Overview
Five hours in Reykjavík split between a one-hour ATV ride to the Hafrafell summit and a one-hour helicopter flight with a mountaintop landing.
Pickup from a hotel or the nearest bus stop leads to a base camp on the edge of the city, where guides issue overalls, helmets, balaclavas and gloves for the ride up rocky trails past Lake Hafravatn. Gear is handed back afterwards and a transfer runs to Reykjavík Domestic Airport for the flight with Norðurflug, which lands on a mountain summit for about 20 minutes of photography.
Drivers must be 18 and hold a full driving licence; passengers ride from age 8. Each ATV carries two, so an odd-numbered group must book one single-rider place, and the far views of the Reykjanes volcanoes and Snæfellsjökull only appear in clear weather.
