DAY 1 - ICELAND TOUR PACKAGE
Meals
Upon arrival, you will easily find your way to your airport
transfer shuttle, which will be waiting outside the airport. From here, it is
just a 40-minute journey to the most northerly capital city in the world,
Reykjavík.
This lively and vibrant city always has something going on, and there is a particular kind of magic in the winter months. Walk the streets
to find its charming colorful buildings, pay a visit to its exciting boutiques
or one of its many museums, and take your pick from its many outstanding
restaurants and bars. Foodies can look forward to a mix of international and
Nordic cuisine, from fine dining to some of the best burger joints you will
find this close to the Arctic Circle. In the evening, you will enjoy a casual
get-together event.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 2 - ICELAND TOUR PACKAGE
Meals
After breakfast, you will board the bus and get comfortable
with your fellow travelers, and from here on out, your adventure truly begins.
Your expert guide will take you along Iceland’s stunning and very popular South
Coast, visiting two of the country's most famous waterfalls – Sejalandsfoss and
Skógafoss. In winter, these two incredible locations are especially
breathtaking as they partially freeze over and the water cascades down these
magical ice sculptures.
Next, you will take a short and fun bus ride along the black
sand beach to reach the famous and very Insta-worthy DC-3 plane wreck site. You
can choose to upgrade this ride, and take a speedy ATV instead! Or, if you are
not interested in planes, you can take a glacier hike on Sólheimajökull. Your
journey then continues south to another well-known black sand beach,
Reynisfjara, and the dramatic South Iceland coastline. In the evening, it is
time to check in and chill out at your cozy country hotel. Have a drink or two
and keep your eyes up in case the Northern Lights decide to appear, making your
day even more perfect.
Your guide will give you plenty of tips on what to look out
for, and often you only need to simply step outside your hotel to see the
lights. The hotel even offers a wake-up call should the lights appear during
the night.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 3 - ICELAND TOUR PACKAGE
Meals
Today, it’s all about ice. After breakfast, you will head
towards Vatnajökull National Park, one of the largest national parks in Europe.
It is here that you will experience what promises to be one of the highlights
of your trip – a completely naturally formed ice cave. These incredible
structures only form in this way in winter and offer a rare opportunity to go
underneath these colossal glaciers to get a glimpse of what goes on beneath the
surface. These deep blue, crystalline formations are truly spectacular and
completely out-of-this-world.
Your next destination is the beautiful Jökulsárlón glacier
lagoon. This is where you will find the icebergs that calve off from
Vatnajökull glacier, the biggest glacier in Europe. As these icebergs make
their way out to sea, they are broken up by its currents and scattered along
the black sand beach, giving it its name Diamond Beach.
Then it is back to your cozy hotel to kick back, go through
your many photos and videos, before turning in for the night and until another
adventure begins. Unless, of course, the Northern Lights keep you awake!
DAY 4 - ICELAND TOUR PACKAGE
Meals
After breakfast, we turn north and head towards Iceland’s
most famous sightseeing route – The Golden Circle. The first location is,
arguably, Iceland’s most renowned waterfall, the powerful and beautiful
Gullfoss. Ferocious currents tumble over two platforms into the canyon below,
but during the colder months, it has that special winter magic. From here, we
heat things up for you and take you a little further to visit Geysir. This area
is home to Strokkur, Iceland’s most active geyser, that erupts boiling, geothermal
water into the air every 5-8 minutes. We can’t promise you will enjoy the
smell, though!
Before you reach Þingvellir, the third and last destination
in the Golden Circle, you will take a relaxing bath in the Laugarvatn Fontana
Spa, located at the beautiful lake Laugarvatn. Finally, Þingvellir National
Park is a place of particularly significant political and geological importance
and the best place to witness the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates
being pulled apart!
In the evening, you will arrive back in Reykjavík. Whilst
your journey might be over, there is still plenty of time to soak in the winter
nightlife, and of course, enjoy a final dinner with your fellow travelers.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 5 - ICELAND TOUR PACKAGE
Meals
Depending on your flight time, you might have a few more
hours to get some last-minute shopping done, take one last stroll around the
town, or leave early and use your final moments to visit the Blue Lagoon before
your flight home. What a way to end it! Either way, your airport transfer will
be arranged with no fuss whatsoever.
We know that you will leave with many cherished memories,
and stories, and looking forward to visiting again in the Summer, when
everything completely changes.
Overnight stay at hotel.
