ICELAND VOLCANO HIKE

In just one exciting week this trek explores some of Iceland's most impressive landscapes. From rugged coast through dramatic volcanic highlands, we walk through the southern region of Fjallabak ('Behind the mountains'), which holds an immense concentration of different volcanic scenery. Our route follows the Eldgja volcanic fissure, passing craters and traversing lavaflows, crossing streams and skirting lakes, descending through canyons and climbing occasional peaks on our way. The area sits between the Vatnajokull and Myrdalsjokull icecaps, buried under half a kilometre of glacier ice not so long ago. It is the combination of 'fire and ice' that has created a fascinating and evolving geological wonderland.