Iceland was the last country
in Europe to be settled
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- Adult 39.000.- ISK
- Children 0-12 19.500.- ISK
Total
0.- ISK
Transportation
Super Jeep
Maximum 6 participants per jeep
Minimum in tour
2 adults or minimum rate
Departure time: 6:30
Pick-up is 15 min before departure
Duration
13 - 15 hours
Longest hiking time
30 minutes
Bring with you
Lunch Pack Water Good shoes Warm clothes Bathing suit Towel
The lunar landscape
Transportation: Super Jeep
Operated: Summer time
Highlights: Herđubreiđarlindir ● Drekagil gully ● Askja caldera ● Víti explosion crater
Experience the barren interior of Iceland, the lunar-like landscape where NASA trained Apollo astronauts and where the Icelandic outlaws lived in the middle ages. Not to mention the number of trolls, ghosts and other creatures in this area that have haunted travellers for centuries.
From Akureyri we go straight to the highlands and drive across vast stretches of sand and fields of lava on a rugged mountain track towards Mt. Herđubreiđ, Iceland's national mountain. A short stop is made at Herđubreiđarlindir, an oasis in the desert. The Drekagil gully is explored before driving into the Askja caldera where we park next to craters from the 1961 eruption. From there we walk to Lake Askja and Víti, an explosion crater formed in 1875. The more adventurous people have the opportunity to take a bath in the crater pond (don't forget a towel). On the way back we can enjoy a stop at "Mountain Café" in Möđrudalur, the most remote settlement in Iceland.
| Operated: | 16. June - 31. October |
| Daily upon request | |
| Departure from: | Akureyri |
| Meeting point: | Saga Travel in Akureyri centre |
| Hotel or airport pick-up always available | |
| Included: | Fully guided tour and transportation |
| Note: | Reservation is necessary |
| Refreshments are not included in tour price | |
| Our stop at the Café is quite late on the tour We therefore recommend a pre-packed lunch | |
| Due to weather and/or road conditions we might have to alter the itinerary, have longer journey time or cancellation of the tour | |
| Trail: | Akureyri |
| Herđubreiđarlindir | |
| By Mt. Herđubreiđ | |
| Drekagil gully | |
| Askja caldera | |
| Víti explosion crater | |
| Möđrudalur Café | |
| Akureyri |
Did you know?
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Beer was not allowed
in Iceland until
1st March 1989 -
Average January temperature
in Reykjavik, at around zero,
is actually higher than in New York. -
The highest and lowest temperature
ever recorded in Iceland
+ 30.5°C / 86.9 °F
- 38.0°C / 36.4 °F -
Iceland has twice as many
sheep as people -
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday
are named after the Nordic Gods:
Tyr, Odin, Thor and Frey -
Iceland has had four names:
Ultima Thule, Gardarsholmi,
Snćland and then Iceland
from around 960 -
In Iceland are no
snakes, lizards, bats,
or mosquitoes -
There is only 3 kinds of weather in Iceland.
Very Good - Good - Refreshing -
The distance between
Iceland and Greenland
is shorter than the road between
Akureyri and Reykjavik -
The highest and lowest temperature ever recorded in Iceland.
+ 30.5°C / 86.9°F
- 38.0°C / 36.4°F -
Icelanders believe in elves...
...seriously -
The Arctic Fox
was the first mammal to
settle in Iceland -
Less than 1.5 million Icelanders
have ever been born -
The shortest day this year is
21st December
Sunrise at 11:22
Sunset at 15:30
= 4 hours and 8 minutes
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Iceland is the most sparsely
populated country in Europe.
Less than 3 people
live per square km -
We have 13 Yule Lads
(Santa´s) -
Iceland was in 1980 the first
democratic country in the world
to elect a female president
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