Geography – Iceland Outline Itinerary

Day 1

AM Flight from UK to Reykjavik

PM Guided tour of Reykjavik. Visits could include:  Reykjavik City Hall & Hallgrímskirkja Church with its striking raised-relief map of Iceland  Flyover Iceland - A BRAND NEW addition to our programme. State-of-the- art technology gives you the feeling of flight while a film whisks you away on an exhilarating journey across Iceland creating an unforgettable experience’  Perlan Centre - learn all about Icelandic nature, volcanoes, northern lights, glaciers, ocean-life, seabirds and so much more. Check in to your accommodation Day 2

Meet your local guide for a full day touring Iceland’s Golden Circle. Visits could include:  Thingvellir National Park - A chance to explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates  Gullfloss waterfall - View these two impressive waterfalls, with a combined drop of 32 metres, and the striking Gullfossgjúfur canyon  Geysir Center - A chance to study hot springs, fumaroles, mud pots and geysers, including the famous Great Geysir and the active Strokkur  Kerið Crater - Walk around the red volcanic rock slopes of this caldera and look at how the crater was formed. Evening option Secret Lagoon. Your opportunity to enjoy the healing powers of these geothermal baths Day 3

AM Meet your local guide for a full tour of Iceland’s Southern Shore. Visits could include:  Lava Centre - Visit an interactive educational exhibition dedicated to Iceland‘s volcanic activity filled with a collection of artefacts, films and graphics from various volcanic eruptions that have occurred in the past century  Seljalandsfoss waterfall - See where the Skógá River tumbles over cliffs of the former coastline, a coastline that now lies roughly 5 kilometres away.  Skógar Waterfall - Walk along the black sand beaches where you will have a chance to see the impressive ball basalt columns formed after volcanic eruptions  Sólheimajökull Glacier - A highlight of your tour. Join experienced local

guides for a truly memorable opportunity to explore this glacial tongue, eight kilometres long and two kilometres wide.  Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach - Walk along the black sand beaches where you will have a chance to see the impressive ball basalt columns formed after volcanic eruptions Evening option Icelandic Lava Show - The only place in the world where you can safely experience hot molten lava in close proximity. The show, which is both educational and exhilarating, recreates a volcano eruption, similar to those of both Eyjafjallajökull and Katla Day 4

AM Meet your local guide for a tour of the Reykjanes Peninsula. Visits may include:  “Bridge Between the Continents” - a chance to walk across from the North American to the Eurasian continental plate and back again.  Hellisheidi Power Station - Visit the third-largest geothermal power station in the world to see how Iceland has harnessed geothermal energy in a sustainable manner AM Transfer to Reykjavik for your flight back to the UK Flight from Reykjavik to UK