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When to book
Most travelers book about 6 weeks ahead. The price is the same all year, so book the date that suits you. September is the busiest month.
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Bring your drone and head into the volcanic wilderness of South Iceland on this super jeep tour from Vik to the Katla Ice Cave and a hidden black sand beach. This tour is made for photographers and drone pilots who want aerial shots of glaciers and black sand that most visitors never capture.
The highlight is the Katla Ice Cave, where bright blue ice is streaked with black layers of volcanic ash. At set stops along the way, you can fly your own drone under your guide's supervision. The 3.5- to 4-hour tour ends with a final drone stop at a quiet black sand beach, far from the crowds at Reynisfjara.
Your tour starts at the Katlatrack office at Austurvegur 16 in Vik, where you meet your guide and climb into a super jeep with a small group of no more than 12 people. Helmets and crampons are included for the glacier walk, so you only need warm, waterproof clothing and hiking boots with ankle support.
Tours run from late spring to early fall, when long daylight hours give you more time to fly and green moss covers the slopes around the glacier. Your guide shares the history and folklore of the Katla area as you drive.
From Vik, the super jeep heads north across black sand plains and glacial rivers left by past eruptions of Katla Volcano. These landscapes were used as a film location for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Your first drone stop is at Hafursey, a mountain rising out of the black sand plains. With your guide's go-ahead, you can launch your drone and film the desert and the glacier beyond it.
At the edge of Kotlujokull Glacier, an outlet of Myrdalsjokull Glacier, you put on your helmet and crampons for a short walk across the ice. Myrdalsjokull is the fourth-largest glacier in Iceland, and Katla Volcano lies beneath it. There is another chance to fly your drone on the approach to the glacier.
Inside the Katla Ice Cave, you walk between walls of blue, white, and black ice. The black layers are volcanic ash from eruptions over the centuries, pressed into the ice. Your guide explains how the cave changes shape every season.
After the ice cave, you drive to a secluded black sand beach for your final drone stop, where you can fly, walk along the shore, and take photos without the crowds. You then return to Vik, where the tour ends.
Join this Katla Ice Cave super jeep tour from Vik to explore the ice, fly your drone at guided stops, and visit a quiet black sand beach. Check availability now by choosing a date.
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