Highland Hikers Passport
A tour of Iceland by bus
A bus passport for hikers on Laugavegur trail and Fimmvörðuháls trail
This bus passport takes you to the trail of two of Iceland's most popular highland hiking routes, the Laugavegur hiking (2-4 day hike) trail and the Fimmvörðuháls hiking trail (1-2 day hike). You will get bus transfer from Reykjavík and can choose between three hiking bases to start from. With the Highland Hikers Passport you enjoy the flexibility and take as much time for the hike as you please within the operation time frame (June 10th – September 15th). The landscape is unique with calm and quiet surroundings, an extraordinary adventure. There is nothing quite like the sound of silence. Make travel plans and be prepared with the right gear for the conditions. Highlights: With the Highland Hikers Passport you can choose three locations to start from: Skógar waterfall, Landmannalaugar or Þórsmörk. Laugavegur hiking trail is between the nature reserves Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk and is 54km long with elevation of 500m. The trail offers variety of unique landscape: colorful mountains, magnificent glaciers and hot springs. Fimmvörðuháls hiking trail is between Skógar and Þórsmörk and leads you between the famous Eyjafjallajökull that erupted in 2010 and Mýrdalsjökull glacier. This is a 24km long trail with elevetion of 1000m. This Passport is a discounted return ticket from Reykjavík to one of the three starting destinations and back to Reykjavík from where you finish your hike. Please note that this is a bus fare without guidance. This is a discounted fare and un-used single fare is non-refundable.
Bus transfer from Reykjavík to the start of the trail and back from the end of the trail.
You start by choosing if you are going to do the Fimmvörðuháls or Laugavegur hike, or if you want to do both. Then you decide where you want to start and end. Possible starting points for Fimmvörðuháls are Skógar or Þórsmörk. Possible starting points for Laugavegur are Þórsmörk or Landmannalaugar. Possible starting points for the combination is Skógar or Landmannalaugar.
Warm clothes, good hiking shoes, GPS, food for your hike, sleeping bag a tent or to have arranged accommodation.
- Difficulty:
- MODERATE
- Price From:
- 13.900 ISK