AROUND  ICELAND 08N/09D

Arrival, airport pickup and Reykjavik Sightseeing. Spend the night in Reykjavík.
Extras: Optional
Whale watching (+$99 pp) / whale watching and puffins in summer (+$150 pp) from Reykjavík harbour.
MEALS: LUNCH & DINNER

 Drive past the Lake Kleifarvatn, which is a Lake formed solely by plate tectonics and rifting of the earth crust, the Eurasian and North American plates away from each other. Seltún is a beautifully coloured geothermal area.
 The geothermal activity brings to the surface bubbling mud pools and steaming ground and colorful solfataras. The beautiful colours are due to sulphur and white and yellowish brown sulphates are deposited. The Bridge Between Continents is a small footbridge over a major fissure, which is formed by tectonics and rifting of the two continental plates, Eurasian and North American plates, from each other. After passing the Reykjanesviti lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Iceland, drive towards the sea where high cliffs, black rock formations and breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean awaits. The day ends in the relaxing atmosphere in the Blue Lagoon. Spend the night in Reykjavík.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER
Extras: Optional
 Blue lagoon ticket upgrade to PREMIUM (+$40 pp), or the private Retreat Spa (+$600 for 2 people).

 Breakfast at hotel.
 Enjoy the well known Golden Circle tour. Thingvellir is characterized by tectonic rift valley and marks the rifting of the Eurasian and North American plates from each other. In 930 the Icelandic Parliament, the first democracy in the world, was established at Thingvellir. Thingvellir became World Heritage Site in 2004. Strokkur and the Geyser area will be visited. Near Geysir is the beautiful Gullfoss Waterfall. Enjoy the view from above and walk down the path to gt close to the powerful waterfall.
 A unique lunch at Frioheimar greenhouse sustainable farm (lunch included).
 Secret Lagoon is a nature geothermal bath, where you bath in raw nature and relax at the end of the trip. Spend the night near Hvolsvollur.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER
Extras: Optional
1. Snowmobile tour. The snowmobile tour is from Gullfoss. The monster truck will take you up to Langjökull glacier, and professional guides will take you on a 1 hour snowmobile adventure in the Icelandic higlands, giving you the most amazing views of the majestic glacier and its surroundings (+$220 pp).
2. Snorkeling. Snorkeling in Silfra is one of the most beautiful snorkeling spots in the world, due to clean and clear water and visibility. All the gear provided at location for the tour (+$129 pp).

 Breakfast at hotel.
 Today drive the south coast of Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is 60 m high and it is possible to walk behind it, and get a unique view from behind. Skogafoss is on of the most famous waterfalls in Iceland. Eyjafjallajökull is now famous for it´s 2010 volcanic eruption that disrupted air traffic in Europe. From Dyrholaey is a breathtaking view over the black sand beaches. Reynisfjara black beach was, in 1991, ranked as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world. Solheimajökull is an outlet glacier, flowing out of the ice cap Mýrdalsjökull. Spend the night near Kirkjubæjarklaustur.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER
Extras: Included
A glacier walk on Sólheimajökull glacier. All the gear provided at location for the tour (+$99 pp).

 Breakfast at hotel.
 This day will be spent in the National Park of Vatnajokull, with Skaftafell and its famous glacier lagoon, Jokulsarlon and Fjallsarlon.
 Enjoy amazing view of floating icebergs in the lagoon and walk between them at the black beach, which is sometime referred to the Diamond Beach. A boat trip on the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon. Enjoy the natural wonders of Skaftafell National Park.
 In winter we visit natural ice caves in Skaftafell we hike to the beautiful Svartifoss, in English, the Black Waterfall..
 Visit Fjaroargljufur canyon on this day (summer).
 Spend the night in near Hofn.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER
Extras: Included
 A Zodiac boat tour on the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon (+$89 pp).

 Breakfast at hotel.
 Djupivogur, picturesque fishing village, is known for its art and beautiful views. On the way to Egilsstaoir we will visit a waterfall, Litlanesfoss waterfall, with a view from the top.
 Hengifoss waterfall is one of the highest waterfalls in Iceland, located in a beautiful geological setting. Litlanesfoss is surrounded by beautiful basalt columns. On our way to Myvatn Lake we will visit Egilsstaoir village which is located on the banks of the Lagarfljot river.
 Spend the night at Myvatn.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER

 Breakfast at hotel.
 Dettifoss waterfall is the largest waterfall in Iceland and the most powerful in Iceland and Europe.
 Namaskaro, often referred to Hverarond is an active and ever changing field of thermal springs, mud pots and boiling mud
 Few kilometres to the north of Namaskaro, is Krafla volcano, the central volcano.
 Spend the night in Akureyri.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER

 Breakfast at hotel.
 On this day venture into one of the most exciting and famous places in Iceland, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, where Julus Verne found inspiration for his book “Journey to the Center of the Earth”.
 Kirkjufell mountain, located on the northern site of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, is one of the most picturesque mountains in Iceland, and with the Kirkjufell waterfall in the vicinity makes a wonderful nature stop.
 Djúpalónssandur black beach is a bay at the tip of Snaefellsnes Peninsula. The black small pebbles on the beach have been smoothed by the ocean waves, and amongst them are scattered rusty parts of a wreckage of a ship that stranded in the area in 1948. In the old days fishermen used to test their strength by lifting heavy rocks, that still lie there. Heaviest is Fullsterkur (“full strength”), weighing 154 kg, next is Halfsterkur (“half strength”) weighing 100 kg, halfdraettingur (“weakling”) weighing 54 kg and Amlooi (“Useless”) 23 kg. They were traditionally used to qualify men for work on fishing boats, with the Halfdraettingur being the minimum weight a man would have to lift onto a ledge at hip-height to qualify. Londrangar cliffs are volcanic plugs of basalt, of 61 and 75 metres of height, that have formed by erosion of the surrounding material. Vatnshellir lava cave is a lava tube in a 8000 year lava field. The lava was formed in an eruption in a nearby crater Purkholar. During the eruption the lava flowed downhill, cooling down on the surface while still running below, ultimately draining out and leaving a beautiful lava tube, which is now accessible Hellnar and Arnarstapi are small and ancient fishing villages. Hellnar beach has amazing rock formation which we will visit. Spend the night in Snaefellsnes Peninsula.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER

 Departure. Transfer from hotel to airport.
MEALS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH