6-day cross country ski tour in Landmannalaugar.
Iceland has no reason to be jealous of continental Scandinavia when it comes to Cross country skiing with its northerly location just below the Arctic Circle. Here nature offers striking contrasts and incredibly diverse volcanic landscapes with craters, lava fields, snow filled gorges and canyons where thick steam curls burst out of Earth’s entrails. Travelling through these magnificent surroundings in the summertime is already an experience of continuous wonder. In winter, it is an extraordinary adventure open to only a few. Landmannalaugar, the base camp for this circuit, is known to summer guests for colorful landscapes and amazing geothermal activity (the world’s third biggest source of geothermal hot springs); in winter the region regains its calm and serenity and this landscape of ravines and canyons becomes even more memorable with steam clouds rising from the snow-clad hills. Add to this scenery the pleasure of nice warm bath in a hot spring under the evening sky, sometimes decorated with the northern lights, after a good solid day of skiing!
Departures:*
Departures for 2013 to be announced
!* All departures are in English and French
Cross country skiing: Six days
Walking per day: 5-6 hours
Total walking distance: 110 km (70 miles)
Altitude: 400–1100 m (1310-3600 feet)
Maximum ascent: 500 m (1640 feet)
Groups: 5 to 12 participants.
Equipment list
Included : Guide for 6 days, food for 6 days (from lunch day one to lunch day six), sleeping bag accommodation in mountain huts, cooking gear, transportation.
Meeting Point : Participants are picked up at their accommodation in Reykjavík the morning the tour starts.
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Package price for accommodation in Reykjavík before and after the tour:
In a guest house with shared facilities:
- Based on double occupancy 11.000 ISK per person (for persons traveling together, both persons
have to purchase this item for it to be valid).
- Single room: 16.500 ISK.
