Iceland Break South

Short trip to Iceland on selected dates from October 2011 to May 2012

Take a break! Professional photographer and guide Haukur Snorrason takes you on a 4x4 vehicle on a journey through the winter wonderland Iceland and shows you the so-called Golden Circle with the beautiful waterfall Gullfoss and the geothermal area of Geysir! The glaciers lagoon Jökulsarlon will be visited as well as the Blue Lagoon! Overnight stays in a remote farm in the country side! Excellent cuisine and Icelandic food will be part of this holiday trip. An unforgettable winter adventure in Iceland is waiting for you! Small group with minimum 2, maximum 10 people!

DAY 1: ARRIVAL AND BLUE LAGOON

We meet and greet you at Keflavik International Airport in the afternoon and start the tour with a visit to the fantastic Blue Lagoon (entrance fee included). After relaxing there we continue to your hotel, about an hour’s drive east of Reykjavik. Here we stay for one night.

DAY 2: GOLDEN CIRCLE

We start the day by visiting the most interesting historic and geographic place in Iceland, Thingvellir, to be the first place to receive UNESCO’s nomination of world heritage. Here we can eyewitness the rift splitting the American and European continents. Thereafter we set the course to the amazing natural sights of waterfall Gullfoss and spouting Geysir (Strokkur). Having visited these places we drive through South Iceland to the farm Hrífunes between the villages Vík and Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Depending on weather conditions we will head for a Northern Light hunt on one of the evenings.

DAY 3: SKAFTAFELL NATIONAL PARK AND GLACIER LAGOON

After a good breakfast we drive further east to National Park Skaftafell. Skaftafell is a wooded area surrounded by expanses of sand desert deposited by glacial rivers and a massive glacier named Vatnajökull. Here we have the oppurtunity to go on an easy glacier walk and search for ice caves (not included in price). From Skaftafell we continue to the famous glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón with its floating icebergs calving from majestic glacier Vatnajökull. We return to our cozy farm Hrífunes where we relax and enjoy another great dinner.

DAY 4: SOUTH COAST

We leave the beautiful Hrífunes farm behind and head through South Iceland back to Reykjavik. On our way we stop at the varied sights along the south coast, like the basalt formations Reynisdrangar and the beautiful waterfalls Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss. The tour finishes in Reykjavik with a convivial evening at the home of Haukur and Hadda with the possibility of enjoying relaxation in the hotpot in their garden. Overnight stay in Reykjavik. Check out Reykjaviks restaurants and nightlife.

Day 5: Departure

Shuttle to Keflavik International Airport and individual flight back to the UK (Flights not included, check flight information here).

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