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When to book
Most travelers book about 6 weeks ahead. The price is the same all season, so book the date that suits you. July and September are the busiest months.
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Hike through the colorful rhyolite mountains of Landmannalaugar in the Icelandic Highlands and soak in a natural hot spring on this full-day tour from Reykjavik.
You're picked up at one of three meeting points in central Reykjavik, or you can join the group at meeting points in the towns of Selfoss or Hella. You travel on a 4x4 highland bus, with a short restroom break at a roadside shop.
Landmannalaugar is a geothermal area in Fjallabak Nature Reserve and the starting point of the Laugavegur Trail. The area has rhyolite mountains, lava fields, canyons, hot springs, and clear blue lakes.
From the campsite at Landmannalaugar, your guide leads you along easy, scenic mountain trails. You cross Laugahraun Lava Field, formed in an eruption in 1477, where black lava, in places covered in green moss, contrasts with the colorful mountains.
Then you walk through Vondugil Canyon and climb Brennisteinsalda Mountain, a multicolored volcanic peak whose name means "sulfur wave." You come down through Graenagil Gorge, known as the Green Gorge because of the green color of its rhyolite.
At the end of the hike, you can soak in the natural hot spring near Laugahraun Lava Field, with plenty of time for photos.
After your soak, you board the bus back to Reykjavik.
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