Island Crossing

This is the ultimate highland adventure! You cross the island 2 times on this 6 day long trip – over the famous Kjölur and Sprengisandur mountain roads, only accessable by powerful 4×4 vehicles!
The route is one of the most scenic in Iceland with beautiful mountain ranges, hot spring areas, isolated highland gems and famous sights.

Rough itinerary for the trip

Day 1 Golden Circle with stops at Þingvellir national park, famous Geysir hot spring area and Gullfoss waterfall.

Day 2 Kjölur mountain road. We cross the island from south to north with stops at Kerlingarfjöll and Hveravellir highland centers.

Day 3 From Kjölur we drive down to Skagafjörður fjord, the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.

Day 4 We visit the highlights of north Iceland; the town of Akureyri, Mývatn lake, Ásbyrgi canyon and Dettifoss waterfall.

Day 5 We cross the island again as we drive over Sprengisandur mountain road; the scenery is different from anything you have seen before!

Day 6 A drive to Landmannalaugar highland paradise and we enjoy a relaxing bath in the natural warm river before we drive back to Reykjavik city.

Vehicle pick up at 08:30 from the Arctic Trucks HQ in Reykjavík

Trip Duration: 6 days

Bring with you: Your driver license and credit card to fill out the car rental agreement

Meals: No meals are included on this tour.

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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.

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Prices for the Self-drive Island Crossing car-rental and itinerary

For AT38 Hilux the cost for the vehicle is ISK 315,000.- for 6 days
For AT38 Land Cruiser the cost for the vehicle is ISK 357,000.- for 6 days

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Includes: The Arctic Trucks vehicle and an itinerary for the trip.

Please contact us for full quoting and we can arrange a car-rental and an itinerary according to your wishes.We can also assist you on booking your accommodation for the trip.

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Fuel is not included in the price. 

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Extras:
Extra Driver:                                        Included
Unlimited kilometers:                       Included
Rope, shovel, tow eye, tire gauge:   Included

6 day rental:
Winch with remote control:           7,500 ISK
GPS:                                                  12,000 ISK
Aluminum travelling box:              5,500 ISK
Cooler box:                                        4,500 ISK
Hi-lift jack:                                        4,500 ISK

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Terms of Payment

Deposit
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 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 requier full payment 6 weeks before arrival of the group.

Cancellation policy
Day Trips:
10% of the price of your tour in non refundable.
If you cancel with more than seven days notice you will be refunded 90% of the trip price.
If you cancel with less than seven days before your departure you will be refunded 70% of the trip price.
If you cancel with less than two days notice (48 hours) no refund will be given.

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.