The 1ish mile hike across the igneous landscape features a major fault lines where two tectonic plates meet. They say the weather is crazy in Iceland, we walked and there was no issue. It was the way back that had the unpredictable weather, turning into sharp sideways rain that left everyone’s feet soaked. I used a soft liner from my helmet to completely cover my face and shield it from the famously relentless Icelandic rains.
Seeing the lodge on that last 100 meters was almost as cool as seeing the inside of a dormant volcano called:
Þríhnúkagígur
Although it may seem somewhat expensive to you at first glance, I will guarantee you that it is worth it.
Just the cost to go hike and repel into a volcano. After about a 2 km hike to get over to a base camp, they will provide you with rain gear (if you didn’t bring it already) then it’s a five minute walk to the top of the volcano where they load you into an elevator that is essentially a sort of elevator equipment that they used to wash windows on buildings. As you slowly lower it down into the volcano you get to see all of the interesting geological characteristics that were formed during its eruption. When you get down into the base of the volcano, there is a chance to hike around in a circular path and take a look at all of the different colors that were created from residual, sulfur, magnesium, and other minerals that were present during the eruption. I would recommend that you definitely bring waterproof shoes, pants and a jacket because if it is raining, this is a long hike for you. They had warm Icelandic soup ready for all of the guests at the end of the excursion. Super cool 10/10 would recommend.
