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Journey across Iceland’s volcanic landscapes to explore Lofthellir, a rare lava tube filled with centuries-old ice formations. Starting from Lake Mývatn, you’ll travel in a jeep past craters and volcanoes before hiking over a lava field to reach the cave entrance.
With your expert guide, enter through the narrow opening and step into a hidden world of glittering icicles, frozen sculptures, and colorful volcanic rock — a truly unforgettable underground adventure!
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Your adventure begins at Lake Mývatn, a sapphire-blue volcanic lake dotted with green islands and surrounded by rugged lava landscapes. From here, we set off in a specially equipped jeep, driving over rough volcanic tracks with views of Mt. Hverfjall volcano and the dramatic Lúdentarborgir crater row.
At the foothills of Mt. Hvannfell, we begin a 30-minute guided hike across a lava field to reach the entrance of Lofthellir Ice Cave. Your guide will provide you with all necessary equipment — helmet, headlamp, and studded boots — before leading the group inside.
The cave entrance is the narrowest part, requiring a short crawl, but soon opens into larger chambers filled with natural wonders. Moving slowly in a single line, guided safely by your expert, you’ll discover an underground world of glittering icicles and ancient ice sculptures formed over centuries. The colorful volcanic rock behind the ice reflects purples, greens, and blues, making the formations shimmer like jewels!
You'll enjoy the atmosphere of this frozen lava tube before we retrace our steps across the lava field and return to Lake Mývatn — ending the day with unforgettable memories of one of Iceland’s most unique hidden treasures.
Meet on location - Lake Myvatn meeting point: Icelandair Hotel Myvatn. Please show up at least 15 minutes before departure. See available departure times in the booking engine.
Difficulty: This tour is not suitable for young children, people with claustrophobia or people who are not in reasonable physical condition.
To reach the cave is a 30-minute hike across a relatively smooth lava field.
The short entry (approx. 1,5m) into the cave is narrow and guests need to crawl on all fours to enter.
This is a great question. We ask all participants to be ready from the start of the pickup time indicated. This is because you may well be the first pick up of the day. Please be at your assigned location at the start time that you chose when booking the tour.
Here you should wait for your guide.
Have your email and phone number listed with us so we can contact you if we run into any trouble finding you.
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Before and during activities on the multi-day tours consumption of alcohol is prohibited. If we suspect that a participant is intoxicated, we will prohibit them from joining the activity.
After the activities of the day are finished, you are welcome to have a drink and relax.
Yes, we do. Langjökull Ice Cave is a magical experience, the tour has no minimum age and is a wonderful option for the whole family. Whale Watching with our partner company Elding has been a favourite with families traveling with young children, these guys have a great success rate in seeing whales (upwards of 98% in the summertime).
Another option would be the Landmannalaugar Safari on this tour you get to explore parts of the Icelandic highlands and bathe in natural hot springs. Most of our super jeep tours are also suitable for children over the age of 6 years old. If you would like a nice and relaxing experience we would also recommend the Golden Circle & Secret Lagoon tour.
Your safety is our number one priority! Keeping this in mind, Arctic Adventures reserves the right to adjust the itinerary and/or take different routes depending on conditions. Please read more information in our cancellation policy.
Yes, there is a specially trained and certified guide on each of our tours. The only exception to this is for our self-drive tours.
All of our tours are guided in English.
No, for all your questions and concerns you would need to contact our customer service.
The standard in Iceland is 230V and 50Hz and we use F-type power sockets and plugs, so you might have to bring an adaptor if you are visiting from UK, USA, Canada or other countries using a different voltage, Hz or plugs.
Our tours are split into four different categories that help participants to understand what to expect from the tour. The categories are Easy, Moderate, Challenging and Demanding. Each tour is rated making it easier to find tours that suit you.
For further information about the difficulty ratings and descriptions.
We’ve partnered with the Kolviður Fund in a new carbon offsetting program, which passengers can select to participate in at the time of booking.
The Kolviður Fund is the oldest, most respected carbon offsetting program in Iceland. With your support, one tree will be planted in special Kolviður forests in Iceland to carbon offset your tour with us.
Kolviður forests are strategically planted to absorb the maximum amount of CO2 and the forests are protected for a minimum of 60 years. During their lifetime the trees absorb carbon and store it in their root system, trunk, and branches. Trees also prevent soil erosion and maintain storage of carbon in the soil.
