Do you want to drive a UTV buggy over rugged terrain in the wilderness of iceland, With a local guide? 

Would you like to visit the incredible Lofthellir Ice cave ? 

on this private tour, we combine these two incredible tours in one. 

This is a very unique private tour with a very limited availability. 

Lofthellir, Lavva tube & Ice cave or " The underground Glacier "  is a protected cave, that due to how sensitive it is to visits, numer of visits per day must be limited. 

Each day, we can only do one private tour to Lofthellir. With maximum of 10 guests per visit. 

The lava cave in not only tought to be the largest lava cave in North Iceland, but also the entire cave is filled with year round ice formation.

The tour starts at Our UTV / BUGGY bace camp by Lake Mývatn, There everyone will be suited up with helmets, warm overalls and reciving a safety breefing, and driving instructions on how to operate the UTV. 

The drive to Lofthellir is an amazing route, passing trough volcanic landscapes, passing water, sand flats, and incredible view's.  

More info on Lofthellir Cave:

Note

• This tour is not suitable for young children, people with claustrophobia or people that are not in reasonable physical condition
• To reach the cave is a 30-minute hike across a relatively smooth lava field
• The short entry (approx. 1,5m) into the cave is narrow and guests need to crawl on all fours to enter
• There is ice and water on the floor of the cave and the temperature inside the cave is around 0°C
• Due to weather and/or road conditions we might have longer journey time or cancellation of the tour

Do I have to Crawl?

Yes a little bit, in the entrance there is around 1.2m of crawling to do and a short slide halfway into the cave. Nothing to worry about but not for people with claustrophobia. Rule of thumb if you feel okay in an elevator you should be fine.

Is it Cold inside?

The temperature inside the cave ranges from 0° to -2°C, Make sure that you have good gloves and preferably waterproof pants.