Day tour from Akureyri to Kerlingarfjöll highlands

Description

• A guided day tour to one of the pearls of the Highlands located in the Kjölur highland • Opportunity to bathe in a natural hot spring in Hveravellir • Hiking for 1.5 hours in Kerlingarfjöll hot spring valley • Deserted and exclusive Kjölur highland route • Rhyolite mountains with more colors and steam activity than you can imagine • Lunch and dinner stops along the way (lunch not included) • Touch the warm soil of the hot spring area and 5 minutes later you are at the edge of a glacier drift! NOTE: Easy hiking for 1.5 hours in a mountainous terrain, accessible for any fit person. The hike is weather dependant and is not available in bad weather

Kerlingarfjöll is a 1,477 m (4,846 ft) tall mountain range in Iceland situated in the Highlands of Iceland near the Kjölur highland road. They are part of a large tuya volcano system of 100 km2 (39 sq mi). The volcanic origin of these mountains is evidenced by the numerous hot springs and rivulets in the area, as well as red volcanic rhyolite stone of which the mountains are composed. Minerals that have emerged from the hot springs also color the ground yellow, red and green.