Northern Lights Tours from Reykjavik
Aurora tours leave Reykjavik after dark and drive or sail away from the city lights. The season runs from September to April, and some tours include a free second try if the sky stays dark.
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Day Trips from Reykjavik
Most day trips from Reykjavik follow the Golden Circle or the South Coast; others reach the Blue Lagoon, Snæfellsnes or Jökulsárlón. Þingvellir is 45 minutes away; Jökulsárlón, 5 hours.
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Tours from Reykjavik
Icebergs from Breiðamerkurjökull glacier drift across Jökulsárlón before washing up on Diamond Beach. The lagoon is about 370 km from Reykjavik, so the day trip lasts some 14 hours.
Ice Cave Tours from Reykjavik
Two ice caves can be reached in a day from Reykjavik: the tunnel carved into Langjökull, by glacier truck, and the Katla ice cave near Vík, on a South Coast tour. Both open outside winter.
Golden Circle Tours from Reykjavik
The Golden Circle links Þingvellir National Park, the Geysir hot springs and Gullfoss waterfall. Þingvellir is about 45 minutes from Reykjavik, and many tours add Kerið crater or a lagoon.
Snæfellsnes Peninsula Tours from Reykjavik
Snæfellsnes packs Kirkjufell mountain, the Snæfellsjökull glacier and black-sand beaches into one peninsula, about 2.5 hours from Reykjavik. Its tours usually last 11 to 12 hours.
Blue Lagoon Tours from Reykjavik
The Blue Lagoon sits in a lava field on the Reykjanes peninsula, about 50 minutes from Reykjavik. Its milky-blue geothermal water stays at about 38 °C all year.
South Coast Tours from Reykjavik
The South Coast road passes Seljalandsfoss, which you can walk behind, and Skógafoss on the way to Reynisfjara beach near Vík, about 180 km and 2.5 hours from Reykjavik.
Glacier Tours from Reykjavik
Most glacier hikes near Reykjavik are on Sólheimajökull, an outlet of Mýrdalsjökull about 2 hours away, with crampons and a guide. Langjökull adds snowmobiles and an ice tunnel.
Volcano Tours from Reykjavik
The Fagradalsfjall and Litli-Hrútur eruption sites are on the Reykjanes peninsula, about 40 minutes from Reykjavik. Guided hikes to their lava fields take 2 to 3 hours on foot.
Multi-Day Tours from Reykjavik
Multi-day trips from Reykjavik follow the Ring Road, the 1,330 km loop around Iceland, or stay in the south for the Golden Circle and the glacier lagoon. They last 6 to 8 days.
Landmannalaugar Tours from Reykjavik
Landmannalaugar lies in the Fjallabak nature reserve, among rhyolite mountains and a lava field with a natural hot spring. It is reached by 4x4 in summer, about 4 hours from Reykjavik.
Silfra Snorkeling Tours from Reykjavik
Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian plates in Þingvellir, about 45 minutes from Reykjavik. Its glacial water stays at 2 to 4 °C, with visibility over 100 m.
Lava Tunnel Tours from Reykjavik
Raufarhólshellir is a lava tube about 1.4 km long, some 35 minutes from Reykjavik. The standard tour walks an hour inside it; other trips crawl through the Arnarker cave nearby.
Trips from Reykjavik to bathe at Hvammsvík by the fjord, hike to the warm river of Reykjadalur or soak at the Secret Lagoon. Hvammsvík is about 45 minutes north of the city.
Helicopter flights leave Reykjavik airport for the Hengill geothermal area, the Reykjanes volcanoes or Landmannalaugar. They last 40 minutes to 3 hours, some with landings.
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