Lava Centre Exhibition: Iceland's Volcanic Wonders

Experience the Lava Centre in Iceland, an interactive exhibition that explores the birth and growth of the country as a volcanic island. Interact with volcanoes, feel earthquakes, and witness the latest eruptions in a captivating movie.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lava Centre - At LAVA Centre is a high-tech, interactive volcano and earthquake exhibition. It is the most awarded exhibition in Iceland. It tells the story of Iceland and explains why it is so active. It goes into details on the different volcanoes and types of volcanoes. A replica of the hot spot under Iceland (Magma plume) and a earthquake…
What's Included
  • Information on Iceland’s geology in the reception area
  • Exhibition access
  • Cinema access
  • Option to combine Exhibition and Cinema
Additional Information

Discover the formation and development of Iceland, one of the largest volcanic islands in the world, at the cutting-edge Lava Centre exhibit. Over the course of millions of years, volcanic eruptions along the North Atlantic Ridge submarine have contributed to its rise. The magma up-flow beneath these rifting segments has grown in volume due to the…

Location
Hvolsvöllur
Departure Point: The Lava Centre Address: Austurvegur 14, Hvolsvollur, Iceland 63.7546735, -20.2372402 Directions: • Only 1 hour and 20 minutes from Reykjavík along Route 1 • Take Bus 52: https://www.straeto.is Dates: Daily Return point: Returns to original departure point
Cancellation Policy

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

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Nathan
Jan 15, 2025
Amazing place! - Interactive exhibition was amazing! Barbara and Mattina were very friendly and knowledgeable. Couldn't recommend enough :)
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Rebekkarutl
Jan 14, 2025
Lovely visit and a great guide - Our visit to the Lava center was incredible. Our guide, Martina was lovely, very knowledgeable and passionate about her work. 10/10 recommend ✨This place is a must see.
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Emilylg3955bg
Jan 14, 2025
Private tour - The guide was lovely, super energic, very passionate about her work, very knowledgeable! ❤️ Such a ray of sunshine, will recommend ❤️ Thank you Martina! 🫶🏻
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2tropicstravelers
Nov 23, 2024
Excellent and worth the stop - Excellent museum, very informative and powerful. Worth a stop. We spent just under an hour to watch the film and go through the different rooms. Exhibits were very well done and we learned a lot about the geology and evolution of the island.
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Lorriep642
Nov 10, 2024
Excellent - Very interesting self-guided tour. Front desk staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Displays made it fun and we learned a lot
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Elton38
Oct 25, 2024
Nice experience - Family visit with my 7 year old son. Great interactive and fun experience. The tour lasts from 1h to 1:30 with the exhibition and the film. But flee the horribly expensive shop.
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So-many-dreams
Feb 19, 2025
Very interesting - Great interactive exhibition with lots of information about Iceland's volcanoes. For the price, however, I found it little, one is through quickly.
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Johan1994
Oct 22, 2024
Beautiful museum - Interesting experience with lots of explanations about the types of volcanoes. Fairly fun and easy to understand. The film is very beautiful. Price a bit high though.
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Benedictew2019
Nov 5, 2024
Fair because no volcano erupting - I paid more than the price on trip advisor and I find it a lot compared to what there is to see and do. It is well done and interesting but excessive. Nice movie about volcanoes lying on fat boys
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Lisalockwood22
Oct 10, 2024
Ok - It was interesting. I don’t think you need to buy advanced tickets. I think we were there for about an hour. We stopped on our way back to Reykjavik. They have a gift shop and bathrooms.
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