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Private Silver Circle and Vidgelmir Lava Cave Tour
Reykjavik
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Add Iceland's largest lava cave to the Silver Circle route on this private 9.5-hour tour from Reykjavik.
After a brief stop in Borgarnes, then Deildartunguhver, Reykholt, and Hraunfossar, you enter Vidgelmir — a lava tube formed in the same 900-year-old eruption that created the lava field you just walked past above ground. Your YFIR guide draws the connection. The cave's own specialist guide takes you through it.
1,500 metres of illuminated lava cave — stalactites, lava pillars, ice formations in winter. About one hour inside. Cold year-round (4°C): bring a warm layer. Helmet and headlamp provided on-site.
Private tour from Reykjavik. Hotel pickup included.
Highlights
9 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
9 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Vidgelmir lava cave entry — guided tour with specialist cave guide
Expert English-speaking guide throughout
Helmet and headlamp provided on-site at Vidgelmir
Private vehicle (car for 1–8 guests; minibus for 9–18 guests)
Lunch (café at Hraunfossar available year-round — guide will advise)
Warm clothing (cave is 4°C year-round — bring your own)
Gratuities
Travel insurance
Personal purchases
Itinerary
1
Reykjavik
Your guide meets you at your hotel lobby, or outside your accommodation if lobby access is not available. Departs 08:30.
5 minutes
2
Borgarnes
A brief stop on a peninsula above Borgarfjordur. Fjord views, fresh air, and a moment to stretch before the route heads inland. Your guide sets the scene for West Iceland's geology and history.
15 minutes
3
Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring
Europe's most powerful natural hot spring — 180 litres of water at 97°C surge from the earth every second. Flat, paved path. Your guide explains Iceland's geothermal energy system and how this spring supplies two towns over 70 kilometres away.
25 minutes
4
Reykholt
Home of 13th-century scholar Snorri Sturluson, who wrote the Prose Edda and Heimskringla — the texts that preserved Norse mythology and Viking Age history for the world. His natural hot pool, Snorralaug, still exists and still fills with geothermal water. Your guide tells the full story.
25 minutes
5
Hraunfossar
Hundreds of springs emerge silently from the edge of a 900-year-old lava field and cascade into the Hvita river — with no visible source above ground.
20 minutes
6
Barnafoss
Barnafoss carries a Viking Age legend your guide will tell in full. Café on site.
20 minutes
7
Viðgelmir
Iceland's largest lava cave, formed in the same Hallmundarhraun eruption that created the lava field at Hraunfossar — 10 minutes away. The cave stretches over 1,500 metres and is professionally lit throughout. A specialist cave guide leads the underground section: stalactites, lava pillars, chambers where the ceiling reaches 10 metres, and ice formations in winter. Temperature inside is approximately 4°C year-round. Helmet and headlamp provided on-site.
1 hour and 15 minutes
8
Reykjavik
Return drive through West Iceland. Estimated arrival back in Reykjavik approximately 18:00.
5 minutes
Private Silver Circle and Vidgelmir Lava Cave Tour
Reykjavik
About
Add Iceland's largest lava cave to the Silver Circle route on this private 9.5-hour tour from Reykjavik.
After a brief stop in Borgarnes, then Deildartunguhver, Reykholt, and Hraunfossar, you enter Vidgelmir — a lava tube formed in the same 900-year-old eruption that created the lava field you just walked past above ground. Your YFIR guide draws the connection. The cave's own specialist guide takes you through it.
1,500 metres of illuminated lava cave — stalactites, lava pillars, ice formations in winter. About one hour inside. Cold year-round (4°C): bring a warm layer. Helmet and headlamp provided on-site.
Private tour from Reykjavik. Hotel pickup included.
Highlights
9 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
9 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Vidgelmir lava cave entry — guided tour with specialist cave guide
Expert English-speaking guide throughout
Helmet and headlamp provided on-site at Vidgelmir
Private vehicle (car for 1–8 guests; minibus for 9–18 guests)
Lunch (café at Hraunfossar available year-round — guide will advise)
Warm clothing (cave is 4°C year-round — bring your own)
