Glacier Crossing & Northern Lights

This tour is all about the extreme driving experience on the Arctic Trucks 38″ modified vehicles exploring the remote areas of Iceland. If you are up for the adventure, you are on the right track!

We take a gravel road over the mountains and head to Húsafell. On the way, we stop at the beautiful Hraunfossar waterfalls before we stop for a light lunch at Húsafell.
From there we will drive towards Langjökull glacier and head up to the ice tunnel.  Into the Glacier ice tunnel is located in Langjökull, which is the second largest glacier in Iceland with the size of 953sq/km. We head to the roots of the glacier and there the guide teaches you how to drive in snow and/or ice conditions on the glacier.
We drive up to around 1280 meters above sea level, where we stop to explore the clear blue Ice Tunnel. Once we are inside, you will experience things you have probably never seen before; a huge ice crevasse, ice chapel and other amazing sights that will make your visit to Iceland an unforgettable adventure.

After leaving the ice tunnel we continue to test the Arctic Truck on the glacier and we will go almost all the way across. In the evening we will camp our Arctic tents and stay over-night surrounded by glacier landscape. We will enjoy a delicious BBQ dinner and the camping experience. If the sky is clear you might see the Northern Lights dancing in the sky.

We will start the next day by having breakfast after which we finish our glacier crossing and continue our way North. Our destination for the day is a mountain hut called Hveravellir where we spend the night. This area has geothermal activity and a natural hot pool right outside the hut, so you can have a comfortable evening bathing after the BBQ dinner. We start the day with breakfast in the hut before the adventure of the day. On the last day of driving we will drive the Kjölur road, one of two highland roads that cross Iceland from North to South. It is a challenging route that goes in between two glaciers; Hofsjökull and Langjökull. There are a few stops we can make on our way back to civilization. If you are interested in visiting the Golden Circle: Gullfoss, Geysir and Thingvellir we include it in the afternoon itinerary. Another possible activity on the way down from Hveravellir is a snowmobile ride on Langjökull glacier. We end this day in Reykjavík city where the guide drops you off at your accommodation.

Note: This tour runs from mid-February – mid-April depending on weather and snow conditions.

Pick up at 08:30 from your hotel or guesthouse in Reykjavík.

Trip Duration: 3 days

Bring with you: Warm outdoor clothing, your driver’s license, good waterproof hiking-shoes, swimsuit and a towel, your camera and some snacks.

Insurances: All drivers need to sign a car rental contract before the trip starts. Self-risk is 3000 EUR. Please read all the details of the contract before starting the trip.
Prices and itinerary

Optional add on:  Snowmobiling tour and Ice Tunnel entrance.

Includes: The Arctic Truck jeep and guide/ instructor. Sleeping bag accommodation in an Arctic Tent for 2 nights.
Meals: Lunch and dinner on day 1, breakfast, lunch and dinner on day 2, breakfast and lunch on day 3.

Extras:
Extra Driver:                                       Included
Unlimited kilometers:                       Included

Terms of Payment
A deposit of 20% of the tour price is required at the confirmation of a booking if not agreed differently. We recommend at this time all passengers take out comprehensive travel insurance.
Full payment (less deposit) shall reach Arctic Trucks at least 4 weeks prior to the arrival of guests. In case of further delay on payments, Arctic Trucks will reserve the right to treat this as a cancellation and withdraw its confirmation of the services.
For group bookings we require full payment 6 weeks before the arrival of the group.

Cancellation policy
Multi-day trips:
10% of the price of your tour in non-refundable.
If you cancel with more than four weeks notice you will be refunded 90% of the trip price.
If you cancel with less than four weeks in advance and you will be refunded 50% of the trip price.
If you cancel with less than seven days notice no refund will be given.
If you cancel a group booking on multi-day tour- final name list needs to arrive 6 weeks before the trip starts. No refund after final name list has been received.

If you have any questions please send us a request to experience@arctictrucks.is or fill out the online contact form. We get back to you within 24 hours.