Accommodation & Meals
Hostel style accommodation while in
Reykjavik and basic huts throughout the tour. We may have to camp
for one day in Strutslaug. All meals are included except in
Reykjavik.
Max Altitude
1158m
Due to the weather conditions in the months of May and June we
would advise only experienced walkers to join these departures.
July through to September are recommended to all clients.
Support
This is a backpacking trek and you
should expect to carry up to 33-44lbs each day. This is more than
compensated for by the true wilderness experience that Iceland
offers.
Trek Crew
Experienced Leader.
Internal travel
Regular bus transfers between Keflavik
airport and Reykjavik and back. Country bus towards Fljotsdalur,
mountain bus back from Eldgja.
Iceland,
the stunning Land of Ice and Fire. Sadly, so many tours to this unique and
fascinating land extol the virtues of its vast wilderness and in reality
will keep you largely restricted to areas accessible by vehicle. Not so
with our exciting trek in the Torfajökull region involving walks between
simple huts which are so remote that on the earlier treks it is likely
that you will not see another soul for a whole week: a wasteland fashioned
by extreme natural forces that is, quite simply unique.
The landscape of Iceland is like nothing else on earth (a mixture of
Tibet and Scotland). Against a backdrop of mountain, desert, giant ice-cap
and cataclysmic ice-fall, we find strange natural phenomena: hot springs;
the devastation of volcanoes, several of them beneath the sea or under
ice-caps; the awe-inspiring effects of erosion in this newly formed
landscape and giant rivers with their famed waterfalls. This is an
overwhelming wilderness that offers challenge to the adventurous traveller!
Here, away from the tourist routes, venture only the occasional
geologist, surveyor or adventurer, and in autumn, farmers on horseback
driving their sheep from the summer pastures. Few people will cross the
interior passes and it will be deserted, save for the cry of the Whimbrel
and Golden Plover.
DETAILS
Guided Hut Tour 15 days
DURATION:
15 days TOURCODE: BTJ GRADE: C+
DAY STAGES: 14-20km
DATES 2004:
