Secret Iceland is licensed day tour provider authorized by the Icelandic tourist board since 2010. Founders of Secret Iceland are the brothers Trausti and Guðmann. They are born and raised in Vík í Mýrdal.
Let us reveal to you the hidden secrets of Lakagigar Craters.
Lakagigar is nestled deep in the Icelandic highlands between the glaciers Vatnajökull and Mýrdalsjökull . This is like entering another world like no other place on earth. Some have seen similarity with the land of Mordor in the epic adventure film Lord of the Rings based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien yet so beautiful and peaceful in the middle of the mountains and mossy green lava.
Don’t risk your precious rental car crossing rivers on the rough track to Laki. There is no insurance in the world that covers damage to your car when crossing rivers.
Crossing deep rivers and driving on rough mountain tracks are what the Icelandic Super Jeep was made for. The Super Jeep was born in Iceland. It’s a four-wheel drive, all-terrain vehicles equipped with massive suspension systems and tires ranging from 38″ to 46″ in size. Besides using enormous tires, these vehicles have reshaped bodies to house the larger wheels, extended suspension, and a special lift kit to increase the ride height.
Most Icelandic mountain tracks and roads (f roads) are just for larger 4x4 vehicles with experienced drivers. They are narrow little maintained tracks and there are rivers to cross and sharp rocks and pot holes hard to see on the way.
Let your expert local driver guide do the driving while he gives you informative comments about the history and geology of Lakagigar.
Among the places we visit in the tour is Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, Fagrifoss waterfall, Tjarnargigur Crater and of course Lakagigar and the mountain Laki.
The tour begins in Kirkjubæklaustur, a southern town often nicknamed Klaustur by locals.
Many visitors to Iceland will find themselves in this historic location as they travel the South Coast; it is between the village of Vík Í Mýrdal and the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and is steeped in religious heritage.
Duration: 8-9 hours.
Total stopping/hiking time: 5 hours
Available from 10th June – 30th September
We look forward to meeting you.
