• Guides Expert, English-speaking local trekking guides
• Accommodation 2 nights in a Reykjavik guesthouse, 3 nights in mountain huts
• Meals All meals while on the trek itself: 3 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 3 dinners
• Transfers Arrival airport transfer
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Day 1: Arrive in Reykjavik

Arrive at Keflavik international airport at any time on Day 1. Your driver will meet you in the arrivals hall and transfer you to Iceland’s capital city: Reykjavik. After checking in to your city guesthouse, you’ll have the rest of the day and evening free to explore Reykjavik’s array of quaint bars and cafes, art museums and churches.

Day 2: Bus to the start point at Landmannalaugar

Grab an early breakfast before your host picks you up at 07:30 ready for the drive to the start of the Laugavegur Trail. You'll drive to the trailhead at Landmannalaugar, passing several volcanoes as you pass through the Dómadalur area.

Arriving at noon, you’ll have lunch and then it's time to lace up your hiking boots and start the trek. You’ll head south into the mountains. The trail immediately winds through small gorges, past steaming hot springs and yellow mountain ridges. Yes, we mean yellow.

After 4 or 5 hours of trekking, you’ll reach Hrafntinnusker mountain hut late in the afternoon. You’ll have dinner and spend the night sleeping in the cosy hut, surrounded by nature.

Trekking distance: 12km - Elevation ascent/descent: 470m/ - Duration: 4-5 hours

Day 3: Trek from Hrafntinnusker to Álftavatn (Swan Lake)

After some coffee and breakfast to fuel you up, you’ll leave the mountain hut to continue along the next stage of the Laugavegur trail. From Hrafntinnusker you'll descend down in to the gullies of Jökultungur. Here there are hundreds of steaming hot springs and mud pools. Shortly after these, the trail starts to deliver spectacular views to the south. Look out towards the Álftavatn (Swan Lake) and the Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull glaciers as you hike.

In the afternoon, you'll arrive at Álftavatn hut where you can rest your feet and reflect on an amazing day of trekking.

Trekking distance: 12km - Elevation ascent/descent: /490m - Duration: 4-5 hours

Day 4: Ancient Volcanoes and Black Deserts - Trek from Álftavatn to Emstrur

Today’s trekking route passes the foot of the green conic volcano of Stórasúla before approaching the black deserts of Mælifellssandur Then you will head towards another ancient volcano, the Hattfell, before entering the Emstrur region where farmers used to graze their sheep in summer. That's a lot to take in in one day!

Before arriving at the Botnar mountain hut, where you'll stay the night, there is a short detour to visit the magnificent Markarfljót canyon, cut almost 200m down into the rocks south of Hattfell.

Trekking distance: 16km - Elevation ascent/descent: /40m - Duration: 6-7 hours

Day 5: Trek to the finish at Þórsmörk and transfer back to Reykjavik

This is the final stretch of the Laugavegur Trail. Continue hiking up and down through the undulating valleys and gullies of Emstrur, where the mighty Mýrdalsjökull glacier rises only a couple of kilometres away. As the trek progresses, you'll notice the vegetation start to grow thicker and higher as you descend in to Þórsmörk's green valleys, filled with arctic birch forests and colourful flowers.

The trek reaches a climactic finish at Þórsmörk underneath the shadow of the famous volcano Eyjafjallajökull. There’ll be time for celebratory high fives and a few photos - for that all important proof that you completed the Laugavegur trail - before you hop on a bus back to Reykjavik around 17:00.

Arriving late into Reykjavik centre around 21:00, you may have a drop of energy left for a drink in town. Either way, you'll be soaking up the fact that you've just finished one of the world’s great treks.

Trekking distance: 17km - Elevation ascent/descent: /300m - Duration: 6-7 hours

Day 6: Trip ends in the morning at Reykjavik guesthouse

After checking out of the guesthouse in the morning, you are free to travel on to other parts of Iceland, stay on in Reykjavik for longer or head to the airport to catch your flight home.

During the trek you’ll stay at classic Icelandic mountain huts dotted along the Laugavegur Trail. These huts have dormitory style accommodation.

Hrafntinnusker Hut

Hrafntinnusker hut is located at the foot of Hrafntinnusker hill in the Southern highlands on the Laugavegur Trail itself. The hut offers sleeping bag accommodation for up to 52 people in bunkbeds and on platforms in communal halls. There are basic amenities such as gas stove for cooking, kitchenware, running water and a dry indoor toilet. This rustic mountain hut has no electricity or showers available.

Álftavatn Hut

Álftavatn mountain huts are located on the shores of the beautiful lake Álftavatn in the Southern highlands. The huts offer sleeping bag accommodation for up to 72 people in bunk beds. The huts are equipped with furnaces for heating, gas stoves for cooking, kitchenware and running water. There is, however, limited electricity available. The toilets and showers are located in a separate building.

Botnar / Emstrur Hut

Botnar huts are located in the green Emstrur area, close to the glacial river South Emstruá, on the Laugavegur Trail. The huts offer sleeping bag accommodation for up to 60 people, split between 3 huts. Each hut is equipped with gas stoves, kitchenware and running water. There is no electricity and the toilets and showers are located in a separate building. Botnar huts make for a peaceful and relaxing stopover on the Laugavegur trek.

The Laugavegur trail in Iceland's southern highlands stretches 55km from the hot springs at Landmannalaugar to the beautiful Þórsmörk (The Valley of Thor). The scenery is spectacular, made up of rhyolite hills streaked in orange gravel, pale blue tarns, black sand deserts and the huge icy behemoths of glaciers Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, and _Tindfjallajökull

One of the most famous and photogenic sections is the mountains of Landmannalaugar, part of the Fjallabak Nature Reserve. Landmannalaugar sits at the edge of Laugahraun lava field, which was formed in an eruption around the year 1477. The volcanic activity in the area has formed spectacular geological wonders all around, most famously the multi-coloured mountains of Landmannalaugar, an otherworldly palette of red, pink, green, blue and golden yellow.

The route is dotted with geothermal hot springs - a fixture of Icelandic living - which make for welcoming pit stops at various points.

Your trip starts at Keflavik airport in Reykjavik where you'll be met by your host. Transfers are included if you arrive on the start day, so please let your host know your flight times.

Your trip finishes up at your guesthouse in Reykjavik on the final morning. There's no transfer included, however the bus to the airport is very easy to book and locate and your host is on hand to help arrange this if needed.