Scheduled volcano tours with super Jeeps and coaches have become the hottest activity in Iceland recently. Tour operators are offering numerous day trips to see the Iceland volcano eruption including Icelandtotal.com, Iceland’s One Stop Travel Shop which offers a broad selection of volcano tours.
“The volcano tours have proved to be a major hit,” says Vignir Gudjonsson, manager of Icelandtotal.com. “Contradictory to some recent reports, the volcano at Eyjafjallajokull is of no threat to visitors, as long as they are accompanied by professional guides.”
It is estimated that with all the tour operators combined, about 10-15 super Jeeps and 2-3 coaches, which is the equivalent of 200 people, drive towards the eruption site every night. With the influx of travellers to Iceland and the tourist season soon reaching its peak, this figure is likely to multiply departure times and more tours will consequently take place.
“Travellers in Iceland realise that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness an active volcano. You can’t compare this experience with anything else and people know that they are witnessing something extraordinary,” Gudjonsson added.
Scientists agree that there is no sign of the Iceland eruption coming to an end or activity decreasing. It is impossible to tell when the eruption will stop; it could be tomorrow, it could be in a years’ time. However, as long as the volcano is active, tour operators in the Iceland travel industry will continue to offer volcano tours.
For more information on volcano tours in Iceland visit www.icelandtotal.com
I agree that such tours should be made if the guests/Tourists are told about the danger. To say that there is no danger by visitng thwe site of an active vulcano is just stupid and wrong! Again, only the “quick buck” is important. Are my fellow country men not learning? keep up the tours but be honest about it. It is dfangerous! maybe even more people will come as they like the danger…:-) peopel are strange in that perspective.
but anya, even with 200 peopel per night driving to and form the erruption site every night, still, the vulcano is gharming so far more the tourist industyr than it helps. more people have stayed away already than have come. So, please don’t try to make thie erruption look like it is something good…for now, it is not.
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