiful Hraunfossar waterfalls before we stop for a light lunch at Húsafell. From there we will drive towards Langjökull glacier and head up to the ice tunnel. Into the Glacier ice tunnel is located in Langjökull, which is the second largest glacier in Iceland with the size of 953sq/km. We head to the roots of the glacier and there the guide teaches you how to drive in snow and/or ice conditions on the glacier. We drive up to around 1280 meters above sea level, where we stop to explore the clear blue Ice Tunnel (Optional Entrance). Once we are inside, you will experience things you have probably never seen before; a huge ice crevasse, ice chapel and other amazing sights that will make your visit to Iceland an unforgettable adventure. After leaving the ice tunnel we continue to test the Arctic Truck on the glacier and we will go almost all the way across. In the evening we will camp our Arctic tents and stay over-night surrounded by glacier landscape. We will enjoy a delicious BBQ dinner and the camping experience. If the sky is clear you might see the Northern Lights dancing in the sky.
We will start the next day by having breakfast after which we finish our glacier crossing and continue our way North. Our destination for the day is a mountain hut called Hveravellir where we spend the night.
This area has geothermal activity and a natural hot pool right outside the hut, so you can have a comfortable evening bathing after the BBQ dinner.
Overnight Day 2: camping with Arctic tents
Overnight Day 3: mountain hut with shared rooms & facilities
DAY 4 GOLDEN CIRCLE - REYKJAVIK with Super Jeep
We start the day with breakfast in the hut before the adventure of the day. On the last day of driving we will drive the Kjölur road, one of two highland roads that cross Iceland from North to South. It is a challenging route that goes in between two glaciers; Hofsjökull and Langjökull.
On the way back to Reykjavik, we drive to the popular sightings Gullfoss, Strokkur and Thingvellir which are part of the famous Golden Circle.
Strokkur is a geyser that erupts about every 7 minutes and sprouts a fountain of water in the air, sometimes reaching up to 40 meters. Gullfoss is an iconic waterfall which you can see from many angles, each more spectacular than the other. The water plummets down 32 meters into a canyon which walls reach up to 70 meters in height. Thingvellir is a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland.
Overnight in Reykjavik, Centerhotel Arnarhvoll or similar
DAY 5 FAREWELL
Breakfast in the hotel.
It's time to say thank you Iceland!
An extraordinary country, where nature often reigns unquestionably.
Transfer on your own to the Airport. (Transfer by Shuttle Bus available with Supplement)
End of our services
See you again soon in Scandinavia, Iceland & The Baltics
Included in the package
· 2 overnights including breakfast in a 4* hotel in Reykjavik (Day 1 + Day 4)
· 1 overnight with sleeping bags in Arctic Tents, including breakfast and dinner (Day 2)
· 1 overnight with sleeping bags in Mountain Hut, including breakfast and dinner (Day 3)
· 2 lunches (Day 3 and Day 4)
· 3 days guided self-drive with Super Jeeps (max 3 pax per vehicle with possibility to alternate driving)
· English speaking guide (Day 2 + Day 3 + Day 4)
Not included in the package
· Return transfer with Airport Shuttle
· Blue Lagoon - rate confirmed upon request/booking due to floating rates
· Personal Expenses or drinks
· Lunches Day 1 & Day 4
· Dinners Day 1 & Day 4
· Optional Entrance to Ice Tunnel
· Flights