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Highlights of the North

Difficulty

Very easy
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Duration

12 hours
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Available

All year
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Departure time:

T.B.A

Pickup:

Yes

Departs from:

Akureyri

Minimum age:

Mývatn Deluxe Tour 001
  • Tour Description
  • Itinerary
  • Location

Full day tour.

Pickup at your hotel, guesthouse or Akureyri airport.

We head of at our own pace and take our time taking in the power and beauty of the North.

We start at Goðafoss, the waterfall of the Gods. We drive up Bárðardalur along the glacial river Skjálfandafljót and visit Aldeyjarfoss.

We drive over to the lake Mývatn area and start at the Skútustaðir Pseudocraters and admire the beautiful landscape surrounding Lake Myvatn.

Dimmuborgir Lava Park where we see very unusual lava formations and pillars, caves and fissures. Some believe that these rock formations are Trolls that turned to stone.

We go to lunch at a local restaurant or café.

We will visit famous locations where parts of the series “Game of Thrones” was filmed like Grjótagjá cave and Höfði cape.

We will visit the geothermal area of Hverir.

We drive into the large lava field of the 1875 eruption in Askja, Ódáðahraun. We admire the amazing scenery formed by both fire and the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum, the landscape is out this world. There we will visit Europe´s most powerful waterfall Dettifoss.

On the way back we can have dinner at the Cowshed restaurant, a local restaurant which specializes in courses from farm to table.

Mývatn Deluxe Tour

Itinerary:

Pickup at your hotel or guesthouse.

Dimmuborgir Lava Park where we see very unusual lava formations and pillars, caves and fissures. Some believe that these rock formations are Trolls that turned to stone.

We will also visit famous locations where parts of the series “Game of Thrones” was filmed like Grjótagjá cave and Höfði cape.

We will visit the geothermal area of Hverir, and stop by the famous Mývatn Nature baths.

Tour provider:

Amazing North

Type of tour:

Super jeep

Tour Highlights

  • Skutustadir Pseudocraters
  • Hverfjall
  • Grjotagja
  • Dimmuborgir
  • Aldeyjarfoss
  • Goðafoss
  • Dettifoss
  • Lake Myvatn

Included

Pickup and drop off.
Super jeep.
Local guide/driver.
bottled water.
Nature baths.

Meet on Location:

No

What to bring:

Bring warm clothes, waterproof jacket and pants, sunglasses, good hiking shoes/boots. Don´t forget your camera!

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