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ICELAND Backpacking/ 4 wheel driving
Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:12 pmby jack sparrow
looking to do a backpacking trip through iceland.
Just buy the plane tickets, rent a deadly 4 wheel drive machine
and drive into iceland. Looking for partners. Looking to travel not
when summer or fall not winter.
Hit me back
Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:56 pmby Grampahawk
I'm looking into a hiking, backpacking, climbing trip to Iceland for Spring '08 if I don't decide to do Mt Ranier instead. I could easily be talked into Iceland. My 20 yr old son may go also if we time it during school vacation.
Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:57 pmby jack sparrow
sounds good, then lets keep in touch, the window
for having a good time is almost closed. By september
the weather looks iffy. For right now plan is spring 2008
but next month i head to Peru. we shall talk. keep in touch
Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:08 pmby klwagar
I did the trip last year if you want any suggestions.
Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:56 pmby jack sparrow
please do offer sugestions. especially how much is it
to rent a serious 4 whell drive and being naive
on the land of iceland, how far are gas stations.
Is it as deslolate open as i think it is?
tell me more
Posted:
Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:23 amby klwagar
Renting is easy but very expensive. Gas stations are everywhere except the interior. If you are going to do Ring road or excursions off of it - gas is never a problem. Lots of good camping everywhere. Lots of trails, hikes, hut to hut and even a bit of good mountaineering and ice climbing not to mention kayak rentals in many areas or boat charters for whatever you want. When they say it is a bad road - it is a horrible road. The interior is 4x4 country with not much in the way of supplies.
Everything is expensive
Posted:
Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:10 amby alex
Not just renting, but everything in general is expensive. Truly, on the order of Japan expensive. Be prepared to spend a fair chunk of change, especially if driving a 4x4, and if you are coming from the U.S. with our ever weakening dollar. Plus, 4-wheel drive vehicles in Iceland are serious machines. There are tons of retired folks camping out of Unimogs which will make your vehicle feel like a VW Rabbit. And, to reiterate the previous advice, when a road is said to be "rough" or "crosses a stream" - it is generally an understatement. But, Iceland is a huge playground, so have fun.
Posted:
Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:45 pmby jack sparrow
sounds good just need to get a couple of friends
to help witht he rental and 1 week of off roading sounds
good. how much is a day rentalRango 80 dollars? or higher.