ATV & buggy tours

Arctic Adventures vs Volcano ATV: ATV & buggy

Two operators we sell for, both running an ATV or buggy tour. Here is what separates them, in the figures we hold — and where nothing does, this page says so.

The short version

  • Arctic Adventures sells 2 comparable atv & buggy tours from €228 a person; Volcano ATV sells 2 from €109.
  • Arctic Adventures is about €171 dearer on a typical fare. Whether that is money well spent is the question this page answers.
  • Every row below is a number from the operators' own listings or from Google — none of it is our opinion of either company.

Which should you book

Arctic Adventures costs about €171 more a head, and that difference buys 7 more hours out, hotel pickup without arranging your own way there, more languages on the booking form and more dates to fit around the rest of the trip. If that is what you want, it is worth paying for. If it is not, Volcano ATV does the same activity for less.

Side by side

Prices are per person for tours priced per person — private charters and vehicle-priced tours are left out, because a car price and a seat price are not comparable.

 Arctic AdventuresVolcano ATV
Cheapest comparable tour€228 a person€109 a person
Typical price across their shelf€280 a person€109 a person
Typical length of the day8 hours1 hour
How many tours we sell22
Getting to the startPickup offered on every tourMeet at the departure point
Where it startsReykjavíkHella & Hvolsvöllur and 1 other start
Languages listedEnglish, Chinese, Danish, French, German +2English, Icelandic
Google rating4.6 from 5,195 reviews4.9 from 84 reviews
Dates available in the next 360 days355168

Bold marks the side ahead on that row. Rows where neither is ahead are left plain — several of them usually are.

Ratings are the operator's own Google business listing, read through the Google Places API and not edited by us. Arctic Adventures on Google · Volcano ATV on Google

Book Arctic Adventures if…

  • typical length of the day matters to you: 8 hours, against 1 hour.
  • getting to the start matters to you: Pickup offered on every tour, against Meet at the departure point.
  • languages listed matters to you: English, Chinese, Danish, French, German +2, against English, Icelandic.
  • dates available in the next 360 days matters to you: 355, against 168.
  • you are starting from Reykjavík — that is where most of their tours in this category leave from.

Book Volcano ATV if…

  • cheapest comparable tour matters to you: €109 a person, against €228 a person.
  • typical price across their shelf matters to you: €109 a person, against €280 a person.
  • google rating matters to you: 4.9 from 84 reviews, against 4.6 from 5,195 reviews.
  • you are starting from Hella & Hvolsvöllur and 1 other start — that is where most of their tours in this category leave from.

The tours themselves

Everything each of them sells in this category that a single traveller can book a seat on.

Arctic Adventures · 2 tours

Arctic Adventures

Caving & ATVs

from €228 per person4.60· 5,195 Google reviews of the operator

14% below the €263 typical

Moderate · from age 8 · pickup included

7 h · from Reykjavík

  • Age 8+
  • Gear included
  • Free cancellation 24 h

Combo Trip: Quad Biking adventure to the Hafrafjall mountain and Lava Caving in the Blue Mountains Area.

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Volcano ATV · 2 tours

Volcano ATV

Volcano ATV Tour

from €109 per person4.90· 84 Google reviews of the operator

58% below the €263 typical

Anyone on a day trip to the Westman Islands who wants the…

1 h · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur

  • Family friendly
  • Meet at Volcano atv

ATV tour of the "new" lava in Vestmann Islands

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Questions people ask

Is Arctic Adventures cheaper than Volcano ATV?

Arctic Adventures's cheapest comparable atv & buggy tour is €228 a person and the typical fare across their shelf is €280. Volcano ATV starts at €109 with a typical fare of €109. Prices are per person and exclude anything sold as a private charter.

Which of the two should I book?

Arctic Adventures costs about €171 more a head, and that difference buys 7 more hours out, hotel pickup without arranging your own way there, more languages on the booking form and more dates to fit around the rest of the trip. If that is what you want, it is worth paying for. If it is not, Volcano ATV does the same activity for less.

Does either one pick you up from your hotel?

Arctic Adventures: pickup is offered on every one of their tours in this category. Volcano ATV: meet at the departure point. Check the individual tour before you book — operators change this by departure.

How far ahead can I book?

Our availability snapshot covers the next 360 days. In that window Arctic Adventures has 355 bookable dates in this category and Volcano ATV has 168. An operator with no departures in the window is usually seasonal rather than closed.

Do you get a better price booking direct with the operator?

No. We sell at the operator's own price — we are paid a commission by them, not a mark-up by you. The reason to book here is that you can put both operators' tours in one basket and pay once.

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prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026

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