Summer Adventure Combination Day Tour from Reykjavík
Includes: River Rafting on the Hvítá River & Snowmobile Tour on the Langjökull glacier in the Icelandic Highlands.
Trip difficulty 3 out of 5 possible.
Iceland Elements is one of our most action packed adventure combination day tours. This popular 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 shores of North Atlantic Ocean on Iceland’s south coast. Along the way you will experience two of Icelands most popular adventure activities, white water rafting on the Hvítá glacier river and driving a snowmobile on the Langjökull glacier.
We will start from Reykjavík in the early morning and drive through the countryside to our base on the banks of the river. After gearing up and listening to our rafting guides explaining the basic rafting technique and safety rules we will start our adventure 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 leap from the canyon wall into the white water, glacier river swimming in Iceland!
After the rafting we will eat lunch in the base camp before heading up to the highlands. 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: Wednesdays and Saturdays for minimum 2 persons with pick up from Reykjavík 8:00-8:30 am*. On other days with the minimum of 4 persons. *
If you are staying at one of the many hotels and guesthouses in the city center then your pick up for the tour will be at 8:00 from the Arctic Adventures office at Laugavegur 11. The office 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. Details: Price: 33.990 ISK per person with pick up from Reykjavík. This price is for two persons per snow scooter, you can add 4.000 ISK per person to have a solo scooter.
This price is for river rafting, you can add even more action to your river trip and paddle it in a canoe for 2.000 ISK per person extra.
Includes: pick-up from Reykjavík, river rafting on Hvítá River, lunch at the Drumbó basecamp and one hour of snowmobiling with two persons sharing a snowmobile and snow gear.
Duration of trip: 12 hours.
Available: From the 15th of May to the 15th of September (depending on weather and glacier conditions).
Minimum number of participants: 2 persons on Wednesdays and Saturdays, other days minimum 4 persons.
Age limit: 10 years as a passenger on the snowmobile, 12 years for rafting the whole river and 10 years for half of the river.
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.
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