Tour Iceland: See & Experience It All In 9 Days, 1St Class Custom

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Breakfast x 1 Air-Conditioned Vehicle All Entry Fees Private Transportation Tour Guides 1 Alcoholic Beverage at the Blue Lagoon

Transport

We take care of almost all of your transportation needs once you are on the tour.

Meals

Breakfast is included on Day 6. We do our best to ensure you are being offered healthy and tasty local cuisine.

Guide

Our tour guides/drivers are licensed, speak English and know how to bring excitement to your day. What we deliver is the complete opposite of the cookie-cutting tours the big corporations offer, leaving you in complete boredom. Although our tour guides/drivers are attentive, accommodating and engaged, they also know when to give you your private space and free time. It’s a perfect balance. *Female guides are available upon request. Note that although virtually all activities on this multi-day tour are shared with other travelers, we can make the trip almost completely private, per your request, at an additional cost.

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Others

Any international airfare, alcohol, travel insurance, any government-imposed visa fees and anything not mentioned in the itinerary. Note that for specifically summertime customers, if there are not at least 2 persons in your party, Askja Caldera will not be included in your itinerary.

Accommodation

Below are the names of the hotels where we commonly have our customers stay. Note this is subject to availability. Akureyri, Preferred Accommodation: Hotel Kea or Icelandair Hotel *Mid-June through September only and only if there are 2 persons in your party Reykjavík, Preferred Accommodation: Apotek Hotel by Keahotels or Berjaya Reykjavik Marina Hotel or Center Hotels Laugavegur or Reykjavik Residence Hotel or Alda Hotel or Exeter Hotel Hof or Hofn, Preferred Accommodation: Adventure Hotel Hof or Lilja Guesthouse in Hof or Gerdi in Hofn *Whether we stay in Hof or Hofn depends on the day of the week. Hvolsvöllur, Preferred Accommodation: Midgard Basecamp or Aurora Lodge Hotel or Hotel Hvolsvollur This tour includes lodging for 1 night, specifically in Hof. However, upon request, we can book accommodation for you for all nights at establishments which meet your needs. For years, we automatically included 5-star hotels in our travel packages. In the interest of our customers, we ultimately decided to reduce the price of our tours and encourage specifically those with higher expectations to simply request room upgrades. Why? Some of our customers want simple and clean but ultimately cheap rooms. Some of our customers want 4-star hotels and are willing to pay more. Others want nothing short of 5-star extravagance. There isn’t a way to uphold ONE standard for hotels in our travel packages considering everyone has a different budget. What we CAN uphold are the standard and quality of our tours, all of which offer nothing short of a first-class experience. Again, upon request, we can upgrade your room type for the night included as well as book lodging for all nights on this tour. Let us know and we will provide you with pricing options.

Flights

Although airfare is not included in the price, we will find you the exact flights you need. Just ask. Below are the domestic flights needed for this tour: Winter Season Day 2: Reykjavik to Akureyri & Back to Reykjavik Summer Season Day 1: Reykjavík to Akureyri Day 4: Akureyri to Reykjavík

Insurance

All participants are required to book travel insurance within 72 hours of booking this tour. At a minimum, such insurance must cover cancellations, medical expenses, evacuations, flight loss or delays and 24/7 assistance.

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Day 1 Day 1: Colorful Skies & Riding A Horse Or Taking A Boat To See Whales
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Colorful Skies & Riding A Horse Or Taking A Boat To See Whales

From mid-June through September, our tour starts in Iceland’s second most visited city, Akureyri. Get ready to go on a whale watching tour. From October to early June, whale watching is replaced with horseback riding near to the capital that is Reykjavík. From September to early March, also included is a night tour to an area where we see the northern lights.

*Note that if there are not at least 2 persons in your party, then the tour would start in Reykjavík, even mid-June through September (the summertime). If there are at least 2 persons in your party and if you are visiting during the summertime, then there is an added expense to start this tour in Akureyri.
Day 2 Day 2: A Lake Created By Lava & Geothermal Eruptions
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: A Lake Created By Lava & Geothermal Eruptions

As a land daytrip from Akureyri (mid-June through September) or a flight daytrip from Reykjavík (October to early June), we are taken on a tour to Goðafoss Waterfall, Lake Mývatn, a geothermal area called Hverir and Dettifoss Waterfall. Goðafoss waterfall has a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. Lake Mývatn was created by a large basaltic lava which erupted 2,300 years ago. The surrounding landscape is dominated by volcanic landforms, including lava pillars. Dettifoss is reputed to be the second most powerful waterfall in Europe.

*Note that if there are not at least 2 persons in your party, then visiting these destinations mentioned above would be via a flight daytrip from Reykjavík, even mid-June through September.
Day 3 Day 3: Approaching A Caldera & Bathing In A Crater Or Iceland’S Best Bar Lagoon Accompanied With A City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Approaching A Caldera & Bathing In A Crater Or Iceland’S Best Bar Lagoon Accompanied With A City Tour

Today’s destinations and activities depend on the season. From mid-June through September, as a daytrip from Akureyri, we first hike Askja Caldera and then visit a crater called Viti, the latter of which offers a pond where we go bathing. In the evening, we relocate by flight to Reykjavík. From October to early June, we go bathing at a ‘fashionable’ geothermal spa called Sky Lagoon, located near to the capital. We are also provided with a tour of the capital.

*Note that if there are not at least 2 persons in your party, then Askja Caldera would be replaced with a sightseeing tour in Reykjavík. If there are at least 2 persons in your party and if you are visiting between mid-June and September (the summertime), then there is an added expense to visit Askja Caldera instead of doing a sightseeing tour in Reykjavík. Also, note that if there are at least 2 persons in your party and you are doing our tour in the summertime, typically we visit the ‘fashionable’ geothermal spa called Sky Lagoon tomorrow evening.
Day 4 Day 4: Why They Call This Area The ‘Golden Circle’
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Why They Call This Area The ‘Golden Circle’

Today we are doing the so-called ‘Golden Circle’ as a daytrip from Reykjavík. Destinations include Gullfoss Waterfall, Geysir/Strokkur geyser and Þingvellir National Park (a.k.a. Thingvellir National Park). Gullfoss is 32 meters tall and features not 1 but 2 drops. Geysir’s eruptions can hurl boiling water up to 70 meters in the air. Þingvellir is notable for its unusual tectonic and volcanic environment in a rift valley.

Note that if there are at least 2 persons in your party and you are doing our tour between mid-June and September, typically we visit the ‘fashionable’ geothermal spa called Sky Lagoon this evening.
Day 5 Day 5: One Of The Ten Most Beautiful Beaches On Earth & Thundering Waterfalls
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: One Of The Ten Most Beautiful Beaches On Earth & Thundering Waterfalls

We leave Reykjavík and start the journey along the southeast coast. Highlights for today include Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Skógafoss Waterfall and the Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach. We end up lodging in the Skaftafell area. The Seljalandsfoss Waterfall drops 60 meters. Visitors can walk behind the falls into a fascinating cave. Skógafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country, with a width of 25 meters and a drop of 60 meters. Reynisfjara was ranked by National Geographic as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches on Earth.
Day 6 Day 6: Huge Icebergs, Exploring An Ice Cave & A Surreal Shoreline
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Huge Icebergs, Exploring An Ice Cave & A Surreal Shoreline

Although today we head to Thorsmork Valley, many destinations are visited en route. They include Skaftafell Nature Reserve, Jökulsárlón Glacial Lake, the natural ice cave at Vatnajökull National Park and Diamond Beach. Skaftafell’s landscape is similar to some of the Alps. The difference is Skaftafell has been formed over thousands of years by different influences of fire and water. Jökulsárlón Lake provides outstanding views of icebergs which rise to a height of 910 meters. Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies: (1) A View to a Kill, (2) Die Another Day, (3) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and (4) Batman Begins. Vatnajökull’s ice cave contains canals for water which run through or at the bottom of the glacier. Diamond Beach features icebergs which float onto the shore from Jökulsárlón.

*Note that the surreal looking Svartifoss Waterfall is sometimes-but not always-included on today’s tour. It depends on many factors, including the weather. Also, note that the ice cave is not open June through September. It is open only during the winter season.
Day 7 Day 7: A Hiker’S Paradise
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: A Hiker’S Paradise

Before returning to Reykjavík, we hike around Thorsmork Valley. The highlights are Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Stakkholtsgjá Canyon, Nauthúsagil Canyon and Gígjökull Glacier. This is arguably the best area in the country from where to go hiking.

Hiking a Caldera (seasonal), Craters, Glaciers & Volcanoes.

*Note there is a supplemental fee for visiting Thorsmork Valley if there are fewer than 4 persons in your party.
Day 8 Day 8: Tectonic Plates Break, Hot Springs & Blue Waters
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Tectonic Plates Break, Hot Springs & Blue Waters

From Reykjavík, we make a daytrip to the Reykjanes Peninsula. Highlights include Fagradalsfjall Volcano, Merdalir Volcano, hiking Geldingadalur Volcano, Lake Kleifarvatn, the ‘bridge between continents’ (a.k.a. Midlina) and the Blue Lagoon. Midlina is a footbridge spanning a gaping rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. The Blue Lagoon, one of the most visited attractions in Iceland, is a geothermal spa. There we enjoy bathing inside the warm water.
Day 9 Day 9: Our Tour Ends Today
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Our Tour Ends Today

Transportation will be arranged for you to reach the airport in Reykjavik.

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Iceland: See & Experience It All In 9 Days, 1St Class Custom

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Itinerary of your trip Iceland: See & Experience It All In 9 Days, 1St Class Custom

Day 1: Colorful Skies & Riding A Horse Or Taking A Boat To See Whales

Day 2: A Lake Created By Lava & Geothermal Eruptions

Day 3: Approaching A Caldera & Bathing In A Crater Or Iceland’S Best Bar Lagoon Accompanied With A City Tour

Day 4: Why They Call This Area The ‘Golden Circle’

Day 5: One Of The Ten Most Beautiful Beaches On Earth & Thundering Waterfalls

Day 6: Huge Icebergs, Exploring An Ice Cave & A Surreal Shoreline

Day 7: A Hiker’S Paradise

Day 8: Tectonic Plates Break, Hot Springs & Blue Waters

Day 9: Our Tour Ends Today

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