Our day starts with your expert driver and guide welcoming you onboard one of our special Mountain Taxi super jeeps.
Our first stop is Thingvellir National Park, home of Iceland´s ancient parliament. After a 15 to 20 minute walk through the park where we will experience first hand the dramatic mid-Atlantic ridge.We head eastward on the mountain road Lyngdalsheiði with great views of the rugged lava fields on the hills above Laugarvatn.As we approach the geothermal area of Haukadalur, home of the great Geyser, chances are good you will see the reliable Strokkur geyser erupt in 5 to 7 minute intervals.
This geyser spouts boiling water to as height of approximately 25 to 30 meters. We will stop at the Geysir site with plenty of time to explore the hot springs and view several eruptions of Strokkur.We then head up the road to the magnificent Gullfoss waterfall cascading down the two teired drop of the white colored Hvita river, with its powerful glacial run-off waters.We will drive north onto the beginning of the famous Kjölur interior mountain road. It is the second longest of the roads through the Highlands of Iceland, since the first times of Icelandic settlement and is mentioned in the Icelandic sagas.
Here we approach Iceland’s second largest glacier – Langjökull.
Later in the afternoon we head south through the agricultural headland of southwest Iceland along river valleys and through small settlements. We’ll stop at the explosion crater at Kerið for a visit to this geological wonder.If time allows we will stop in the hot springs town of Hveragerði before ascending to the Hellisheiði plateau on our way back to Reykjavík
Minimum of 2 Persons in Summer (1 june to 31 August )
Minimum of 4 Persons in Winter ( 1 Sept to 31 May )
Included : Transport , Guided tour
Duration : 8-9 hours.
Pick up at hotels and guesthouses 30 minutes prior to departure.
English Guided
