Fire & Ice

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Iceland - the land of Fire and Ice and the the great forces that sculpture the island are in focus in the spectacular trip! Experience the extreme contrast Icelandic nature has to offer by flying across Iceland’s volcanic landscape to land on top of a glacier!

Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty
Very easy
Season
All year
Getting there
Flying
Group size
Up to 15
Book by
24 hours before
Cancellation
Free up to 360 h before

from

169.900 ISK

per adult

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Next departures

  • Fri 2 Oct · Open ticket
  • Sat 3 Oct · Open ticket
  • Sun 4 Oct · Open ticket
  • Mon 5 Oct · Open ticket

Runs: All year

  • Free cancellation up to 360 hours before
  • Secure payment, confirmation from the operator
  • No account needed

Why it's on Icebreaker

Norðurflug Helicopter Tours

Reykjavík sits on a hill with sea and mountains on every side, which makes it hard not to wonder how it looks from above. Norðurflug answers that from the domestic airport on Nauthólsvegur, five minutes' drive from the centre. A helicopter does not ease into the air like a plane; it goes straight up, and the painted rooftops of 101 drop away within seconds. The 40-minute summit tour flies over the city and lands on a nearby mountaintop. The hour-long geothermal flight takes in craters, lava fields and steaming power plants, then sets down beside hot springs on an old volcano. Longer trips add a glacier landing, and another flight covers the Reykjanes eruption sites. Everything is weather dependent. Grapevine's writer left suspecting it could become an expensive habit.

From the Icebreaker app, curated with The Reykjavík Grapevine.

Prices

Adult13+ years169.900 ISK
Child2 - 12 years169.900 ISK
Infant0 - 1 years0 ISK

Prices for the next departure, checked Wed 30 Sept. They can change with the date; the booking shows the exact price.

About this tour

Iceland - the land of Fire and Ice and the the great forces that sculpture the island are in focus in the spectacular trip! Experience the extreme contrast Icelandic nature has to offer by flying across Iceland’s volcanic landscape to land on top of a glacier! The journey to the glacier takes us over lava fields, craters and colourful mountain ridge. Once the lave fields are behind us we enter into the highlands with all its colours and glaciers. We land on Langjökull at an exclusive location, only accessible by helicopter. There you can take a moment to breath in the fresh mountain air, experience the complete silence, enjoy the magnificent view, and even make snow angels. As we take to the skies to return back, you will see deep crevasses and steep ice falls that make an adventurous setting. There are no special effects like in a movie, this totally surreal setting is all real. We peek in the crater of the majestic shield volcano Skjaldbreiður and fly over the tectonic rift separating America and Europe in the historical Thingvellir National Park. We fly over geothermal hot springs and the largest geothermal power plant in the world. We land at a remote area to witness, smell and feel the geothermal energy with bubbling mud pits and steaming hot surface. Finally our flight path concludes with a flight over of Reykjavik to give us an aerial overview of the city. "The views you see... it just made me speechless, my heart was racing, a big smile on my face... as if I was in love!" -Trip Advisor Feedback Sights: Þórisjökull Glacier, Glymur Waterfall, Þingvellir National Park, Hengill Geothermal Area

What's included

The total duration of the tour is 110-140 minutes, approx.60-80 minute guided helicopter flight and a 15 minute landing on a glacier and a 15 minute landing by a remote geothermal area on an old volcano.

What to bring

We recommend that you wear good shoes, warm jacket, a hat and gloves. It does cold not get cold inside the helicopter (similar to sitting in a car) but it can get cold and windy on Icelandic mountain tops.

Good to know

After submitting the booking we will inform you about the exact starting time for the tour. We will ask for additional information. If you can kindly provide us your phone number, email and approx. weight on each passenger. Please note that this tour is weather dependent and if the weather forecast is not looking promising at the time of your booked tour we always try to A) Try to change the time on the same day (e.g. go in the afternoon instead of the morning). B) Offer you to go on a different date (e.g. they day before or the day after). C) If we are fully booked and can not offer options A and B we always give a full refund!

Where it starts

NorðurflugNauthólsvegur, Reykjavík

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 360 hours before the tour.

For all bookings of day tours, a minimum of 24 hours' notice prior to your scheduled departure is required in order to receive a full refund. If a cancellation is made with less than 24 hours notice, no refund is given.

For all bookings of multi-day and custom private tours, a minimum of 72 hours' notice prior to your scheduled departure is required in order to receive a full refund. If a cancellation is made with less than 72 hours' notice, no refund is given*

*Note that in the event the client requests a refund for any reason, Tour Desk reserves the right to charge a 3% administration fee to cover costs incurred.

Cancellation and refund requests need to be sent in writing to info@tourdesk.io

Questions

How long is Fire & Ice?
About 2 hours 30 minutes.
How much does Fire & Ice cost?
From 169.900 ISK. Adult (13+ years): 169.900 ISK. Child (2 - 12 years): 169.900 ISK. Infant (0 - 1 years): 0 ISK. Prices are per person unless the category says otherwise, and can change with the date.
Where does it start?
There is no pickup: you meet the operator at Norðurflug, Nauthólsvegur, Reykjavík. Most people drive there themselves.
When does it run?
All year round. Departures are listed for the next twelve months.
Can I cancel?
Yes. Cancellation is free up to 360 hours before the tour starts.
How hard is it?
The operator rates it very easy.

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