Vestmannaeyjar Volcano ATV Tour: Explore Unique Island Views and Historical Sites

Embark on a thrilling 1-hour ATV tour around the Vestmannaeyjar volcano. Explore historical sites, enjoy breathtaking views, and create unforgettable family memories.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Eldfell - During our excursion, we’ll visit Prestvik beach, the site where the fishing vessel Pelagus ran aground. We’ll also tour the area where Guðlaugur Friðórsson reached shore after swimming 5-6 kilometers through the night in frigid waters following the sinking of Hellisey VE 503. Our journey will take us through the lava fields to the heart…
What's Included
  • Gloves
  • Helmet
  • Overalls
Additional Information

Join us for a 1-hour ATV adventure around the Vestmannaeyjar Volcano to take in the unique panoramas the island and its environs provide.
On our journey, we’ll visit Prestvik beach, the site of the Pelagus fishing ship wreckage. We’ll also explore the area where Guðlaugur Friðþórsson managed to reach the shore after swimming for 5-6 km in the frigid,…

Location
Strandvegur 65
Strandvegur
Please be at our location about 20 - 30 minutes before scheduled departure time. We are just 2-3 min walk from the ferry Herjólfur. Just walk straight up from Herjólfur, we are at the corner at Strandvegur 65.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Explore00099613621
Aug 23, 2025
Definitely recommend - Fantastic experience! Our guide was great and so attentive to everyone’s needs. I would definitely recommend this trip!
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Hillary_d
Aug 22, 2025
Never too old - Beautiful views and fun ride. It is bumpy but ATV is easy to handle. Guide was knowledgeable and friendly.
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N5916qyellies
Aug 17, 2025
Wonderful tour experience - Mar was such an amazing guide. She accommodated our time constraints and was so pleasant and full of information! Wonderful experience and I would seek out Mar for another ATV experience the next time I am in Iceland!
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Thorahf
Aug 17, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - We had an amazing day on ATV bikes with our wonderful guide, Mar. It was pure bliss riding around the island, getting to know it better and simply having fun together
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Ndeek
Aug 14, 2025
The highlight of our island visit! - This was truly the highlight of our two-day stay on the island! Mar was an amazing guide -- such a fun and joyful presence! -- and she struck just the right balance between offering information and simply letting us enjoy the sights and sounds. We were ATV novices, but we caught on quickly with her guidance. The route took us to the puffin colony, which you can also reach by car (though it's not as much fun :-), and thanks to Mar's eagle eye, we also saw three orca whales out in the ocean. We then we headed out to the volcano that erupted in 1973, and that part of the excursion gave us the full off-road experience. Woowoo! Ask Mar about the island's Puffling Patrol ... You won't be disappointed!
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Joycew_t
Aug 14, 2025
Wonderful experience-... - Wonderful experience- great photo vantage points! Terrain and equipment just perfect too! Views of the adjacent islands and coastline- stellar!
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Aimee_f
Aug 14, 2025
Loved it!! - This was so much fun! Such an epic gift for our son’s birthday. Mar is a gracious, energetic, welcoming, accommodating and fun host, guide, and leader! Can’t recommend this enough. Loved it.
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Traveleroftheworld10
Aug 11, 2025
Incredible ATV adventure atop a volcano! - Mar is an amazing tour guide!!! The views are incredible, the volcano is impressive and we got a full guided tour of the volcanoes and topography of this amazing island. It's a great way to see the island. A must-do for ALL visitors to Iceland. The tour was professional and so well managed - even though we were first-time ATVers we felt like we were in great hands! Two big thumbs up! Thanks team Volcano ATV and thanks Mar!
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Trail30843522611
Aug 11, 2025
Fantastic, highly recommended! - Fantastic, recommended, my guide was Mar, she was super and knew a lot to tell. Nice route including on volcano. Beautiful views.
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Mo
Aug 17, 2025
Five star tour - We had an outstanding visit to this small volcanic island on ATVs. Our group was small and our guide Mar watched over us like a mother hen. Her explanation of how the ATV worked was perfect. She was animated yet clear in telling us where we were going to go and what we were going to do. We took took off on the ATVs following her to the outpost that was created by the 1973 volcanic Activity. She gladly took pictures of different members of our group. She then led us to a spot where the lava was stopped from closing off the small harbor from the rest of the world. Again, she explained things beautifully. I would recommend this tour to anybody who wants to have fun and yet learn about this unique area.
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From $116
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).