GELDINGADALUR ERUPTION SMALL GROUP TOUR

A once in a lifetime experience. Witness an active volcano and understand why Iceland is called the "Land of Fire and Ice"!

Availability
All year

Price
10.990 ISK

Departs from
Reykjavik

Duration
6 hours

About the tour

Did you ever wonder, how it would be to experience an active volcano with your own eyes, feeling the heat from the pouring hot lava?

Well, now it is the perfect time for you, Iceland’s latest attraction has it all, and lucky for you it is located only a short drive away from Reykjavik. 

The Fagradalsfjall volcano is located in the Geldingadalur valley on the Reykjanes peninsula. Like all volcanos, it is a rather whimsical creature and was laying dormant for a few hundred years, until it decided to erupt in March 2021 after more than 40 000 tremors were felt in the area.

Let us guide you there in order to show you this spectacular natural phenomenon. 

Once we reach the parking area, which is about a 40-minute drive from Reykjavik, we can already see the remnants of the last eruptions that occurred more than 900 years ago. A shorter hike awaits us through the trail, the volcano is approximately 3 kilometers away and this moderate walk should not take us longer than 1-1,5 hours one way. 

After a slightly steeper hill, we finally reach the plateau, the otherworldly sight becomes apparent. You will be able to enjoy your time here, taking photos and making some videos, however, we would like to ask you to follow the guide’s safety instructions the whole time. 

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Tour Highlights

See an active volcano

See new lava fields

Learn about Icelandic volcanoes

Experience the Land of Fire and Ice

Tour Details

Duration: 6h

Price: 10.990 ISK

Season: all year

Tour type: Group tour

Max Passenger: 19

Inclusions

Pick up from Reykjavik

Free Wifi

Knowledgable guide

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Pick-up takes place between 8:30 and 9:00, so please be ready at 8:30 at your pick-up location

There is a possibility to stop for food, snacks and drinks before the tour or you could bring a prepacked lunch 

A moderate level of fitness is required for this tour, there is one steep section in the middle of the hike

Please dress according to the weather

Please follow all safety instructions during the hike

You can rent walking sticks from us, just click the box for walking sticks during the booking process and you will receive them from your guide

EXCELLENT Based on 75 reviews.
Felix
Felix
2021-09-15
Excellent Tour with excellent guide It was a well organized tour with an absolutely nice guide. The landscape and the volcano were stunning. I can only recommend this tour at this organisation 🙂
Louie T
Louie T
2021-09-11
Hunting Northern lights My favorite part was that our guide was very passionate about the northern lights. We went to different places to hunt for the northern lights. I think our guide's name was Thomas (sorry can't remember). However, even when the northern lights wasn't visible to the naked eye, he would tell us to try to take a pic of the skies and see if there were any. Fortunately, there was. The main part was that he was willing to stop and wait for a full blown northern lights where you're able to see it. I call that dedication. Thank you very much for the experience.
loiisebs
loiisebs
2021-09-10
Icelandic folklore, seals, and more nice things! We did this tour with Matej as our guide and it was super pleasant! He was super friendly, giving us the time we needed to take pictures and so on, and most importantly, he gave us so many stories and information about all the places we've been to! I highly appreciated it to know a little bit about the Icelandic culture, history of the land we were passing through. It was very interesting really! Snaefellsnes was nice to discover, I was curious about that part of Iceland because I have never been to or heard about it but it's very lovely and the last stop was in ytri tunga, a beach with seals and it was incredible to see those beauties from that close in the middle of their natural habitat! I highly recommend this tour and traveling in particular with this company, that made us feel very confortable!
annee1206
annee1206
2021-09-10
A great and unforgettable trip! we had an unforgettable trip to Snaefellsnes! The guide is very knowledgeable. We visited the whole Snæfellsnes Peninsula. The photos can't capture its beauty ! highly recommended to join this tour with RTI !
annee1206
annee1206
2021-09-10
Wonderful trip! This was a great journey. The guide is very professional. We visited the national park, Geysir and Gullfoss, so beautiful! Finally, relax in the secret lagoon to end the day, which is so wonderful! highly recommended!
loiisebs
loiisebs
2021-09-10
Great experience, recommend it! I did this tour mid of June and I absolutely loved it. We heard some agencies were canceling tours so we were a bit afraid for our holidays but this one is guaranteeing departures with no minimum passengers so it was perfect. The guide was super nice and interesting. The Golden Circle is a must see if you can to Iceland and the Secret Lagoon was the cherry on the cake, very authentic (more than the Blue Lagoon or Sky Lagoon for instance). I highly recommend you to take this tour when coming here with this agency!!!
Henri C
Henri C
2021-09-09
Brilliant What a brilliant tour! Chris our guide was excellent, very friendly and knowledgeable. The stops were beyond what photos can convey, every stop we made was incredible! Some put of this world scenery. Lovely to be able to do some nice walks whilst on a multi stop tour as well. There was just one other couple on the tour so it was almost like a private day trip! Can't recommend enough, go for it!
cmmagnus
cmmagnus
2021-09-07
the glacier hike was amazing. I was super nervous about it, but our guide was wonderful, which helped me calm down Tom was our guide and he made the trip an even better experience. He was very knowledgeable and fun. I'm so glad we did this tour.
Julie P
Julie P
2021-09-06
A great day visiting the Golden Circle I have taken this tour a number of times bu Lisa did a nice job of adding little extras taht I enjoyed like stopping for Icecream and visiting the Tomato Farm. Next time I would try to have lunch at the tomato farm so for those looking to go-see if that can be arranged. We had an amazing day and are thrilled we went.
Fani T
Fani T
2021-09-05
Amazing Had an amazing time! Especially loved hiking on the glacier! Definitely recommend this tour to anyone who makes the trip!

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