8 days tour

8 Days Northern Lights Exploration

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8 Days Northern Lights Exploration

This tour includes:

Guide

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

Accommodation

7 nights accommodation in comfort tourist-class hotels including breakfast Hรณtel Klettur: Klettur is our comfort accommodation in Reykjavรญk 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. Hรณtel Hamar: Hamar is located just outside Borgarnes (away from the city lights for more chances of seeing the Northern Lights from the hotel garden), with a magnificent view of Borgarfjรถrรฐur. 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 (and who knows if the Northern Lights might come out at night). Landhรณtel: Landhรณtel is a remote hotel, with fantastic views of the surrounding nature, Hekla and if the Northern Lights are visible the view is fantastic. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 23-258m2 with private bathrooms. The hotel also has a SPA area with two saunas, one infrared sauna and one steam sauna. Fosshรณtel Nรบpar: Nรบpar is a remote hotel, located on the South Shore of Iceland. The hotel is ideally located hotel in one of Icelandยดs most glorious landscapes. Surrounded by lava fields, it offers a spectacular view of Vatnajokull, the worldยดs largest glacier outside the Arctic. The hotel offers quality rooms with modern furnishing, large windows and a small backyard portch. At the hotel is also a bar and a restaurant. All hotels have breakfast and free WiFi. Hotels are subject to change.

Meals

7x breakfast 1x lunch

Others

Guided tour into Vatnshellir cave Visit the Settlement Center in Borgarnes Hot spring Tasting with geothermally cooked bread and eggs Visit to Icelandic horse stables & geothermal greenhouse Visit Lava Exhibition Center Entrance fee to Skรณgar folk museum and turf houses Entrance with towel at Blue Lagoon Northern Lights Academy program during 6 evenings with a combination of lectures, presentations, film, guided Northern Lights searches and midnight refreshments Use of winter & Northern Lights explorer equipment: simple non-slip snow & ice grippers spikes for shoes and a flash light that is helpful when walking in the dark and operating your photo camera at night

Transport

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

Not included:

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Other activities and services not included

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Others

โ€ข Any private expenses and Optional Tours โ€ข Any additional services โ€ข All meals not listed under โ€œincludedโ€ โ€ข Single supplement (mandatory when in a single room)

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Itinerary of your trip 8 Days Northern Lights Exploration

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

      Welcome To Iceland (50 Km/31 Mls)

      Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from Keflavik Airport to your accommodation in Reykjavรญk where you spend the night. Free time to explore Icelandโ€™s capital city on your own if time allows.


      Overnight location:

      Hotel Klettur or similar.

  • Day 2 Reykjavik City Tour & Borgarfjรถrรฐur Saga Valley (245 Km/152 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Reykjavik City Tour & Borgarfjรถrรฐur Saga Valley (245 Km/152 Mls)

      At 09:00 meet your tour guide who shows the group the highlights of Icelandโ€™s exciting capital. Then we head west. We stop in Borgarnes and learn about Icelandโ€™s earliest days at the Settlement Center. Next we head to Borgarfjรถrรฐur, known as the Saga Valley because of its many important historical events. We get a chance to climb the Grรกbrรณk volcano crater and visit Deildartunguhver, Europeโ€™s most powerful hot spring. Hraunfossar is a series of waterfalls pouring from beneath a wide lava field. Barnafoss โ€“ the Childrenโ€™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.


      Overnight location:

      Hotel Hamar or similar.

  • Day 3 Snรฆfellsnes Peninsula & Lava Cave (300 Km/186 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Snรฆfellsnes Peninsula & Lava Cave (300 Km/186 Mls)

      The Snรฆfellsnes Peninsula, โ€œthe peninsula of the snowy mountainโ€œ, juts out from Icelandโ€™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. Visit the fishing village of Grundarfjรถrรฐur, a place with an impressive coastline and mountains, lakes and waterfalls behind the village. One of the most photographed and famous mountain in Iceland, Kirkjufell, can be seen jutting out into the bay. Visit Arnarstapi and Hellnar before experiencing the area from below, inside Vatnshellir cave. We take you 35 meters underground and about 200 meters into the lava tube under the glacier Snรฆfellsjรถkull! 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 hotelโ€™s outdoor hot tubs.


      Overnight location:

      Hotel Hamar or similar.

  • Day 4 Golden Circle, Geothermal Taste & Icelandic Horses (220 Km/136 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Golden Circle, Geothermal Taste & Icelandic Horses (220 Km/136 Mls)

      Today we travel along the Hvalfjรถrรฐur fjord. The first stop is at รžingvellir 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 in the peace and stillness of rural Iceland.


      Overnight location:

      Landhรณtel or similar.

  • Day 5 Natural Wonders Of South Iceland & Eyjafjallajรถkull Volcano (220 Km/136 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Natural Wonders Of South Iceland & Eyjafjallajรถkull Volcano (220 Km/136 Mls)

      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 Icelandโ€™s finest folk museums. This museum contains an outstanding collection of farm and domestic artefacts from Icelandโ€™s past and several turf-built houses. Nearby is Skรณgafoss 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 Kirkjubรฆjarklaustur in the Vatnajรถkull National Park region, located in darkness and ideal for Northern Lights search.


      Overnight location:

      Fosshรณtel Nรบpar or similar.

  • Day 6 Skaftafell National Park & Vatnajรถkull Glacier (280 Km/174 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Skaftafell National Park & Vatnajรถkull Glacier (280 Km/174 Mls)

      Todayโ€™s program is all about glaciers, ice and icebergs. We travel to Jรถkulsรกrlรณn, 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 Europeโ€™s largest national park, which has Icelandโ€™s highest mountains, an alpine environment, and Europeโ€™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 October-April (weather permitting)

      The tour takes about 2,5 hours in total โ€“ nearly 30-minute drive by 4ร—4 vehicle from the Jรถkulsรกrlรณn glacier lagoon and 5-15 minutes hike (one-way). You spend about one hour inside the ice cave. You need good hiking boots, warm clothing that keeps you dry from the dripping water in the ice cave. Minimum age is 10 years old. The ice cave tour can only be booked on day 2 of Northern Lights Exploration tour. The ice cave explorers meet their local guide at the glacier lagoon and will be brought back to the hotel after the ice cave tour, while the rest of the group continues the official tour program. The ice cave explorers will miss out on some of the official tour programs, as there is no time for everything, but the stop and visit at the Jรถkulsรกrlรณn glacier lagoon are included for all group members.


      Overnight location:

      Fosshรณtel Nรบpar or similar.

  • Day 7 South Shore, Reykjavรญk & Blue Lagoon (370 Km/230 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      South Shore, Reykjavรญk & Blue Lagoon (370 Km/230 Mls)

      From Kirkjubรฆjarklaustur we head across the Eldhraun lava field to the village of Vรญk, 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 get to soak in the famous Blue Lagoon. We reach Reykjavรญk around dinner time for one last night.


      Overnight location:

      Hotel Klettur or similar.

  • Day 8 Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)

      Individual transfer by Flybus airport shuttle from your accommodation in Reykjavรญk to Keflavรญk Airport.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™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

Youโ€™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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