Private Silver Circle and Glacier Tour from Reykjavik

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Your YFIR guide meets you at your hotel lobby, or outside your accommodation if lobby access is not available. Departs 08:00.

   15 min

2. A brief stop on a peninsula above Borgarfjordur. Fjord views, fresh air, and a moment to stretch before the route heads inland. Your guide sets the scene for West Iceland's geology and history.

   15 min

3. Europe's most powerful natural hot spring — 180 litres of water at 97°C surge from the earth every second. Flat, paved path. Your guide explains Iceland's geothermal energy system and how this spring supplies two towns over 70 kilometres away.

   25 min

4. Home of 13th-century scholar Snorri Sturluson, who wrote the Prose Edda and Heimskringla — the texts that preserved Norse mythology and Viking Age history for the world. His natural hot pool, Snorralaug, still exists and still fills with geothermal water. Your guide tells the full story.

   25 min

5. Hundreds of springs emerge silently from the edge of a 900-year-old lava field and cascade into the Hvita river — with no visible source above ground. Adjacent Barnafoss carries a Viking Age legend your guide will tell in full. Both are free to enter. Café on site.

   35 min

6. A quiet glacier-view village at the foot of Langjokull. Your YFIR guide covers the glaciology and context of Langjokull before the ascent. Transfer to modified monster truck here.

   10 min

7. Modified monster trucks built for glacier terrain ascend Langjokull from the Husafell base — approximately 45 minutes each way with open highland views. At the summit, guests enter the tunnel system drilled directly through the glacier. Into the Glacier's specialist guides lead the underground section: corridors of blue ice, chambers reaching several metres across, and a small chapel carved entirely from the glacier. Crampons and helmet provided on-site. Temperature below 0°C — warm layers required.

   3 hAdmission included

8. Return drive through West Iceland. Estimated arrival back in Reykjavik approximately 19:00–19:30.

   Passes by

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Reykjavik

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 566 day trips we list in Reykjavik.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Reykjavik

Reykjavik is the northernmost capital of any nation, a colourful, compact city of art and music that opens onto Iceland's volcanic landscapes.

The landmark Hallgrímskirkja church, its tower inspired by basalt columns, rises above streets of brightly painted houses. Down by the harbour, the glass-fronted Harpa concert hall shimmers on the water, and the Sun Voyager sculpture faces the sea toward Mount Esja. Laugavegur, the main shopping street, is lined with design shops, cafés and bars.

Top-ranked sights in Reykjavik: Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss, Harpa.

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