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When to book
Most travelers book about 4 weeks ahead. The price is the same all year, so book the date that suits you. August is the busiest month.
Description
Explore Vidgelmir Cave, one of the largest lava tubes in Iceland, on this guided, family-friendly tour with an easy-access walkway and feature lighting.
Your tour starts at the meeting point outside the cave, where you meet your English-speaking guide and the rest of your group. Your guide gives you a helmet and a headlight, and when you're ready, you descend into the cave.
Vidgelmir Cave stretches over 5,200 feet (1,585 meters) through the Hallmundarhraun Lava Field and offers a glimpse into Iceland's volcanic past.
The lava field formed over 1,100 years ago, during the Viking Age, when volcanic craters erupted from under Langjokull Glacier. The cave formed as lava kept flowing under a hardened surface.
Caves are often dark and tight, but Vidgelmir Cave is different. After you descend into the cave, you walk through a narrow tunnel, the only tight space on this tour.
The cave then opens into large halls with colorful walls and rock formations. In winter, ice formations and icicles decorate the cave.
The cave's chambers hold lava formations, including stalactites and stalagmites formed as the lava cooled.
The walkway leads from one great hall to the next and is softly lit, with feature lighting at selected locations, so the icicles sparkle and the colors of the walls stand out.
At one point, your guide turns off all the lights, so you experience the contrast between light and darkness.
During the tour, your guide tells you about the cave's geology and history.
At the end of the tour, you return to the meeting point, and from there you can continue your trip in Iceland.
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