Description
Summary
Description
Fly over wild, remote highlands on an unforgettable Iceland helicopter tour from Skaftafell packed with aerial sightseeing across glaciers, craters, lakes, and lava fields. This scenic highlands flight is perfect for adventure travelers, photographers, and nature lovers. See the sweeping views of Vatnajokull, Lakagigar Craters, and Landmannalaugar, with one unforgettable landing deep in the highlands.
Your 1.5-hour aerial tour begins at Skaftafell Terminal. There, you’ll meet your pilot, go over the flight route, and receive a clear safety briefing before takeoff. The experience is personal and comfortable, with some of the best aerial views Iceland has to offer.
You fly west from Skaftafell toward the Icelandic highlands, taking in wide glacier and volcano views. The route passes over Skeidararjokull, one of the outlet glaciers of Vatnajokull, Europe’s largest glacier. From above, deep crevasses, vast ice fields, and black sand plains unfold below.
The flight then soars across Lakagigar in the southern Highlands, a 15.5-mile (25-kilometer) row of volcanic craters from one of the greatest eruptions in Icelandic history. From the air, you’ll see how lava shaped the landscape while learning about the eruption’s global impact, which once caused devastating famines in Iceland.
Next, continue your Iceland helicopter tour at Landmannalaugar. This area is known for its colorful rhyolite mountains in shades of pink, green, blue, and yellow. Black lava fields wind through the landscape, and steaming hot springs rise from the ground. Flying over Landmannalaugar, the colors and textures reveal details you can’t fully see from the ground.
As you return to Skaftafell, the scenery continues to amaze. Pass over shifting black ash fields, braided glacial rivers, and highland lakes that look like brushstrokes from the air. Flying above Eldgja, the world’s largest volcanic canyon, you’ll see the scars left by an ancient eruption.
Depending on the weather, your flight may also reveal hidden gems of the region. Soar over the barren landscape around Langisjor Lake, see the sharp ridges of Svinafellsjokull, and admire the dramatic crevasses of Sidujokull Glaciers. You’ll also fly above Myrdalsjokull, where lava fields and glacial rivers carve through the wilderness.
One of the highlights of this helicopter experience is a landing in the remote highlands. Your pilot chooses the best available spot so you can step out into the untouched wilderness, take photos, and enjoy rare access to Iceland’s interior.
You return to Skaftafell Terminal with memory cards full of glacier, crater, and mountain images from an Iceland highlands flight that you cannot see from the road.
Take this epic Iceland helicopter tour to enjoy an exclusive view of glaciers, craters, lakes, and lava fields. Check availability now by choosing a date.
