Landmannalaugar, guided Self-Drive tour

Your guide will pick you up from your accommodation or meet you at the Volcano Trails HQ. Today you will be driving one of ISAK´s classic Land Rover Defenders. The Defenders are specially equipped for overland expeditions and will take you to all the some hidden and hard-to-reach places on the way to Landmannalaugar.

You and your companions will be assigned to your cars. Every individual group gets their own private Land Rover Defender to drive. We leave the busy highway for less travelled backroads and fun trails with river crossings and sometimes a bit challenging 4x4 driving. Landmannalaugar is a truly rare area, both geologically and aesthetically. The dramatic region can be found nestled beside the raven-black Laugahraun lava field, a sweeping expanse of dried magma which originally formed in an eruption in 1477. Landmannalaugar itself is made up of windswept rhyolite mountains, a rock type that creates a full spectrum of dazzling colour. Shades of red, pink, green, blue and golden yellow make for an ethereal location. Landmannalaugar was historically best known for its natural geothermal baths, hence its name the People's Pools. For centuries, it served as an area of shelter and respite for weary travellers who use these soothing springs as a means to relax after tiring excursions. The most popular road leading to Landmannalaugar, Sigölduleið, has such springs, and takes you past multiple stunning natural features, including Bláhylur lake, a magnificent body of water nestled in a dormant volcanic crater. River crossing, 4x4 trail driving, stunning views and beautiful mountains, all put together in a day-tour to Landmannalaugar.