Landmannalaugar Full Day Tour

📍 Distance: 203 km  ⏳ Duration: 7 hours  📅 Season: June - November  

Explore Iceland’s Wild Heart in the Most Thrilling Way!

Venture into Fjallabak, Iceland’s most popular nature reserve, covering 47 square kilometers of rugged, otherworldly landscapes at an altitude of 500 meters and beyond. This full-day off-road adventure is designed for thrill-seekers, taking you through muddy and sandy trails, river crossings, and remote highlands—all best explored by buggy!

This tour provides an immersive experience of the breathtaking Fjallabak region, with a chance to witness five glaciers on a clear day: Vatnajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, Eyjafjallajökull, Tindfjallajökull, and Torfajökull.

Itinerary

🚀 Departure: The adventure begins at Hrauneyjar Highland Center, heading east towards Hrauneyjarlón and passing through Bjallavað, Hnausapoll, and Frostastaðavatn before reaching our first major stop—Landmannalaugar. This geothermal wonderland, known for its steaming hot springs and vibrant rhyolite mountains, offers a perfect break to soak in the scenery.

🌋 Eldgjá – The World's Largest Volcanic Canyon: After leaving Landmannalaugar, we’ll steer away from the crowds and travel past Kýlingarvatn, Kirkjufell, and Réttarhnjúk, making our next stop at Eldgjá—a massive volcanic fissure that erupted in 934 AD. The eruption lasted four years, releasing 10 cubic kilometers of magma and reshaping the landscape.

🧊 Glaciers, Volcanic Sands & Historic Huts: Continuing south, we approach the northeastern side of Mýrdalsjökull, crossing the Syðri Ófæra river before reaching Álftavötn, home to an old mountain hut once used by sheep farmers during seasonal herding.

🏔 Mælifell – The Emerald Pyramid: Next, we traverse Hólmsá, Mælifellssandur, and reach the stunning Mælifell, a moss-covered volcanic cone rising from black desert sands, framed by the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier. This area offers one of the most surreal and photogenic landscapes in Iceland, where green moss, black sand, and icy glaciers create a striking contrast.

🔥 Katla – The Sleeping Giant: Hidden beneath Mýrdalsjökull, Katla is one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes, with over 20 documented major eruptions since 2920 BC. Although dormant since 1918, it shares the same volcanic system as Eldgjá, despite being 41 km apart.

🏁 Final Stretch & Return: After Mælifell, we speed westward across 14 km of black volcanic sand, cross Bláfjallakvísl, and pass through Hvanngil, Álftavatn, Laufafell, Reykjadalir, Pokahryggir, and Dómadalur, before looping back via Sigölduvegur Gamli to return to Hrauneyjar Highland Center.

Why Choose This Tour?

✅ Action-packed adventure with river crossings, sandy trails, and highland roads
✅ Incredible variety of landscapes – glaciers, volcanoes, hot springs, and black sand deserts
✅ Off-the-beaten-path exploration with fewer crowds
✅ A chance to see FIVE glaciers on a clear day

Book now and experience one of the most thrilling and scenic off-road tours in Iceland! 🚙💨

Our Buggies

Our 4 seaters, 4×4 buggies are fully automatic, fully inspected and road legal. They are also bursting with excellent safety and design features, such as the roll cage, safety belts, and double A-arm front suspension. All of which makes for a buggy ride that’s as safe as it is comfortable

Shared ride is when two people share one buggy vehicle. Each buggy can take 1-2 up to 4 people at a time. if you book "shared rides" you can be 2, 3 or 4 people in one buggy. 

Single ride is with only the driver in one buggy vehicle.

Included:

• 7 hours buggy adventure ride
• Insulated overall
• Helmet
• Buggy balaclava face mask
• We provide you with everything you need for a safe and comfortable ride

	AVAILABILITY June - November		DURATION 7 Hours
	LEVEL Medium		MINIMUM AGE 12 Years
	MEETING POINT Lambhagavegur 13 - Reykjavík		PICK UP Available

A valid international drivers license is required to drive a buggy.

Price is without pick up or drop off.