Volcano Hike & Northern Lights Night Tour from Reykjavik

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About this activity

Iceland is the only place on earth where it is possible to combine these fantastic tours; a hike to a live volcanic eruption and an evening aurora hunting tour.

Your day starts in the late morning by joining our tour to eruption site at Meradalir. This involves a 1.5-2 hour hike each way over uneven terrain and would be considered of moderate difficulty to the average, reasonably fit person.

Enjoy the spectacle as thousands of cubic meters of piping hot magma erupts from the volcanoes core.

After you time at the volcano, you will be dropped back to the city where you will have time for dinner and to freshen up before your evening northern lights hunting tour. Our guides, having consulted the aurora forecast of the Icelandic Met Office, will take you to the area most likely to be free of cloud cover and hope to see the aurora´s shimmering light show. We will take you to 2 or 3 locations hoping for the best display.

This Northern Lights tour is usually around 4 hours in duration.

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At a glance

Duration: 11 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 60 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: BusTravel Iceland

Ages: Youth (12–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: On-board WiFi: WiFi on board
Included: Expert guidance
Included: Transportation

Not included

Not included: Food or drink
Not included: Hiking poles (these can be rented from us for USD 9 per person)

Itinerary

Kleifarvatn Lake

Passing by

Enjoy the spectacular views of Kleifarvatn Lake.
Fagradalsfjall Volcano

5 hours

Hike to the volcano eruption site through the mossy-covered lava fields and mountains with our expert tour guide. (Can range from around 2-4 hour hike and routes change due to the volcano activity)
Reykjanes Peninsula

1 h 20 min

Drive around the Reykjanes Peninsula viewing unique surroundings.
Geothermal Area Krysuvik

10 min

See the colorful geothermal area at Seltún Hot Springs. (this is skipped on longer hikes)
Aurora Reykjavik - The Northern Lights Center

30 min Admission included

Visit the Northern Lights center in Reykjavik and learn about Aurora phenomena.

The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis in the Northern Hemisphere, are actually the result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth's atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun's atmosphere.
Capital Region

4 hours

Northern lights hunting

Join us for a night of adventure in the Icelandic countryside!

The locations visited are different from day to day as we head in the direction with the most chances of seeing Northern Lights. As this tour is weather dependent and sightings are not guaranteed you are welcome to join another Northern Lights tour free of charge.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

Hotel Muli
Stay Apartments Bolholt
Brim Hotel

and 24 more pickup points

Pickup can take upto 30 minutes.

Pickup for the second part of the day, the Northern Lights tour begins at 21.30 and can take 30 minutes. Same pickup location as the morning tour.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.