Project Description
Fjallabak, Laki & the Untamed Interior of Iceland
This is a true Highlands expedition — remote, raw, and uncompromising.
Over three days, you’ll travel deep into Iceland’s interior, following F-roads and mountain tracks through Fjallabak North & South and the dramatic Laki volcanic fissure. This is where Iceland stops being easy and starts being real.
Price: approx. 1,500,000 ISK for two people, depending on accommodation.
The journey starts and ends in the Capital Area and is run privately, just for your group.
Into the Interior – Guided, Private, Capable
The Icelandic Highlands are not a place to improvise.
This terrain demands experience, judgment, and the right vehicle.
You’ll be guided by Bessi, founder of Moonwalker, with a background in Icelandic Search & Rescue, WFR certification, and years of hands-on Highlands travel. Transportation is in a Moonwalker Land Rover Defender, purpose-built for river crossings, lava fields, and rough mountain terrain.
This is not sightseeing. This is travel.
Day 1 – Fjallabak North: Leaving the Roads Behind
We depart the Capital Area and head straight for the Highlands. Pavement gives way to gravel, then to F-roads, rivers, and open volcanic wilderness.
Fjallabak North is stark and powerful — wide valleys, lava fields, layered mountains, and silence. We take our time, adjusting the route based on conditions and interest, ending the day at a comfortable accommodation along the Highlands route.
Day 2 – Laki: The Scar That Changed Iceland
Today, we explore Laki, one of the most important volcanic events in Iceland’s history.
- A 27 km chain of craters
- Vast lava fields
- Heavy history and raw geology
We hike to viewpoints along the fissure and move slowly through the landscape, taking in the scale and isolation of the area. This is one of Iceland’s most haunting and least-visited regions.
We return to accommodation after a full, immersive day in the volcanic interior.
Day 3 – Fjallabak South & the Way Out
Fjallabak South brings deeper canyons, darker lava, and often more demanding river crossings. This is proper Highlands driving, done calmly and deliberately.
As we descend toward the lowlands, the landscape softens, and roads return — a clear contrast to where we’ve been. We arrive back in the Capital Area in the evening.
What This Tour Is
- A private Highlands expedition
- Focused on Fjallabak North & South + Laki
- Led by a highly experienced local guide
- Run in a Land Rover Defender
- Flexible, weather-aware, and conditions-based
- Designed for travelers who want the real interior, not a highlight reel
Practical Details
- Duration: 3 days / 2 nights
- Group: Private tour
- Price: approx. 1,500,000 ISK for two people (final price depends on accommodation)
- Accommodation: Included (comfortable, Highlands-appropriate)
- Meals: Breakfast included; lunch & dinner not included
- Season: Summer & early autumn only (typically June–October)
- Fitness: Moderate — long driving days, short hikes on uneven ground
What to Bring
- Waterproof & windproof jacket and pants
- Warm layers
- Sturdy hiking shoes
- Hat & gloves
- Snacks / packed lunches
- Camera
- Sense of patience and curiosity
This is Iceland without the guardrails —
remote, demanding, and deeply rewarding.
If you’re looking for comfort first, this isn’t it.
If you want the Highlands done properly, this is.
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Read reviews about this tour!
Best Tour Company you can use in Iceland
We have just done the South Coast Private tour with Bessi and Cami and had the most fun, informative and fantastic trip you can imagine. What Bessi can’t tell you about Iceland isn’t worth knowing and Cami instantly becomes a friend for life. Bessi drives with extreme care and caution, even when off roaring, we always felt safe and saw everything we wanted. Please don’t think twice, you certainly get what you pay for with these guys. Thank you so much for the fantastic memories.
Adventure on the south coast!
What a spectacular experience! Highly recommend booking any tour you can find with moonwalker. Definitely worth any premium cost versus the traditional bus tours
Fantastic Icelandic Guide and Tour !
I’d have to say that booking with Moonwalker Tours was the best decision we made on our trip to Iceland. Bessi and his super cute sidekick Cami (his dog) were fantastic guides and took us to some crazy places in this amazing country that aren’t accessible to the mass tour busses and crowds. When Bessi says “i’m just going to deflate the tyres” on his massive 4×4 Landrover Defender you know your in for a Mad Adventure !
Exhilarating day with Bessi and Cami!
This is THE way to see the South Coast – in the company of Bessi, an easygoing, warm and knowledgable guide, and in the BEST ride – a massive jeep that whisked us away from the crowds, across rivers, up to a glacier, and along a black sand beach. We had views, experiences and insights we couldn’t have gotten any other way. All this plus Bessi’s adorable sheepdog Cami who rode and romped along with us all day. This is a day I’ll be thinking about for a long time – thank you Bessi! We hope to see you again.
An Unforgettable South Coast Adventure
I can’t say enough good things about our experience with Moonwalker; we stopped in Iceland for a few days before continuing on to Europe and our day with Bessi was the highlight of the trip. We had so much fun exploring with Bessi and Cami – right away it felt more like we were spending the day with a friend rather than on a “tour.” We loved that the day wasn’t restricted to a set schedule and instead Bessi made suggestions based on conditions and we ended up on adventures that we never expected but that were absolutely breathtaking. Not to mention that Bessi is extremely knowledgeable and prepared for anything, so we knew that we were in great hands the whole time. I truly feel that we left Iceland with a friend (two friends if you count the furry one too), and we now want to go back in the summer just to spend more time exploring with Bessi.
Awesome Tours
We did two days of tours with Bessi, the Golden Circle and the South Coast, and LOVED both. We booked them as group tours but no one else signed up so we had him to ourselves, which was great. He was so friendly and easy going, it was great getting to know him and learning about living in Iceland. He took us places that the larger tours would never go, including off-roading to a cavern/waterfall, to a secret ship wreck, and to the best little fish and chips place. He also knew when to go to certain places to avoid the peak of the large tour groups. Everything was so much more flexible and personal with him. The highlight was the drive around the Langjökull glacier on the Golden Circle tour in his Defender, which has wifi! Definitely book with him!
