7-day Private Tour Of Iceland: Family Iceland

Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVE REYKJAVIK, ICELAND

Stop At: Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Capital Region
Arrive in Reykjavik, meet with your private guide who will be with you for the entire tour and transfer to your modern boutique hotel in the city center. Welcome dinner.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Alda hotel Reykjavik 4* or similar

Day 2: REYKJAVIK AND WHALE WATCHING

Stop At: Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Capital Region
Spend the your first day day exploring both the contemporary and traditional sides of this cultured coastal capital. Start with a visit to Hallgrimskirkja church, the city’s most prominent landmark, then stop by some traditional Icelandic design shops on the way to the Harpa, a cuttingedge performance center built in 2011 to stage everything from jazz quintets to operas. This award-winning structure features a striking colored glass façade designed to evoke Iceland’s basalt landscape. In the afternoon visit Reykjavik's open air museum, where you can stroll through the past and experience the way the original inhabitants lived. At the end of the day embark from the harbor to the open waters of the ocean in hopes of spotting one of Iceland’s 20 whale species. As seasonal feeding grounds for the whales, these waters are known to afford encounters mere yards from the boat.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Alda hotel Reykjavik 4* or similar

Day 3: GOLDEN CIRCLE, UNESCO HERITAGE

Stop At: West Region, West Region
Today, the famous Thingvellir National Park - it is so significant both as a scenic wonder and a cultural treasure: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Vikings established the world’s first democratic parliament more than 1,000 years ago. You can also straddle two continents at once, as the conjunction of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates is exposed here. Enjoy lunch at Fridheimar, a geothermally heated organic greenhous. After lunch visit the famous erupting Strokkur Geyser and stunning Iceland’s most famous waterfall Gullfoss waterfall. Your adventure continues at Deildartunguhver, the highest-flow hot spring in Europe, which provides heat to nearby villages and towns. Relax in thermal baths fed by the hot spring's invigorating waters and then enjoy a dinner of local, farmproduced ingredients.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Landhotel or similar

Day 4: SOUTH ICELAND, A STUNNING COASTAL DRIVE

Stop At: South Region, South Region
Along with Ireland’s Ring of Kerry and the Amalfi Coast , the shore of southern Iceland offers one of the most scenic drives in all of Europe. Enjoy this drive along this enticing coastline. We will head to the southern coast of Iceland to see the world-famous HEKLA volcano and look at fantastic SELJALANDSFOSS waterfall at which you can walk around. We will take a swim in the hot springs directly beneath the well-known Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which exploded in 2010, visit the village of VIK, end the journey in the most southern part of Iceland DYRHOLAEY surrounded by beautiful black beaches and cliffs with a breathtaking view of the Atlantic which was also a famous location in the Game of Thrones series. On the way back we will stop at the Glacier - SOLHEIMAJOKUL.


Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Landhotel or similar

Day 5: SOUTHERN ICELAND | THE WOODS OF THOR

Stop At: Thorsmork, Reykjavik Iceland
Today is all about adrenalin-fuelled adventure. You’ll join a group along with your private guide and take a super-jeep safari in the Thorsmork Valley and explore the Gigjokull glacial outlet. Set out to explore the dramatic mountain ridge of Thorsmork (the woods of Thor) this moorning and take a seat aboard a massive Super Jeep, fording streams as glaciers tumble and crawl down into the rugged gullies and spectacular glacial lagoons. Enjoy the beauty of this tranquil place over an open-air barbecue lunch surrounded by volcanoes, glaciers and humming brooks - the experience of a lifetime.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Landhotel or similar

Day 6: ICELAND’S VOLCANIC HEARTBEAT AND THE BLUE LAGOON

Stop At: Blue Lagoon, Nordurljosavegur 9, Grindavik 240 Iceland
Today, feel the pulse of this volcanic island’s heartbeat as you explore the geothermal wonders of the Reykjanesskagi peninsula, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and you will see magnificent volcanic springs in the town of Krysuvik, fishing village of Grindavik with its crashed boats, then feel the power of nature at the GUNNUHVER spring and at the end of the day we will move to a rising crack between the two earth plaques/Europe and America/ and end the day in the world famous the Blue lagoon baths and get ready for your farewell dinner with traditional Icelandic dishes.


Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Alda hotel Reykjavik 4* or similar

Day 7: DEPART REYKJAVIK

Stop At: Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Capital Region
Enjoy breakfast before your flight home - airport drop off.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.