Cave Exploration Lofthellir Winter Challenge (from Akureyri)

Cave Exploration Lofthellir winter challenge tour takes you to Lofthellir Cave, a unique lava cave filled with ice formations, stalagmites, and sculptures. The tour starts with a scenic drive from Akureyri to Lake Mvatn, which takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. Upon arriving at Lake Mvatn we exit the main road and enter the wilderness. During the winter season, the route to the cave can get rough, due to snow and ice, so we bring along the snowshoes along. The track is usually around 40 minutes hike across a rugged lava field. Thus we combine the pristine untouched snow covered lava fields around the cave with an underground exploration. Once at the cave we spend at least one hour inside the cave, exploring the ice formations, darkness and the strange atmosphere inside 3000-year-old lava tunnel. On route to and from the cave, we explore the lava fields and craters around Lake Mvatn, especially the crater row of Ldentarborgir. On the way back to Akureyri we stop by Goafoss Waterfall, a beautiful and powerful waterfall in Skjlfandafljt river.