Description
Summary
Description
Hike to the Litli-Hrutur eruption site in the Fagradalsfjall volcanic area on the Reykjanes Peninsula on this small-group tour from Reykjavik with a professional geologist.
Your guide is a geologist and volcanologist who explains in detail how the eruptions developed. With a maximum of 6 people, you have plenty of time to ask questions.
The drive to the eruption site leads through old lava fields and gives you a first look at how this landscape was created.
The eruptions at Fagradalsfjall began on March 19, 2021. At the start of the hike, your guide gives you an overview of the volcanic history of the Reykjanes Peninsula and the first signs of the new eruptions there.
At the lava field, you learn how new land forms and how the composition of the lava shapes the look of the rocks.
Then you hike up to the crater viewpoint, with views of the lava field and the surrounding area. The hike takes 1 to 1.5 hours in each direction.
On the way back to Reykjavik, you drive past hot springs, lakes, and mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
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