Askja the Caldera - My favorite day tour

– This is absolutely my favorite daytour…

What is Askja and where is it?

Lake Askja and the crater Víti, both inside the caldera in the center highland of Iceland.

Askja is a caldera located in the center highland of Iceland, in the mountains Dyngjufjöll. Inside the caldera is a deep lake, and a crater with geothermal water. It is sometimes suitable to bathe in it although the path down to the crater is often impassable due to how steep it is.

The trip it self to the Caldera is through the biggest desert of Iceland, called Ódáðahraun, along the glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Iceland, Iceland

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Duration: 12 hours

Stop At: Herðubreið, Iceland

The nature reserve Herðubreiðarlindir oasis (nearby mt. Herðubreið). Here we take another stop where my guests can use the washrooms (toilets) and take a look at the special nature of this place.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Lake Askja, Iceland

Askja is a caldera in an untouched wilderness inside the Vatnajökull National Park, located in the volcanic landscape of the center highland of Iceland, in the mountains Dyngjufjöll. Inside the caldera is a deep lake, and the world famous Víti Explosion Crater. It is most often suitable to bathe in the Víti crater due to it’s warm geothermal water.

The trip itself leads us into the highland, through the largest untouched wilderness in Iceland, called Ódáðahraun, along the glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum with endless variety of volcanic landscapes, freshwater springs, waterfalls, lava fields and wonders. I often include in this tour, a visit to the new lava field Holuhraun the largest lava flow in 230 years.

Duration: 2 hours