The hike itself is a challenging journey over a glacier and along high mountain ridges. Furthermore, to reach the top itself one must take on a steep but short scramble with the assistance of a rope. Our professional guides will lead the way and secure the route with ropes and anchors. 

This is not a hike for the faint of heart but the reward is a euphoric feeling of triumph and out of this world views.

This tour adapts to the current snow and ice situation.

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Few things are more Icelandic than soaking in a natural hot spring deep inside the highlands in all kinds of weather. On this tour you will visit a little hot pool tucked away in a hidden ravine and literally dip your toes into the essence of being Icelandic through our ritual of a hot and cold foot baths! 

Our knowledgeable guide will share stories and songs of survival and explain how Icelanders adapted to the most challenging of conditions. You will also have the opportunity to taste the very local fire water liquor and snack on food that has been preserved to last the harsh winter. 

After we have dried our feet, we’ll wind our way back through the ravine and return not only refreshed but with a newfound appreciation for the incredible resilience of the Icelandic people.

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Hike with a knowledgeable guide up a steep but relatively short ascent and then along the rocky mountain ridge trail to the top. There it is time to take a well deserved snack break while enjoying the amazing views. If conditions allow, the return hike will take us over a small glaciated snowfield, straight down to where we started.

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The trail goes around Mænir mountain and offers magnificent glacier views and a chance to see a truly remote area of the Kerlingarfjöll mountain range.

We will run/hike on very varied surfaces such as mud, snow, sand and gravel and oftentimes there is no visible trail. The diverse landscape will surely somewhat slow us down, not only because it can be difficult to negotiate but also because we will want to stop and marvel in the beauty of our surroundings.

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On this relatively easy hike our expert guide will fill you in on all the incredible details of this story and show you the amazing natural amphitheater believed to be the hiding place of the most sought after relic in all of human history. Maybe you will be the one to find it? Bring a hat and a whip: It has always worked for Indiana Jones

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