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, Snaefellsness Peninsula
DAY 8: KIRKJUFELLSFOSS – GRUNDAFJORDUR
Enjoy another leisurely morning with a relaxed start. If you’re so inclined, use the morning hours to visit a cultural or natural historical museum. Take a stroll around the iconic Reykjavik church. Be sure to admire the proud statue of Leif Erikson in front of the church. After your brief free time in Reykjavik, you’ll take a drive to Gundafjordur on the Snaefellsness Peninsula. Visit the most photographed landscape in all of Iceland: Kirkjufellsfoss with Kirkufell mountain in the background. Stay in Grundafjordur for the night.
Icelandic Horses Green Moss Landscape ITINERARY
Snaefellsnes National Park, Snaefellsness Peninsula
DAY 9: SNAEFELLSNESS NATIONAL PARK – REYKJAVIK
A relaxed start heads us towards Snaefellsness National Park, one of the most iconic national parks in all of Iceland. Enjoy the vast landscapes and the towering, glaciated volcano: Snaefellsjokull. A leisure drive through the countryside takes us back to Reykjavik. ITINERARY
Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa, Reykjanes Peninsula
DAY 10: REYKJANES PENINSULA – BLUE LAGOON – DEPART
As you prepare for your departure flight, take an optional swim in the crystal blue waters of the geothermal pool at the Blue Lagoon. Our adventurous journey comes to an end. Transfer to the Keflavik International Airport. Travel home safe! CONTACT VOLANT
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