Billeder fra oven: Helikoptertur med 3 landinger

For my trip to Iceland in late May and early June 2026, I had one special goal: to experience Iceland’s breathtaking natural beauty from the air by helicopter. Before my trip, I contacted Glacier Helicopters in Reykjavík to arrange several scenic flights. From the very beginning, the communication was outstanding. Unfortunately, Icelandic weather had other plans. Strong winds and unfavorable flying conditions repeatedly forced the cancellation of scheduled flights. However, the entire Glacier Helicopters team kept me continuously informed, communicated proactively, and worked tirelessly to find alternative dates and times. Their flexibility, professionalism, and customer focus were truly exceptional. Thanks to their efforts, everything finally came together on June 8 and June 9, 2026—and it was worth every minute of waiting. The flights were simply breathtaking and exceeded all my expectations. A huge thank you to pilot Sylvester on June 8 and pilot Simon (from Norðurflug) on June 9. Both did an outstanding job, sharing their knowledge and ensuring an unforgettable experience while flying safely through some of Iceland’s most spectacular landscapes. Across both days, I experienced multiple incredible landings and had the privilege of seeing some of Iceland’s most remarkable natural wonders: • Þingvellir National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. From the air, the dramatic rift valleys and fissures, both on land and extending beneath nearby waters, are truly fascinating. • Langjökull Glacier – one of Iceland’s largest glaciers and the second-largest ice cap in the country, covering approximately 950 square kilometers. Landing on this immense glacier was an unforgettable experience and offered stunning panoramic views across Iceland’s interior. • Katla Glacier (Mýrdalsjökull) – Iceland’s fourth-largest glacier, covering around 590 square kilometers and resting above the powerful Katla volcano. The combination of massive ice formations, volcanic landscapes, and endless wilderness creates a truly awe-inspiring sight from above. • Landmannalaugar – without a doubt one of the absolute highlights of the entire trip. Located in Iceland’s remote Highlands, this world-famous region is renowned for its stunning rhyolite mountains, which display extraordinary shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and black. Seeing this colorful landscape from the air was almost surreal and revealed patterns, textures, and contrasts that simply cannot be appreciated from the ground. • Hengill Geothermal Area – we landed at two different locations within this active volcanic and geothermal region. The steaming vents, colorful mineral deposits, and rugged volcanic terrain provided a fascinating glimpse into Iceland’s geothermal forces. • The new volcanic areas on the Reykjanes Peninsula – although there was no visible volcanic activity at the time, it was remarkable to see the fresh lava fields created by the recent eruptions and witness how Iceland’s landscape continues to evolve. Even the fuel-stop landing turned into an interesting and memorable part of the adventure, offering additional insights into helicopter operations in Iceland’s remote environments. After these flights, I can honestly say that I was incredibly impressed by the professionalism, organization, communication, and execution provided by Glacier Helicopters and their partners. Thanks to them, I was able to experience Iceland’s extraordinary beauty not only from the air but also at remote and otherwise inaccessible locations. This was undoubtedly one of the absolute highlights of my entire Iceland journey and one of the most spectacular travel experiences I have ever had. I can wholeheartedly recommend this unique experience to anyone visiting Iceland. It is worth every cent and creates memories that will last a lifetime. I am already certain that on my next trip to Iceland, I will be back in a helicopter exploring this incredible country from above once again. Thank you to everyone involved—and hopefully see you again soon!

Enjoyed the flight, I do wish the pilot could give more details about Iceland. What we saw was great and landing on the ground and walking around was a great experience. I would definitely do it again.

Guide was nice and competent but knew very little about the terrain, the landmarks we flew over or any of the history. We were lucky because we did much of the route by car and researched a lot but he was new to Iceland and didn’t even know the names of the Glacier we visited. Understandably, the cost was high for the amount of time we were in the air but we have been on much more informative value/dollar tours. Also, the tour description says that there is a stop at Gullfoss (we stopped at Haifa’s) and it says there is a hot springs bath stop (there is not) and it is not possible to land on the glacier during the summer so it is really a two stop tour. With that being said, landing in Landmannalaugar was exceptional!

Booking, personal transfer by CEO Usman from the cruise terminal to the helibase worked out excellently. Great, varied flight with three stopovers showed the diversity of Iceland's landscape from the best. An unforgettable experience!

the trip was amazing. The opportunity to see beautiful terrains such as canyons and colorful lands from a height is worth the price. The professional and very friendly crew with the pilot made the flight even better. Landing in beautiful places whenever I want made me feel like a bird. I definitely recommend it to every lover of beautiful views and adventures!

We booked the flyover with 2 stops after shopping around got the best rate from Freddy who worked with us after where other companies would not so shout out to Freddie 😎. Mario was our pilot who was a true gentleman and great with the wee ones. The trip was so worth it I can’t stress this enough. Some clouds sent us a different direction which was great as the day turned out to be a class job. We ended up getting 3 landings and seen some pretty amazing sights. Again shout out to Mario the pilot and Freddy we had a mighty time.