9 Days ~ Iceland

This scenic circular tour has beautiful travelling days, frequent stops for viewing and fantastic photo opportunities. The average temperature in Iceland is 15¼C during the summer; all visits are weather permitting. The standard of accommodation available outside Reykjavik is not First Class – it is similar to Tourist Class, however, the rooms are always clean and with private facilities. Porterage is not provided but your Tour Director and driver will be ready to help if you cannot manage to carry your own suitcases. Please keep your luggage to a minimum for this reason. Due to the weather conditions, it is important to bring warm clothing and good walking shoes. Icelandic road conditions mean that coaches are considerably more robust than in the rest of Europe. The terrain is rugged and this destination is quite different from any other in Europe, therefore guests should come well-prepared and with an open mind.

DAY 1 – SAT – DEPART USA
Overnight flight to Reykjavik.

DAY 2 – SUN – REYKJAVIK
Welcome to Iceland! With its lack of traffic, trains, pollution and people, Iceland is a strangely wonderful wilderness with icecaps, glaciers, hot pools, geysers and lava fields. On arrival at Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport, there will be complimentary transfers to your tour hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Hotel: Radisson SAS Saga.

DAY 3 – MON – REYKJAVIK – VIK
Take an orientation tour of Reykjavik before heading south to Hveragerdi, the market gardening centre of the island. Continue inland to visit the former archbishop’s residence at Skalholt, followed by Geysir, the spectacular area of hot springs where hot sulphurous water shoots into the air. See the Gullfoss, the Icelandic equivalent of Niagara, before continuing to your hotel in Vik to enjoy a Welcome Drink with your fellow passengers before dinner.
Hotel: Edda Vik. (BB,D)

DAY 4 – TUE – VIK – HöFN
Continue along the southern coast of Iceland, driving beside the black basalt-sand beaches. The highlight of the day is the National Park at Skaftafell where you will see the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. Travel on to Lake Jokulsarlon, which provided the dramatic setting for scenes in the James Bond film, Die Another Day. Hotel: Asgardur. (BB,D)

DAY 5 – WED – HöFN – EGILSSTADIR
Explore the beautiful eastern coastal region, where Irish missionary monks lived 1100 years ago. Drive through the mountain pass of Almannaskard, then follow the magnificent fjords to the beautiful area of Egilsstadir. Visit the 120 metre high waterfall Hengifoss then continue to your hotel near one of the largest forests in Iceland.
Hotel: Edda ME. (BB,D)

DAY 6 – THU – EGILSSTADIR – AKUREYRI
Drive through the sand desertof Mödrudal to the lake Myvatn, an internationally renowned bird-watching site. This area offers a wide spectrum of geological formations and the intense geothermal activity produces mud pools and spectacular colored deposits. Afterwards, view the Godafoss, known as ‘The Waterfall of the Gods’, before continuing to your hotel in Akureyri. Hotel: Edda
Hotel Plus. (BB,D)

DAY 7 – FRI – AKUREYRI – BORGARNES
Take an orientation tour of Akureyri, the capital of northern Iceland, which was first established as a trading centre in 1602. Travel past mountains, waterfalls and into green coastal regions where distinctive Icelandic horses are bred. Return to the south-west coast in the afternoon to stay in Borgarnes.
Hotel: Borgarnes. (BB,D)

DAY 8 – SAT – BORGARNES – REYKJAVIK
Travel southwards to Thingvellir, where the first meeting of the Icelandic parliament was held in 903. This is a remarkable natural site because it lies on the Great Atlantic Rift where the American and European tectonic plates meet. Back in Reykjavik, maybe take the option of visiting the Blue Lagoon to bathe in its hot mineral waters.
Hotel: Radisson SAS Saga. (BB)

DAY 9 – SUN – RETURN TO USA
Your tour ends after breakfast when there are complimentary transfers to Keflavik airport. (BB)

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