Summer Activity Combination Day Trip from Reykjavík in Iceland
Includes: White Water Rafting on the Hvítá River & Snowmobile Trip on the Langjökull glacier in the Icelandic Highlands.
The
Iceland Elements is one of our most action packed activity
combination
day trips. This great trip offers you the unique possibility of
following the
Hvítá River all the way from its source at the
Langjökull
glacier in the south central highlands to the coastline of the North Atlantic
Ocean on Iceland’s south shore. Along the way you will experience two of
Iceland's most popular
outdoor activities,
river rafting on the
Hvítá glacier river and
riding a snowmobile on the Langjökull glacier from the Skálpanes base camp.
Your adventures starts from
Reykjavík in the early morning with a drive through the
countryside to our base on the banks of the
Hvítá. After gearing up and hearing our rafting guides explain the basic rafting technique
and safety rules we will start our trip down the river. The
Hvítá
and the canyon it runs through is a supremely beautiful place and the
rafting is great fun! You will even get a chance to jump from a cliff
wall into the glacial water, glacier river swimming in Iceland!
After the
rafting we will eat lunch in the base camp before heading up
to the highlands above
Gullfoss watefall. Arriving at the
Langjökull glacier we gear up in warm
overalls and sturdy booties before learning the basics of
snowmobile
driving on glaciers. Then we set of onto Iceland’s second biggest
glacier; The
Langjökull, the glacier is in fact several enormous ice
filled volcanic craters, rimmed in by imposing volcanoes and set in the
breathtaking Icelandic interior. The views from the glacier flanks of
the Langjökull are quite staggering and driving the sleds is like the
rafting, great fun and a unique way of exploring this northern nature.
Guaranteed departures for minimum 2: Wednesdays & Saturdays, with
pick up from the city center between 8:00 and 8:30 AM*. Available from
the 15th of May – 15th of September. From 15th Apr – 14th of May &
15th Sep – 1st Oct the minimum is 4 persons
Details:
Price: See the box on the left side. These prices are for one persons per snowmobile.
Price includes with pick up from Reykjavík.
Includes pick up from Reykjavík, river rafting on Hvítá River, lunch at
the Drumbó basecamp and one hour of snowmobiling on the Langjökull
Glacier.
*
If you are staying at one of the many hotels and guesthouses in
the
city center then your pick up for your tour will be at 8:30 from our
outdoor shop “Cintamani Center” at Laugavegur 11. The shop is located
in the heart of the old city center. Click here to see a
map of our location.??
Click here to see a list of hotels in Reykjavík which are outside the
city center and from which we will pick you up.
Duration of trip: 10 -11 hours. Available: May 15th – September 11th
(depending on weather and glacier conditions). Minimum number of
participants: 2 persons. Age limit: 10 years.
Bring with you:
For the river rafting part: a warm fleece or wool sweater, bathing suit, change of clothing and a towel.
For the snowmobile part: Warm outdoor clothing. We will lend you all the necessary equipment i.e snow suit and more.
Required: A valid driving license to drive the snow scooter. No prior knowledge of either sport is required.
Age limit: 12 years, 17 years to drive the snowmobiles
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here to see our answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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details on our cancellation policy.
Disclaimer: All adventure trips are undertaken on
the responsibility of its participants. Arctic Adventures does not
assume any responsibility for accidents that are caused by its customers
or can be traced to there own actions. Participants may have to sign a
waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realize that all
outdoor activities carry an inherit risk.