The Lava Tunnel: Raufarhólshellir Exploration

Explore the bewitching beauty of Raufarhólshellir, Iceland’s famous lava tube. Experience the inner workings of a volcanic eruption and walk along the path where lava flowed. Book your tour now!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Raufarhólshellir - Explore the magnificent lava tunnel Raufarhólshellir, one of the longest and best-known lava tubes in Iceland. Discover the inner workings of a volcanic eruption and walk along the path where lava flowed underground during the Leitahraun eruption over 5000 years ago. Our tour is approximately one hour whereas platforms and…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Lights
  • Helmets
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Journey through the renowned Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel, among Iceland’s largest and most famous lava tubes. Situated a short 30-40 minutes away from Reykjavík, it can be visited at any time of the year. Unravel the mysteries of a volcanic eruption as you traverse the route once followed by molten lava during the Leitahraun eruption 5200 years ago….

Location
Raufarhólshellir
The tunnel is very easily accessed about 30 minutes drive from Reykjavik. Head east on road no. 1 and drive for about 18 km. Turn right onto road no. 39 (Þorlákshöfn) and drive for another 12 km. You will see our service building and parking lot on the left (if coming from Reykjavik).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Amyk2723
Sep 20, 2025
Must see this Lava Tunnel - Our Lava Tunnel tour with Eric was awesome! Very interesting. I would love to know more about the archaeological excavations of the cave and more of the science/geology of the cave elements as well.
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Andrew
Sep 20, 2025
Worth doing. - Good tour worth doing. Guide was excellent. Was a good experience to go inside a lava tunnel. We had the first tour of the morning so smaller group size was good.
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Hortplant
Sep 20, 2025
Very Interesting - Great experience. Tunnel was fairly long. Guide was knowledgeable and pointed out many of the geological features. Parts of the walkway were covered with bridges for easy access.
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Altooker
Sep 19, 2025
Fun with learning - Learning about how lava tunnels are made and then seeing the inside of one was amazing. Our guide was funny and knowledgeable. Couldn’t ask for more.
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Compass51058204178
Sep 18, 2025
All right. - Very interesting visit in line with our expectations The guide knows about geology We highly recommend this visit
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Lindaly_ca
Sep 18, 2025
Great Lava Tunnel tour! - Our family enjoyed the Lava Tunnel tour. It was well lit and there were some stairs and steel walkways. The rest was rocky, but not slippery. Tour guide was great. Tour was about an hour. You get the last 10 minutes to take photos as you walk back out. Highly recommend!
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Kajaski
Sep 17, 2025
Amazing fun in a tunnel! - This is really easy to find if driving yourself. The whole experience from start to finish is really enjoyable. Yona our guide was funny, so informative and her enthusiasm and passion were infectious. One of the best trips tof many that we had during our stay in the amazing country of Iceland. Highly recommend this trip.
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Gregterri
Sep 17, 2025
Amazing Tour, Excellent Customer Service - This was one of the highlights of our entire week in Iceland. The tour guide was informative, helpful, funny, patient, he was great. The sights and sounds and stories were something we only experienced on this tour..i.e. it's not just another waterfall (not that they aren't amazing too, this is just so unique). My 86 year old mother in law was determined to go...and started the tour but had to stop/turn back as it was a bit too rocky for her. A guide came to get her and helped her back, got her some coffee, while the other 3 of us continued on the tour. They even gave her a full refund. It was an excellent customer service experience.
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Abbiem627
Sep 16, 2025
Lava Tunnel Tour - Great trip! Our guide, Jona (sp?) was enthusiastic and informative. Her presentation was easy to understand and you could tell that she had a passion for the geology and history of the Lava Tunnel. Our group only had about 1/2 of the max number for the tour which was nice. I think a full group would have been crowded. However, once at the end of the tunnel, everyone is allowed to return at their own pace, so it was easier to spread out and also get photos without a crowd. Jona also gave great recommendations for nearby lunch options. I recommend booking ahead of time through Trip Advisor. Our cost was 1/2 the price of the posted price for walk-ins.
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Robbiej185
Sep 20, 2025
Experience and content minimal - Tour was short, we only walked into the tunnel about 300 meters, stopped while the guide shared some information about the tunnel and advised the tour was over. The information shared was minimal. For a one hour tour the true content and experience was about 15 minutes.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).