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Trek from Landmannalaugar to Thorsmörk
5 days / 4 nights From 900 to 1000 Euros per person
Length : 5 days / 4 nights
From 900 to 1000 Euros per person
This is Iceland’s most iconic trek. An itinerary that has become a classic, leading you from the well-trodden tracks of Landmannalaugar to the glacial valley of Thórmörsk. Heading south through high volcanic plateaus, you’ll discover an active geothermal region full of multicolored mountainsides, deserts of black sand, and deep canyons before finishing in Thórsmörk’s verdant valley, at the foot of three glaciers. You’ll spend every night in a mountain hut along the way.
This trip is available from July to September
- The multicolored mountains surrounding Landmannalaugar
- A well indicated path
- The variety of landscapes
- Every night in mountain huts
- Frostastadavatn
- Vehicular assistance with baggages
Summary:
Length of the trek: 5 days
Length of each leg: 4-7 hours
Distance covered: 56 km.
Altitude: 200-1100 m.
Maximum change in altitude per day: 600 m.
Group Size: 6 to 16 participants.
Accommodations: mountain huts and sleeping bags.
Baggages: carried by a car that rejoins the group every night.
Departure dates: contact us!
Price: 700 Euro and up
Friendly Advice:
- Don’t cut corners when it comes to the quality of your equipment. Bring protection against potential cold and rain, a quality overcoat and shoes...
- Be sure to follow the recommendations we offer in our trekking handbook.
- Prepare yourself before your departure and leave with shoes that are already moulded to your feet.
- In September the temperature is a bit cooler, but the climate is also dryer and there is less snow making the going easier.
Staff:
Experienced English speaking Icelander mountain guide. If the weather is good, this trek will seem more like a challenging hike, but otherwise, you’ll be glad to have the knowledge and support of your guide!
Accommodations are provided in well-kept mountain huts. They are heated, some even have electricity and hot water, but they remain nevertheless mountain huts with no luxury and little privacy. You will stay in shared rooms with bunks that you may be forced to share. But in this wild environment, especially if there is difficult weather, these mountain huts will seem like four star hotels! Your guides prepare your breakfast and dinners in the mountain huts with your help of course! Lunch will be taken in the form of cold picnics on site.
- 5 days with two professional Icelander mountain guides.
- All meals from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 5.
- Transfer to and from the bus station in Reykjavik.
- Nights in mountain huts
What's not Included:
- Flights.
- Drinks.
- Tips and extras
- Showers in the mountain huts (about 500 ISK – for five minutes of hot water)
- Entrance fee to sites not included in the itinerary.
- Transfer from anywhere other than the Reykjavik bus station.
Price:
PRICE PER PERSON
From 900 to 1000 Euros per person
It is possible to schedule a private departure date. Final price is based on the number of participants and the season
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Day 1 : Landmannalaugar – Hrafntinnusker. 12km. 4-5 h. 470 metre climb.
Rendezvous at the Reykjavik bus station to meet your guide. The bus takes you throught the Domadalur region, rich in vocanoes, and you’ll go along the foot of the Hekla before arriving in Landmanalaugar for lunch time... and to dive into the hot springs! You’ll head due south to begin the mythical “Laugavegur trek”. The path crosses lava fields, little gorges and climbs up the high plateaus in a setting of multicoloured mountains, hot water sources and solfataras. Arrive by the end of the day to the mountain hut in Hrafntinnusker. You are above 1000 meters in altitude, and in another world!
Day 2 : Hrafntinnusker - Alftavatn. 12km. 4-5 h. 490 m descent.
From Hrafntinnusker you’ll go up and down the roller coasters of the Jökultungur ravines with their hundreds of hot water sources and little turquoise water reservoirs that emit white smoke. Surprising splashes of colour dot this otherwise austere landscape. On the horizon you’ll see the white icecaps of the Myrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull glaciers. Soon you’ll come to Alftavatn lake, known by Icelanders as “swan lake”. Arrive at the mountain hut in the afternoon.
Day 3 : Alftavatn - Botnar. 15km. 6-7 h. 40 m descent.
You’ll go by the foot of Storasula’s surprisingly green volcanic cone before reaching the black sand of the Mælifellssandur desert. Then it’s off to another ancient volcano, this time with a very characteristic shape, Hattfell or “hat mountain”, whose different shades of green contrast stunningly with the black sand of the desert. Arriving in the Emstrur you may even come across some adventurous sheep! Before arriving to the mountain hut in Botnar, you’ll discover the impressive Markarfljot canyon that cuts deeper than 200 metres into Hattfell’s southern flanks.
Overnight in the Botnar mountain hut, magnificently located in front of the Myrdalsjökull glacier.
Day 4 : Botnar – Thorsmörk. 15km. 6-7 h. 300 m descent.
You keep descending following verdant valleys and crossinglittle mountain passes until the Emstrur ravine; the glacier tongues of Myrdalsjökull come here to melt several kilometres up. As you descend, the vegetation becomes progressively more abundant and the first dwarf birches announce your arrival to the forests of Thor, Thorsmörk. Your arrival in the glacial valley and the white birch forests is enchanting after the desert crossing the day before. And the comfortable mountain hut is definitely a welcome sight!
Day 5 : Thorsmörk. 1-3 h. Transfer to Reykjavik.
Relaxing morning around the mountain hut or walk one of the many surrounding hikes. You can visit the Sönghellir cave or scale the little mountain of Valahnukur from where you’ll have a magnificent view of the valley. In early afternoon, board the bus back to Reykjavík. Arrival near 19h00 at the central station.
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