Day 1 - Landmannalaugar - Hrafntinnusker
What to expect…
Roughly about 12 km (7,5 mi) of hiking.
600 m (2000 f) of elevation change.
Accommodation
Hrafntinnusker Mountain Hut
The most basic hut that we will be staying at. In the sense that it has dry toilets and doesn’t have any showers.
You’ll be able to buy snacks, candy and soda from the wardens.
There is no cellular service in the hut it self but a short walk from hut you might be able to get some service.
Dinner
Creamy pepper pasta
Day 2 - Hrafntinnusker - Álftavatn
What to expect…
Roughly about 12 km and 400 m of elevation gain.
Accommodation
Álftavatn Mountain Hut
Hot showers and water toilets. There is cell service but it can be spotty.
You’ll be able to buy snacks, candy and soda from the wardens.
There is a bar on site which is probably the most expensive bar in Iceland, but you can buy beer and wine if you want :)
Dinner
Icelandic lamb soup
Vegan version if we have vegetarians or vegans.
Day 3 - Álftavatn - Emstrur
What to expect…
Roughly about 18 km and 300 meters of elevation gain.
Accommodation
Emstur mountain hut
Hot showers and water toilets. There is no cell service.
You’ll be able to buy snacks, candy and soda from the wardens.
Dinner
Grilled salmon
Grilled vegan fillets if we have vegetarians or vegans.
Day 4 - Emstrur - Þórsmörk
What to expect…
Roughly about 18 km and 400 meters of elevation gain.
Accommodation
Langidalur mountain hut
Hot showers and water toilets. There is cell service but it can be spotty.
You’ll be able to buy beer, wine, snacks, candy and soda from the wardens.
Dinner
Spaghetti Bolognese
Day 5 - Fimmvörðuháls
What to expect…
Roughly about 22 km and 900 meters of elevation gain.
Accommodation
Langidalur mountain hut (same hut as night before)
Hot showers and water toilets. There is cell service but it can be spotty.
You’ll be able to buy beer, wine, snacks, candy and soda from the wardens.
Dinner
Grilled leg of lamb
Grilled nut roast if we have vegetarians or vegans.
Day 6 - Shorter hike in Þórsmörk
What to expect…
We’ll do a shorter hike today. There is no one hike that we always do so I will just decide what we’ll do on this day based off how the group feels and the weather. Most likely will be somewhere between 6-10 km.
Accommodation
Time to drop you guys off at your hotel in Reykjavík.
Dinner
Here you can see my recommendations for restaurants in Reykjavík.