Active Volcano Afternoon & Evening Tour from Reykjavik

Overview

Join our fantastic Volcano & Blue Lagoon tour and experience two wonderful aspects of this volcanic island. Having guided thousands of visitors to the eruptions in the area in 2021 and 2022, booking with BusTravel Iceland is the perfect choice for a visit to this exhilarating and rugged landscape. Our expert guides will take you to the Fagradalsfjall area which is close to the 2023 eruption, but always with your safety as the priority. After your exertions on the hike, soothe your weary bones with a visit to the Blue Lagoon, Iceland´s number one attraction. The warm geothermal waters here are famous for their healing properties, so you will feel renewed after your dip here. Accessible eruption sites are rare in Iceland making this combo tour a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Active Volcano Eruption

After 2 summers, of volcanic eruptions in Reykjanes, all looked peaceful and calm until July 2023, when a series of earthquakes indicated a new eruption was about to take place. And so it proved, when on July 10th, a new fissure opened at Litli Hrutur, to the north of the Meradalir eruption site of 2022.

The hike to a good viewing point is long and tiring. The steepest section of the trail is probably the first 1km, followed by 6km on a wide gravel road. The final 2km section is the most tiring as it´s over mossy, uneven terrain. This tour is only recommend for those who can comfortably walk for several hours.

The reward for your efforts is to witness one of the wonder´s of the natural worls, the birth of a new mountain at Litli Hrutur. Lava is spewing from the fissure and as it does so this new volcanic crater grows larger. 

Your expert guide will make sure this adventure is fun, but more importantly safe and responsible. Depending on the wind direction and advice from the saftey authorities on site, the walking route we take is subject to change.

Grindavík Fishing Village

The drive through the southern part of the peninsula is beautiful. Thick lava fields meet the Atlantic Ocean creating dramatic scenery all the way to Grindavík fishing village. Grindavík is one of Iceland’s main fishing harbors where everything turns around fishing. It’s the ultimate place to get into the Icelandic fishing culture.

Grindavík is a beautiful Icelandic fishing town with one of the most active harbors in the country. The town’s population, 3300 people, bases its livelihood on fishing or fish-related industry. Grindavík provides about half of Iceland’s salt fish production.

The Blue Lagoon

All the remarkable sites on the Reykjanes peninsula help you understand the powerful nature of Iceland and the creational beauty of the Blue Lagoon. If you have chosen to end the day in the geothermal waters of the Blue Lagoon you are in for a treat. 

The Blue Lagoon, known in Icelandic as Bláa Lónið, is a geothermal spa/resort located on the Reykjanes peninsula. The lagoon itself has been hailed as being one of the modern wonders of the world, growing massively in popularity since it started being used in 1976. It is truly a place you must visit during your time in Iceland.

Your Comfort ticket includes a towel, a free drink in the in-pool bar as well as a silica face mask. Enjoy a leisurely 2-hour visit to the lagoon and leave feeling refreshed and revitalized.