Essential Iceland
Essential Iceland
Essential Iceland is a 4 hours experience run by Nordurflug/Norðurflug Helicopter Tours in Reykjavík area, from 225.900 ISK per person. An extensive tour that embraces the highlights of Icelandic nature in an unforgettable journey across Thingvellir, Geysir, the spectacular Gullfoss waterfall, geothermal power plants, Mt. Hekla and the rhiolite mountains of Landmannalaugar.
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About this tour
An extensive tour that embraces the highlights of Icelandic nature in an unforgettable journey across Thingvellir, Geysir, the spectacular Gullfoss waterfall, geothermal power plants, Mt. Hekla and the rhiolite mountains of Landmannalaugar.
From the geothermal area Hrafntinnusker, we overfly volcanic sand beaches, Myrdalsjokull glacier, Thorsmork and Eyjafjallajokull glacier volcano.
Sights: Þingvellir National Park, Geysir Geothermal Area, Landmannalaugar Geothermal Area, Þórsmörk, Eyjafjallajökull Glacier Volcano, Gullfoss waterfall, Háifoss waterfall
What’s included
- The total duration of the tour is 3-4 hours, approx. 2 - 3 hour guided helicopter flight and two 15-20 minute landings on a scenic and unique areas.
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 during winter this tour is highly depending on weather and daylight.
- We are constantly monitoring the weather and we give updates in the hours before the tour. But don´t be discouraged! We operate all year long – the weather is an exciting part of the experience
- 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!
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Where it starts
Nauthólsvegur
Meeting point: Norðurflug, Nauthólsvegur, Reykjavík
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