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EXPLORING ICELAND June 11-21, 2020 11 days from $5,797 total price from Boston, New York, Wash, DC ($5,495 air & land inclusive plus $302 airline taxes and fees) This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited, six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award. An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni & Friends Sponsored by the K-State Alumni Association Dear K-State Alumni and Friends, Travel with us on an outstanding 11-day small group tour to explore Iceland, a land of astonishing natural beauty, diverse landscapes, and a fascinating history. Beginning in pastoral Selfoss, visit the marvelous Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss waterfalls. Travel to Lake Myvatn, one of the world’s natural wonders, and stand on the edge of Europe’s largest and most powerful waterfall, Dettifoss. En route to Borgarbyggo, encounter Iceland’s past at a folk museum and see the famed Icelandic horses at a farm. Spend a day experiencing the Snaefellsnes Peninsula’s stupendous scenery, including its vast lava field and bizarre rock formations. Explore Iceland’s fascinating history at Thingvellir National Park before concluding this adventure in the country’s cosmopolitan capital, Reykjavik. For those who wish to extend this Icelandic sojourn, a three-day, two-night “Reykjavik – On Your Own” post-tour extension is available. This exclusive tour is limited to 24 guests total, and will fill quickly – so please call today to reserve your place on this memorable tour of Iceland! Sincerely, Terin Walters ’05 Assistant Vice President of Development and Communications K-State Alumni Association K-STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RESERVATION FORM: EXPLORING ICELAND Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on Exploring Iceland departing June 11, 2020. I/We understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA, or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., and send, with completed reservation form, to: K-State Alumni Association, 100 Alumni Center, 1720 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66506-1001. Or you may call toll-free 800-600-2586 or 785-532-5052 for reservations and information about this trip. You may also call Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. toll-free at 888-370-6765 to make your reservation. 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Tour membership limited to 24 guests EXPLORING ICELAND 11 days from $5,797 total price from Boston, New York, Wash, DC ($5,495 air & land inclusive plus $302 airline taxes and fees) t’s a surprising, even astonishing land; one of massive glaciers and rumbling I volcanoes, bubbling mud holes and powerful waterfalls; hugely abundant bird life and just 340,000 people; and where the sun never sets for six splendid weeks. It’s also perfect for exploring in a small group, as we discover traveling the breadth of the country and getting an up-close view of this natural “wonderland.” Day 1: Depart U.S. for Reykjavik, Iceland Destination Air Siglufjordur Day 2: Arrive Reykjavik/Selfoss Upon our early Motorcoach Entry/Departure Lake Myvatn morning arrival in Iceland’s capital, we meet our tour Akureyri director, have breakfast at a local restaurant, then enjoy a scenic drive east. We stop to view the geothermal ICELAND exhibit at the Hellisheidi Power Plant, Iceland’s larg- est geothermal power plant, sitting on the slopes of Hengill volcano. Mid-afternoon, we reach pastoral Borgarbyggo Selfoss, and our hotel. Tonight: a briefing on the journey ahead followed by a welcome dinner. B,D Selfoss Reykjavik Day 3: Selfoss/Vik Our first stop today is at pictur- esque Seljalandsfoss, Iceland’s most visited waterfall, Avg. High (°F) Jun Jul followed by nearby Skogafoss, another popular waterfall, Lake Myvatn 56 58 known for its rainbows on sunny days. We continue Reykjavik 54 57 on to lovely Vik, Iceland’s southernmost town, where we’re free to explore and shop for items of locally produced wool. This afternoon, we walk along the black-sand beach at Reynisfjara, lined with columnar basalt-filled caves. En route to our hotel, we stop by Small Group Tour Highlights the Solheimajokull “sliding” glacier. B Accommodations in well-located, atmospheric small hotels Day 4: Selfoss/Reykjavik/Akureyri/Lake Myvatn • Stunning, unique natural scenery • Hellisheidi geothermal We transfer to Reykjavik this morning for the one- power plant • Popular Skogafoss waterfall • Lake Myvatn’s hour flight to Akureyri, Iceland’s “northern capital,” mud flats, lava fields, and volcanic craters • Dramatic bird- where, upon arrival, we travel to beautiful Lake Myvatn. watching coastal cruise • Glacial River Canyon National Park One of the world’s natural wonders, Lake Myvatn and • Dettifoss, Iceland’s “Niagara” • Godafoss, “waterfall of its environs of bubbling mud flats, lava fields, and lunar- the gods” • Visit to Icelandic Breed horse farm • Touring like volcanic craters comprise a stunning national park. the beautiful Snaefellsnes Peninsula • Thingvellir National We stop to explore the bizarre lava formations at Park • European-accented Reykjavik Dimmuborgir, and also see the region’s unique “pseudo craters,” the boiling mud pots at Namaskard, the Day Itinerary Hotel Rating explosion crater at Viti, and the flat volcano system at 1 Depart U.S. for Reykjavik Krafla. B,D 2-3 Selfoss Hotel Selfoss First Class Icelandair Hotel 4-5 Lake Myvatn First Class Day 5: Lake Myvatn/Husavik/Vatnajokull Myvatn National Park This morning we travel to Husavik, 6 Siglufjordur Hotel Siglo First Class where we embark on a bird-watching cruise to Puffin 7-8 Borgarbyggo Hotel Husafell First Class Island. We may see thousands of seabirds here, in- Hotel Reykjavik 9-10 Reykjavik First Class cluding puffins, black guillemots, fulmars, and Arctic Centrum terns. This afternoon, we visit Vatnajokull National 11 Depart Reykjavik for U.S. Park, yet another of Iceland’s natural wonders. Here Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel we see Asbyrgi, a huge canyon enveloped by towering industry standard reference. walls; in the middle of the partially wooded canyon Cover photo: On Day 9, we visit Gullfoss, one of Iceland’s most famous waterfalls. Iceland’s landscape reveals an austere beauty. sits a hoof-shaped rock called “The Island.” Next, haunting remains of abandoned coastal farms at we visit Hljodaklettar Echo Cliffs, where we explore Djupalonssandur. B,L,D the labyrinth of “echoing rocks” created by the spiral basalt formations of the arches and canyons here. Day 9: Borgarbyggo/Reykjavik En route to Our last stop: jaw-dropping Dettifoss, Europe’s most Reykjavik today, we visit Thingvellir National Park, powerful waterfall and Iceland’s “Niagara.” B,L,D known both for its historic import and as the place where the fissure between the geological plates of Day 6: Lake Myvatn/Akureyri/Siglufjordur This North America and Europe is most evident. It’s also morning, we stop at Godafoss, the “waterfall of the a gem of nature, with canyons, caves, waterfalls, and gods” named for the carvings of Norse gods discarded ponds surrounded by snowcapped mountains. We here when the country was declared Christian a thou- learn about the historic parliament founded here in sand years ago. Mid-morning, we arrive in Akureyri, 930 CE, and walk along a gorge into the rift valley where we have free time to explore and for lunch on itself. Then we depart for famed Great Geysir and our own. We travel on to Siglufjordur, where we visit Gullfoss, Iceland’s immensely popular “golden” the unique Herring Era Museum then arrive at our waterfall. We continue on to Reykjavik, arriving in hotel in time for dinner there tonight. B,D time for dinner on our own in this stylish city. B,L Day 7: Siglufjordur/Borgarbyggo