Kerlingarfjöll Super 4X4 Small Group Hiking Adventure Tour From Reykjavik

by Gravel Travel · Super jeeps · Hiking & trekking · Reykjavík

4.30· 127 Google reviews of the operator
  • Beginners welcome
  • Fine on your own

from €338.6 per person

Next departure: Tue 1 Jun

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Kerlingarfjöll Super 4X4 Small Group Hiking Adventure Tour From Reykjavik — Gravel Travel
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  • Duration

    12 hours

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Season

    All year

  • Starts in

    Selfoss

  • Pickup

    Hotel pickup included

  • Guide

    Guided in English

  • Departs

    09:00

  • Minimum age

    8

  • Cancellation

    Free until 24 hours before

About this experience

Embark on an unforgettable adventure to the heart of Iceland’s rugged highlands on this Small Group Jeep, Hiking, and Highland Baths Day Tour from Reykjavik. With your own personal guide, you'll journey through the stunning Kerlingarfjöll mountains, renowned for their dramatic landscapes, geothermal hot springs, and colourful rhyolite peaks.

Your day begins with a thrilling jeep ride through Iceland’s vast wilderness, as you traverse unpaved roads and rugged terrain, offering a unique and private experience of the Highlands. Once at Kerlingarfjöll, you'll have the opportunity to hike through this geothermal wonderland at Hveradalir Valley, with awe-inspiring views of steaming hot springs, bubbling mud pools, and vibrant mountain ridges.

After your hike, you can take the option to unwind in the Highland Baths, where you can soak in the warm, mineral-rich waters while surrounded by the breathtaking Icelandic landscape. This tranquil experience allows you to relax and recharge, taking in the untouched beauty of Iceland’s highlands.

Whether you're an avid hiker, a nature lover, or simply seeking a peaceful escape, this tour offers the perfect balance of adventure and relaxation. Enjoy a personalized experience with a private guide, ensuring a day tailored to your interests.


This full-day adventure offers an immersive exploration of Iceland's dramatic nature, making it the ideal tour for those looking to experience the raw beauty and tranquility of the Icelandic Highlands.

Description from the operator, Gravel Travel. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Included

  • Small Group jeep ride through Iceland's Highlands
  • Hike in the stunning Kerlingarfjöll mountains
  • Visit geothermal hot springs and mud pools at Hveradalir Valley
  • Expert local guide to personalize your experience
  • OPTIONAL entry: Soak in the Highland Baths for ultimate relaxation 

Not included

Food and Drink

Good to know

Hiking boots

Packed Lunch

Swimsuit and Towel

  • Bring warm layers and waterproofs for changing weather. In Iceland it is always smart to dress in warm, waterproof clothes, weather changes are sudden so expect the unexpected.
  • Wear walking shoes
  • Bring swimwear and towels if you with to bathe 
  • If required you must provide your own car seat. Per Icelandic LAW: Children under 135 cm must use a child car seat when travelling in a car. Taller children are free to use car seats as long as the car seat is intended for children of that height and weight. Children under 150 cm must not sit in front of an active airbag. For more information please see: https://island.is/en/children-in-cars

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 24 hours before departure; no refund after that. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is closed roads — the Road Administration shuts the mountain roads before the operator has to decide anything. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

  1. 1Gravel Travel decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
  2. 2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
  3. 3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until 1 day before departure, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

Why this one and not the cheaper one?

The nearest cheaper Landmannalaugar Highlands 4x4 Minibus Tour with Hot Spring Bath from Magic Iceland Travel is €198 — €140 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

Gravel Travel · €339Magic Iceland Travel · €198
How long it runs12 hours13 hours
How hard it isEasyModerate

On everything we can measure, the Magic Iceland Travel tour is the better buy. The €140 is not buying anything we can point to, so unless you want this operator in particular, take the cheaper one.

Who this is not for

  • Children under 8 cannot join this one.
  • Not a good fit if you want a relaxed day: 12 hours is a long time on the road, most of it spent getting there and back.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

Gravel Travel is one of 204 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →

What travellers say about Gravel Travel

Read all 127 reviews on Google →

Operator rating 4.3/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

  • Chai Chuan Wei

    ★★★★★ · 6 months ago

    We went for Katla Ice Cave tour this morning on 29 Mar. Gunnarr is our guide. He can drive superjeep very well and is a very interesting guide. Would recommmend to join their ice cave tour which is of very good experience we had

  • Roya Shahi

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    The Landmannlauger super jeep tour departing from Hella (I chose pick up there, but pick up from Reykjavik is also possible) was wonderful and so much fun! Our tour guide was great, had a sense of humor and explained the scenery and history of all the places we visited very well. The super jeep is huge and comfortable, so can cross the rivers easily and makes for a fun ride. The tour included lots of incredible, beautiful spots like the famous Landmannlauger area and scenery of course, which also included time to go on a brief hike and relax at the hot spring, lots of volcanic scenery between points of interest on the tour, much of it looking like a different planet, a big crater with lake, a few gorgeous waterfalls including the tallest in Iceland, beautiful and unique scenery all around. The tour is packed with so many amazing sites and is the perfect way to explore the highlands. I highly recommend booking with Gravel Travel, as the itinerary was perfect, customer service was friendly and prompt, and the experience was one of the highlights of my Iceland trips.

  • Nora Tuominen

    ★★★★★ · 4 months ago

    The Katla ice cave tour from Vík was great! The ice caves are changing constantly, but at least in late May the cave was about 30 meters deep and the walls were beautiful mix of blue, clear, white and black stripes. There were no other groups at the cave, and the guide allowed us to stay in as long as we liked. The journey to the cave and back was fun as well, with the guide sharing stories and facts about the areas we drove past.

  • Jared Kaufman

    ★★★ · 8 months ago

    I have to say I was disappointed by the Super Jeep Northern Lights tour. The lights were incredible, however, I’m not sure what we gained with the Super Jeep. For the added cost from a traditional tour, there did not appear to be any evident difference. Don’t waste your money on this upgraded experience if you’re expecting something special by being in a “super jeep”. Guide was a little rough around the edges, though, brought us to a great spot. Pick up was late, drop off was over an hour early. A 4 hour experience was actually less than 2.5 hours.

Reviews from Google · updated 21 Oct 2026

Read before you book

  • Iceland in August: what tours runAugust keeps the Highlands open and brings back the first dark nights. Puffin boats thin out after mid-month; northern lights tours restart late August or in September.
  • Iceland in July: what tours runEverything runs in July, including the Highlands and puffin boats. What you lose is the dark: no northern lights, and ice caves are the man-made kind.
  • Iceland in June: what tours runJune is when the Highlands open and the sun barely sets. Almost everything runs, but Landmannalaugar waits for mid-June and the lights are over.

Reviews from our travellers

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Reviews arrive the day after each trip — none yet for this one. After your tour we send one email asking how it was, and what you write goes here, unedited.

Super jeeps — questions people ask

What is a super jeep?

A four-wheel-drive truck or van rebuilt for Iceland: raised suspension, huge low-pressure tyres and a snorkel, so it can cross rivers, drive on snow and climb glacier tracks that stop a rental car. Groups are small, usually eight to sixteen people. Super jeeps are how you reach Landmannalaugar in the highlands, ice caves under Mýrdalsjökull and dark northern-lights spots off the main roads. They are pricier than a coach, and rougher.

Is a super jeep northern lights tour better than a bus?

Slightly, for two reasons. A super jeep can leave the tarmac and find darker, more sheltered spots, and with ten people rather than fifty you spend less time waiting at stops. Arctic Adventures' Northern Lights Explorer (/experience/209/) and Northern Lights by 4x4 (/experience/1088067/) are the standard options. The sky is the same either way; a jeep does not make clouds part. If budget matters, a small-group minibus gets you most of the benefit.

When can you take a super jeep to Landmannalaugar?

Late June to September, once the highland roads open. The Landmannalaugar Safari (/experience/341/) is a twelve-hour day from Reykjavík with river crossings, a short hike and a soak in the natural hot river. The rest of the year the road is closed to everything except specially licensed winter expeditions. The dates the F-roads open vary each year with the snow, so if you are booking for June, expect a possible reschedule.

Is a super jeep tour comfortable?

Comfortable enough on the tarmac, bumpy on the rough stuff. That is the point. Expect to be thrown about on lava tracks and river beds, and to sit in a bench seat for several hours. People prone to motion sickness should sit in front and take a tablet. The trade-off is access: you see places coaches cannot go, with a driver-guide who talks to you rather than over a microphone.

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