Iceland review - 2016, Side 106

SPECIAL PROMOTION
ADVENTURES
104 ICELAND REVIEW
Yearn for adventure, but also want to travel
in comfort and style? Adventure Patrol’s
tailor-made super jeep excursions are just
the ticket. Owned and managed by airline
captain and adventure guide Arnar Már Bald-
vinsson, Adventure Patrol specializes in small
and private group excursions to those hard-
to-reach destinations, whether that’s the dim,
cavernous interior of a lava tube or the glar-
ing peak of a glacier. And though you may
be fording glacial rivers or ascending icy
summits, when traveling in one of the com-
pany’s super jeeps, the ride will always be
a smooth one: these impressive machines
have been modified so that their tires are
able to glide over the surface of the snow,
rather than sinking down into it.
Adventure Patrol serves up excitement with
a side of indulgence.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
ICONIC DESTINATIONS
Among Arnar’s favorite tours are the
daylong Glacier, Cave and Steam, and
Þórsmörk and Eyjafjallajökull expeditions.
The former takes guests around the stun-
ning Borgarfjörður fjord and up Langjökull
glacier, while the latter ventures into a re-
mote green valley and onto the glacier that
towers above it. Being able to share these
iconic, but often inaccessible, locations
with visitors is special, he says: “It’s won-
derful to see someone experience these
places for the first time.”
Adventure Patrol is a small company,
staffed by enthusiastic, knowledgeable
guides. Arnar himself often acts as a tour
guide, a role that he relishes. “I never look
at this as work,” he says. “I have fun at
my job.” It’s this enthusiasm that guaran-
tees every excursion will have a personal
touch—that little bit of extra care and at-
tention which makes every experience a
special one.
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When done right, traveling around
Iceland is an experience, not just a
trip. The nature you find here demands
not only to be seen, but explored. Perhaps
nowhere more so than the country’s moun-
tains and glaciers, looking down on you from
far off in the distance, majestic masses of
rock, ice and snow imploring one to come
closer. Asgard Beyond is a professional guid-
ing company which enables you to do just
that: get close to Icelandic nature.
SÓLHEIMAJÖKULL GLACIER HIKE
One of Asgard Beyond’s most spectacu-
lar trips is the Glacier Hike. A day trip from
Reykjavík where visitors journey in small
groups along the coastal road curving along
Iceland’s south shore, taking in eye-catch-
ing views of mountains, waterfalls and vol-
canoes along the way to their destination
of Sólheimajökull outlet glacier. At the foot
of the sprawling glacier, your seasoned and
knowledgeable guide gets you kitted out
in inclusive outdoor gear and top quality
mountaineering boots and your ascent be-
gins. You experience this ever-changing and
retreating glacier, powerfully demonstrating
first-hand the effects of climate change. This
exhilarating 2.5-3 hour trek along glacial cre-
vasses is suitable for almost everyone, in the
safe hands of your guide.
An authentic view of Iceland with
Ásgard Beyond’s experienced
mountain guides.
ADVENTURE ON ICE
SMALL GROUPS, HUGE EXPERIENCE
Exploring the nature Iceland has to offer can
be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Asgard
Beyond is the perfect guiding team to help
you experience just that. Established by a
group of some of the country’s most experi-
enced and exceptionally qualified mountain
guides, the company also offers ice climb-
ing, ski touring, rock climbing and helicopter
tours, as well as personalized private tours.
All their trips place emphasis on smaller
groups, thus, offering a more personal ser-
vice; a feature that stands out throughout
their friendly, informative and breathtaking
tours.
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