Would you like to experience the dramatic and mystery northern lights dancing in front of you? In the winter months, Iceland is a perfect place to see this wonderful aurora. Furthermore, a lot of good day tours one can join as well. This package tour includes all the wonder Iceland can offer to you. Dont hesitate, contact us and we will make your dreams come true.
Itinerary
Day 1: Airport pick up. The Bridge Between the 2 Continents. Gunnuhver Hotsprings. Blue Lagoon.
Transfer to Reykjavík for rest. Overnight at Reykjavík.
The Bridge: It connects two continents, America to the west and Europe to the east, as it lies across the point where two tectonic plates are diverging.
Gunnuhver: The hot spring got its name from a female ghost nick-named Gunna. She had caused great disturbance until a priest set a trap for her and she fell into the spring. The area around Gunnuhver is known for its vibrant colors; fiery red and bright green.
Blue Lagoon: is a unique geothermal spa situated on the youngest lava fields of the peninsula of Reykjanes in the south west of Iceland. The warm waters are rich in minerals such as silica and sulfur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help some people suffering from skin diseases.
Day 2: Reykjavík City Tour. Overnight at Reykjavík: same as above
We visit Hallgrímskirkja Church, the Pond, Harpa Music and Conference Centre, Sólfari the Sun Voyage, Höfði House, Perlan Museum and Fly Over Iceland.
Day 3: Golden Circle Tour. Overnight at Hella.
Þingvellir National Park: the site of the old parliament since the year 930 and the tectonic boundary separating the North American and the Eurasian plates and see the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises above sea level. Þingvellir is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Geysir Hot Spring: Geysir has remained dormant, but Strokkur is very active spouting 24 hours a day, seven days a week and never takes a summer break. Here you are going to witness Strokkur spout.
Gullfoss the Golden Waterfall: Gullfoss is called the “Golden Falls”, since on a sunny day the water plunging down the three-step staircase and then tumbling two steps down into the 32 m deep crevice looks truly golden.
Day 4: South Coast tour
Seljalandsfoss: drops 60 meters (200 ft) over the cliffs of the former coastline. It is possible to go behind the waterfall.
Skógafoss: one of the biggest waterfalls in the country with a width of 25 meters (82 feet) and a drop of 60 m (200 ft). Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days. According to legend, the first viking settler in the area, Þrasi Þórólfsson, buried a treasure in a cave behind the waterfall.
The Black Sand Beach Reynisfjara: In 1991, the US journal Islands Magazine counted this beach as one of the ten most beautiful beaches on Earth. On the beach there are plenty of beautiful basalt columns called the pipes. Out in the sea are the Reynisdrangar Rock Stacks. According to legend the stacks were formed when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and when daylight broke they were turned into rocks.
Overnight at Kirkjubæjarklaustur.
Day 5: Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach, Ice Cave Tour. Overnight at Kirkjubæjarklaustur: same as above.
Jökulsárlón-Glacial Lagoon is one of Iceland’s natural wonders. Four Hollywood movies have been set in Jökulsárlón: A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Batman Begins as well as the “reality TV” series Amazing Race.
Diamond Beach: The icebergs have been carved and washed by the waves onto the beach and because they look like diamonds, hence the name.
Ice Cave Tour: Hop Into a modified 4×4 super jeep to discover the beauty of a natural ice cave. This tour is a Paradise for photograghers. It provides the super-jeep transfer and all the equipments that are need, like crampons, helmuts and headlights etc.
Day 6: Fjaðrárgljúfur, Dyrhólaey. Transfer to Borgarnes. Overnight at Borgarnes.
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon: is a magnificent and massive canyon, about 100 meters deep and about two kilometres long. The canyon has sheer walls, and is somewhat serpentine and narrow. It offers stunning views of the canyon in several viewing platforms after a walk from the parking lot.
Dyrhólaey is a promontory. One can have a breathtaking view towards all directions once coming up on top of the headland. To the north one can see Mýrdalsjökull glacier, to the east one can see the beautiful black lava rock stacks Reynisdrangar on the black sand beach at Vík and to the west one can view the endless black coastline and then in front of the headland there is a massive lava arch reaching out into the sea which the place has got its name from.
Day 7: Snæfellsnes Tour. Overnight at Borgarnes: same as above.
Snæfellsnes peninsular is said to be the miniature of Iceland. In this tour, you will see everything Iceland can offer to you, including glaciers, national park, black sand beach, lava fields, waterfalls, amazing coastlines as well as strange rock formations. We will show you the diverse and magnificent landscape of this 100km long peninsular, which is crowned by the Snæfellsjökull Glacier. According to Jules Verne, this glacier is supposed to be the center of the earth. In this tour you can really experience the land of ice and fire. We will visit Arnarstapi village, Hellnar, Lóndrangar Rock Stacks, Djúpalónssandur black sand beach, Kirkjufell, Church Mountain and it’s waterfall.
Day 8: Hraunfossar, Barnafoss, Reykholt, Deildartunguhver and Krauma.Overnight at Reykjavík.
Hraunfossar Lava Waterfall: a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets over a distance of 900 meters, out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of a volcano under the glacier of Langjökull. This waterfall is unique and offers you stunning and amazing views of the waterfall.
Barnafoss Children’s Fall: Just a stone up the Hraunfossar Lava Fall is the Children’s Fall. According to legend Barnafoss takes its name from two children who fell into the waterfall.
Deildartunguhver and Krauma: Enjoy a geothermal spa at Krauma. The hot water originates in Europe’s most powerful hot spring Deildartunguhver, at a temperature of 100°C (212°F). Krauma has a total of six baths, five warm and one cold.
Day 9: Transfer to the airport. End of service.
One of these nights will be a hunt for the northern lights, depending on weather and the activity of the lights. Because the northern lights are a natural phenomenon, we cannot guarantee sighting of the lights. Unlike other big companies which have a regularly-run tour, we operate this tour only for a certain group. Hence if there is no sighting of the lights in the tour, it is not our policy to offer the same group for a free tour.
Due to the fact that the weather changes so fast in Iceland, we reserve the right to change the itinerary according to the weather conditions that day.
This tour operates from the the middle of November to the middle of March and is available upon request.
