5 days tour

5 Days New Year’S Northern Lights Adventure

$ 1,945 .51 USD

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5 Days New Year’S Northern Lights Adventure

This tour includes:

Guide

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

Transport

Arrival transfer with Flybus (no guide) Luxury bus throughout tour with free wi-fi Departure transfer with Flybus (no guide)

Meals

Daily breakfast 4-course festive dinner on the 31st of December Fine dining in downtown Reykjavík’s on the 1st of January including transfers

Others

Entrance with towel at Blue Lagoon Entrance fee to Skógar Folk Museum and Turf Houses Northern Lights program during 2 evenings with a combination of lectures, presentations, film and guided searches for Northern Lights and midnight refreshments. Use of winter & Northern Lights explorer equipment: Simple non slip snow & ice grippers spikes for shoes and flash light

Accommodation

Hótel Cabin: Cabin is our budget accommodation in Reykjavík for this tour. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 10m2 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 Klettur: Klettur is our comfort accommodation in Reykjavík for this tour. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 18-24m2 with private bathrooms. A bar, with a excellent selection of Icelandic beers, cocktails and wine, is located on the ground floor of the hotel. Stracta Hotel: Stracta is both our budget and comfort accommodation on the country side. Stracta is located in a small village with little exposure to city lights, making the possibility for viewing the Northern Lights from the hotel garden, or possibly your window. Our travelers that book the budget option will be staying in a standard room, which are 18m2, with private bathrooms, and our travelers that book the comfort oprtion will be staying in studio rooms, which are 24m2, with private bathrooms and a small kitchenette suitable for basic self-catering. A restaurant is located on the ground floor of the hotel. In the evenings you can relax in the hot tubs and sauna located in the hotel gardens. All hotels have breakfast and free WiFi. Hotels are subject to change.

Not included:

Optional

Optional experiences are available on this tour for an additional cost and will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

Others

• Any private expenses and Optional Tours • Any additional services • All meals not listed under “included” • Single supplement (mandatory when in a single room)

Flights

International flights are not included

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Itinerary of your trip 5 Days New Year’S Northern Lights Adventure

  • Day 1 Day 1: December 29Th: Welcome (50 Km/31 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: December 29Th: Welcome (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:

      Hotel Cabin (Budget version, standard room is 10m²) / Hótel Klettur (Comfort version), or similar

  • Day 2 Day 2: December 30Th: Reykjavik City Tour, Reykjanes Peninsula & The Blue Lagoon (220 Km/137 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: December 30Th: Reykjavik City Tour, Reykjanes Peninsula & The Blue Lagoon (220 Km/137 Mls)

      At 09:00 meet your tour guide who shows the group highlights of Iceland’s exciting capital. Then we head out to the Reykjanes Peninsula with its hot springs, mountains, bird cliffs, lighthouses and fishing villages. At the end of the day, we get to soak off our travels in the warm blue waters of the famous Blue Lagoon. 

      In the evening you have a presentation about the Northern Lights. If the night is clear, step out in the garden and check if the Northern Lights are visible. Also, known as the Aurora Borealis, these spectacular skylight shows can frequently be seen in Iceland from September through April on clear and crisp nights. White and green are usually the dominant colours of northern lights, but sometimes there are considerable colour variations. They are ephemeral; however, sightings are not guaranteed. 


      Overnight location:

      Stracta Hotel or similar

  • Day 3 Day 3: December 31St: South Iceland & New Years Celebrations (200 Km/124 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: December 31St: South Iceland & New Years Celebrations (200 Km/124 Mls)

      After breakfast, we head along the South coast and get out near the active volcano that is beneath the Eyjafjallajökull glacier. We stop at the high but narrow Seljalandsfoss waterfall, which plunges over the mountain. There’s a trail that goes behind the falling water and offers impressive views if you are prepared to get wet! Further east we visit one of Iceland’s finest folk museums. This museum contains an outstanding collection of farm and domestic artefacts typical of Iceland’s past, as well as turf-built houses. Nearby is Skógafoss waterfall which is 62 meters high and one of the most impressive waterfalls in the country.

      In the afternoon the tour continues further south where you walk on the famous Black Lava Beach at Reynisfjara, observe the Cap of Dyrhólaey and the Reynisdrangar Sea Cliffs before visiting the charming village of Vík.

      In the evening we celebrate New Year the Icelandic way. Before dinner, we join a guided bus tour to visit the bonfires in the villages of Hvolsvöllur and Hella. The traditional Brenna bonfires of New Year’s Eve had their origins in the Middle Ages when people built bonfires to burn the old things they no longer needed. In Iceland, there are bonfires all around the country where inhabitants gather, shoot off fireworks, sing and dance as they wait for the New Year to come in.

      Your festive 4-course dinner starts around 20:30 and is served at Árhús Restaurant on the river banks in Hella, which is a small village in South Iceland. Afterwards, we walk through the village and celebrate New Year’s with a bang when at midnight the sky opens with thousands of fireworks set off in the village by the local inhabitants. This is an experience of a lifetime; you will never forget. Drink a toast of sparkling wine as you enjoy a real special Icelandic New Year’s celebration.

      If the night is clear, you might be lucky enough to see the Northern Lights swirling in a wild and carefree dance across the heavens in dramatic shapes, colours, patterns and sizes.


      Overnight location:

      Stracta Hotel or similar

  • Day 4 Day 4: January 1St: Golden Circle & Culinary Experience At Perlan (210 Km/130 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: January 1St: Golden Circle & Culinary Experience At Perlan (210 Km/130 Mls)

      Today we travel on the Golden Circle route. You see steam from the Geysir geothermal fields as you arrive. There are a variety of hot springs and bubbling pools. The original geyser is now dormant but has been replaced by Strokkur “the Churn” which erupts at 5-10 minute intervals. You continue to Gullfoss “the golden falls”, a double waterfall that tumbles 34 meters into the Hvítá river, and attracts tourists and travellers in summer and winter. We travel inland to Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site before returning to Reykjavík for one night. The program includes a culinary treat at a restaurant located in the heart of downtown Reykjavík. Return transfers included.


      Overnight location:

      Hotel Cabin (Budget version, standard room is 10m²) / Hótel Klettur (Comfort version), or similar

  • Day 5 Day 5: January 2Nd: Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: January 2Nd: Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)

      Individual transfer by Flybus airport shuttle from your accommodation in Reykjavík to Keflavík Airport.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but you’re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

You’ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 8 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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