Meradalir Active Volcano Hike & Northern Lights Tour

A new fissure has opened at Meradalir at around 14.00 on August 3rd, 2022. Use this once in a lifetime opportunity and view flowing magma!

Join us on two of our most popular tours and enjoy two uniquely Icelandic adventures for a special price. Don´t miss your chance to visit the highlights of the Reykjanes Peninsula including a volcano eruption site, followed by an evening hunting for the elusive aurora borealis. Your day starts with your late morning Volcano hike tour after which you are dropped back to Reykjavík. There you can freshen up and enjoy dinner before the next chapter of your adventure begins, our evening northern lights hunting tour. We can collect you from the same location again or if you are dining downtown, from nearby the restaurant

Our combo Northern Lights Tours afford you the opportunity to maximise your time and enjoy a sightseeing tour before your evening aurora hunting bus tour. But squeezing the maximum out of one day is not the only benefit as you also get a discount on both tours.

• Mossy covered lava fields
• Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike in Geldingadalur Valley
• Aurora hunting tour

In spring 2021, a volcanic eruption began in Geldingardalur valley on the Reykjanes Peninsula. For many months, there was a constant stream of lava and magma spewing forth from beneath the earth’s surface, radically transforming the topography of this valley. New hills were formed around the larger craters of the eruption and the valley were transformed into lava fields which now covered many square kilometers.

The eruption has ceased for now but scientists believe that under the crust of the new lava fields, liquid manga still circulates. It is fascinating to behold the scale and wonder of this natural phenomenon, to witness a brand new landscape forming before your very eyes.

As well as visiting the eruption site, you will drive past several beauty spots on the Reykjanes Peninsula such as the beautiful Lake Kelifarvatn. You will be dropped off back to Reykjavík in the early evening and will have approximately 3 hours of leisure time before the next part of your tour.

A phenomenon that attracts visitors in droves to Iceland and no wonder. Nothing can prepare you for the majesty of a full power display of the Northern Lights.

Our Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavík takes you to where the action is. We study closely cloud coverage forecasts as well as the KP-index which measures the strength of atmospheric aurora activity. We only go on tour when we believe there is a good chance of catching the dancing green belts of the aurora.

We venture beyond the city light pollution and usually stops in a few locations along the way. We will do everything we can to introduce you to the lights and our local and knowledgeable guides will entertain and impart knowledge and stories along the way.

As an added bonus, you will enjoy homemade hot-chocolate to help keep the cold at bay.

• Experienced guide
• Wi-fi on board
• Hike to Fagradalsfjall Volcano
• Northern Light Hunting tour from Reykjavík
• Hot-chocolate drink on the Northern Lights tour

• Meals and drinks other

• Wool or fleece (not cotton) thermal first layer of clothing
• Waterproof and breathable hiking pants and jacket second layer
• Wool/fleece headwear and gloves
• Comfortable hiking shoes
• Water and snacks
• Hiking poles are recommended but not mandatory. This can also be rented from BusTravel Iceland.

• The difficulty of the hike is medium. Overall distance is around 8km with 300m elevation
• Volcanoes are a natural phenomenon and the level of volcanic activity at the site varies from day to day. Even if the volcano is not erupting during your visit, visiting the area is still fascinating.
• The duration of the volcano tour is approx. 6 hours and the Northern Lights tour is approx. 4 hours.
• There is no food included on this tour so we recommend you bring a packed dinner/snacks and water.
• If you don´t see the Northern Lights on your tour, you can go again for free. This offer is valid for 36 months. Just contact our customer service team to reschedule.

• Cancellation policy

• Cancellation fee of 100% if cancelled 1 day or less before departure

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