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Iceland's Natural Wonders SPECIAL OFFER - SA £200VE ICELAND’s PER PERSON NATURAL WONDERS A circumnavigation of Iceland aboard the Ocean Diamond 7th to 16th June 2019 Lake Myvatn oin us for our circumnavigation of Iceland aboard the Grimsey Island Western Fjords ideally suited Ocean Diamond which we have chartered ARCTIC CIRCLE J Siglufjordur Stykkisholmur for our exploration. There is nowhere better to see nature in Akuyeri Husavik Lake Myvatn the raw than Iceland, the ‘Land of Ice & Fire’ and during our Reykjavik expedition we will witness huge ice-caps and glaciers, active ICELAND Seydisfjordur volcanoes, gurgling mud pools, steaming hot springs and Westmann Djupivogur Islands lava fields. If this were not enough, the immense scale of the landscape is dominated by towering snow-capped mountains, thundering waterfalls and spontaneous erupting geysers. Europe’s least populated country offers the visitor an unparalleled experience of elemental forces EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS at work and whilst we sail its waters we will look out for humpback whales, orcas and white-beaked dolphins, taking advantage of weather conditions and possible sightings to achieve the maximum • Full circumnavigation of the island with our time. Early June is the optimum time for our expedition, the skies and rocks will be filled with • Excellent bird watching opportunities, most the sights and sounds of puffins, guillemots and gannets, the wildflowers will be prevalent and the notably whilst cruising past Latrabjarg and seas will hopefully be rich with whales and marine life. Hornbjarg cliffs In addition to the wildlife, the island also provides a unique historical, cultural and geological • Whale watching, most notably in the waters experience. Under the surface, Iceland simmers with the sparks that are the tell-tale signs of its off Husavik, Iceland’s whale watching capital youthfulness as Europe’s most recent geological addition, only 16-20 million years old. Iceland is • Discovery of the island’s cultural heritage in continuously being created; some of its newest land is a mere 40 years old. Seydisfjordur and Siglufjordur A journey by small ship is the ideal way to get up close to nature and explore areas inaccessible to • Ability to access small ports which larger larger vessels and an expedition such as this can only be undertaken by a special vessel with the self- vessels are unable to access sufficient qualities of the Ocean Diamond. With her expert expedition team and fleet of Zodiacs we • Fleet of 14 onboard Zodiacs allows for will be able to land on remote beaches and cruise close to shorelines and cliffs crowded with birdlife. flexibility and impromptu exploration when Join us on our summer expedition as we explore the magnificent landscapes and learn more of the and where conditions permit centuries old legacies of a Viking and Norse heritage. Whether your passion lies in the natural world or discovering lesser visited sites this itinerary will have something for you. • Crossing the Arctic Circle on Grimsey www.noble-caledonia.co.uk Godafoss Falls Breidafjordur Grimsey Island Husavik Day 3 Western Fjords and 1900s, a booming economy due example of the volcanic world with THE ITINERARY Isafjordur. Awake this morning in to the herring industry resulted lava fields, boiling and steaming Day 1 London to Reykjavik, the Western Fjords, an isolated but in a prosperous town with some mud pools and steam vents of Iceland. Fly by scheduled flight. spectacular area of Iceland. We will marvellous Icelandic architecture. sulphur and craters. The area On arrival transfer to the Ocean explore Isafjordur with the Ocean Stroll through the town and visit illustrates the sheer magnitude Diamond and sail this evening. Diamond and, depending on local the Herring Era Museum. In the of Iceland’s forces at work. The weather conditions, we will also use afternoon we head to Grimsey lake itself, with beautiful natural Day 2 Stykkisholmur. Arrive local boats or our fleet of Zodiacs Island. The Arctic Circle bisects this rock formations and hot springs, is this morning at Stykkisholmur to land on Vigur, a serene little island which is known for its tiny also a unique ecosystem and the located in Breidafjordur Bay and island with only five residents but community, basalt cliffs and large largest migratory bird sanctuary in surrounded by an archipelago of home to many more puffins, eider variety of birdlife. Here we enjoy Europe. Our route will then take islands. The town is famed for its ducks, black guillemots and Arctic free time to enjoy a nature walk on us by Godafoss (falls of the Gods), beautiful and well preserved old terns. Our island walks will also the island. an imposing sight. houses and is also the gateway to visit Iceland’s only extant windmill the Snaefellsnes Peninsula which dating from the 19th century. Day 5 Akuyeri. This delightful town Day 6 Husavik. This morning we is dominated by the Snæfellsjokull Alternatively take a scenic drive to on the north coast of Iceland is not hope to use the Zodiacs to land volcano, regarded as one of the the village of Thingeyri, one of the what you would expect to find in on one of the islands of Skjalfandi symbols of Iceland and known oldest settlements in the Westfjords such a remote location. In summer Bay such as Flatey or Lundey, as the setting for Jules Verne’s and the location of the area’s first months the gardens and window which translates as “island of “Journey to the Centre of the trading post and return to the ship boxes are ablaze with colour and puffins”. Here you can join nature Earth”. A morning tour will drive via the thunderous Dynjandi, the on a morning tour we will explore walks taking in the thousands through the lava landscape to highest waterfall in the Westfjords. the botanic garden where we find of birds including puffins, terns the glacier visiting pretty fishing Ensure you are on deck this evening species from Africa, China and the and skuas that nest here. Over ports and beaches along the way. as we cruise around the north Mediterranean growing alongside lunch we will sail to Husavik, the Return to the ship for lunch and coast of Iceland at the Hornbjarg the Alaskan, Greenlandic and whale capital of Iceland. Using spend the afternoon at leisure in Cliffs. These stunning cliffs rise 534 indigenous specimens. We will local boats we will explore the the town or maybe join a Zodiac metres from the sea and this is one also have time to explore the bays looking for one of the 15 cruise in the archipelago looking of the largest centres for puffins in town to visit Art Alley, where species of whales that can be for some of the local flora and Iceland. artisans keep their workshops found here as well as dolphins fauna. Sail this evening past the and galleries, or the local church and many different kinds of birds. Latrabjarg cliffs, the westernmost Day 4 Siglufjordur and Grimsey with its beautiful views over Alternatively explore the pretty point of Europe and home to Island. Siglufjordur is a picturesque the fjord. Return to the ship for town at your own pace and maybe thousands of birds including town that enjoys an idyllic lunch and enjoy a free afternoon. spend time at the excellent whale puffins, northern gannets, setting in a small fjord backed Alternatively join a full day tour to museum, the exploration museum guillemots and razorbills. by mountains. Here in the early the Lake Myvatn-Krafla area, a fine and the quaint local church. Humpback Whale Husavik Seydisfjordur village wooden church Day 7 Seydisfjordur. Today we of the nesting birds. Alternatively REYKJaviK POST-CRUISE EXTENSION arrive at the natural harbour at a full day tour will venture to 16th to 18th June 2019 Seydisfjordur which has preserved Jokusarlon where we can watch its fishing heritage from the early the glacier which calves icebergs If you would like to spend some time in Reykjavik, we are offering a two 19th century and its architectural into the land-locked lagoon. night optional extension staying at a centrally located hotel on a bed style. On a walking tour we will and breakfast basis. During your stay there will be a half day Reykjavik pass brightly painted and well Day 9 Westmann Islands. Our city orientation tour and a full day tour to the Golden Circle including the preserved wooden buildings and last morning in Iceland is spent at Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss Waterfall and Thingvellir National Park. visit the shops famous for their the Vestmannaeyjar (Westmann Prices per person based on double occupany Icelandic patterned woollens. Islands). Islanders here live with Twin: Single: The keen walkers might prefer an a dramatic volcanic history. In £595 £695 energetic hike up the river trail 1973 the island of Heimaey through a verdant landscape of experienced an eruption which wildflowers. created a new mountain, PRICES PER PERSON Based on double occupancy (triple occupancy for category H) Eldfell, known as Mount Fire. Day 8 Djupivogur. Today we This morning, as part of our SPECIAL OFFER – SAVE £200 PER PERSON will see the shimmering white exploration of the Westmann FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY Vatnajokull Glacier, Europe’s Islands, we will circumnavigate Brochure Special Offer largest glacier which is sometimes Surtsey Island which was created Cat Cabin Description Deck Price Price called an icecap. The 600 metre volcanically in 1963 and is a closed H Triple Cabin Lower £4395 £4195 thick ice surmounts active nature reserve. Few places in the G Twin Cabin with restricted Views Upper £4495 £4295 volcanoes, one of which erupted world illustrate more dramatically F Twin Cabin with restricted views Captains £4595 £4395 in 1996, creating a crater on the the powerful forces of nature.
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