Description
Summary
Description
Travel deep into Thorsmork Nature Reserve with a local guide and hike through the wilderness. This tour suits anyone who wants to explore the views of Thorsmork on foot.
Thorsmork has a dramatic landscape. Its name means 'Valley of Thor', after the Norse god of thunder. It lies in South Iceland between three glaciers, Myrdalsjokull Glacier, Tindfjallajokull Glacier, and Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, which covers the volcano of the same name.
The tour departs from Hvolsvollur Town in South Iceland, a 1.5-hour drive from Reykjavik. On your way into Thorsmork, you stop at sights such as Gigjokull Glacier, an outlet glacier of Eyjafjallajokull Glacier. The landscape here changed dramatically in 2010, when the volcano under Eyjafjallajokull Glacier erupted and caused large glacial floods.
You travel from place to place in a super jeep, a specially adapted vehicle that can handle rough terrain and unbridged rivers. Along the way, you see canyons, hanging glaciers, and glacial rivers, among birch trees and green, moss-covered rocks.
In Thorsmork, you hike through the valley with your driver-guide, who tells you about Icelandic nature and the traditions and folklore of the region.
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