Rainbow mountains, hot springs and raw wilderness.
The highlands open only in summer, revealing rainbow mountains, steaming valleys and lava deserts found nowhere else.
This route reaches Landmannalaugar, Thorsmork and the great calderas, by super jeep or careful self drive.
A suggested route you can follow at your own pace.
Drive into the highlands to the rhyolite mountains and a natural hot spring.
Stops: Landmannalaugar · Hekla
Day hikes among the colourful peaks and obsidian fields.
Stops: Landmannalaugar · Laugavegur Trail
Steaming geothermal valleys and a warm bathing pool on the Kjolur route.
Stops: Kerlingarfjoll · Hveravellir
Build it your way, with local operators through Bókun.
We can help you turn this itinerary into a booked trip, pairing a rental car or transfers with day tours and activities from trusted Icelandic operators through Bokun. Tell us your dates and we will tailor the route to you.
Quick answers for planning.
Only in summer, roughly July to September, once the mountain roads are clear of snow and the rivers are passable.
Yes, highland roads require a sturdy four wheel drive and cross unbridged rivers. Many visitors join guided super jeep tours instead.
Landmannalaugar's rainbow mountains, the green valley of Thorsmork, Kerlingarfjoll, Hveravellir and the Askja caldera.