3 hLandmannalaugar, 3 Landings
★ 4.8 · 7 reviews
- Thingvellir, Gullfoss, Landmannalaugar
- Three separate landings
- Three hours in total
- Free cancellation
$1,635
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Landmannalaugar helicopter tour
Three hours, three landings and most of southern Iceland in one flight — Thingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss, Haifoss, Landmannalaugar, Thorsmork, Eyjafjallajokull and the coast waterfalls. It is the most expensive tour sold from Reykjavik, and the only one that leaves the south-west corner.
What is the Landmannalaugar helicopter tour?
A three-hour flight from Reykjavik across the south of Iceland with three landings, for $1,635 per person. The operator lists the route as Thingvellir National Park, Geysir, Gullfoss, Haifoss, Landmannalaugar, Thorsmork, Eyjafjallajokull, Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss and Hengill. It is the only tour on this site that covers the Golden Circle and the south coast, and the only one with three landings.
The Landmannalaugar tour at a glance
- Price
- $1,635Per person; the most expensive tour sold from Reykjavik
- Duration
- 3 hoursDoor to door, including three landings
- Landings
- ThreeThe operator does not publish which sites they are
- Route
- Golden Circle, south coast, highlandsThingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss, Haifoss, Landmannalaugar, Thorsmork, Eyjafjallajokull, Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss, Hengill
- Rating
- 4.8 · 7 reviewsSmall sample — read it as directional, not conclusive
- What it does not cover
- The Reykjanes volcanic areaThat is on the shorter tours out to the peninsula
- Same ground by road
- Two full days, minimumThe Golden Circle alone is a long day trip
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24 hours beforeRefund or a new slot if the operator cancels
What the route actually covers
This is not a highland flight with a fancy name. The operator’s own itinerary reads like a list of everything a first-time visitor to Iceland plans a week around: Thingvellir, where the continental plates pull apart; Geysir and Gullfoss, the two halves of the Golden Circle; Haifoss, one of the tallest waterfalls in the country; Landmannalaugar and its rhyolite mountains; Thorsmork, the valley between three glaciers; Eyjafjallajokull, the volcano that closed European airspace in 2010; Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss on the south coast; and Hengill on the way home.
Doing that by road takes two full days and a lot of driving, and in winter the highland section is closed entirely. Three hours in a helicopter is not a cheap way to see it, but it is the only way to see it as one continuous landscape rather than a series of car parks.
The colour is what people photograph. Landmannalaugar sits in a rhyolite field that weathers into bands of ochre, rust, pale green and near-white, folded into steep ridges with black obsidian flows cutting between them. From the ground you see one valley; from the air the bands run across the whole massif.
Is it worth $1,635?
It is the most defensible expensive tour on this page, and it is still the wrong first flight for most people.
Defensible, because the alternative is not a cheaper helicopter — it is two days of driving. Measured against a Golden Circle day trip plus a south coast day trip plus a highland excursion, three hours covering all three is not the outlier it looks like on the price list.
Still the wrong first flight, because it does not go to Reykjanes. The craters and the recent lava fields that most people specifically come to Iceland to see from the air are on the other side of Reykjavik, and this tour does not cross them. If you fly once and you want the volcanic ground, book Fire and Ice at $910 instead and save this one for a second trip.
One honest caveat: the operator publishes the route but not which three sites the landings are at, and the tour carries seven reviews. Both are worth an email to the operator before you commit $1,635.
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Landmannalaugar against the alternatives
The three-hour tour compared with the two flights most people choose instead.
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| Tour | Price | Door to door | Landings | Per minute | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmannalaugar, 3 Landings | $1,635 | 3 h | Three | $9.08 | 4.8 · 7 |
| Fire and Ice, 2 Landings | $910 | 2 h | Two | $7.58 | 4.8 · 155 |
| New Volcanic Area | $528 | 40 min | None | $13.20 | 4.8 · 569 |
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Both cancel free up to 24 hours before departure. Neither includes a transfer.
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2 hFire and Ice, 2 Landings
★ 4.8 · 155 reviews
- Glacier landing
- Hengill geothermal landing
- Two hours door to door
- Free cancellation
$910
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The Landmannalaugar helicopter tour, answered
How much is the Landmannalaugar helicopter tour?
$1,635 per person for three hours with three landings. It is the most expensive tour sold from Reykjavik and roughly twice the price of the two-hour Fire and Ice tour.
What does the Landmannalaugar tour actually fly over?
The operator lists Thingvellir National Park, Geysir, Gullfoss, Haifoss, Landmannalaugar, Thorsmork, Eyjafjallajokull, Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss and Hengill — the Golden Circle, the south coast and the highlands in one flight.
Where does it land?
It makes three landings during the three hours. The operator publishes the route but not which three sites the landings are at, so it is worth asking before you book.
Does it cover the volcanoes at Reykjanes?
No. This tour flies east and inland; the Fagradalsfjall craters and the recent lava fields are west of Reykjavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula, covered by the shorter volcanic-area flights.
Is it worth the price?
Measured against helicopters, it is expensive. Measured against the alternative — a Golden Circle day trip, a south coast day trip and a highland excursion, which is two full days of driving — three hours covering all of it is more defensible than the number suggests. It is still the wrong first flight if you want the volcanic area.
Can you reach Landmannalaugar without a helicopter?
In summer, with a proper 4x4 on the F-roads including river crossings, four to five hours each way from Reykjavik. Outside the summer season the highland road network is closed.
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