Caves of Hella

18/03/2025

This is Cow Shed Cave 🕯️

Was it used for animals? or was it used for gatherings? maybe a church?

Find out by taking a guided tour through the Caves of Hella and learn all there is to know about the history of these man-made caves.

Guided tours every day at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. Book now and get 20% off using the code “WINTER” ✨

13/03/2025

Our family has been taking care of the caves for nearly 200 years. The family is committed to restoring the caves to their former glory and keeping their history alive. We tell stories, told by our forefathers, about mysterious caves and the settlement before the arrival of the Vikings.

Wanna learn more? Book a tour with our very informative guides to get the full story and the many theories of what happened in these caves.

Tours everyday at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 🕯️

📸: Inki | Ingibjörg Friðriks

10/03/2025

Spring is here but you can still use the code “WINTER” to get 20% discount on the tours! ✨

06/03/2025

Luxury tour! ✨

A great tour for big groups.
Including in the luxury tour is a private guide, whiskey and beer sampling and delicacies, all made locally 🤩

To book a luxury tour you can head over to our website cavesofhella.is or contact us via email or call us on the phone, the number is 620-6100.

More information on the tour is on the website ✨

03/03/2025

You can find all kinds of old engravings in the walls of our caves.

Come and visit to see them for yourself - it’s kind of incredible 🤩

Daily tours at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00!

27/02/2025

Special family tour on Saturday at 14:00 - the tour will be in Icelandic with Hanna as a guide ✨

24/02/2025

Here are some nice words from our previous visitors - we absolutely love getting these wonderful reviews and to hear how your experience was ❤️

20/02/2025

Rainy days are the perfect time to come and explore the caves - seek shelter while you learn the history and stop by afterwards at our reception to get a hot cup of coffee to warm up before you leave 🌧️☕️

18/02/2025

Tours everyday at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 🤩

14/02/2025

Be my valentine ❤️

What is more romantic than taking a stroll down the path of history in candle lit cave 🕯️

Tours every day at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00!

And a reminder that you get 20% discount on tours by using the code “WINTER” 😁

11/02/2025

Have you ever heard of Þorrinn? 🐑

Þorrinn is celebrated during Þorri, which is the forth winter month according to the Old Norse calendar (which is divided in only two seasons, winter and summer). The Icelandic people celebrate this festival all over the country for a whole month with all kinds of traditional Icelandic food, drinks, music and dancing by throwing something called Þorrablót.

Þorrablót feasts are the central element of Þorrinn. Throughout the month, people will gather to share in traditional delicacies, including hákarl (fermented shark’s meat), svið (boiled sheep’s head) and kjötsupa (lamb meat soup). The preferred drink to toast the god of thunder is Iceland’s signature potato-based schnapps Brennivín, which translates loosely to “black death” in English!

Would you dare to try hákarl or svið? 😏

05/02/2025

⚠️ Weather warning ⚠️

The weather forecast is turning very bad so we advise people, who are travelling in Iceland today and tomorrow morning, to maybe think twice before heading out. Very windy and alot of rain that will follow!

The caves are open as usual with tours 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 everyday but we recommend checking out the weather forecast website (vedur.is) or the road conditions website (vegagerdin.is) before going out.

So please travel safe 🧡

04/02/2025

On the 21st of December there was a artshow in our caves held by a artist duo, Pat Lemons and Lukas Lehmann. They were introducing a art project of theirs called “SOLSTICE” which is a sound art book. They held this experience on the winter solstice.

You can read more about the event in this link below or on their website https://www.lemosandlehmann.com/ ✨

https://www.ry.is/is/frettir/thad-byr-fegurd-i-myrkrinu

Pat Lemos frá Spáni og Lukas Lehmann frá Þýskalandi eru par og listatvíeyki búsett á Hvolsvelli. Þau vöktu fyrst athygli okkar þegar þau héldu listaviðburð í Hellunum við Hellu á vetrarsólstöðum. Svona lýsa þau viðburðinum sjálf:

03/02/2025

The caves are man-made, but nobody really knows when they were originally constructed.

Stop by and take a look inside these caves and learn the history that lies there.

Tours everyday at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 😁

You can also book a tour on our website https://www.cavesofhella.is/ ✨

29/01/2025

We got an unexpected visitor today.
His car broke down right next to the Caves parking lot so while waiting for help to arrive, this guy got to stretch his legs a little bit.
As beautiful it is today with the sparkling snow all around, this visit really took us back to summer, when we do actually keep horses in this fence.

29/01/2025

It’s an absolute winter wonderland today! ❄️

If you use the code “WINTER” on our website when you’re booking a tour you get 20% off - it’s a beautiful day to come visit the caves!

27/01/2025

Did you know that in one of the caves there is a engraved cross?

Learn more about the rich history that lies in our caves by coming for an amazing tour with our guides.

Tours are all day at: 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00! 😁

Can you spot the cross on the picture? 🔎

06/01/2025

Today was the last day of our game! So here are some more winners!🥳