On Saturday a volcano erupted in Southern Iceland and already tour companies are running excursion and night-time bus trips to the site of the eruption. Discover the World are running the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Eruption Special, a three night trip for £471 based in Reykjavik and offering excursions out to the volcano. Travellers can either take a flight to watch the volcanic activity from the air or watch from a safe distance on the ground.
This is an example of how the travel industry is quickly reacting to natural occurrences and creating specialised tours to allow travellers to see first hand an event that happens so infrequently it may only be once in their lifetime. It is incredibly tempting - I have always wanted to go to Iceland and it would be amazing to see an erupting volcano. My experiences of volcanoes so far are limited to walking around a dormant crater on the island of Nisyros in Greece and seeing the world's most famous example of the dangers volcanoes pose in Pompeii. I just wish that I was able to keep money in my account to spontaneously embark on these adventures. A kind of eruption emergency fund or something like that.
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