Iceland Country Life
7 days/6 nights
$2,520 per person, double
$398 single supplement
2008 Departure dates:
Jun 15, 29
Jul 13, 27
Aug 10, 24
This tour gives you the opportunity to travel through the everchanging scenery of the Icelandic countryside, through mountains and valleys, viewing volcanoes, glaciers, rivers, hot springs, and waterfalls. An ideal tour for those who want to experience the very best of Iceland in one week. We visit 3 National Parks: Snæfellsnes peninsula, Skaftafell and Þingvellir. We will have the possibility to do some walking in the beautiful countryside during the tour.
Day 1: SNÆFELLSNES
We Drive to the town of Borgarnes and on to the Snæfellsnes peninusla with its Nathioal Park and the dominating glacier. Visit the small fishing towns, drive theough lava fields and enjoy the coastal scenery on our way to the town of Stykkishólmur. Overnight in the Borgarfjörður area.
Day 2: BORGARFJÖRÐUR – ÞINGEYJARSÝSLA
We visit the beautiful waterfalls of Hraunfossar, where water comes running from under the lava and into the river Hvitá, and Deildartunguhver, one of the most voluminous hot springs in Europe and trhough the fertile farmlands of Skagafjörður and Eyjafjörður with it’s beautiful town of Akureyri, th capital of the north. Continuing to Þingeyjarsýsla where we will stay for the next two nights.
Day 3: HÚSAVÍK WHALE WATCHING – LAKE MÝVATN
The day begins with a 3-4 hour whale watching cruise from the coastal town of Húsavík, weather permitting. On our way to Lake Mývatn we visit the waterfall Goðafoss, the waterfall of the Gods.Lake Mývatn is considered one of the most fertile areas in the world so close to the Arctic Circle. This unique area features strange lava formations, attractive bays, pseudo craters and thousands of birds. We stroll through the lava field of Dimmuborgir before returning to our accommodation.
Day 4: ÞINGEYJARSÝSLA – FLJÓTSDALSHÉRAÐ
We start the day visiting the volcanic activity at Krafla and the Geothermal area of Námaskarð. We visit Dettifoss waterfall before heading through the uninhabited highlands to the eastern part of the country. Overnight is in the neighbourhood of Egilsstaðir town.
Day 5: EGILSSTAÐIR – VATNAJÖKULL
Vatnajökull Europe´s biggest glacier dominates the landscape with its glacial tongues calving into a glacial lagoon. We take a boat trip on the lagoon among the icebergs. Our overnight is in the Vatnajökull area.
Day 6: SKAFTAFELL NATIONAL PARK – THE SOUTH
Today we visit the National Park nestling below Iceland´s highest mountain, the 2110 meter Hvannadalshnjúkur. Then through the sandy desert of the south coast, overlooked by mountainous cliffs, glaciers and waterfalls. Overnight in Rangárvallasýsla.
Day 7:GULLFOSS – GEYSIR – ÞINGVELLIR NATIONAL PARK
We start the day with an introduction to the Icelandic horse and then we drive on to Gullfoss which is known in Iceland as the “Golden Falls” and nearby is the fascinating geothermal area of Geysir. The most active geyser is Strokkur “the churn” which can spout up to seventy feet every five to seven minutes. From there we travel to the ancient Viking Parliament area of Þingvellir National Park before returning to Reykjavík.
Price includes:
- 6 nights accommodation in hotels with private facilities
- 6 breakfasts and 6 dinners
- All museum rance fees according to itinerary
- Experienced guide
- Transportation in deluxe coach
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