Ice & Fire – Glaciers and Volcanoes – Airplane Tour

Discover the contrasts that shape the landscape of Iceland

This is a fantastic tour in which you will fly over some of the most amazing landscapes of Iceland, over glaciers and volcanoes. Iceland is a country of ice and fire, and these two opposite elements give shape to the features Icelandic nature.

This magnificent tour will bring you over the world-famous Eyjafjallajokull glacier and volcano. We fly over the site of the 2010 eruption and witness up close the effects of this powerful natural wonder.

The glacier Eyjafjallajokull (1651 meters over sea-level) is an active volcano with a magma chamber, located in the South of Iceland. The glacier itself covers an area of around 100 square kilometers and it is the sixth largest in Iceland.

The other places of interest en route include:

- Hekla, another famous Icelandic volcano. It is the most active volcano in the country and often referred to as the Queen of Iceland´s volcanoes. Hekla last erupted in February of 2000 and scientists believe that the volcano is likely to erupt soon...

- Thingvellir National Park, where Althingi, the first and oldest Parliament in the world, has been established in AD 930. Thingvellir was added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 2, 2004. It is also the place where the Atlantic Ridge is visible, Almannagja's fault, due to the meeting of the American and European plate boundaries.

- Geysir geothermal area where you can see the Great Geysir and Strokkur, which spouts in the air every 5 to 7 minutes.

- Gullfoss waterfall, Europe's largest waterfall. Gullfoss is in the river Hvita which originates from Hvitarvatn on the south east side of Langjokull.

- Thorsmork Nature Reserve, which is a mountain ridge in the South of Iceland, between the glaciers Tindfjallajokull and Eyjafjallajokull.

-The rhyolite peaks of Landmannalaugar. The rich colors of the mountains surrounding the area and its outstanding contrasts appearing in the raven-black and glittering rhyolite-lava fields are truly amazing.

Price

255 € per person.

Details

Operation: All year.

Duration: between 1:15 and 1:45 hours.

Departure: From Reykjavik. 10:00 & 13:00 on weekdays

and 12:30 & 15:30 Sat & Sun

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