Top Things to do in West Region
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Top 10 Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers in West Region, Iceland
Discover the best top things to do in West Region, Iceland including Stori Kambur Horse Rental, Go West Tours, Vestur Adventures, Dalahestar, Snaefellsjokull National Park & Glacier, Laki Tours, Cave Vatnshellir, Glymur, Glacier Tours Snaefellsjokull, Rauofeldsgja.
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1. Stori Kambur Horse Rental
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 76 reviews
2. Go West Tours
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5.0 based on 138 reviews
Go West offers Sustainable Eco-Adventures on glacier, mountains, coast and lava! Come explore Iceland in a way that minimizes impact on the environment and maximises your Icelandic experience. We operate from Arnarstapi village, right below Snaefellsjokull Glacier and guide tours throughout the Snaefellsnes peninsula as well as the rest of Iceland.
3. Vestur Adventures
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5.0 based on 60 reviews
Vestur Adventures is a tour company that offers both guided kayaking tours in the west of Iceland and small group dytours from Reykjavik on a minibus
4. Dalahestar
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5.0 based on 62 reviews
Dalahestar Horse Rental offers riding tours in small groups in the pristine nature of West Iceland. The tours are personalised and suitable for both beginners and advanced riders. The most popular and appreciated route on our repertoire is a two hours beach tour.
Reviewed By troelsh825 - Braedstrup, Denmark
We had the most amazing morning with Caroline at Dalahestar. With three kids aged 7-12-14 our expectations where met and all had the most beautiful ride along the fjords. Being total beginners Caroline expertly told and showed us how to behave and handle the horses. Bring warm clothes, gloves and hats. It can be cold even in the summer. We felt safe and in good hands. I can fully recommend Dalahestar; it is not posh but driven by heart and competence.
5. Snaefellsjokull National Park & Glacier
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4.5 based on 358 reviews
Reviewed By Margo7850p
As many other things in Iceland, this place is very special and very beautiful. This beautiful place is one of my favourite places in the whole country. Spectacular trails, make sure to allocate good chunk of time to explore the shoreline. Dramatic coastline, waves pounding on rocks and cliff faces, not too many tourists. It's such a beautiful and magical place. Great place for traveling and photography purpose. Stunning beauty. Mother nature at her best.
6. Laki Tours
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4.5 based on 513 reviews
Laki Tours takes you on an ocean adventure in four different trips. Puffins galore can be spotted from the protected Melrakkaey island where thousands of other birds also nest. Sea-angling is the perfect family outing and gets even more exciting when you get to keep your catch. From Olafsvik, the Whale tour gives excellent whale watching in deep waters at the foot of the majestic Snaefellsjokull Glacier. Winter brings the orcas, dolphins and white-tailed eagles. We take you to them on what is by now, our most popular tour. "We're living it!"
7. Cave Vatnshellir
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4.5 based on 443 reviews
Follow the path of the lava flow, about 200 meters into the cave and 35 meters below the surface to see amazing colors and lava formations. The 8000 years old cave is located in Snaefellsjokull National Park, about 10 minute drive from Hellnar.
Reviewed By Ramona_P-B - Bulle, Switzerland
We went there spontaneously and it was just amazing. Walking through the caves with torches and being in total darkness for a short moment (just listening to the sound of the cave) was a great experience. Our guide was funny and very friendly and we would definitely recommend the visit.
8. Glymur
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4.5 based on 322 reviews
Reviewed By dr_j_now - Germantown, United States
This hike was seriously amazing. It took some convincing to get my wife to agree to it, but we went for it and had a blast. The views the entire way are just absolutely stunning and it was a ton of fun doing river crossings and conquering the parts of the trail that were challenging. As others have mentioned it's recommended that you hike up the Southern side (right, facing the falls) and return on the North (left, facing the falls). Once you get going you'll understand why as some areas of the trail up do have loose rocks and are quite steep, so it's much easier to go up than come back down that way. The views on the way up were way better than on the way down as well, so definitely don't skip that side altogether. That said, to do both sides you have to cross the river twice. At the start there is a log most of the year and a cable to hold onto to help you across. You'll still want waterproof boots as otherwise the rest of the hike could be miserable with waterlogged shoes. You'll encounter a cave to walk through on the way up as well which is pretty neat. It seemed like very few people ventured to the very top, but it's totally worth the bit of extra effort for the views (and sense of accomplishment). It is at the very top that you'll encounter that 2nd river crossing to get to the Northern side. The crossing at the top is quite a bit wider than the first, so there's no cable or log to help you across here. The depth may vary throughout the year, but when we visited there were areas up near our knees (which doesn't sound bad at all, but the water was downright frigid). Wearing our shoes, even though waterproof, was out of the question considering the depth, so we took them off and went barefoot. We relied on each other for balance to help make it across since some of the rocks were slippery and/or rather painful to step on barefoot if we hit them on the wrong part of our foot. We made it though, dried our feet/legs off, put our boots back on, and carried on to head back to our car down the Northern route. Truly, this hike was amazing; by far our favorite hike anywhere thus far. This is basically the tallest (accessible) waterfall in Iceland at 198 meters. They discovered a taller one in 2011 (Morsi), but it's recommended that you be an experienced glacial hiker with the correct equipment to get anywhere near it, so that leaves most of us to explore Glymur. For Glymur, if you're reasonably fit you shouldn't have much of a problem, so just do it (being careful along the way of course)!
9. Glacier Tours Snaefellsjokull
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
We offer memorable tours by snowcat and snowmobiles to the top of the glacier Snæfellsjökull. The snowcat tour takes approx. 2,5 hours in total. From our location, the tour starts with a bus ride to the root of the mountain. The bus ride takes approx. 25 minutes. From there on we go by the snow cat to the peak of the glacier. Once on the summit we take a quick brake, where you can take your pictures and appreciate the stunning view of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, including the national park Snæfellsjökull. It's important for travellers to realise that views from the glacier are naturally dependent upon local wheather conditions at the given moment.
10. Rauofeldsgja
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By dr_j_now - Germantown, United States
As some others have mentioned, even just hiking up to the crevice entrance is more challenging than it looks. Since it's just a steady incline with no breaks it can be tiring. You'll definitely want waterproof shoes to go beyond the entrance at all since you'll be walking through a stream of water. There were a decent number of people here on the day we visited, but it wasn't terribly crowded. There were definitely many more people outside than inside.
