Iceland · LAVA CAVES & TUNNELS
Raufarholshellir is thirty minutes from Reykjavik and completely weatherproof, which makes it the best answer to a bad forecast. These 15 compare walkway tours against the full caving expeditions, with prices and what you need on your feet.
Walk Iceland’s Raufarhólshellir lava tube for about an hour with an English guide, helmet and headlamp. Easy, wet, and photo-friendly.
“Really a great and unique experience of something natural near the city. We really enjoyed the semi guided experience and being able to explore. Great experience!”
Walk Iceland’s famous Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel with a guide, helmets, and headlamps, then enjoy real pitch-darkude during a lights-off moment.
“We had a fantastic experience! Our tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole walk through the lava cave fascinating. We really enjoyed learning about how it was formed and all the unique features inside. Highly recommend this tour!”
Small-group Snæfellsnes day trip from Reykjavik with Vatnshellir Lava Cave, waterfalls, sea stacks, and black-sand beaches.
“the tour was excellent and such as Wilmar!!!he was very kind professional and helpful!!we felt like family ,the small group we were, and we enjoyed it a lot!! I definitely recommend this specific tour and of course with Wilmar as a guide!!”
Bus from Reykjavik to Raufarhólshellir lava tube for a helmet-and-light guided walk, mineral colors, and a pitch-dark moment.
“Good trip! Make me know about how lava can make into a tunnel with so many rocks shape inside it.”
A short Reykjavik transfer and guided hour in the Raufarhólshellir lava tube, with crawl-walk cave exploring and winter icicles.
“The whole experience was great. Our driver Elysa (sp) went ABOVE and beyond to ensure we did not miss the tour after we’d gotten mistakenly picked up by the wrong bus. She was awesome!”
Walk inside the Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel with Reykjavik transfers, helmets, and headlamps, plus a guide who makes geology click.
“We had a great time on this tour - perfect for very cold weather because it’s not too long. The tunnel was very interesting, and our guide, Dimitri, was fantastic. It’s an interesting half-day excursion, leaving plenty of time to do something else in the afternoon.”
Explore the Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel on a guided walk from Reykjavik, with helmets, flashlights, and round-trip transfers.
“It is magical and a must do if visiting Iceland. It is perfect for families, kids, and everyone in between.”
Small-group Snæfellsnes day tour from Reykjavik with Kirkjufell, Svodufoss, Vatnshellir lava cave, and basalt sea stacks.
“Mike was a great tour guide! The places he took us to were beautiful. He did not rush us and was very informative!”
Go ice caving at Skaftafell on a 4-hour glacier hike with crampons, harness, and a certified English guide, plus coffee and chocolate.
“Great experience, felt very safe even in high winds, lots of information provided about the glacier.”
See Iceland’s lava tubes in the morning, then float between tectonic plates while Silfra’s crystal water turns blue.
“this was an amazing activity early start for the lava caves which were absolutely breathtaking taking to see up close and the tour guide was extremely passionate about them it was infectious later after a stop at a baker we went onto the snorkeling and I had been looking forward to this the whole holiday, my husband not so much on account of the cold water, but. He absolutely loved it! he left me behind actually lol we both loved it Weronika our guide was amazing and so patient it's an absolute must!”
Iceland’s Silver Circle in one calm day: waterfalls, Deildartunguhver hot spring, Icelandic horses, and the Vidgelmir lava cave.
“Excellent day, so much to see. The waterfalls and lava tube/cave were incredible. The timing of all the stops was perfect. We enjoyed our guide and also our cave guide - Gareth.”
Walk an 8000-year-old lava tube in Snæfellsnes on a 45-minute guided tour, with helmet and flashlight, spiral stairs, and cold-weather tips.
“It was a very fun and great tour. Our tour guide was very professional, she explained a lot about the formation of the lava stones. Overall it was a very informative yet fun experience, I would definitely recommend anyone coming to Snaefellsnes to join this tour!”
A 10-hour west Iceland loop with Viðgelmir lava cave, Hraunfossar waterfalls, hot springs, Icelandic horses, and Reykholt history.
“Really fun interesting activities and we had a great guide. The lava cave was a unique experience, but it was very cold. The horses were fun to pet, and the bread was good!”
Reykjavik lava tunnel tour with hotel pickup, included caving gear, and a guided crawl through Raufarholshellir in about 3 hours.
“This tour was great! Very small group which was very nice, I couldn't imagine doing this with a larger group, there were only four of us on this tour. Pick up was on time. Tour guide was great! By boyfriend and I are both bodybuilders, he is large and was able to fit through the small places in the cave.”
Evening lava cave colors and a Northern Lights hunt from Reykjavik, with hot cocoa, blankets, and photo service for $189.
“Fantastic late night tour of the Lava caves, the out-of-hours session meant a smaller group, more casual vibes and a more relaxed tour experience than you'd get in the daytime, plus a whole new way to see the caves by the light of headtorches. definitely a different experience. the northern lights were obscured by clouds on our evening, but our guide didn't take us out for the sake of it when the chances were low, we had the opportunity to join the aurora hunt another night instead.”
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