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Best of Iceland Eastfjords & North Coast Westfjords Peninsula Golden Circle & South Coast Add-On Add-On Iceland — Land of Fire and Ice — TOUR OPTIONS Best of Iceland Eastfjords & North Coast Westfjords Peninsula Golden Circle & South Coast Add-on Add-on Trip Details Trip Details Trip Details • 10 Days • 4 Days • 6 Days • USD $2,395 • USD $955 • USD $1,495 • September-October, 2017 • June-August, 2018 • June-August, 2018 • March-October, 2018 Highlights Highlights Highlights • Pristine, glacially carved fjords • Arctic Fox Centre • Golden Circle • Best natural sights of Myvatn • Ferry to Hornstrandir Nature • Þingvellir National Park volcanic area Reserve • Silfra (scuba diving site) • The Diamond Circle • Remote hiking at • Strokkur Geysir • Deitifoss waterfall Hornstrandir Nature Reserve • Gullfoss • Quaint fishing town Húsavik • Puffin Colonies at Látrabjarg • Seljalandsfoss • Vikraborgir and Lake V • Rauðisandur Red Sand Beach • Skogafoss • Whale Watching Tour departing • Pristine, glacially carved • Solheimasandur Plane from Húsavík (optional) fjords Wreck & Black Sand Beach • Grímsey Island & the Arctic • Dynjandi waterfall and • Blue Lagoon Circle departing from Dalvik walking trail • Jökulsárlón (glacier lagoon) (optional) • Svartifoss National Park • Reynisfjara black sand (basalt) beach • Vatnajokull (Europe’s largest ice cap) INTRODUCTION Inclusions Best of Iceland • All accommodations • Price: $2,395 USD • All meals • Transportation throughout tour • Duration: 10 days • Airport transfers • Date: Sept. 17 - Sept. 26, 2017 • Personal guide • Difficulty: Easy Exclusions • International airfare • Entrance fees to museums and other attractions • Optional tour fees: Glacier treks; glacier ice tunnels; snowmobiling; horseback riding; boat tours; aurora borealis tours; whale watching tours; kayaking; etc. • Personal items: Laundry, shopping, etc. ITINERARY The Best of Iceland - 10 Day Itinerary - DAY ACTIVITY LOCATION - MEALS 1 • Depart: International Flight International Flight Keflavik International Airport • Arrive: Keflavik International Airport Reykjavik, Iceland 2 • Transfer to Reykjavik (45 mins) • Transfer to hotel Dinner • Visit Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle Hvolsvollur • Tour the historic and natural wonder, Þingvellir National Park 3 • Witness the geologic phenomenon: Strokkur Geysur • Take a short hike at spectacular Gullfoss waterfall Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Take a short hike behind the towering Seljalandsfoss waterfall Vík • Witness firsthand the power of Skogafoss waterfall 4 • Take a short hike over a beautiful black sand beach to reach the historic Solheimasandur plane wreck Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Visit one of the most iconic beaches in Iceland: Reynisdranger black sand beach Hof (columnar basalt rock formations; oceanside basalt rock pillars) • A short hike to the mysterious, ominous, and stunning Fjaðrárgljúfur (100m deep 5 canyon of jagged rocks) • Hike to stunning waterfalls and grand viewpoints at Skaftafell National Park: Svartifoss Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner waterfall; Skaftafelljökull • A day filled with icebergs and glaciers, visit the best glacier lagoons in Iceland Hof • Fjallsárlon Glacier Lagoon (glacier-fed lagoon with massive icebergs) 6 • Jökullsárlon Glacier Lagoon (glacier-fed lagoon with massive icebergs) • Diamond Beach (black sand beach filled with icebergs) Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Leisurely morning at Hof Reykjavik • Take in the sunrise over the coast 7 • Drive back to Reykjavik (4.5 hours) • Relaxing evening and dinner in Reykjavik Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • A relaxed start gives you time to visit a museum or see the sights downtown Reykjavik Grundafjordur • Drive northwest to Grundafjordur on the Snaefellsness Peninsula 8 • Short hike at Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall, overlooking Grundafjordur • Take in one of the most photographed places in all of Iceland: Kirkufell mountain Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Journey throught the countryside to Snaefellsness National Park • Grand vistas of Snaefellsnessjökull, the setting of Jules Verne’s book, 20,000 Leagues Reykjavik 9 Under the Sea • Short hike to steep cliffs, overlooking the Atlantic ocean Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Drive back to Reykjavik Keflavik International Airport • Transfer to Keflavik International airport Reykjavik, Iceland 10 • Depart: fly home Breakfast ITINERARY Best of Iceland - 10 Day Itinerary - Arctic Circle ARCTIC OCEAN Grímsey Horn Westfjords NORWEGIAN Peninsula Drangojökull Siglufjördur SEA Húsavík Ísafjödur Pórshöfn Dalvík Hólmavík North Coast Akureyri Myvatn Egilsstadir Grundafjördur Kirkufell Mountain Eastfjords Lagarfjólt Hofsjökull Snaefellsness National Park Snaefellsness Langjökull Peninsula Vatnajökull The Golden Pórisvatn Hvannadalshnúkur Reykjavik Circle Reykjanes Höfn Langisjór Peninsula Landmannalaugar Diamond Beach Jökullsárlon Glacier Lagoon Keflavik Eyjafjallajökull Myrdalsjökull International Hof Airport Hvolsvöllur Fjallsárlón Glacial Lagoon Svartifoss Gunnuhver Seljalandsfoss Blue Skaftafell National Park Lagoon Hot Springs Surtsey Fjaðrárgljúfur Skogafoss Vík NORTH Solheimasandur Reynisdrangar Plane Wreck ATLANTIC Reynisfjara Black OCEAN Sand Beach The Golden Circle • Þingvellir National Park • Gullfoss • Strokkur Geysur • Silfra (scuba diving site) V V O L A N T ITINERARY DAY 1: BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY Board your overnight flight to Europe (not included). DAY 2: WELCOME TO REYKJAVIK A Volant representative will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. Take a relaxing walk through the streets of downtown Reykjavik. Take in the Reykjavik, Iceland shops, the culture, and the historic harbor. Enjoy a welcome dinner and a leisurely evening. DAY 3: ICELAND’S HIGHLIGHT: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE Take a ride through the countryside to Þingvellir National Park. Situated in a rift valley, Þingvellir marks the boundary between the North American and Eurasian Gullfoss, The Golden Circle tectonic plates. If you’re bold and brave, you can try scuba diving deep inside the tectonic fissure separating the two continental plates, while simultaneously touching Europe with one hand and North America with the other. Continue your journey to the geothermal Strokkur Geysur. Erupting as high as 20 meters and as often as 7 to 8 minutes, this natural phenomenon is bound to wow you. The highlight of the day goes to the uniquely formed Gulfoss waterfall. After taking in the beauty of falling water in a vast landscape, continue on to Hvolsvollur for the night. Strokkur Geysir, The Golden Circle ITINERARY Þingvellir National Park. Situated in a rift valley, Þingvellir marks the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Golden Circle. Þingvellir Church, The Golden Circle Öxarárfoss, The Golden Circle Silfra (scuba diving site), The Golden Circle ITINERARY DAY 4: SELJALANDSFOSS – SKOGAFOSS – SOLHEIMASANDUR PLANE WRECK – VIK Visit two of the most iconic waterfalls in all of Iceland: Seljalandsfoss and the massive Skogafoss. Short hikes to each waterfall are refreshing and offer spectacular views. Try and spot the many gulls high up on the cliff’s edge. After enjoying the waterfalls, you’ll be transferred to a short hike over one of the finest black sand beaches in all of Iceland. At the water’s edge, explore the wrecked DC-3 plane. Transfer to your hotel at Vik. Seljalandsfoss, South Coast Seljalandsfoss, South Coast Skógafoss, South Coast ITINERARY Sólheimasandur DC-3 Plane Wreck, , South Coast DAY 5: REYNISDRANGER BLACK SAND BEACH – FJADRARGLJUFUR – SKAFTAFELL NATIONAL PARK – HOF Start the day off at the beach. Explore the curious columnar basalt formations and cave at the water’s edge. Off the coast, the towering, freestanding pillars of basalt are mysterious and potent. Take a short ride along the coast to the ominous canyon: Fjaðrárgljúfur. The jagged rock and misty landscape of this unique canyon give it a surreal and sublime effect. Continue on to one of the most spectacular views of all of Iceland: Skaftafelljokull. Skaftafell National Park, named after the enormous glacier, encompasses some of the most awe- inspiring vistas. Transfer to your stylish and upscale hotel at Hof. Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach (columnar basalt), Fjadrárgljúfur, South Coast South Coast ITINERARY Skaftajökull, Skaftafell National Park, South Coast Svinafelljokull , Skaftafell National Park, South Coast Svartifoss, Skaftafell National Park, South Coast ITINERARY Jökullsárlón & Diamond Beach, South Coast DAY 6: FJALLSARLON GLACIER LAGOON – JOKULSARLON GLACIER LAGOON – DIAMOND BEACH – HOF Today is a day of water and ice. You’ll get a chance to get up close and personal with massive chunks of broken glacier ice. We’ll start with a short drive to Fjallsarlon Glacier Lagoon. After attempting to internalize the beauty of blue ice, transfer to Jokullsarlon where you’ll be taken further down the road of awe. Watch the coastal tide manipulate building-size icebergs like play things, as if they didn’t weigh thousands of tons. Leaving the glacier lagoon, we’ll follow the river that connects to the Atlantic Ocean. On Diamond Beach, you’ll find hundreds of stranded icebergs, standing still on the black sand. After posing with these chunks of ice, you’ll transfer to your hotel in Hof. Blue Diamond Ice Cave Glacier Tour Refrigerator-size Iceberg Floating Ice ITINERARY Jökullsárlón Glacier Lagoon, South Coast DAY 7: HOF – REYKJAVIK Enjoy a leisurely morning and a relaxed start. Take in the sunrise over the vast coastline. Drive back to Reykjavik. Enjoy a relaxing evening and dinner in Reykjavik. The Icelandic Hallgrimskirkja Sólfarið - Sun Voyager Phallological Museum ITINERARY Kirkjufellsfoss, Kirkufell Mountain, and Grundafjordur,
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