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October is the cheapest month, from US$71 per person, and August is the busiest month.
Description
Hike through the countryside around Husafell and soak in a geothermal bath on this small-group tour to the Husafell Canyon Baths. The tour suits travelers who want a short break away from the crowds.
You meet your English-speaking guide at the Husafell Activity Center, 82 miles (132 kilometers) from Reykjavik. Your guide is there to help and answer your questions throughout the tour.
From the activity center, your guide drives you a short way to the start of the hiking trail. For nearly an hour, you walk through the wilderness around Husafell, an area few visitors explore.
Husafell is a farm and church site in the Borgarfjordur district of West Iceland. Once a rectory, it is now a base for travelers heading to the Golden Circle, the Westfjords, or the Highlands, and the canyon baths give visitors another reason to stop.
The hike is fairly easy, and children are welcome to join. The relaxed walk takes you to landscapes not often included in popular excursions.
Along the way, you see the two-tiered Langifoss Waterfall from a viewpoint and cross meltwater from Okjokull Glacier, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. You also learn about Iceland's renewable energy sources, especially geothermal power and hydropower. The route can change depending on the weather.
After the hike, you arrive at the Husafell Canyon Baths, where you can soak in the warm water of a hot spring.
The canyon baths have two geothermal pools, where the water is usually 86 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit (30 to 41 degrees Celsius).
The flagstone pools sit at the bottom of a canyon, with mountains and glaciers in the distance.
At the baths, you can use the wooden bathhouse and changing room.
After half an hour of bathing, you return to your hotel in Husafell or to the activity center.
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