Fjallabak heading NNE

Leaving our last port of call Hvolsvöllur we drive along the green hillsides of Fljótshlið into the brown coloured mountains of the south-western Fjallabak. Pretty soon our tires need to be deflated to get a smoother ride on the rocky tracks ahead of us. After a stop at a magnificent waterfall in the Markarfljót canyon we only have to cross a couple of lava fields before we can enter the great wide open black sandy plains of the Mælifellssandur. Imagine, south the ice of the Myrdalsjökull, north the multicoloured mountains of the Fjallabak and ahead of us the moss covered solely standing mountain Mælifell, a view not very often to be found. Just before Mælifell we turn north towards our mountain cabin for tonight Strútur. A 1,5 hour walk from there is Strútslaug, a natural hot pool which we of course will pay a visit. On day 2 we continue on the Mælifellssandur, have some challenging rivers to cross, some Tolkien like landscapes to enjoy and an enormous crack in the earth ahead of us. After a walk in this volcanic fissure Eldgjá we follow a track that starts in green moss and ends in barren black sand and lava as we arrive at the Sveinstindur mountain cabin. A more remote place is hard to find. The third day we make a walk to the summit of the mountain that gave the huts its name; from the 1090 meter high summit we might enjoy an impressive view over the surrounding mountains and the third biggest icecap in the world, Vatnajökull. We stay for a second night in the Sveinstindur hut. On day number four we follow the Faxasund trail over the Kattarhryggir towards Fjlallabaks-Nyðri and end up in the hot river in front of the hut in Landmannalaugar. On day number five we head back for the civilization but not before we have been on the slopes of the Hekla volcano.

Included:

- Arctic Trucks 38" Hilux or Land Cruiser
- Arcic Trucks instructor/guide
- Arctic Trucks 4x4 Self drive guide
- 2 nights accommodation in a hut/guesthouse with shared facilities
- Fuel

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