Landmannalaugar Super Jeep Day Tour

by Southcoast Adventure · Super jeeps · Highlands

4.70· 300 Google reviews of the operator
  • Fine on your own
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from €388 per person

Next departure: Thu 22 Oct

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Landmannalaugar Super Jeep Day Tour — Southcoast Adventure
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Meeting point, in Southcoast Adventure's words: Bus stop for the highland bus Gamli Suðurlandsvegur 1, 850 Hella

About this experience

Landmannalaugar Super Jeep Day Tour – Explore Iceland’s Highlands

Discover the wild beauty of Iceland’s Highlands on a Landmannalaugar Super Jeep Day Tour. This unforgettable adventure combines colourful landscapes, exciting off-road driving, and fascinating geology.

Landmannalaugar is famous for its striking rhyolite mountains and volcanic scenery. As a result, the region is considered one of Iceland’s most spectacular natural areas. Lava fields, steaming vents, and clear rivers shape the dramatic landscape. Because of this unique environment, visitors experience nature at its most powerful.

Throughout the tour, you travel in a specially modified Super Jeep designed for Iceland’s harsh terrain. These vehicles easily cross rough mountain roads, volcanic sand, and glacial rivers. Therefore, remote Highland areas become accessible and safe to explore.

Meanwhile, your guide shares stories about the region’s volcanic history. In addition, you will learn how fire and ice formed this remarkable landscape.

Colourful Mountains and Unique Landscapes

Landmannalaugar is known for its extraordinary colours and geological formations. Rhyolite mountains display shades of red, yellow, green, and black. Consequently, the scenery changes constantly as the light shifts.

During the summer, the Highlands become a paradise for hikers and photographers. In contrast, winter transforms the region into a quiet and dramatic wilderness. Snow highlights the colourful mountains and volcanic ridges.

Furthermore, geothermal activity is visible throughout the area. Bubbling hot springs and steaming ground show that volcanic forces remain active below the surface.

Because of these striking contrasts, Landmannalaugar is one of the most photographed locations in Iceland.

Flexible Hiking and Natural Hot Springs

Once the Super Jeep reaches Landmannalaugar, guests can explore the area at their own pace. Some visitors choose to hike the famous trails, while others prefer a more relaxed experience.

Several guided routes are available. For instance, trails may lead through the Laugahraun lava field or toward the colourful slopes of Brennisteinsalda. Another option includes the beautiful Grænihryggur ridge, known for its blue-green tones.

However, hiking is always optional. Instead, many guests simply enjoy the views or explore nearby paths.

After exploring the landscape, visitors often relax in the natural geothermal hot spring. Warm water surrounded by mountains creates a peaceful and memorable moment.

A Comfortable Highland Super Jeep Adventure

Travelling by Super Jeep makes this Highland journey both exciting and comfortable. Powerful vehicles handle Iceland’s toughest conditions with ease.

Along the way, the route passes volcanic deserts, mountain valleys, and dramatic craters. As a result, the journey itself becomes part of the adventure.

Small group sizes also create a more personal experience. Your guide can adjust stops and activities depending on the weather and guest interests.

Description from the operator, Southcoast Adventure. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Where you go

  1. Landmannalaugar Tour Experience

Included

  • English speaking guide

Not included

  • Gratuities

You can add a freshly packed lunchbox with a sandwich, biscuits, skyr, fruit, and juice/water for 6000 ISK per person

Good to know

  • Warm outdoor clothing
  • waterproofed jacket and pants
  • head-wear
  • gloves
  • appropriate hiking boots/shoes
  • some snacks
  • lunch
  • Important: Swimsuits if you wish to bathe in the geothermal pool
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 2 days 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. 1Southcoast Adventure 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 2 days 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 — €190 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

Southcoast Adventure · €388Magic Iceland Travel · €198
How long it runs8 hours13 hours
Getting thereYou make your own wayPicks you up
Changing your mindFree until 48 h beforeFree until 24 h before
How hard it isEasyModerate

The cheaper tour is ahead on more of what we can measure. The €190 is worth it only if free cancellation up to 48 h before is what you want.

Who this is not for

  • Children under 6 cannot join this one.
  • Not available in winter; the operator runs it roughly May to September.

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

Why we list it

Southcoast Adventure 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 Southcoast Adventure

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Operator rating 4.7/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

  • Andreea Avaşi

    ★★★★★ · 3 months ago

    The super jeep tour in Thorsmörck delivered exactly what was promised and was worth every penny. Our guide, Jakob, was fantastic—super nice, easy to talk to, and he made the hours pass by so quickly. The lunch provided was also delicious. Thank you for a memorable day!

  • Joshua Kost

    ★★★★★ · 5 months ago

    We did the 5hr buggy buggy tour today, by far the best day in Iceland so far. Alejandro was an absolute amazing guide, seen waterfalls, caves, and a glacier that we would have never seen otherwise. Alejandro also took us on an incredible hike to one of the falls. He’s knowledge of the area was superb. Highly recommended over all the other tours.

  • David Graybeal

    ★★★★★ · 4 months ago

    Absolute number 1 excursion we have ever done! Our Eyjafjallajökull Snowmobiling Tour with Southcoast Adventures was an absolute highlight of our trip to Iceland—and we travel a lot! We spent about 2 hours on the snowmobiles and covered a huge portion of the glacier. Riding all the way to the top to experience the intense wind and the breathtaking views was unforgettable. Our guides, Ale and Martin, were phenomenal. Ale was incredibly patient and helpful while teaching us how to operate the machines. Even when we managed to tip our snowmobile over, they handled it perfectly. Their attitudes throughout the entire tour were tremendous. This truly felt like a once-in-a-lifetime outing. I cannot recommend this adventure and this team highly enough!

  • Veronica

    ★★★★★ · 4 months ago

    We’ve been coming to Iceland for years, and this was hands down the best experience/tour we’ve ever done here. Our snowmobiling tour with Magnús and Steinar was incredible from start to finish. They were fun, kind, knowledgeable, and clearly true experts at what they do. This was our first time snowmobiling, and they made us feel completely comfortable while still making the whole experience exciting and memorable. The location was awesome, the views were breathtaking, and we were lucky to have great weather. But what really made the tour special was Magnús and Steinar. We had so much actual time on the snowmobiles, learned a lot about Iceland, and genuinely enjoyed the conversations along the way. You can tell when guides love what they do and care about giving people a great experience. This was our first snowmobiling tour, but it definitely will not be our last. Huge thank you to Magnús and Steinar!!!

Reviews from Google · updated 21 Oct 2026

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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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