Lofthellir Lava Cave

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• Graeme MC Pherson

  21 January 2018

  Tours of this cave are exclusive to Saga travel (who I can thoroughly recommend for all your Nth Iceland tour needs). This is a once in a lifetime experience. We went in winter and after a 45 minute hike through the snow you come to the cave. The entrance is very intimidating as it is a crevice the width of a human body and you literally have to wriggle and squirm your way in through the small crack. So psych yourself up! Our guide promised us that it wasn't as bad as it looked and he's right - it's more a matter of getting your claustrophobia under control. But prospective visitors should be aware that some overweight people have got stuck in the past and some people have completely refused to crawl through the entrance crack.
  Once you are inside the cave there is some crawling on hands and knees to be done as well as hauling yourself up crevices with ropes until you can finally stand up. The cave is beautiful - icicles are everywhere and the experience is well worth it. This is a place the average tourist doesn't visit so I really recommend it.

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• Amélie Martelet

  31 July 2017

  Vous ne pouvez pas aller dans cette grotte par vous-mêmes. Il faut payer un guide chez Saga travel. Les prix sont exorbitants! La piste en 4x4 pour atteindre l'entrée de la grotte est horrible. Il y a quelques passages difficiles pour atteindre le fond de la grotte mais le guide vous aide beaucoup. La grotte est très belle. C'était une bonne expérience !

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• Lionel Archibald

  06 July 2017

  You can only visit with one tour company but it's a brilliant experience! You'll get a wet bum and hands from crawling and sliding over ice as you make your way deep into the cave, but spectacular natural shapes await you I won't say any more, go see for yourself!

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