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11x breakfasts 10x dinners

Others

Discover three national parks Lava cave in Snæfellsnes Ferry trip to the West Fjords Folk and transport museum at Hnjótur Farm visit Visit to a geothermal greenhouse and horse stables Herring museum Whale watching tour in Eyjafjörður fjord Vök Baths, including towel Petra’s stone collection Boat trip on Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon Exhibition and 4K movie at Lava Centre in Hvolsvöllur Free Wi-Fi on the bus Average of 1-2 hours easy walking per day (note there are a lot of uneven terrain, stairs and gravel trails in Iceland)

Accommodation

11 nights accommodation in comfort tourist-class hotels including breakfast Hótel Klettur: Hótel Klettur is our accommodation in Reykjavík. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 18-24m2 with private bathrooms. A restaurant and bar are located on the ground floor of the hotel. The hotel is ideally located for sightseeing and some shopping in the city center. Hótel Hamar: Hótel Hamar is the next hotel on the list. Hamar is located just outside Borgarnes, with a magnificent view of Borgarfjörður. The hotel offers standards rooms that are 18m2 with private bathrooms, the rooms are spacious, brigh and in a light Scandinavian style with underfloor heating. At the hotel there are two hot tubs, where you can enjoy and soak after a long day. Fosshótel Westfjords: Fosshótel Westfjords is located in the small town of Patreksfjörður in the Westfjords. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 18m2 with private bathrooms. The hotel has a restaurant on site. Here we will stay for 2 nights while we explore the beautiful Westfjords. Hótel Laugarbakki: After the Westfjords, the next accommodation is Hótel Laugarbakki, located in NorthWest Iceland. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 15-20m2 with private bathrooms. The hotel has a restaurant, bar and hot tubs on site. Here we will spend one night before travelling to the capital of the North, Akureyri. Sæluhús Studio Apartments: Sæluhús is located in Akureyri, the capital of the North. The hotel offers studios that are stylish and well organized with kitchenette facilities and a balcony. The rooms are 32m2 with private bathrooms. We will be staying here for the next two nights, while we explore North Iceland. Álfheimar Guesthouse: Next we head east. Álfheimar Guesthouse is located in Borgarfjörður Eyrsti. The hotel offers 18m2 rooms with private bathrooms. The hotel has a restaurant on site and an excellent hiking area. Fosshótel Vatnajökull: Now we head to the South. Driving past the magnificent Vatnajökull on our way to our next accommodation, Fosshótel Vatnajökull. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 258m2 with private bathrooms. The hotel has a restaurant and bar on site, while dining at the restaurant in the evening you will have a magnificent view of Vatnajökull glacier and the majestic Hornafjörður fjord. Hótel Vík: Vík is the last accommodation stop on the countryside, Hótel Vík offers standard rooms that are 17m2 with private bathrooms. The guest rooms offer views of either the ocean, columnar basalt sea stacks or the nearby mountains. The hotel has a restaurant and bar on site. All hotels have breakfast and free WiFi. Hotels are subject to change.

Transport

Arrival transfer with Flybus (no guide) Luxury bus throughout tour with free wi-fi Departure transfer with Flybus (no guide) Ferry trip to the West Fjords

Guide

Experienced English-speaking driver and guide throughout tour apart from arrival and departure days

Not included:

Flights

International flights are not included

Others

Any private expenses Any additional services Meals that are not listed under “included” Single supplement (mandatory when in a single room)

Optional

Extra nights on request • Upgrade for private airport transfer

Insurance

Insurance is not included

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Day 1 Day 1: Welcome To Iceland (50 Km/31 Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Welcome To Iceland (50 Km/31 Mls)

The Flybus shuttle brings you from Keflavík International airport to your hotel in Reykjavík where you spend the first night in Iceland. Free time to explore Iceland’s capital city on your own if time allows.

Overnight location:

Fosshotel Reykjavík or similar
Day 2 Day 2: Golden Circle (290 Km/180 Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Golden Circle (290 Km/180 Mls)

We see classic highlights today, the Golden Circle Route. We start with a visit to a geothermal greenhouse and watch how Icelanders grow tomatoes. Next door, we can take a selfie with an Icelandic horse and learn about its unique qualities and history. We explore Gullfoss, the beautiful double “Golden Falls”, and we walk through the active geothermal area of Geysir, where Strokkur “the churn” spouts up to 25 meters (70 feet) every five to seven minutes. The next stop is the ancient Viking Parliament area and UNESCO world heritage site of Þingvellir National Park. The Þingvellir plain is situated on a tectonic plate boundary where North America and Europe are slowly tearing away from each other. As a result, the plain is scarred by dramatic fissures, ponds, and rivers, including the great rift Almannagjá.

Overnight location:

Hotel Hamar or similar
Day 3 Day 3: Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Lava Cave, And Ferry Trip To The West Fjords (240 Km/149 Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Lava Cave, And Ferry Trip To The West Fjords (240 Km/149 Mls)

Today, we explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, which juts out from Iceland’s West Coast. A rugged mountain chain runs its length, capped by the 1,446-meter Snæfellsjökull glacier, a mystical cone-shaped stratovolcano. We travel around the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, through lava fields, and along the ocean with many excellent Icelandic photo opportunities. We see the most popular sites at the Snæfellsnes National Park where volcanic craters, lava flows, an ice cap, glaciated peaks, fjords, sandy beaches, and high cliffs shape its landscapes. We follow the adventure of Jules Verne’s classic science-fiction novel about “The Journey to the Center of the Earth”. Do not miss your chance to go on a trip to the interior of the earth under the glacier Snæfellsjökull! This lava cave tour takes you 35 meters underground and about 200 meters into the lava tube called Vatnshellir. In the afternoon, we catch the car ferry Baldur from Stykkishólmur to Brjánslækur in the West Fjords. On the 2,5-hour journey over Breiðafjörður Bay, we pass the island of Flatey, which is inhabited only during the summertime. If the weather is beautiful, you will enjoy a magnificent view of the bay’s countless isles as well as the glacier Snæfellsjökull.

Overnight location:

Fosshótel Westfjords or similar
Day 4 Day 4: Iceland’S Westernmost Point (240 Km/149 Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Iceland’S Westernmost Point (240 Km/149 Mls)

We follow the coastline and stop at the folk and transport museum in Hnjótur. We continue through a very remote and sparsely populated region to the bird cliffs of Látrabjarg, the most abundant seabird cliff and the westernmost point of Iceland and Europe where you can see puffins from mid-May till mid-August. We take a walk in the wilderness to the top of the highest bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is known in the world for its density of Nordic birds. Puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, cormorants, kittiwakes, and other cliff birds flock either in hundreds, thousands and even in millions. Látrabjarg is a place where you can get very close to the seabirds, and even if you’re not into bird watching, you are entertained by the comic puffins and mesmerized by the sheer number of birds. If weather and road conditions allow, we travel to Rauðisandur beach with endless red sand. Well, not endless but 10 km is a lot. The magnificent hues of the sand differ with daylight, tides, and weather. This pure sand beach is home to countless seabirds and seals and is an oasis of unique tranquillity. Forget everything, except maybe getting the perfect shot of the ever-changing hues of yellow, orange and red.

Overnight location:

Fosshótel Westfjords or similar
Day 5 Day 5: Beautiful West Fjords (330 Km/205 Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Beautiful West Fjords (330 Km/205 Mls)

We travel over mountains and along the shore of scenic fjords until we reach the majestic fjord Arnarfjörður, surrounded by high mountains. At the bottom of the fjord, we come across the unique waterfall Dynjandi with its seven levels of plunging water, declared the country’s most beautiful waterfall by the people of Iceland. We continue over a mountain pass and along the southern shores of the West Fjords which is a route less travelled and is characterized by sheer cliffs, deep cut bays and narrow stretches of coastal lowland. We reach Erpsstaðir, a family run dairy farm best known for their ice cream and various other dairy products. Take a look at the milk production world and taste their unique ice cream directly from the farm, with local seasonal flavours.

Overnight location:

Hotel Laugarbakki or similar
Day 6 Day 6: Heading North (310 Km/193 Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Heading North (310 Km/193 Mls)

Today’s journey is a little bit of the beaten track, around the Vatnsnes peninsula. We pass the fishing village of Hvammstangi, also called the seal capital of Iceland. A gravel road takes us around the peninsula to Hvítserkur, a highlight on the east coast of the region; a mass of igneous rock, about 15 meters high, situated on the seashore where fulmars and gulls live. An old story has it that Hvítserkur is a petrified troll that intended to stone a nearby cloister, but dawn arrived before he could succeed. We continue to Kolugljúfur canyon, where waterfalls cascade into the deep, rugged gorge. It is a breath taking sight to walk on the viewing platform and watch the calm waters of the river suddenly leap and tumble onwards over so many impressive falls – a sight which will leave no one unmoved. Further north we stop at Víðimýri to visit one of the few preserved turf churches in Iceland. The church was built in 1834 and has turf walls, but timber gables both back and front. We continue along a high mountain road to Akureyri, also called the capital of North Iceland, where we stay for two nights.

Overnight location:

Sæluhús Studio Apartments or similar
Day 7 Day 7: Iceland’S Northernmost Town, Whale Watching & Sea Angling (160Km/99Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Iceland’S Northernmost Town, Whale Watching & Sea Angling (160Km/99Mls)

Enjoy breakfast in the beautiful surrounding of the botanical garden in Akureyri. Afterwards enjoy a whale watching tour for 2-3 hours in Eyjafjörður – Iceland’s longest fjord right below the Arctic Circle. For additional bonus and fun, try your luck at sea angling towards the end of the tour. In the afternoon see the spectacular fjord landscapes while travelling to Siglufjörður, Iceland’s northernmost town, known as the herring capital of the North Atlantic. Siglufjörður is located on the mountainous Tröllaskagi Peninsula. On the way, we pass small fishing villages and stop at a deserted valley that even most Icelanders have not seen. Included is a visit to the Herring Era Museum in Siglufjörður, Iceland’s largest maritime museum and the only one in Iceland that won the European Museum Awards. We won’t miss the opportunity to taste the herring along with Brennivín, Icelandic schnapps.

Overnight location:

Sæluhús Studio Apartments or similar
Day 8 Day 8: Geological And Volcanic Lava Wonders ((360Km/224Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Geological And Volcanic Lava Wonders ((360Km/224Mls)

We explore Goðafoss, the waterfall of the Gods, and continue to Lake Mývatn, known for its abundant bird life and amazing volcanic lava landscapes. We see pseudo craters, walk in the mysterious lava field Dimmuborgir, see the tephra cone Hverfjall, explore the hot springs, fumaroles, and bubbling mud pools of Námaskarð. We travel to Dettifoss, Europe’s most powerful waterfall, in the northern part of Vatnajökull National Park. The round-trip walk takes about 40-60 minutes. We continue east through the bare and sometimes deserted landscape with mountains all around and head through the uninhabited highlands to East Iceland.

Overnight location:

Hotel Eskifjörður or similar
Day 9 Day 9: East Fjords And Geothermal Bathing ((330Km/205Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: East Fjords And Geothermal Bathing ((330Km/205Mls)

It’s a day to admire the dramatic fjord landscape and its tiny fishing villages at the end of twisty roads in the East Fjords. Our first stop will be at Vök baths, a geothermal floating pool in Lake Urriðavatn where guests can soak in the hot water, within and surrounded by the lake. Later we visit Petra’s fascinating rock collection. A naturalist and a collector are two terms that have been used to describe Petra since she was a little girl. Petra collected for nearly 80 years this unique treasure of rocks, crystals, zeolites, quartz and more, all from the nearby area in the Eastfjords. In the afternoon we see Vatnajökull, Europe’s biggest glacier that is visible all-over Southeast Iceland.

Overnight location:

Fosshótel Vatnajökull or similar
Day 10 Day 10: Vatnajökull National Park, Glaciers & Glacier Lagoon (280Km/174Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Vatnajökull National Park, Glaciers & Glacier Lagoon (280Km/174Mls)

Today we visit Vatnajökull National Park which covers about 14% of Iceland, making it Europe’s 2nd largest national park in terms of area. We stop for a boat ride amongst the floating icebergs on the magnificent Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, considered one of the highlights on tour around Iceland. Next, we walk along the black sands of the so-called Diamond beach. We explore the region of Skaftafell that is nestled below Iceland’s highest mountain and the second biggest stratovolcano in Europe, the 2.110-meter high Hvannadalshnúkur. We walk close to one of the many glacial tongues in the area – a true photo moment. We cross a sandy desert before reaching our overnight location Vík, the southernmost village in Iceland.

Overnight location:

Hótel Vík or similar
Day 11 Day 11: The South Coast (280Km/174Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: The South Coast (280Km/174Mls)

Today we travel along the South Coast of Iceland, between the sea, rugged mountains, glaciers, and waterfalls. We explore the black lava beach, Reynisfjara, and bird cliffs before stopping at the Skógafoss waterfall, another must-see location in South Iceland. The crashing water creates a mist that results in frequent and magical rainbows, just adding some more memorable experiences to the sheer beauty of this stunning scenery and place. Afterwards we visit Skógar folk museum with its turf houses assemblage of traditions of territorial relics on display. Later reach Seljalandsfoss waterfall where you can follow a slick and wet trail and walk right behind it. Come prepared and bring a raincoat and good boots as you will get wet. Then we visit the Lava & Volcano Exhibition Centre focused on geology and active volcanoes and watch a documentary film about volcanic eruptions in the past years in Iceland. Farewell dinner at a local restaurant in Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital.

Overnight location:

Fosshotel Reykjavík or similar
Day 12 Day 12: Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)

The Flybus airport shuttle picks you up at your hotel and takes you the Keflavík International airport.

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12 Days Grand Tour Of Iceland

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Itinerary of your trip 12 Days Grand Tour Of Iceland

Day 1: Welcome To Iceland (50 Km/31 Mls)

Day 2: Golden Circle (290 Km/180 Mls)

Day 3: Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Lava Cave, And Ferry Trip To The West Fjords (240 Km/149 Mls)

Day 4: Iceland’S Westernmost Point (240 Km/149 Mls)

Day 5: Beautiful West Fjords (330 Km/205 Mls)

Day 6: Heading North (310 Km/193 Mls)

Day 7: Iceland’S Northernmost Town, Whale Watching & Sea Angling (160Km/99Mls)

Day 8: Geological And Volcanic Lava Wonders ((360Km/224Mls)

Day 9: East Fjords And Geothermal Bathing ((330Km/205Mls)

Day 10: Vatnajökull National Park, Glaciers & Glacier Lagoon (280Km/174Mls)

Day 11: The South Coast (280Km/174Mls)

Day 12: Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)

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