Short answer: €185 per person is what most people pay. The cheapest we sell is €42 and the most expensive is €240. That range comes from 15 real lava cave tours across 5 operators — live prices, not estimates.
Length and depth. A walk into the Lava Tunnel at Raufarhólshellir is the cheap end. Longer caving trips with helmets and headlamps cost more.
Cheapest is not always right — a €50 saving hurts less than a wasted day. These are the low-price options we'd still put our name to.
1 hourArctic Adventures
Leaves from Reykjavík
During this tour you will discover the vast underground network of a hidden lava cave and a few more surprises, you´ll need to see to believe.
from
€64 per person
66% below the €185 typical
3 hoursArctic Adventures
Leaves from Reykjavík
Feel the rush of adventure as vast underground networks of a hidden lava cave unfold before your eyes.
from
€115 per person
38% below the €185 typical
5 hoursArctic Adventures
Leaves from Selfoss
The ultimate geological adventure. Explore the lava tunnel & snorkel between tectonic plates in the crystal-clear waters of Silfra. Join both unforgettable experiences with this value-packed combo.
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€161 per person
13% below the €185 typical
If a lava cave tour is the thing you came to Iceland for, pay the middle price rather than the floor — the difference usually buys a smaller group and a guide with time for you. If it's a nice-to-have on a day you're already busy, the cheapest option does the job. Either way, book it for a day early in your trip: if weather cancels it, you'll have another day to try again. Most of these run in Reykjavík, Golden Circle, Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon, West Iceland.
We sell 15 lava cave tours from 5 Icelandic operators. The cheapest is €42 per person, the typical price is €185, and the top end is €240. Length and depth. A walk into the Lava Tunnel at Raufarhólshellir is the cheap end. Longer caving trips with helmets and headlamps cost more.
No. You pay the operator's own price and we take a commission out of it, so booking here costs the same as booking direct — with one checkout if you book several tours.
On most of these, yes: cancel more than 24 hours before and you get the full amount back. The exact rule belongs to the operator and is shown on each tour page before you pay.
Raufarhólshellir, sold as The Lava Tunnel, thirty minutes east of the city. It has a lit walkway and a one-hour guided walk (/experience/32545/ meet on location, or /experience/222055/ with pickup), so no crawling and no head torches. It runs all year. Viðgelmir in West Iceland is longer and quieter, an hour and a half away, and Leiðarendi is a proper caving trip with helmets and scrambling.
A lava cave is a tunnel left when a lava flow drained out thousands of years ago; it is rock, permanent and open all year. An ice cave is a meltwater tunnel in a glacier, usually only safe November to March, and rebuilt by nature every year. Lava caves show colours in the rock, ice stalactites in winter and total darkness. Ice caves show blue light. If you are here in summer and someone offers a natural ice cave, ask which one.
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