Landmannalaugar Hike & Valley of Tears 4x4 Tour
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Description
This active highland day pairs the famous colours of Landmannalaugar with one of Iceland’s most enchanting hidden canyons. A 4x4 route carries you beyond the ordinary roads into the wild landscape of Fjallabak.
Walk among rhyolite ridges and dark lava, with a route chosen for the group and conditions. Afterwards, the warm natural pool offers a memorable place to relax beneath the mountains.
Sigöldugljúfur adds a completely different palette: turquoise water, delicate spring-fed falls and green vegetation winding through black volcanic rock.
Itinerary
Reykjavík pickup
Highland journey begins
Leave the capital from the pickup point shown on your voucher and watch settled farmland give way to lava, broad valleys and the increasingly wild horizons of Iceland’s southern interior. The stop gives you time to enjoy the colours, scale and striking contrasts that make the Icelandic highlands so memorable.
Hjálparfoss
Twin waterfall in a lava valley
See two graceful streams meet in a broad pool framed by basalt and soft vegetation, a beautiful oasis close to the meeting point of the Þjórsá and Fossá rivers. The stop gives you time to enjoy the colours, scale and striking contrasts that make the Icelandic highlands so memorable.
Landmannalaugar
Rhyolite mountains and warm water
Arrive among painted mountains, black obsidian lava and steaming ground, then explore on foot and enjoy the beautiful contrast of a natural geothermal pool when conditions allow. There is time to absorb the scenery before the route continues through another dramatic chapter of Iceland’s volcanic interior.
Landmannalaugar hike
Colourful ridges and obsidian lava
Follow a rewarding guided trail through rhyolite mountains and the Laugahraun lava field, with the exact walk adapted to time, conditions and the group. The stop gives you time to enjoy the colours, scale and striking contrasts that make the Icelandic highlands so memorable.
Natural hot spring
Warm water in the wild highlands
Slip into the geothermal pool where warm and cool streams meet beneath the mountains, a wonderfully relaxing contrast to the day’s hike and rugged 4x4 route. The stop gives you time to enjoy the colours, scale and striking contrasts that make the Icelandic highlands so memorable.
Sigöldugljúfur
The Valley of Tears
Discover an enchanting canyon where spring-fed blue streams and numerous delicate waterfalls weave through dark lava, green moss and vivid highland vegetation. The stop gives you time to enjoy the colours, scale and striking contrasts that make the Icelandic highlands so memorable.
Scenic return
From the highlands back to the lowlands
Relax after the adventure as the route leaves the remote interior and follows a final sequence of lava fields, mountain views and changing Icelandic light towards the confirmed drop-off point. The stop gives you time to enjoy the colours, scale and striking contrasts that make the Icelandic highlands so memorable.
What is included
- Reykjavík pickup and drop-off
- 4x4 highland transport
- Professional guide
- Guided Landmannalaugar hike
- Scheduled sightseeing stops
What do I need to bring
- Warm layered clothing
- Waterproof and windproof outerwear
- Sturdy walking shoes
- Food, snacks and water
- Camera or phone
Good to know
Pick-up: Use the exact Reykjavík pickup point and departure time shown on your voucher.
- The exact route and order of stops follow current highland-road, river and weather conditions.
- Food and drinks are not included unless clearly shown otherwise during booking.
- Natural-pool access depends on current local conditions; bring swimwear and a towel if you would like to bathe.
Highlights
- Landmannalaugar hike
- Natural geothermal pool
- Sigöldugljúfur Valley of Tears
- Hjálparfoss
- 4x4 highland route
Landmannalaugar Hike & Valley of Tears 4x4 Tour – Frequently Asked Questions
Most Landmannalaugar itineraries allow time for the natural geothermal pool when access and conditions permit, so bring swimwear and a towel.