Volcanic Safari ATV-Quad Tour

Experience Iceland's volcanic landscape features at close quarters, exploring the Reykjanes Peninsula

Highlights: Surreal lava landscapes • Volcanic craters • Gunnuhver hot spring • Seltun geothermal area • Black sand beaches • Bird cliffs

Activities: Biking & Quad bikes, Sightseeing Tours in Iceland, Snowmobiling & ATVs

Available: All year
Duration: 1 day
Region: Reykjavik Area, South Iceland
Level of difficulty: Low

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Price per person:
49900 ISK

Tour description

Our tours starts at the western part of the Reykjanes Peninsula, famous for its surreal, lunar-like landscapes and rugged expanses of lava. After approximately 3 hours of driving, we stop for lunch, then continue eastwards to Krisuvik, well known for its geothermal fields, where you can see volcanic steam vents, mud pots and hot springs and wonder at the strange coloured earth. This is like entering Mordor from the movie Lord Of The Rings. The lunar, volcanic landscape will leave you speechless.

We then drive on the gravel road called Vigdisarvellir, surrounded by mountains, stopping on the way to see the very special Lake Kleifarvatn, where underwater hot springs have recently been discovered. We also stop at the geothermal area of Seltun. We’ll ride alongside the one hundred crater row towards our local hot spring area Gunnuhver exploited by steam vents and mud pools. The mud pools form where steam from boiling geothermal resevoir water emanates and condenses and mixes with surface water.

The fun is not over yet, our next path is through a vicious black lava field, a bumpy terrain and one of Game of Thrones film spots towards the black sandy beach Sandvík where Clint Eastwood filmed the award-winning movie Flags of our fathers based on the battle of japanese island of Iwo Jima during WW2. A very picture friendly spot and sometimes you can even see brave surfers riding the waves. By the beach there are mighty fun sand dunes and the guide will pick a cool track through them if everyone is up to the task.

What’s included

6-7 hours guided ATV tour
Lunch in the wilderness

Highlights

Seltún Geo-thermal area
Gunnuhver hot spring
Bird cliffs
Volcanic craters all around
Black sandy beaches

Info

Season: All year
Duration: 8-9 hours, including transport hours
Departures: Daily at 10:00; please be at Grindavik by 09:45
Pick-up from your hotel in Reykjavik or Keflavik at 08:30 (additional cost)

Extras

Solo quad bike ride: ISK 12900
Transport service to and from Reykjavik or Keflavik: ISK 3900, Children ISK 1.950.

Optional

Stopover at the Blue Lagoon after the tour.

After the tour, it's ideal to relax in the Blue Lagoon, the world-renowned geothermal spa, where you can wash off the dust and revitalise surrounded by spectacular nature. Please note, admission is not included.