Askja Tour

Discover the lunar landscape of the mountains in North Iceland

You can choose whether you want to start the Askja tour from Akureyri or Mývatn.

Price

From Akureyri: 45.000 ISK per person

From Mývatn: 38.000 ISK per person

Children (0-12): 50% discount

Departures

Available: every day, from June 12th to September 15th

Details

Departure: at 6:30 (other departure times can be arranged)

Minimum: 2 adults

Duration: 11-13 hours (from Mývatn), 13-15 hours (from Akureyri)

Included: transportation and guide

Pick up: hotel or airport pick-up can be arranged

Note: the tour includes a fair amount of walking so warm clothes and good shoes are recommended.
Due to weather and/or road conditions we might have to alter the itinerary, have longer journey time or cancelation of the tour.
Our stop at the Café is quite late on the tour. We therefore recommend a pre-packed lunch.

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Description

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 travelers for centuries.

We go straight to the highlands and drive across vast stretches of sand and fields of lava on a rugged mountain track towards Mt. Herðubreið, Iceland's national mountain. A short stop is made at Herðubreiðarlindir, 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 Möðrudalur, the most remote settlement in Iceland.

Optional stop at the Mývatn Nature Baths can be arranged.