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New Year's Eve Among Hot Springs and Aurora Borealis

Number one on the bucket list!

Northern lights dancing among bright stars

Get amazed by aurora borealis, you will not forget it!

Glowing auroras above the Hveravellir hut

The natural hot pool is great place to get to at any time of the day - or night!

Walk just a few meters from the pool and stand among hot spring of various kinds. This one has the name Shrieking mound for its sounds

Ralaxing in the geothermal pool

Hveravellir hut in the glory of evening sun

Dawn - morning sun's glory

Super jeeps on bigger tires are needed to get to Hveravellir at this time of year

Drive to the arctic midwinter sun

The view from Kjolur road to nearby mountains and glaciers is amazing

More pictures from Hveravellir

More pictures of the Northern Lights in Iceland

A unique extreme super jeep tour for 6 days from December 29 - January 3 to Hveravellir hot spring area in the central highlands of Iceland. Adventurous ride with experienced and skilled drivers in super jeeps, accommodation in mountain huts. Get acquainted with the Icelandic culture in kitchen and legends, bathe in the natural hot pool at the cabin's corner and watch the magical world of light provided by the moon, stars and the northern lights in peaceful quietness which is a priority to experience.

We will observe the Northern Lights whenever they show up !

Price

Departures

Available: from December 29th to January 3rd

Details

Duration: 5 nights, 6 days

Included: pick up and drop off at hotels in Reykjavik, transfers, accommodation with meals.

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Description

Hveravellir, located in the highlands of Iceland, is a peaceful place, one of the most beautiful hot spring areas in the world where nature can be both placid and vigorous! Powerful demonstrations of the elements and/or nice and quiet weather with glittering snow, moonlight, stars shining brightly or even aurora borealis decorating the sky. In winter’s clothes nature gets a pristine look – everything is like brand new, soft and silent.

Hopefully you get a bit of everything but we can ensure you heated houses, natural hot pool, great guides, good food, coziness inside – and outside you have the glaciers, the unspoiled nature, hot springs and a lot of hiking possibilities in the peculiar light during the day.

Accommodation and service:

Housing:

Hveravellir has 3 houses for accommodation. The Old Hut has beds for 33 people in sleeping bags. The hut is cozy and adventurous with a hot natural pool few meters from the door.

A house newly built, split into three separate rooms each for 1-2 persons, altogether 3-6 persons.

A house, connected to the restaurant, split into 3 separate rooms, has a big room with beds for 12 people and two rooms each with beds for 4 people.

We offer made up beds.

IGLOOS snow hut, for the ultimate intimate and closeness with nature.

Dining:

We have a small restaurant with seats for 25 people. Included in price is breakfast, lunch and dinner for all days at Hveravellir. For walking trips we also provide provision bags and drinks.

Our kitchen: We will serve traditional Icelandic food and like the outlaws, Eyvindur and Halla, we will serve some dishes made of Icelandic lamb.

Our staff:

Our guides have a lot of experience of traveling in Icelandic nature. In the highland, weather can change quickly and it is only for trained and experienced drivers to drive there. The average temperature in December at Hveravellir has been around -3°C in the recent years, but the frost can go up to -20°C. So be well prepared and bring extra warm clothes with you!

Activities:

Our guides are at all times well informed about weather forecast and weather conditions from one day to another so stay in touch with them when taking a walk on your own! Days’ schedule can vary because of weather.

A few hiking routes:

* Dufunesfjoll, a mountain 727 m high, about 6 km from Hveravellir, an easy one to get up to top!

* Stelbrattur, a mountain 744 m high, about 5 km from Hveravellir.

* Tjarnadalir, valleys about 3 km from Hveravellir. Name meaning Valleys of Ponds.

* Rjupnafell, a mountain, 858 m high, about 5 km from Hveravellir to the mountain – and then up you go if you are in the mood!

* Langjokull glacier, distance 12 km from Hveravellir to the glacier’s edge.

* Strytur, an old volcano, 847 m high, about 6 km from Hveravellir.

* Kjalfell, a mountain, 1006 m high, about 10 km from Hveravellir. If you go on and walk up you get a beautiful view over the lake Thorisvatn and more … so it is worth it if weather and physical conditions are good! (A walk only for trained people in good condition).

* Beinaholl hill, a historical spot, in 11 km distance from Hveravellir.

* Thjofafell (Mountain of Thieves’) and Thjofadalir (Valleys of Thieves’), in 14 km distance from Hveravellir.

You can also ask our guides for more information.

Schedule:

Day	Activity
Dec. 29.	Pick up at hotel in Reykjavik. Drive to Geyser geothermal park where we take a break and have a light meal. From there we head for the highland by the road of Kjolur which passes in the middle of the two glaciers Langjokull and Hofsjokull. Depending on weather and road conditions the trip can take from 6-12 hours from Keflavik. Dinner at Hveravellir. Take a hot bath in the natural pool outside.
Dec. 30.	Perhaps you wake up with a strange sound in your ears – a big hot spring area is at the corner of the hut. Take a stroll and see Blahver and Oskurholshver (Shrieking mound) and all the other hot springs! After breakfast we take a walk and see the hideaway of the outlaw, Fjalla-Eyvindur, who was born in the 18th century and lived at Hveravellir with his wife, Halla. We can see a tumbledown circle of rocks that was their home and Eyvindarrett, the sheep pen where he kept the sheep that he had stolen from the farmers. Free time in the middle of the day. Dinner – something from the old Icelandic kitchen … In the evening we have kvoldvaka – we spend some time together by the candle light and tell you the whole story about the outlaws Fjalla-Eyvindur and Halla.
Dec. 31.	After breakfast we offer a walk for 4-5 hours. Free time in the afternoon (it’s New Year’s Eve!) Evening: Icelandic New Year’s Eve Dinner 00:00 !!! Fireworks !!! (in complete darkness)
Jan. 01.	After breakfast we take a walk to Beinaholl, (Bones’ Hill), named after a certain event. You can hear the whole story at kvoldvaka in the evening. Free time in the afternoon. Evening: First dinner of the year. Kvoldvaka – the story of the brothers from the farm Reynistadur who had grim fate. Their bones were found at Beinaholl hill.
Jan. 02.	Drive to Reykjavik. Dinner at the Viking Village. Night spent at the Viking Village
Jan. 03.	Drive to Keflavik Airport.

Please note that the schedule can easily change by means of bad weather …