Iceland Volcano TourVolcano Hike and Blue Lagoon Tour: The Fagradalsfjall Day
This volcano hike and Blue Lagoon tour walks the Fagradalsfjall and Meradalir eruption sites, then drops you in the Blue Lagoon with a Comfort ticket already paid for: $277 for nine hours, rated 4.6 from 180 reviews. BusTravel Iceland runs it as a small group from Bus Stop 12, and a headlamp comes with the ticket. Read the listing carefully before you book, because it still carries an operator note from an August update saying the Litli-Hrutur flow has stopped but the area is smoldering, and that is now well out of date.
About This Tour
The day is two halves that suit each other: several hours on cooled lava on the Reykjanes peninsula, then the geothermal water at the end when your legs have had enough.,The eruption sites are the 2021 to 2023 flows around Fagradalsfjall and Meradalir. Nothing is flowing now, and the route the guide takes depends on what the Department of Civil Protection has open that day.
9 hours
$277 per adult on the listing
4.6 from 180 Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
Bus Stop 12, Hofdatorg, or designated points
Guide, headlamp, WiFi, Blue Lagoon Comfort ticket with towel, mask and a drink
Moderate level required; the route can change for safety
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Quick answer What the hike covers and what the lagoon ticket adds
The tour costs $277 for 9 hours and bundles a guided walk at the Fagradalsfjall and Meradalir eruption sites with a Blue Lagoon Comfort ticket, towel, silica mud mask and first drink. It leaves from Bus Stop 12 and needs a moderate level of fitness. The lava is cold: nothing has erupted here since 2023.
Key takeaways
- Only want the walk? The plain eruption-site hike is $134 for nine hours and adds four other Reykjanes stops.
- Want the longest time on the lava? The 2Go Iceland hike gives 3.5 hours on the ground in a group of 8, for $159.
- Want to understand what is happening under Svartsengi? That is on the Reykjanes page.
The Walk on the Lava
Several hours on ground that did not exist five years ago.
Where You Actually Go
The listing names Lake Kleifarvatn on the way out, then the walk past moss-covered older lava to the eruption sites at Meradalir and Fagradalsfjall. The itinerary allows about four hours for the hike section, which is the longest walking allocation of any bundled day on this site.
The ground is uneven basalt, sharp in places, with no shade and no shelter. The headlamp in the inclusions is not decoration: on winter departures part of the walk happens in the dark.
What You Will See, and What You Will Not
You will see fresh-looking black flow fronts, ropey pahoehoe, and the shapes the lava made when it stopped. You will not see fountains, glow or heat, because the last eruption here was in 2023 and the Met Office's current reading is uplift at Svartsengi rather than an eruption in progress.
That is worth being blunt about, because the listing itself is not. Its operator note reads as an update about a flow that has stopped and an area that is still smoldering, which describes a moment that has passed.
The Route Can Change
The listing says plainly that the route can change for safety reasons. Access to any eruption site is decided by the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, not by the operator, and gas drifting over a trail closes it without notice.
A guide who reroutes is doing the job. A guide who promises a specific crater before the morning briefing is not.
The Blue Lagoon Half
The part that explains the price.
What the Comfort Ticket Covers
Admission, the use of a towel, the silica mud mask and the first drink of your choice are all inside the $277. Buying the same ticket on its own accounts for most of the gap between this and the $134 eruption-site hike with no lagoon attached.
Meals are not included and nine hours is long enough to need one. Bring your own swimsuit; the towel is covered, the swimsuit is not.
Why the Order Works
Walking on lava for four hours in Icelandic weather is tiring in a way that a spa afterwards fixes. It also means you arrive at the lagoon in the late afternoon rather than at the middle-of-the-day peak.
If you would rather not do both in one day, the plain hike at $134 covers the eruption site plus the Bridge Between Continents, Reykjanesviti, Kleifarvatn and Gunnuhver, and leaves the lagoon for another evening.
One more practical point about the order: the lagoon requires a booked entry slot, and it is inside your ticket here, so a delay on the lava field is the operator's problem rather than yours. Booking the two separately puts that risk back on you.
Who Should Not Book It
The listing is clear about fitness, and vague about age.
Fitness and Health
The operator asks for at least a moderate level of physical fitness and does not recommend the tour for pregnant travellers or for those with poor cardiovascular health. Four hours on uneven lava with no shelter is the reason.
No minimum age is stated. If you are travelling with children, ask before booking: the lava is not a path, and the Blue Lagoon sets its own age rules at the door.
What to Wear
Boots with ankle support, a windproof shell and rain gear. There is no shelter on the lava field and the wind comes off the Atlantic unimpeded.
The full list of what each operator on this site hands out is on what to wear on a volcano hike.
Sources: Icelandic Met Office, Safetravel
Against the Other Reykjanes Days
Four listings here walk the same lava field. The table compares what each adds around the walk, using the figures each operator publishes.
The Comparison
The walk is common to all of them. What differs is the vehicle, the extra stops and whether a lagoon ticket is bundled at the end.
| Listing | What it adds | Time | Group | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcano hike and Blue Lagoon | Blue Lagoon Comfort ticket | 9 hours | Small group | $277 |
| Eruption site hike and Reykjanes tour | Four peninsula stops | 9 hours | Coach | $134 |
| Fagradalsfjall hike, original local team | 3.5 hours on the lava | 4 hours | Max 8 | $159 |
| Volcanic peninsula and Grindavik minibus | Grindavik and the geothermal stops | 6 hours | Minibus | $114 |
Which One to Take
If you want the lagoon and the lava on the same ticket, this listing is the only one that does it. If you want the most time on the ground, the 2Go Iceland hike gives 3.5 hours with a group capped at eight, for $118 less.
If you want to understand the peninsula rather than walk it, the Grindavik minibus at $114 visits the town the eruptions emptied, the Sundhnukagigar lava field and the geothermal ground at Seltun, with short walks only.
How the Day Runs
The listing publishes stop lengths for the main sections.
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Meet at Bus Stop 12
Hofdatorg, Thorunnartun 1, or a designated pickup point.
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Lake Kleifarvatn
A stop on the way out, listed as a bonus rather than guaranteed on every departure.
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The eruption sites
About four hours walking to and around the Meradalir and Fagradalsfjall flows.
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Blue Lagoon
Around two hours in the water on the Comfort ticket.
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Back to Reykjavik
Nine hours after departure.
Volcano Hike and Blue Lagoon Questions
Will I see lava flowing?
No. The Fagradalsfjall eruptions ended in 2023 and nothing is erupting in Iceland now. The listing's own update note about a smoldering flow is out of date. Current status is on the Reykjanes page.
How hard is the hike?
The operator asks for a moderate level of fitness and allows about four hours for the walk, on uneven lava with no shelter. It does not recommend the tour in pregnancy or with poor cardiovascular health.
What does the Blue Lagoon ticket include?
A Comfort admission with towel, silica mud mask and first drink. Swimsuits are not included.
Is there a cheaper way to do the hike?
Yes. The eruption-site hike and Reykjanes tour is $134 for the same nine hours without the lagoon, and adds four other stops on the peninsula.
Can the route change?
Yes, and the listing says so. Civil Protection decides access to eruption sites, and gas over a trail closes it at short notice.
Is lunch included?
No. Meals are excluded and there is no shop on the lava field, so bring food for a nine-hour day.
How far is the eruption area from Reykjavik?
About 30 km, which is why the peninsula works as a day trip and why the helicopter operators can sell a 35 minute flight over it. The drive out is under an hour, and the rest of the nine hours is the walk and the lagoon. Flight options are on the helicopter page.
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