At 09:00 meet your tour guide who shows the group the highlights of Iceland’s exciting capital. Then we head west. Borgarfjörður is known as the Saga Valley because of its many important historical events. We get a chance to climb the Grábrók volcano crater and visit Deildartunguhver, Europe’s most powerful hot spring. Hraunfossar is a series of waterfalls pouring from beneath a wide lava field. Barnafoss – the Children’s falls, is nearby with its own tragic tale. The afternoon includes a lecture about Northern Lights. After dinner, we step into the hotel garden in search of the Northern Lights followed by a hot cup of chocolate or tea.

Stay overnight at Icelandair Hotel Hamar, Borgarnes.

Breakfast included, dinner is on your own.

The Snæfellsnes Peninsula, “the peninsula of the snowy mountain“, juts out from Iceland’s west coast, like a long arm with a clenched fist at its tip, and is in many ways a microcosm of the whole island. A rugged mountain chain runs its length. We travel to the charming fishing town of Stykkishólmur for a cruise in the Breiðafjörður fjord. After a light lunch a uniquely Icelandic “treat“ awaits us at Bjarnarhöfn, where they make Hákarl – the fermented shark. Depending on road and weather conditions, we visit the fishing village of Grundarfjörður, a place with an impressive coastline and mountains, lakes and waterfalls behind the village. Jutting out into the bay rises one of the most photographed mountains in Iceland, Mt. Kirkjufell. On the way back to Borgarnes the guide gives you some practical tips on how to photograph the Auroras as part of the Northern Lights Academy program. Naturally, once darkness falls, we are out in the hotel garden to chase the Northern Lights and to soak in the hotel’s outdoor hot tubs.

Stay overnight at Icelandair Hotel Hamar, Borgarnes

Breakfast & light lunch included. Dinner is on your own.

Today we travel along the Hvalfjörður fjord. The first stop is at an Icelandic wool outlet store, to see what they do with all those sheep! We continue inland to Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We travel the Golden Circle route, see steam rising from the Geysir geothermal fields. The chef of the Restaurant Geysir invites you to taste freshly baked hot spring bread served with Icelandic butter, boiled eggs and herring. On we travel to double waterfall of Gullfoss. In the afternoon, you learn about the Icelandic horse, its unique qualities and history and visit a geothermal greenhouse, before we reach the accommodation in South Iceland. Tonight, step into the darkness and search for the elusive Northern Lights, while best enjoyed from a comfortable hot tub in the garden of the hotel, amidst the peace and stillness of rural Iceland.

Stay overnight at Hotel Eldhestar, Hveragerði.

Breakfast included, dinner is on your own.

Today we travel along the South coast. At the Lava & Volcano Exhibition Center, we learn about geology and active volcanoes. Further east we visit one of Iceland’s finest folk museums. This museum contains an outstanding collection of farm and domestic artefacts from Iceland’s past and several turf-built houses. Nearby is Skógafoss waterfall which is 60 meters high and one of the most impressive waterfalls in the country. In the afternoon we take a stroll on the black lava beach and along bird cliffs at Reynisfjara in South Iceland. We spend two nights near Kirkjubæjarklaustur in the Vatnajökull National Park region, located in darkness and ideal for Northern Lights search.

Stay overnight at Hotel Klaustur, Kirkjubæjarklaustur.

Breakfast included, dinner is on your own.

Today’s program is all about glaciers, ice and icebergs. We travel to Jökulsárlón, a glacial lagoon filled with floating icebergs, and we explore the amazing site and might see seals swimming in arctic waters. You can walk on the black sandy beach, the so-called Diamond beach, where large icebergs get stranded. In the afternoon we visit the tiny turf church at Hof and spend time at Europe’s largest national park, which has Iceland’s highest mountains, an alpine environment, and Europe’s largest glacier. In the evening enjoy a film presentation about the Northern Lights as part of the Northern Lights Academy program. Be careful not to go to bed too soon in this remote and quiet location, or you may miss out one more chance of seeing the Northern Lights shimmering and dancing across the night sky.

Optional Ice Cave Tour offered between November 15th and March 15^th (at extra cost)

Stay overnight at Hotel Klaustur, Kirkjubæjarklaustur.

Breakfast included, dinner is on your own.

From Kirkjubæjarklaustur we head across the Eldhraun lava field to the village of Vík, where we make a photo stop. The black lava beach with high bird cliffs and pounding waves is awe-inspiring. Further west we reach the high but narrow Seljalandsfoss waterfall which plunges from the mountain. In the afternoon we return to Reykjavik and have about 2 hour leisure time to explore Iceland’s capital on our own, visit museums, do some shopping or simply rest after all this touring. In the evening, we get to soak in the famous Blue Lagoon. After an Icelandic farewell dinner at a local restaurant, we go on one last nocturnal tour to seek more Northern Lights. Around midnight we reach Reykjavík for one last night.

Stay overnight at Hotel Klettur, Reykjavík.

Breakfast & Farewell dinner included.

Breakfast is at hotel.  Morning is free until check out. 

Transfer by Flybus airport shuttle (seat-in-coach) to Keflavík Airport.

Depart Reykjavik for your flight back home.

Overnight on board

• Price is per person / sharing double/twin room
• Price is for land arrangements only (escorted / shared / join-in tour for maximum of 45 participants’)
• Price is subject to change without prior notice. Terms and Conditions Apply
• Price is subject to availability and confirmation at the time of booking.
• FLIGHTS ARE NOT INCLUDED (can be quoted and arranged separately)

Price includes:

~ 07 nights’ accommodation at comfort tourist-class hotels

~ Daily hotel breakfast

~ 6 days escorted bus tour with English-speaking guide/driver-guide

~ Arrival & departure airport transfer by Flybus shuttle (no guide)

~ Fjords cruise on Breiðafjörður fjord including light lunch

~ Visit traditional shark curing farm

~ Hot spring Tasting with geothermal cooked bread & eggs

~ Visit Icelandic horse stable & geothermal greenhouse

~ Visit Lava Exhibition Center

~ Skógar folk museum & turf houses

~ Entrance with towel to Blue Lagoon

~ Traditional Icelandic “farewell dinner” at a local restaurant

~ Northern Lights program

Remarks:

~ Non Refundable Tour package

~ Triple rooms not available for this tour

~ Prices are subject to change without notice and are subject to availability and confirmation at the time of booking.

~ Package prices are subject to additional high season surcharge during Easter, summer holiday, weekends, public holidays, event period, Christmas and Chinese New Year.

Nature Fees: There is a possibility that some of the natural attractions around Iceland might charge an entrance fee during the trip. These entrance fees are not included in the tour price and need to be paid by all tour members additionally on the spot when entering any of these natural sites.

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